Netizen Expresses Dismay w/ DSWD for Giving P80K Cash Aid to Viral Woman in Sewer
A male netizen has questioned DSWD for giving P80,000 cash assistance to the viral woman who was spotted coming out from a sewer.
Recently, Delfin Cumba Simponito Jr., a Facebook user, has expressed his disagreement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for giving P80,000 in aid to the woman who went viral for emerging from a sewer.
The incident caught the public’s attention after a video showed the woman crawling out of an open drainage area. The government’s response bygranting her P80,000 in assistance and naming her an honorary social worker raised eyebrows.
Simponito shared his opinion, saying he was disappointed that such recognition and financial help were based on a viral moment rather than a structured and fair social welfare system.
Delfin pointed out how ordinary workers like him pay taxes daily through groceries, gas, water, and electricity, yet rarely receive any form of aid. He stressed that while he supports helping people in need, it shouldn’t be selective or driven by viral fame.
The male netizen also emphasized that countless Filipinos are homeless, scavenging for food, or begging on the streets, yet do not receive this kind of support.
He urged the government to provide long-term solutions such as sending people back to school through ALS, offering vocational training via TESDA, or job placement assistance through agencies like DTI and DMW.
He ended his post by calling for reform in programs like TUPAD and AICS, which he believes are being misused and could be establishing dependency rather than empowerment.
In a related report, a woman spotted coming out from drain in Makati goes viral
Here is the full post:
“Ang Babae sa Imburnal nagviral
Viral ngayon ang babaeng lumabas mula sa imburnal pero mas pinag-usapan ang ginawang tugon ng Department of Social Welfare and Development – DSWD, na binigyan ang babae ng 80,000 at ginawaran ng titulong honorary Social Worker. Wow!
Halos pareho ito ng nangyari sa Showtime na hindi kilala ng studio contestant ang Comelec, at ginawa syang ambassador.
Bilang isang karaniwang mamamayan na kinakaltasan ng buwis kada buwan at kada araw, mula sa pagbili sa groceries, pagkarga ng gasolina at pagbabayad ng tubig at kuryente, nakakadismaya na ang mga lider ng ating bansa ay limitado ang alam sa pamamahala, at kadalasan ay ginagawang telenovela ang buhay ng mga tao.
Imagine mo, kaming mga manggagawa nagkakandakuba sa kakatrabaho para may maipakain sa pamliya pero hindi kasama sa anumang ayuda dahil sa income bracket, bawas ang suweldo automatic pero lumabas lang sa imburnal 80,000 na? Ay bigyan yan ng jacket!
Hindi ako tutol na bigyan ng tulong yung babae.
Ang sa akin lang, araw-araw tayong nakakakita ng mga namamalimos sa kalye, may mga namamasura at mga nakatira sa lansangan. Anong interventions ang ginawa natin sa kanila?
Pero dahil viral binigyan ng pera?
Sana ay magabayan ang babaeng mula sa imburnal na magbalik eskwela gamit ang Alternative Learning System kung kailangan.
Sana ay turuan sya ng TESDA. Sana ay gabayan sya ng DTI. O baka puwedeng turuan ng housekeeping at lumipad sa ibang bansa sa tulong ng DMW.
Sana ay ayusin na ang TUPAD, AICS at AKAP dahil tinuturuan nitong maging tamad ang mga Pilipino. Nagagamit pa ng pulitiko sa kanilang pansariling interes.
Hindi man ako sumasang-ayon kay Harry Roque na nasa impyerno na ang Pilipinas, masasabi kong nasa imburnal na tayo. At ang sitwasyong ito ay hindi mababago, hangga’t mga maling lider ang bibigyan natin ng kapangyarihan na pamahalaan ang bayang ito.
Also, LF imburnal in the Metro for the 80k.”
The social media users expressed their reactions to the post:
