The Malagos Double A abattoir with cold storage and meat cutting facilities and the Halal slaughterhouse were recently extended license to operate and a copy of the certification from the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), which means all the meat from the said facility underwent procedures that meet NMIS standards.
Joseph Gabut, slaughterhouse master IV, said the license for the moment is for hogs/pork only.
“Bag-o lang nato nakuha ang atong license to operate pero sa hogs lang. Na-approve na last week naa nata’y kopya coming from the NMIS office na yung Double A category, kanang mga carcasss or karne sa Malagos slaughter house, puwede nimo ibaligya sa tibuok Pilipinas. So opportunity na sa mga entrepreneurs sa meat industry nga ma-expand ang ilahang business, puwede sila makabaligya outside Davao City and outside Davao Region and throughout the Philippines,” Gabut said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Thursday.
Gabut said the facility will not only cater to public market vendors but private entrepreneurs in the meat industry also.
“Ang chilling room sa Malagos slaughterhouse puno puno na karon. Pero dili sila mabalaka kay naa pa tay another chilling room later on sa Malagos slaughterhouse,” he said.
The slaughterhouses were funded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the National Livestock Program, DA 11 (BUB) Program, and the city government of Davao.
The P80 million budget for the completion of the non-halal abbatoir was sourced from the DA National Livestock Program, Php 5 million came from DA 11 Bottom-up-Budgeting (BuB), and P1 million from the city government of Davao for the halal abattoir.
Malagos slaughterhouse (for hogs) is located at Purok 3A Barangay Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City.
