TROOPS from the military's Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) have culled 6,000 chickens in Pampanga where the first outbreak of bird flu was reported, a spokesman said.

In a statement on Friday, Lt. Col. Isagani Nato said the troops were from the 7th Infantry Division, Philippine Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Peace Keeping Operation Center.

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