[1] The Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed the avian influenza outbreak on August 11, 2017, and a state of calamity was declared by the provincial government of Pampanga on the same day.

[1] On August 18, 2017, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol confirmed occurrence of bird flu in the towns of Jaen and San Isidro in Nueva Ecija.

[7] The Philippines government has prepared a manual dating back as early as 2004 which tackles on dealing with an avian influenza (AI) outbreak in the country.

[1] After consulting with biosecurity experts, the ban was partially lifted by August 23 but the transport of poultry from within the quarantine areas centered on affected towns in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija remains.

The Department of Agriculture either suspects that the virus was transmitted by migratory birds or through the smuggling of Peking Ducks through Subic Port.

[10] SINAG suspected that the DA may intend to "wantonly" import poultry abroad which the group says is a response to a "common chorus of an impending shortage".

[6] The Jollibee Foods Corporation and McDonald's Philippines had issued statements that their product are safe to eat amidst the outbreak.

[10] The governments of Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Singapore has imposed a ban on importing poultry from the Philippines to their country as countermeasures against the disease.

The government body will conduct a post-crisis analysis with poultry stakeholders where the DA will suggest greater bio-security measure in farms in the country.

[12] The incident is also cited as one of the major reason to loan a pair of Philippine eagles to Singapore as part of a conservation effort for the species.