Heartbreaking Photos of Poor Grandpa Using Banana Leaf as Face Shield Goes Viral
A poor grandpa used a piece of banana leaf as face shield because he can’t afford to buy one due to extreme poverty amid pandemic.
The Facebook page “Cauayancity PS” has shared the photos of a poor senior citizen who is just using a tiny piece of banana leaf as face mask and face shield. The photos spread like a wildfire online and elicits comments from the online community.
In the photos, it can be seen that the old man is using a piece of banana leaf as a face mask while riding his bicycle. The personnel of Cauayan City Police Station apprehended the elderly man at a checkpoint.
PSSg Mark Anthony Ramirez who is leading the police officers at the checkpoint interrogated the old man using the leaf as face shield. The grandpa explained that he could not afford to buy one due to poverty.
The kind-hearted policeman gave a free face mask to the old man who is living under a state of poverty amid the health crisis.
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Here is the full post:
“Habang nagsasagawa ng checkpoint ang kapulisan Ng Cauayan City Police Station sa pangunguna Ni PSSg Mark Anthony Ramirez ay napansin nila ang isang residente ng Brgy Alinam na nakasuot Ng faceshield na gamit ang dahon ng saging agad nila itong kinausap at tinanong kung bakit dahon ng saging ang gamit nitong faceshield at ang tugon nito ay wala daw syang pambili. Dahil sa likas na kabutihang loob ng kapulisan ng lungsod ng Cauayan, kaya agad na inabutan ni PSsg Ramirez ang nasabing indibidwal ng facemask upang may magamit ito.”
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