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Lucky Dog! Pup buried in hole by Taal eruption rescued by cops
Taal Volcano’s eruption has put the lives of thousands of Batangueños in limbo — not to mention those of their pets. With many residents stuck in evacuation centers waiting for the volcano to erupt, many of their animals have been left in their homes to fend for themselves. With many towns in Batangas on lockdown, ...
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‘How about you carry a horse and ferry it down the lake?’: Batangueños clap back at Erwin Tulfo
Radio broadcaster Erwin Tulfo has built his on-air persona as self-proclaimed champion of regular folk around spewing invective in the guise of unfiltered “tough...
Authorities raid farm for allegedly illegally selling exotic wildlife
Authorities raided a farm in Gloria town in Oriental Mindoro province on Tuesday for allegedly selling wildlife without the necessary permits. Members of the Environment...
Good Boy, Bad Situation: Poor doggo goes viral after man sees him imprisoned in bus compartment
Traffic is unbearable for most people, so you could imagine what one pup went through after he was imprisoned inside the luggage compartment of a bus that was stuck along EDSA in...
Huge saltwater croc kills fisherman in latest attack in Palawan
A huge saltwater crocodile killed a Philippines fisherman after snatching him from his boat, local authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks terrorising a...
Eat pork! Please eat all the totally safe pork, agri chief and Manila mayor urge
The government really wants the public to believe pork products are safe to eat despite slaughtering thousands of pigs to contain the African Swine Flu outbreak (not epidemic!)....
Good boys: Elderly man suffers heart attack, saved by dogs in Laoag City
Here at Coconuts, we’re all too familiar with stories of dogs behaving weirdly. There were those two dogs who destroyed their master’s passport out of boredom. Then...
Swine fever is an outbreak, not epidemic, agriculture official insists
The virus that has killed thousands of pigs in Bulacan and Rizal has already been contained, the chief of the country’s agriculture department announced yesterday. Appealing...
Pangasinan man accused of raping neighbor’s pet pig
As swine fever grips Filipinos – at least the hog farmers – one construction worker in Pangasinan reportedly threw caution to the wind in pursuit of his porcine passion....
It’s here: African swine fever hits Philippines, Agriculture Department says
Fears of a swine flu outbreak that first surfaced back in June were today confirmed by the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture, which announced that African swine fever,...