CEBU CITY, March 22 -- Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has issued an executive order outlining the localized biosecurity and control measures to combat African swine fever (ASF) detected in six localities here, including this capital city.

In her Executive Order No. 10 released Tuesday night, Garcia mobilized village officials to form the Barangay ASF Task Force to be chaired by the barangay captain, with a councilman as vice chair and a barangay health worker, animal aide, nutrition scholar and a tanod as members.

The task force will be in charge to facilitate blood sample collection and rapid antigen or antibody testing of pigs showing signs of ASF or classical swine fever (CSF) or hog cholera, and then report cases to the municipal agricul...