Cebu City Veterinary will no longer impound healthy stray dogs

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) will stop impounding healthy stray dogs. Dr. Alice Utlang, head of DVMF, explained that these healthy dogs clearly have owners. “Yes, [it’s] true…

Cebu City police to go after culprits, who stabbed, left knife stuck in stray dog’s head

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 11/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Cebu City will start its investigation to find out who were behind the stabbing of a stray dog named ‘Bonbon.’  Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for administration of the…

City councilor seeks justice for Bonbon, the dog who suffered animal cruelty

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Rey Gealon is seeking police assistance in getting justice for “Bonbon,” a stray dog that survived animal cruelty. Gealon, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, wrote a letter to Police Col.…

Ryco, the hit-and-run victim, is now feeling better and is scheduled for surgery

Immae Lachica 04/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Ryco, the dog who was a victim of a hit-and-run incident, is feeling a lot better and is getting ready for surgery.  Hope for Strays Cebu told CDN Digital that the fund-raising efforts they…

A dog who is a hit-and-run victim needs help

Immae Lachica 03/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Ryco, a dog in Compostela, Cebu who is a victim of a hit-and-run incident, needs our help.  Hope for Strays Cebu rescued Ryco last March 25, 2022 after a concerned citizen reached out to…

Hero dog in Sibonga who helped find abandoned baby not a stray after all

Immae Lachica 12/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Hero dog is no stray after all! Remember the dog who helped a motorist find an abandoned newborn baby boy in Sibonga town on Christmas Eve? Read: IN PHOTOS: Stray dog leads man to save…

IN PHOTOS: Stray dog leads man to save abandoned baby in Sibonga

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An abandoned newborn was saved by locals in Sibonga town last Christmas Eve, December 24, thanks to the help of a motorcycle driver who heeded to the barks of a stray dog. A…

Meet the mall guard in Cebu with a dog best friend

Immae Lachica 09/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Remember the mall security guard who wholeheartedly feeds a stray dog? CDN Digital finally got in touch with him through Saving Strays Cebu’s Gretel Eleazer. The mall guard’s name is Danillo Reyeg, 56, from Toledo…

Netizens touched by photo of dog waiting for food

Immae Lachica 08/05/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Dogs always have a special place in people’s hearts. So it’s no surprise that a photo post involving a dog will go viral on social media. Take for example this photo captured through a cellphone…

MAO BA?

Editorial 01/27/2017

TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE When an intelligence branch of a police unit in Cebu conducted two buy-bust operations simultaneously, it raised suspicions on some people. A Siloy pal was incredulous that the operations in different places…

Mandaue City Health confirms stray dog was rabid; urged victims to complete anti-rabies shots

01/25/2017

The stray dog that attacked at least 21 people in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City last Sunday was confirmed rabid. Edna Seno of Mandaue City Health confirmed the findings of a laboratory in Tacloban City where they sent…

‘Watch out for stray animals’

Dominic D. Yasay, Inna Mejia 01/23/2017

Mandaue City residents were told to report the presence of any stray animals in their areas to their barangay officials to determine if they are rabid and pose any health risk to their communities. “The City Veterinary…

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