Manila, Dhu-AlQa'dah 19, 1438, Aug 11, 2017, SPA -- The Philippines on Friday reported its first outbreak of bird flu and will cull nearly half a million birds to contain the disease, an official said, dpa reported. No transmission to humans has so far been reported, according to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol. The outbreak has killed 37,000 chickens, ducks and quails in six poultry farms in the town of San Luis, in Pampanga province, 50 kilometres north of Manila, Pinol said. The Department of Agriculture has stopped the shipment of all poultry products from the northern region of Luzon to other parts of the country, Pinol said. --SPA 09:59 LOCAL TIME 06:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w464145