This is the heartwarming moment a kind passerby rescued kittens that were abandoned in a bush.

Abegail Aguiadan and her mother spotted four baby cats near their home in Davao, the Philippines.

They initially left the kittens, hoping the mother cat would return, but Abegail decided to take them in amid scorching heat on August 29.

Footage shows the kindhearted woman placing the tiny cats inside a cardboard box.

They fed the kittens with a bottle of goat milk and used hot water bottles under a blanket to keep them warm.

Abegail said: 'One of the kittens died after two days, but the rest of its siblings are okay. We decided to adopt them. I guess this is what they call a 'cat distribution system.''