I saw on my Facebook News Feed a shared post by a certain
Cindy Balbuena about a Filipino father who seems to have lost consciousness while working on the street. Add to that the fact that his son is soundly sleeping in his arms. It touched a lot of hearts, got shared by a lot of people and reposted by different Facebook pages. But the skeptic in me decided to search for more details. And lo and behold, I found out that they are not Filipinos.
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| A screenshot of the viral post by Cindy Balbuena. |
A google search revealed that these photos has circulated the web as early as 2014, mostly in South East Asian websites. And when it reached the Philippines, they became Filipinos. One of the more prominent websites,
When in Manila, posted this story and received some flack. In the comments section a user pointed out that the people on the photos could actually be from Myanmar based on the man's outfit and the text on what the woman was clutching. Another important clue is that the father was selling/carrying bird feeders, something that we don't see on Philippine streets.
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| Photo of father and son appeared in another website way before Balbuena's post. |
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| (L) A woman clutching a purse with Burmese text. (R) The man is wearing Longyi commonly worn by Malay men. |
A lot of those who shared and commented on the post were inspired by the father's dedication to work for his child. Some even aired their desire to help the poor people. Hopefully no one takes advantage of the situation and scam these kind-hearted Filipinos.
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