Oh... so no less than the Mayor of Baguio, the father of the city himself tries to give justification on  the illegal dog meat trade when he says  “ …dog meat is  actually a permitted tribal practice,” how misleading can one get. For the information of the Mayor, the only time slaughtering  of a dog is allowed is when this is done for religious rituals and purposes, but even that must be done in cooperation with the animal welfare committee.  Comments of this sort coming from no less than the Mayor, who happened to be a former court Judge is simply disheartening. Where do you think  the  Animal Welfare Act in the city of Baguio will end up?  No need to wonder, why  the dog meat trade is a thriving industry in Baguio, with a City Mayor (described by some of his constinuents as "senile"), acting like the spokesman to justify the illegal dog trade, you can count on the dog trade getting stronger. The Mayor was also lying when he said that you cannot find dog meat in a regular tourist establishment (whatever he means by "regular"). He does not know what he is saying... he cannot confine tourists in one area... tourists can eat anywhere they want to. Further, there is no such thing as "indigenous" restaurants. Well... no wonder they call him "senile."