The country’s meat imports from January to April expanded by 22 percent to nearly 580,000 metric tons (MT) compared to the previous year, driven largely by pork products as demand continues to outpace local production. Based on data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), the total volume of...
DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya – A man was arrested for shooting and killing his neighbor’s dog with an air gun in Purok 6, Barangay Bugnay, this town, on Thursday, May 28. Police said the dog owner, a 42-year-old widow and businesswoman, saw the suspect enter their compound and shoot her pet dog. The...
Actress, singer, and global fashion influencer Heart Evangelista has always made time for causes close to her heart. Despite her busy schedule, balancing her reality series “Heart 's World,” various international fashion commitments, and the upcoming GMA program “ The People Have...
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) expects the country’s trade performance to remain unchanged despite China’s move to ban the entry of locally produced pigs, wild boar, and related swine products due to swine fever. At present, BAI said the Philippines does not export any of the commodities...
BACOLOD CITY – A cat suffered severe burns after hot water was reportedly poured over the feline in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Bach Project PH, an animal welfare group, slammed the abuse. “No animal deserves to experience this kind of pain,” the group said while sharing the situation of...
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said a 38-year-old construction worker was taken into custody over the death of a cat found hanging on a post in Pasig City. The man was arrested by the Barangay Security Force after he was identified through surveillance footage on Thursday, May...
LOLA YA BONOBO, Congo (AP) — Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so. The 1-year-old 's chances are good, with motherly affection, milk from a bottle and frequent play with other babies. “Without me,...
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil said Tuesday that the European Union has moved to block its animal product exports from September, just days after a mega deal between the South American trade bloc Mercosur and the EU on a trans-Atlantic market estimated at $22 trillion went into effect, at least...
RAMON, Isabela – Public outrage erupted on social media following the fatal shooting of a dog by still unidentified riding-in-tandem gunmen on the Isabela-Alfonso Lista Road in Barangay Ambatali here recently. Police Major Jay-ar Olya-on, chief of the Ramon police station, said on Saturday that...
If Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario would have his way, he would impose a lifetime prohibition on animal ownership for any person convicted of animal cruelty. This deserved lifetime animal ownership ban in the main goal of House Bill (HB) No. 9126, filed by Almario in the...
The World Bank has approved an $18.85-million grant to strengthen the Philippines’ pandemic response, as the country is considered a global hotspot for emerging infectious and zoonotic diseases. The Washington-based multilateral lender’s board approved last April 29 the investment project...
When he 's not busy commenting on national politics, Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga puts his money where his mouth is as far as caring for his beloved "posacats" are concerned. In a Facebook post on Thursday night, April 9, Las Piñas City-based animal rescuer Mylha Tungul,...
