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Dennis Gasgonia

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<p>MANILA - Social Welfare and Development chief Rex Gatchalian has offered a P100,000 reward to find the people behind the abuse of a dog in Valenzuela City.</p><p>The dog named &quot;Kobe&quot; was found in Valenzuela City with its tongue cut off.</p><p>&quot;Lumapit mismo sa atin ang Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) para manghingi ng tulong sa nangyaring karumaldumal na pang aabuso sa asong si Kobe. Nangyari ito sa Brgy. Balangkas, Valenzuela City kung saan naabutan si Kobe na lupaypay na at putol ang dila,&quot; Gatchalian said in a Facebook post.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2203068500101678%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=265&amp;t=0" width="265" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;This is not how Valenzuelanos are, this is not how our values are. Tayo sa lungsod natin, we value every single life,&quot; added Gatchalian, a former mayor of Valenzuela City.</p><p>PAWS condemned the abuse on Kobe, which was found lying on the pavement and bleeding, in the early hours of December 9.</p><p>&quot;Kobe was found in critical condition, weakened by severe blood loss from losing his tongue. As a dog’s tongue is one of the most difficult parts to cut off, if this was indeed someone’s doing, a mutilation like this could only have been a calculated, sadistic act of cruelty; an extreme and deliberate crime,&quot; PAWS said in their social media page.</p><p>Gatchalian urged potential informants to forward any information that may lead to the culprits.</p><p>&quot;Panawagan ko sa ating mga Valenzuelanos lalong lalo na sa mga ka-barangay natin sa Balangkas, ituro ninyo kung sino ang may kagagawan nito... handa akong mag bigay ng ₱100,000 mula sa akin mismo. Mag message lang kayo sa Facebook page ng Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) kung kayo ay may impormasyon tungkol dito,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>Social Welfare and Development chief Rex Gatchalian has offered a P100,000 reward to find the people behind the abuse of a dog in Valenzuela City.</p>

Social Welfare and Development chief Rex Gatchalian has offered a P100,000 reward to find the people behind the abuse of a dog in Valenzuela City.

DSWD chief offers P100k reward vs. assailants who chopped off dog's tongue

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DSWD chief offers P100k reward vs. assailants who chopped off dog's tongue

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 12, 2025 05:02 PM PHT

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Updated December 12, 2025 06:52 PM PHT

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