Pork Importation Ban

A butcher at a wet market in Quezon City scrapes the head of a pig before hanging it for display. The Philippines has banned the importation of hog products from South China to prevent the possible outbreak of foot-and- mouth disease in the local pork industry. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala ordered the ban following the confirmation of an FMD outbreak in Zhoutang village in Yingtan, China. (Linus Guardian Escandor II)