Arroyo orders DA to fight bird flu (Sun Star) PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to strengthen and exhaust necessary measures to protect human health and the country's P60-billion poultry industry from the bird flu virus following a recent ban on imported poultry from Denmark. [News Source]

Bird Flu outbreak in Hong Kong (New America Media) Hong Kong Government announced that of 63 recent samples from the chicken stands, 13 turned out to be positive for bird flu. [News Source]