Poor Old Man Begs Money From Passersby to Feed Grandchild
The heartbreaking photos of a poor old man asking alms along the street so he could buy milk for his grandchild goes viral on social media.
A Facebook user named Cherryvin Rivera Po has shared the heartbreaking pictures of an old man begging money from passersby to feed his grandchild. The post garnered various reactions from the netizens.
In the photos, it can be seen that the old man is asking alms along the street while wearing his face mask. Rivera said that the senior citizen is a resident of Baseco, Tondo, and now suffering extreme poverty after their house has been destroyed by fire.
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Rivera gave a certain amount of cash towards the grandpa so he could buy milk for his grandchild. The old grandpa even returned the excess cash to the kind netizen and thanked her for her kindness.
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Several netizens also asked for the exact location of the senior citizen so they could help him and his family.
Here is the full post:
“Baka mapadaan po sainyo si tatay. Pakitulungan naman po si tatay, sya po taga baseco tondo . Sila daw po ay nasunugan. At ang kanyang apo ay nangangailangan ng maidede . Hindi.sya namamalimus nanghehenge lang po sya ng pang gatas para sa kanyang apo. Lumamit po sya saamin para manghenge ng gatas binigyan po namin sya ng konting pera.
Umalis si tatay pumunta sa tindahan pero kulang pa pambiling gatas bumalik sya ulit saamin kulang pa yung pera nya nag dagdag kami ng 50 pesos para makabili sya . Muli syang bumalik sa may tindahan para makabili ng gatas nung nakabali na sya bumalik saamin nag pasalamat pinakita yung binili nyang gatas at nagbabalik ng sukli . Pero sabi.namin skanya, sige tay sayo.yan pamasahe mo na yan . Si tatay mild stoke na. Tumakas lang daw po sya sakanyang anak kasi di nya.matiis ang kanyang apo na umiiyak dahil gutom at. Sunog daw yung binti. Habang nag kkwento si tatay naiyak na sya. Ang sakit sa dibdib ng kwento ni tatay. Nakakaiyak habang nag kkwento sya. SANA PO MATULUNGAN NYO SI TATAY KAPAG NAPADAAN SAINYO. HINDI SYA.NANGHIHINGI NG PERA GATAS PO HINIHINGI NYA PARA PO SAKANYANG APO . Maraming salamat po godbless you all.”
The social media users expressed their reactions to the post:
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