G.A. Viray
Desperate, needy, and helpless, these are just a few words to describe them, but are they really beggars or are they just pulling your leg?
It actually is easy to pretend you are desperate and make a living from it. Just put on a sad face, get into character, find a good spot, a busy spot… And then, voila! You are already on business!
And that’s what a man named Xavier Duites found out and he posted that video on Facebook, a supposedly disabled man who begs in MRT-Ortigas station is actually a con artist. You may feel sad for him at first. He’s really good being in character with those desperate eyes…
However, watch this video and find out the truth:
UPDATED: A certain Christopher Dagami claimed he is the guy on the video based on the comment on the video reuploaded by LionhearTV, Christopher made a comment and explained his side of the story. According to him, he was only doing it for a few coins to make a living.
In addition, he also said that no employers would accept him because of his eye disability. In his defense, he said that he does not beg for drugs and that he is much better than other criminals. He also stated that he did not kill anyone to deserve the mean comments. On a final note, he also said that he will file a case against the people responsible for uploading his video if it would not be removed from the social media sites.
As of our update we are waiting for Christopher to respond to our message.
With hundreds of people riding the MRT, he can actually make good money. You may say, it’s okay, maybe he can’t find a good job, maybe there’s no other way he can earn, maybe it’s better than stealing, but take a look at this video below and see if he is not different from the beggar from MRT-Ortigas.
Watch the video below:
They are no different from each other, although the lady living a double life was caught on camera and she may seem to make more money, and obviously, have a way much better life, the man in Ortigas is no different from her: they both fool people for a living. Helpless and desperate as they may seem, with our pitiful human nature, people can easily take advantage of what we have.
Now this is not for our readers to question every beggar on the street. This is to show our readers that some people get away with abusing us for our kindness. As for the beggar on MRT-Ortigas, we are sure that there are more people like him in the busy streets of Manila. So before you feel pity on these desperate beggars, ask yourself first: Will your donation help them or will it just bring out the worst in them?
Sana po wag muna tau mang husga ng kapwa natin, naranasan kong mag hirap sa buhay ko lahat gagawin ko para lang makakaen kme, lalo n kung may nkikita ka na kapamilya mu na nagugutom, sa mga taong nag sasabe na masama ang ginawa nya , OO tama nga kau masama ginawa nya , pero ni minsan ba sa buhay nio hnd kau nag kamali ? Tinanong nio na ba ang sarili nio kung hnd kau nag kasalo o nag sinungaling sa magulang nio o sa kapwa nio ? Hirap kase sa atin magaling taung mashusga ng tao , pero sa sarili natin hnd natin nakikita ang pag kakamali , tanong ko lang sa inio pinilit ba kau ng tao na bigyan nio sya ng barya ? Hinaras nya ba kau ? Ung iba nga dyan mas malala pa , nang hoholdap at pumapatay , kpag nga kau hinoldap ehh baka hnd lang barya ibigay nio baka nga libo libo pa ehh , un ba ang gusto nio ? Hahahahaha kaya mas nanaisin ko pa makakita ng taong nag titiis mamalimos kaysa un taong buo ang katawan un pla kawatan , iwasab mang husga ng kapwa lahat tau tao lang at nag kakasala , kung totoong mabuti ka at hnd pa nag kakasala or nag sinungaling wag kang mang husga , lalo na ung mga taong nag sasabi na masama ang ginawa nya kase pan loloko , siguraduhin mu muna sa sarili mu na never ka ng loko ng kapwa mu or never ka nag sinungaling !! Kase nakakahiya ka lang kung puro pang huhusga lang ang alam mu , hnd ko ikahihurap o hnd ko ikamamatay ang pag share ko ng barya sa tao , wala akong pakielam sa sasabihin ng tao na kinukunsinto ang mga ganyang uri ng tao , dahil para sa akin walang masamang tumulong depende na sa kanila kung paano nila gastusin ang barya , kau ba ikamamatay nio kpag nag share kau ng konting blessings ??? Laging tatandaan lahat tau nag kakamali kaya iwasan manghusga ng tao