The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its temporary ban on pork and swine product imports from the Czech Republic after the European nation resolved its African swine fever (ASF) cases.
In Department Circular No. 7, signed on February 2 by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., the DA authorized the resumption of imports of live pigs, pork meat, pig skin, and semen from the Czech Republic.
The decision followed an official report from Zbynek Semerad, director general of the State Veterinary Administration and the Czech delegate to the World Organization for Animal Health, confirming that the country’s reported ASF case has been resolved with no additional outbreaks.
The DA said the risk of ASF contamination from Czech imports is now considered “negligible.”
Data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) showed the Philippines did not import meat products from the Czech Republic in 2025.
As of February 6, 2026, however, BAI records indicate that 12 regions, 13 provinces, 19 cities and municipalities, and 27 barangays in the Philippines still have active ASF cases.
