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20/08/2025

LOOK: FERNANDO ZOBEL DE AYALA SPOTTED PETTING ASPINS AT AYALA MALL

Business tycoon and Ayala Corporation director Fernando Zobel de Ayala was recently spotted showing his softer side—petting aspins at an Ayala Mall. The post, originally shared by Greenfield Ramirez, revealed that the dogs, named Marty and Bully, are part of the community in the area.

This isn’t the first time FZA has shown his love for aspins and animal welfare. A long-time supporter of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), he has adopted several shelter dogs, including Bonito and Charlie in 2020, and even three more later on. Beyond dogs, he extended his compassion to six horses from Southern Luzon after the Taal Volcano eruption.

The Ayala family has been consistent patrons of animal adoption causes, highlighting the value of aspins as loyal companions and part of Philippine heritage. Studies show that these native dogs trace their ancestry back thousands of years, making them deeply rooted in Southeast Asian history.

This story originally appeared on Esquire Philippines. Graphics and edits by Destination PH.

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August 19, 2025

30/07/2025

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15/07/2025

Everyone thought she was gone.

A 3-year-old girl disappeared just hours before catastrophic floods slammed into a rural Texas community — setting off a frantic search across fields, creeks, and shattered homes. As the hours passed and the rain grew heavier, hope was beginning to fade.

But then came the miracle.

Rescuers finally found her, curled up beneath a collapsed shed miles from her home — mud-covered, trembling, but alive. And she wasn’t alone.

Beside her was a dog — soaking wet, filthy, and just as exhausted — that no one recognized. It wasn’t her family’s pet. It wasn’t from the neighborhood. In fact, no one had ever seen it before.

But what it had done in the hours before the storm hit is now being called a miracle of instinct, courage, and loyalty.

According to emergency responders, the dog had stayed glued to the girl’s side through the chaos — shielding her from wind, cold, and debris. Paw prints in the mud suggested it had even helped guide her to shelter, nudging her under the only structure that survived the floodwaters.

“We believe this dog saved her life,” one rescuer said, still holding back emotion. “It never left her.”

Photos of the muddy pair — the girl resting on the dog’s soaked fur, both blinking against the flash of the rescue team’s lights — have gone viral, melting hearts across the globe.

And the twist?

It wasn’t even her dog.

No one knows where it came from, how it found her, or why it stayed. But many are now calling the animal a guardian angel with paws — a stranger who showed up at exactly the right moment, and refused to leave until help arrived.

The little girl is now safe, recovering at home with her family. As for the dog? Locals are already rallying to adopt the mystery hero, though many say it’s clear who it’s already chosen to protect.

Some stories don’t need words.
This one needed four legs, a heartbeat — and a storm to prove just how powerful love can be.

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