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LOOK: Heart Evangelista finds shelter for homeless man and his stray dogs

By Cara Emmeline Garcia

A few weeks ago, Kapuso actress Heart Evangelista met a homeless man named Kuya Jun in Gilmore taking care of stray dogs while on her way home the day her dog Casper was found.

LOOK: Heart Evangelista hung out with a homeless man and his stray dogs

Because Heart was so moved with Kuya Jun's simple acts of kindness and with a little help from PAWSsion Project, he has finally found a place he can call “home.”

According to the non-profit group, the two things Kuya Jun wished for this holiday season were clothes for church and a place to come home to for him and his dogs.

“He had the simplest wishes, just a place where he can be with his dogs, and clothes he can use to go to church,” they wrote via Instagram.

On her own Instagram, Heart shared the heartfelt moment once more and said that fate must have something in store for both of them the day Casper went missing.

“Kuya Jun, kung ano man ang pinagdaanan mo at kung ano man ang nakaraan mo, it doesn't matter. It's time to forget that because you now have a new life.



“You are now safe in your new home where you are loved with your fur babies. You are a hero.

“I guess the reason why Casper went missing that day was because there was a greater purpose--it was so that I could keep looking in the streets so that I could find you.”

Aside from PAWSsion Project, Heart is also a celebrity spokesperson for the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), a non-government volunteer organization whose goal is to prevent animal cruelty in the Philippines.

LOOK: Heart Evangelista to build animal welfare facility in Sorsogon