Construction Worker Climbs Post After His Co-Workers Makes Fun of Him
A construction worker climbed an electrical post after his fellow employees allegedly tease him of having a coronavirus disease.
A Facebook user named Jun Inabangan has shared the photos of a poor construction worker who climbed up an electrical post planning to harm himself. The post raises public awareness and garnered various reactions from the online community.
Inabangan said that the man swims Ilog Pasig from Makati City up to Mandaluyong City. The worker climbed the post during a relief operation. Jun clarified that the guy has no mental disorder but he just experienced discrimination.
The concerned netizen explained that the unidentified worker experienced discrimination from his fellow employees who allegedly makes fun of him.
Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos and former Mayor Atty. Benjamin Jr Abalos immediately arrived at the scene to make a negotiation with the victim. BFP, PNP, MERALCO, medical team and some rescue team also respond to the incident.
After four (4) hours of negotiation, the authorities were able to save the construction employee with the help of rescue teams and other organizations.
Here is the full post:
“Maraming ganap dito sa aming barangay. Habang nagbibigay ng relief goods sa aming lugar, binalita sa DZBB ang insidenteng ito kahapon.
May isang lalaki ang lumangoy sa ilog pasig mula sa Makati patawid ng Mandaluyong at umakyat ng poste ng kuryente. Hindi siya baliw, katunayan isa syang construction worker. Ano ang dahilan? Dahil kinantyawan siya ng mga katrabaho nya na meron syang COVID-19. Alam nyo naman siguro ang stigma ng mga tao kapag nalamang may COVID-19 ka.
Kaagad pumunta sina Mayora Menchie Abalos at dating Mayor Atty. Benjamin Jr Abalos upang makipagnegosasyon sa kanya. Matapos ang apat na oras na negosasyon, nakaligtas ang lalaki. Malaking tulong na agad silang rumesponde kasama ang BFP, PNP, MERALCO, medical team at ilang rescue team.
Nararapat lang na bigyan ng sapat na kaalaman at maging sensitibo ang mga tao patungkol sa COVID-19. Hindi dapat maging conclusive agad at judgmental. At kung meron man silang sakit, hindi dapat sila pandirihan at pagtabuyan dahil hindi naman din nila ginustong magkasakit. Si lolo Cresencio na kabarangay din namin, nang malamang positibo siya ay nagkaroon ng diskriminasyon sa kanyang pamilya. Ilang linggo din daw silang hindi lumabas ng bahay, ni hindi makabili ng pagkain. Mabuti na lang ay gumaling si lolo sa edad na 95 anyos – ang pinakamatandang COVID-19 survivor sa Pilipinas.
Alam din natin ang diskriminasyon sa ating frontliners. Naalala nyo ba yung ambulance driver na binaril habang kumakain sa isang kainan dahilan sa napagkamalan siyang may COVID-19? At yung isang nurse na pinalayas ng isang landowner dahil sa nagtatrabaho siya sa ospital at yung isa pang nurse na sinabuyan ng bleach sa mukha? Kung wala ang mga frontliners, sino pa ba ang tutulong sa mga maysakit o sa ating lahat?
Kung patuloy pa rin ang ganitong stigma, hindi matatapos ang problemang ito. Pagkakaisa at pagmamahal ang kailangan sa panahon ng pandemic. Tandaan natin, ang kalaban dito ay ang sakit, hindi ang kapwa-Pilipino.
#WeHealAsOne”
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