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‘ONE WITH FUR PARENTS WHO CONSIDER THEIR PETS PART OF THE FAMILY’ Veteran actor John Arcilla empathized with fellow fur parents following a recent case involving a pet crematorium’s alleged dumping of the remains of 27 dogs and two cats in plastic bags along a roadside in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan. “Lahat ng dogs ko were cremated after they crossed the rainbow bridge. Eleven na sila, and by God’s grace, they all passed away due to old age. Some got sick, but certainly because of old age as well. So, how can I confirm if all those urns contain the remains of my rightful furbabies?” he wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. Arcilla called for a probe into all pet crematoriums in the country, including inspections of their facilities. “Kung hindi at kahina-hinala ang kanilang operations, DAPAT IPA-CLOSE ITO. HINDI ITO OVERREACTION. We pay a good sum for these services. For the love of our pets, whom we consider members of our families,” he said. Meanwhile, the Bacoor City government ordered the closure of Ahjay Paws Aftercare Pet Crematorium following the incident, as police launched an investigation into the establishment's alleged failure to properly deliver cremation services.

‘Sh*t happens,’ until it happens to Bato THE POLITICAL HECKLER - Ronald Llamas The camp of international fugitive Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has complained about the P50-million bounty offered for his arrest, calling it baseless and claiming that it puts his life in danger. His allies, led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, meanwhile, are demanding “fairness” and insisting that he be accorded due process. The hypocrisy is breathtaking. This is the same Bato who served as chief implementer of Oplan Tokhang, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody and abusive war on drugs that killed thousands and terrorized communities in the name of peace and order. If Bato fears for his life because the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against him, what of the countless lives his Tokhang campaign put in danger, particularly those of the poor? His allies demand fairness, but what of the victims of extrajudicial killings whose only semblance of due process was a piece of cardboard tied to their dead bodies, branding them as drug pushers? Apparently, due process is a right when Bato needs it, but a luxury when the accused are poor and powerless. Who could forget Bato’s infamous response when asked about the innocent young people and minors killed during the drug war? Calling them “collateral damage” was apparently not enough. He dismissed their deaths with the callous remark, “Sh*t happens.” That is how he treated Filipino lives, as though they were nothing more than pieces of dog sh*t someone happened to step on. tinyurl.com/mw7946cx