Several Residents Forced to Sell Kidneys Online Just to Earn Money Amid Pandemic
KIDNEY FOR SALE – Several residents are selling their own kidneys online due to extreme poverty amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Over the past few months, the coronavirus pandemic has already affected millions of people all around the world. The health crisis does not only affect the public’s health but also the livelihood of numerous people.
The Facebook page “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” has shared the heartbreaking story of a citizen named “Macoy” who is selling his own kidney due to poverty. The post spread like a wildfire online and garnered various reactions from netizens.
In the post, Macoy narrated that he lost his job since the lockdown has started. He has no savings and no other source of income, so he decided to sell his own kidney online worth P300,000 to P500,000.
The poor guy knew that it was prohibited and dangerous but he is willing to take the risk just to earn money to feed his family.
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Here is the full post:
“BENTAHAN NG KIDNEYS O BATO ONLINE, DUMADAMI DAHIL SA KAWALAN NG TRABAHO AT HIRAP NG BUHAY NGAYONG PANDEMIC
“Wala akong trabaho simula nang nag-lockdown. Wala akong sariling pera pambili ng pagkain. Kaya naisipan kong ibenta ‘yung kidney ko. Nasa P300,000 to P500,000 ang bentahan. Alam kong bawal, pero ite-take ko ang risk. Hindi ako matatakot magbenta ng kidney kahit pandemic ngayon. Dahil kailangan ng pamilya ko. Dahil wala na kaming makain.”
– “Macoy””
The social media users expressed their reactions to the incident:
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