DVMF, IRO bring adopt a dog program to Mandaue City

Immae Lachica 03/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Dogs and puppies that were earlier impounded by the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) in Cebu City and those rescued by the Island Rescue Organization (IRO) are in need of new…

Utlang: Meat from slaughtered pigs suffering from heat stroke safe to eat

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Meat from pigs suffering from heat stroke are safe to eat. Dr. Alice Utlang, Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) head, gave this assurance as she warned of the the effect of…

Cebu City’s Veterinarian warns hograisers about El Niño’s effects on pigs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Pigs are in danger during the El Niño. Dr. Alice Utlang, Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) head, said this in an interview with Cebu Daily News Digital on Friday, March 8,…

Cebu City residents urged: Avail of free anti-rabies shots for your pets

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City residents are encouraged to avail of the free rabies vaccination offered by the Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fishery (DVMF). Dr. Alice Utlang, DVMF and the City Pound head,…

Cebu City Vet’s probe on New Year’s Day tragedy: Richard the Horse is innocent

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/03/2019

Richard the Horse,  also identified as Bayo, should not be blamed for the death of a jeepney passenger after the tartanilla (cart) it was pulling was involved in a freak accident last Tuesday, New Year’s Day (January…

DVMF to train employees to go after illegal wildlife traders

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/05/2018

The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries expressed willingness to have its employees undergo training to become wildlife enforcement officers following the city council’s resolution to go after illegal wildlife traders on Magallanes Street, Cebu City. The…

Cebu City holds more drug tests

Nestle L. Semilla 03/09/2017

Eighty-six Cebu City employees from three different offices were found negative for illegal drugs use after surprise drug tests were conducted simultaneously at the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP), Cebu City Zoo and the…

Cebu Zoo: A haven for rescued animals no more

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/16/2016

(Conclusion) When Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña gave off the impression that he didn’t care about what will happen to the animals at the Cebu Zoo by leaving the facility with no one to care for them, it…

Cebu City slaughterhouse ordered closed by Sept. 1

Margarette Managaytay 08/17/2016

THE Cebu City government ordered the closure of its own slaughterhouse in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City starting Sept. 1. The slaughterhouse will cease operations by August 31, said Dr. Alice Utlang, head of the city’s Department of…

Askals take center stage in Asong Pinoy Day

06/30/2016

ISRAEL’S native dog, Canaan, was highly regarded as guards for the Bedouin tribes and as messengers and sentry dogs for the Hagana, the Jewish Defense Forces before Israel became a state. In stark contrast, the Philippines’ askal…

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