Hog raisers in General Santos City and South Cotabato assures steady, quality supply for Cebu City and now ready to resume supplying affordable pork meat after Mayor Edgardo Labella lifted the ban on entry of hogs and pork products here following an African Swine Fever infection in some parts of Mindanao in February.


The president of South Cotabato Swine Producers Association (SOCOSPA), Ramil Lim said they are happy to resume supplying Cebu City which they have been doing for the last 30 years.

He likewise thanked Mayor Labella for lifting the ASF-related ban on hogs and pork products in Cebu City. Mayor Labella issued an executive order lifting the ban on April 28. He also hope other cities and provinces in the Visayas will follow suit.


The SOCOSPA president also thanked the mayors of Tacloban City and other towns in Southern Leyte for allowing the entry of live hogs in the said nearby island.

SOCOSPA hog raisers are shipping an average of eight to ten 20-foot container vans of frozen pig carcasses to Cebu City every week before the ban was imposed in February this year. Each container van is loaded with 12 tons of headless pig carcasses.

The Department of Agriculture recently declared General Santos City and South Cotabato as ASF-free. All shipped pork products are also inspected and certified by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) before they are loaded into refrigerated vans bound for Cebu and other destinations.


SOCOSPA livestock raisers, which primarily are from General Santos City and South Cotabato, are the largest hog producers in Mindanao. Both have a combined population of at least 45,000 sows and are capable of producing at least 50,000 hogs every month. At least 60 percent of SOCOSPA hog production is shipped to Visayas, particularly in Cebu City.

DAR Secretary William Dar earlier said some 1,700 metric tons of pork meat are immediately available from General Santos and Davao City to also meet a possible supply problem in Metro Manila. Cebu City meatshop owners have been complaining of low supply of headless pork carcasses.

The price of frozen pork carcass has reportedly gone up to P175 per kilo, prompting them to buy from backyard owners, which is still not enough to meet local demands here.

Backyard hogs have low recovery rates which, according to meat shop owners, drive prices of meat products to go up. A kilo of prime pork belly is now reportedly selling at P300 per kilo at meat shops here in Cebu.

Frozen pig carcasses from General Santos City are priced at P135 to P140 a kilo when landed in Cebu before the ASF-related ban was imposed.

Satisfy your Korean Barbecue and meat cravings at KPub BBQ, the coolest and biggest Korean barbecue and meat-all-you-can restaurant in the country located at the 2nd level of Ayala Center Cebu Terraces.

KPub President and Proprietor George N. Pua is equally excited and happy to bring the concept of KPub to Cebu. He cited especially now that Korea is becoming a favorite tourist destination of Cebuanos, KPub will bring in the vibrant food and culture for the local market to experience and will be a welcome and unique addition to Cebu's growing culinary landscape. KPub restaurant's concept is authentic Korean barbecue fused with the exciting vibe & energy of KPop.


KPub Cebu has a grand 600-square meter space features a main dining hall, six VIP rooms, a smoking area, and an al fresco area that can seat up to 350 people, an alternative venue for corporate gatherings, product launches, big parties and simple get-togethers, events and other group bookings for its distinct dining experience and built in facilities.

Diners get to choose from KPub’s restaurant meat-all-you-can packages where selected main dishes are barbecued on the smokeless grill on each table, giving customers the fun and excitement of grilling their own food. To complement the meal a selection of popular Korean appetizers is served on the side. A full-serviced set up with side dishes being served ahead and the time starting only when the meat starts grilling, ensures diners get the full experience within a specified time frame. See below KPub four meat-all-you -can Packages to choose from:


An hour of unlimited servings of seven signature meat dishes: beef sukiyaki, pork belly, Korean-style bacon, marinated pork chop, marinated chicken in sweet soy sauce, pork belly and chicken both marinated in sweet and spicy sauce. Eat & Run package also includes appetizing side dishes such as cabbage kimchi, mashed potato with egg, onions with chili, cucumber kimchi, tofu kimchi and anchovies), choice of kimchi fried rice or steamed rice, steamed egg, kimchipanjeon (Korean pancake), house salad, lettuce, and soup of the day.


Basically this is Eat & Run package plus the following seafood and meat dishes: garlic butter shrimp, marinated fish fillet, japchae, fish tofu, calamari, lamb chorizo, and pizza (kimchi and cheese, tomato and cheese, bulgogi, or spicy pork) with grilling time of one hour.


An unlimited frilling time that has all of the 12 signature meat choices including premium beef selections: the KPub So Galbi (marinated beef short rib), L-A Galbi (marinated cross-cut beef short rib), So Bulgogi (marinated beef slice in sweet soy sauce), and Dwaeji Bulgogi (marinated pork slice in sweet soy sauce), dried seaweed roll with kimchi or beef bulgogi and the additions of bibimbap and Korean ice cream.


This is the ultimate Korean barbecue experience, it includes all of the above for two hours plus salmon belly, salmon steak, fresh prawns, crab sticks, tempura platter (ebi, crab, and vegetable), seafood pizza, seafood kimbab, seafood japchae, fried dumplings, assorted vegetables, and fried spring roll.

KPub also offers an ala carte menu of authentic Korean favorites such as bibimbap, japchae, odeng tang, seafood pajeon aside from its Meat-All-You-Can packages plus a selection of cocktails for after hours.



Oppa! Chicken, offered first in Cebu branch, comes in original, snowing cheese, soy and garlic, and sweet and spicy with more flavors soon. It's KPub's own version of Korean chicken traditionally cooked twice for crispier skin that’s less greasy while maintaining its tenderness inside.


KPub Cebu comes fully equipped with a stage and band set-up, state-of-the-art lights and sound system, and three large LED walls, the biggest in the country, which can be readily used by clients and which air Korean music videos on regular nights, completing the ultimate Korean Pop (K-Pop) experience. KPub Cebu VIP rooms can seat up to 10 people and come with its own LCD TV, making it ideal for intimate dinners with friends and family. Starting March, local bands will be featured every evening from Tuesday to Saturday.

To get the latest updates on promos and offerings, follow the KPub BBQ Cebu Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KpubBbqTheTerracesCebu

For inquiries, reservations and function bookings, please call KPub Cebu Contact numbers:
(032) 410-7590 or (032) 410-7592.