So she took to Facebook and Twitter to kickstart a donation drive for displaced public utility vehicles and tricycle drivers, starting in nearby village, Barangay Manggahan in Pasig City.
Noelle’s Twitter account—@noellegnt—only had a little over 600 followers, and she only asked for a donation of P50 per sponsor. But in seven days, the senior high student was able to raise nearly P20,000 from people from all walks of life. No civic groups, no lump-sum donations from big-time businessmen. The donations, in cash and in kind, just kept rolling in, she noted.
Placer’s initiative came “at just the right time,” according to Manggahan’s Toda president Jojo Pescon.Two weeks into the transport stoppage, most of the association’s 500 members were already struggling to get by. Mayor Sotto’s promise of P3,000 in aid was expected to come this week but their families were already worrying about their next meal, Pescon said.
“This makes us feel important. We know some people tend to look down on us because of our menial jobs, but this is honorable work. Our children are able to finish school because of this,” Pescon said. “I really hope we are not forgotten in this crisis.”
krixiasINQ This donation drive is still on-going. Thanks, Inquirer!
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