Shelter of Light

21/05/2026

I feel ashamed posting this. Because I look tired. My skin is dry, my eyes uneven from nights that never quite became sleep. This was taken during one of those stretches where everything — the thesis, the residents, the weight of carrying it all — was happening at once and I just had to keep moving.

Most days, I am tired. Not the kind that a good night's rest fixes. The deep kind. The kind that lives in your chest and follows you around.

And my heart breaks a lot. More than I let on. Every animal that arrives already so broken. Every time resources run thin. Every time I lie awake doing the math and it doesn't add up. Every time I look at my residents and think, am I doing enough? Am I enough?

I know I don't give myself enough credit. I know that. It's easier to count what's missing than what's been given. Easier to see the gaps than the more than 400 lives that came into SoL and was given a chance at life, because I refused to look away.

But then Chance, our blind cat finds my hand in the dark and just rests his chin there. A dog like Akira who used to flinch at everything falls asleep on my foot. A kitten who arrived barely breathing starts to play, wobbly and ridiculous and so achingly alive.

And I have never known joy the way my residents give me joy.

Not the loud kind. The quiet, tucked-in kind. The kind that finds you in small moments when you are too tired to go looking for it.

I built Shelter of Light with no funding, no institution behind me, just a home and a stubborn inability to stop caring. Some days that feels like not enough. Most days, actually.

But my residents were fed today. They were loved today. Someone showed up for them today.

I am posting this because I think someone out there needs to see what this really looks like.

I am posting this because Shelter of Light needs support — in whatever form that takes. A share. A donation. A kind word. A prayer. We have more than 90 residents who depend on this little home, and I am only one person.

And I am posting this because today, I needed to be seen. Not as someone who has it together. Just as someone who shows up anyway.

That's gotta count for something, right?

20/05/2026

𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗼 𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶 𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮 💛

Thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. 🙏🏼

We were able to buy 20 cans of wet food enough for today because of your help. The residents have eaten this morning, and that is everything to us right now.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗟 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸'𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿. 💛

Someone left a comment on our last post saying it's "emotional blackmail", and honestly, they can call it what they want. I don't pay heed to people who think that. Because God sees our heart. And the good people who support SoL, they see it too. We will never be ashamed for asking on behalf of animals who cannot ask for themselves. Not once. Not ever.

These cats and dogs are not a performance. What we are doing is not manipulation or blackmail. We are simply showing up for our residents who will have no one otherwise.

To those who want to help SoL, every bit of kindness matters more than you think.

💛 GCash / PayMaya: 09772119959 (Rosemarie A)
💛 PayPal: [email protected]
💛 BDO: Please PM us

If you cannot send right now, a share goes a long way too. Help more people find SoL. Help more of our residents get seen. 🙏💛

20/05/2026

🚨 We Have Run Out Of Wet Food.

I got so busy lately and I did not even realize we were running this low. By morning, over 90 mouths will have nothing to eat. 💔

We need to buy at least 10 cans of wet food tonight at P85 each. That is P850 just for tomorrow morning's feeding.

We have also completely run out of:
🍱 Kitten wet food (₱36 per can)
🧻 Tissue and wet wipes
🐾 P*e pads
🪣 Cat litter

Everything we have right now is being saved for vet bills. Our residents have ongoing medical needs, and we really need to keep paying our previous vet, and I am doing everything I can to keep up with those costs. Because of that, we do not have enough left over for food and daily supplies tonight.

If you can help us get even just a few cans so our cats and kittens do not wake up to empty plates, that would mean so much to all of us here at SoL. 🙏🏼

Every single peso goes directly to the SoL residents.

💛 GCash / PayMaya: 09772119959 (Rosemarie A)
💛 PayPal: [email protected]
💛 BDO: Please PM us

Thank you for being our light. 🐱

19/05/2026

Hi, everyone! Sorry I've been mostly MIA lately except for our recent posts asking for urgent help. It has been a hectic week with SoL, with work, and with my studies. I had to spend a few days in the other house with Tatay and the 3 dogs because I had to focus on my thesis requirements. I'm just now waiting for confirmation that all my requirements are approved. It has been physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausting.

And honestly? Even in the middle of all the chaos, my heart is just so full of gratitude. 💛

These days I keep reminding myself to take things one step at a time, and what makes that so much easier is knowing that this community exists. That you all exist.

Every share, every donation, every kind word left in our comments and DMs, I carry them with me on the hard days.

We still have a long way to go with our vet bills, but I choose to focus on how far we have already come, and that is because of YOU. Thank you for your patience when I go quiet. Thank you for your understanding when all I can manage is a post asking for help. Thank you for continuing to show up for SoL and for our babies.

I also want to acknowledge: I know it is hard for so many of you too. With everything that is happening in the world and in our country right now, just getting through each day already takes so much. And yet you still find it in your hearts to show up for our animals. That means everything to us.

To everyone who has ever paused their own hard day to help ours, thank you. I hope you know that your kindness does not go unnoticed, and it does not go unfelt. It lives in every animal we are able to care for, every meal served, every life held a little longer because of you. That is something I will never take for granted.

My heart is with all of you. 🫂

Love always,
Rosie

(Featuring Tatay and our dinosaur este resident dog, Mocha na napakalaki)

19/05/2026

Received as of 5/19, 12:09 PM: 16134.83

As of now, we still need to raise 67060.17 for the bills to our current vet, until Syrax only. Caraxes remains confined, and we have to pay at least 20k to our previous vet as well 🙁

SANA MAGTRENDING NAMAN 'TO. O KAYA MARAMING MAKAPANSIN. WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP. 🆘🐾

Our vet bills from recent vettings alone have already accumulated to over P60,000. Syrax remains confined and is still fighting to this day. And just last night, we had to rush Caraxes to the emergency vet after he relapsed from FIP and began showing neurological symptoms — and he is not the only one we are worried about.

We are also required to pay P10,000 every week to our previous vet, with P20,000 due this week alone. We are being pulled from every direction while trying to keep all of our residents alive.

We are exhausted. We are struggling. And the only help we received recently was P100 from one kind soul — for all of our supplies and vet bills combined.
We are not giving up on them. Please don't give up on them either.

Every share, every peso, every kind word matters more than you know. If you can help in any way, even just by sharing this post, please do. Our residents are counting on us, and right now, we are counting on you. 🥺

You can send your help here:
💛 GCash / PayMaya: 09772119959 (Rosemarie A)
💛 PayPal: [email protected]
💛 BDO: Please PM us
✅ You can also pay directly to our vet or send in-kind help.

Thank you, everyone! 🙏🐱

18/05/2026

Received after 12 hours: 1,452.87

We have a long way to go. Baka po you can share even your spare change so we can pay our vets po. Please help SoL 🥺🙏

SANA MAGTRENDING NAMAN 'TO. O KAYA MARAMING MAKAPANSIN. WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP. 🆘🐾

Our vet bills from recent vettings alone have already accumulated to over P60,000. Syrax remains confined and is still fighting to this day. And just last night, we had to rush Caraxes to the emergency vet after he relapsed from FIP and began showing neurological symptoms — and he is not the only one we are worried about.

We are also required to pay P10,000 every week to our previous vet, with P20,000 due this week alone. We are being pulled from every direction while trying to keep all of our residents alive.

We are exhausted. We are struggling. And the only help we received recently was P100 from one kind soul — for all of our supplies and vet bills combined.
We are not giving up on them. Please don't give up on them either.

Every share, every peso, every kind word matters more than you know. If you can help in any way, even just by sharing this post, please do. Our residents are counting on us, and right now, we are counting on you. 🥺

You can send your help here:
💛 GCash / PayMaya: 09772119959 (Rosemarie A)
💛 PayPal: [email protected]
💛 BDO: Please PM us
✅ You can also pay directly to our vet or send in-kind help.

Thank you, everyone! 🙏🐱

17/05/2026

SANA MAGTRENDING NAMAN 'TO. O KAYA MARAMING MAKAPANSIN. WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP. 🆘🐾

Our vet bills from recent vettings alone have already accumulated to over P60,000. Syrax remains confined and is still fighting to this day. And just last night, we had to rush Caraxes to the emergency vet after he relapsed from FIP and began showing neurological symptoms — and he is not the only one we are worried about.

We are also required to pay P10,000 every week to our previous vet, with P20,000 due this week alone. We are being pulled from every direction while trying to keep all of our residents alive.

We are exhausted. We are struggling. And the only help we received recently was P100 from one kind soul — for all of our supplies and vet bills combined.
We are not giving up on them. Please don't give up on them either.

Every share, every peso, every kind word matters more than you know. If you can help in any way, even just by sharing this post, please do. Our residents are counting on us, and right now, we are counting on you. 🥺

You can send your help here:
💛 GCash / PayMaya: 09772119959 (Rosemarie A)
💛 PayPal: [email protected]
💛 BDO: Please PM us
✅ You can also pay directly to our vet or send in-kind help.

Thank you, everyone! 🙏🐱

15/05/2026

Thank you so much to Gold-D Singapore Gold-D Philippines for sending help ALL THE WAY FROM SINGAPORE!

Thank you so much to Mr. Chan and to Yvonne who vouched for us with him. Thank you for all your kindness to SoL and our residents!

The shelter in the Philippines need help so we arranged to send some food and medical supplies over.
Now we want to help them in terms of medical supplies that can help make a difference.
To support Shelter of Light, please go to: https://www.ahasg.com/support_ph.html

14/05/2026

𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴, 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁-𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Hi, everyone. As payday approaches, aside from the supplies and vet bills, we are sincerely knocking on your hearts for the Bravecto needs of the dog residents of SoL.

We still have 11 dog residents who need sponsorship: Toffee, Chloe, Mochi, Milo, Snoopy, Duke, Tofu, Mocha, Brownie, Wh**ey, and Blacky. Each Bravecto costs 1140, so we still need to raise 12,540.

Grabe na po kase ung kati kati ni Mallows so we are really praying that everyone will be sponsored soon. 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.

If you have an extra to spare, it would mean a lot to us and to our residents.

You can send your help here:
💛 GCash / PayMaya: 09772119959 (Rosemarie A)
💛 PayPal: [email protected]
💛 BDO: Please PM us
✅ You can also order directly from House of Sioco

Thank you, everyone! Please PM us if you want to sponsor a specific resident. 🐾

14/05/2026

We just lost power in the SoL home due to the power grid interruptions. Losing power can be detrimental for the residents. Most of the residents are already panting as well. We are hoping the power will come back asap. We need to invest in backup power soon as well so the residents will be as safe as possible during these interruptions. If you have suggestions, please let us know. We have small clip fans but it's not enough.

14/05/2026

The sponsorship for the dogs did not perform as well as the cats' but we're not losing hope. 12 more dogs needing sponsorship! Hope you can consider sponsoring even one so we can start the treatment of the dogs. We have to buy in bulk to avail of the discounts so we need to have all thr dogs sponsored po. 🙏🙏🙏