Manila, Dec. 15 -- The government's campaign against African swine fever (ASF) has recorded a 90 percent vaccine efficacy rate, Malacanang said on Monday.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed the report presented by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on the results of government-supervised vaccinations among healthy and ASF-negative hogs.

"Ikinatuwa ng Pangulo ang ulat ng ahensya na nagpapatuloy na kontrolado ang African Swine Fever o ASF sa bansa matapos na makapagtala ng 90 percent efficacy rate ang bakuna laban dito (the President was pleased with the agency's report that ASF remains under control in the country as they logged 90 percent efficacy rate against this)," Castro sa...