SAMAL, Bataan — The municipal government here on Wednesday announced the
temporary closure of two of six poultry farms in the town due to fly infestation.
Mayor Alex Acuzar issued the cease-and-desist order and temporary closure of
the farm operation for six months and the temporary suspension of its business
permit from Aug. 10, 2022 to Jan. 10, 2023 pursuant to provincial and municipal
ordinances.
The mayor said that upon hearing of the complaints of residents, they conducted
an investigation and found out that the poultry farms could not control the influx
of flies.
Acuzar said there are six poultry establishments in Samal but the two were the
subject of many complaints while the rest have none and so they decided to close
the two. Mostly affected, he said, are villagers from barangays Ibaba and Sapa.
“Although kailangan natin ang negosyo, pero mas mahalaga pa rin ang mga tao
lalong-lalo na dahil nakakaapekto ito sa kalusugan. Ang mga langaw ay nagiging
sanhi ng sakit at ng quality of living ng mga tao sa paligid. Dahil sa dami ng
nagrereklamo, kailangang umaksiyon ang munisipyo,” the mayor noted.
Acuzar said he does not want to close any establishment but the poultry farms
should follow municipal and provincial ordinances.
“Ang priority namin ay mga tao at kung maapektuhan ang mga ito ay wala kaming
magagawa. Kailangang sumunod ang mga poultry farms sa ordinansa dahil kung
hindi makontrol ang mga langaw ay talagang ipasasara namin ang mga ito,” the
mayor warned.
He asked residents, however, to be responsible for the cleanliness of their
surroundings. “Kahit ipasara ang manukan kung hindi malinis ang paligid ay
magbi-breed pa rin ang langaw. Sana sa atin din magsimula at panatilihing malinis
ang kapaligiran,” Acuzar said.
Residents welcomed the move of their mayor who is on his first term.
“Grabe ang dami ng langaw sa amin at kaya lang kaunti ngayon ay gawa nang
nag-spray ako ng insecticide. Hindi kami makakain ng maayos at minsan ay
nagkukulambo kami para makakain at kinukulambuan namin ang aming pagkain,”
Virginia Mosquera said.
The old woman said she could not cook well. “Dahil naggigisa pa lang ako ay
dumadami na ang langaw at nauunahan pa kami ng mga ito sa pagkain kaya
namimili na lamang kami ng lutong ulam.”
Mosquera said that it was okay for them for the poultry farms to be closed,
claiming that many of them got sick because of the flies.
Edilberto Saldivar said he could not understand where the flies came from.
Before, he said there were none or only in small number unlike now that there
are so many pestering them.
Rochelle de Guzman admitted that the poultry farms are of help to the
community. “Kaya nga lang ang bunga nito ay napeperhwisyo ang aming lugar
pati na ang malalpit pang barangay ng langaw. Kung ipapasarado ang poultry ay
okay lang sa amin.”
She said that every day she cleaned their house and surroundings. “Nagwawalis
at nagzo-zonrox ako pero minuto lang ay bumabalik na naman ang mga langaw.”
De Guzman said that Wednesday was the third day of the fly infestation. “Noong
unang araw ay sobrang dami talaga at kikilabutan ka.”
