Since PAWS built its own animal shelter PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC) in 2001, 90 percent of dogs that it had taken in were mixed-breed mutts, or askal as they are commonly referred to ...

Who says dog fashion shows are only for the purebred? It was the askals’ turn to shine, as 10 finalists in the Most Beautiful Native Dog Pageant were paraded before a delighted crowd of local ...

Street dogs in the Philippines used to be commonly called askal or asong kalye, but animal advocates have been pushing for an alternative name: aspin or asong Pinoy. In Jamie Santos's report on "24 ...