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- Jeepney driver got his earnings stolen by street children.
- One netizen and a pedicab driver tried to help him but he told them to just let the children go.
Driving the whole day is never easy. Especially if you’re a jeepney driver who is always exposed to the elements and the horrendous traffic.
An unlucky driver encountered thieves while navigating through the intersection of Finance Road and Taft Avenue, Manila.
A Facebook user named Denmark Bernardo posted videos on August 30 showing street children stealing the said jeepney driver’s earnings from his dashboard while he’s waiting for a stoplight to go green.
There were two kids who ran to the jeepney and hopped onto the right passenger seat. A few seconds later, the kids ran off with the driver’s money box. Some coins even fell as the kids escaped.
In another video, a man can be seen trying to get a hold of one of the kids but gave up halfway because the boy wasn’t about to back down.
Bernardo said that the theft happened around half past 5PM near the Philippine Normal University in Taft. He narrated that the group of kids and teenagers suddenly appeared, accompanied by a woman who is probably in her 20s. He added that the boys were aggressive, all the while sniffing on something.
In his post, he said that he talked to a pedicab driver who informed him that the crime is no longer an isolated occurrence in the area.
The netizen also apologized to the jeepney driver as he was not able to get a hold of the boy in green.
MGA BATANG SNATCHER
nung una akala ko mga nanghihingi lang talaga sila sa mga dumadaang jeep, pero sinitsitan ako ni kuyang Pedicab Driver na lumapit daw ako sa kanya at mag ingat kasi mga snatcher daw yun sabi nya sakin “Videohan mo maya maya lang aatake na yan, wag ka matakot”
tapos ayun na nga, nagtanong pako kay kuya kung ano yung inaamoy nila, SOLVENT daw yun sabi nya sakin.
Kuya james : i post mo yan para mag-ingat yung mga dumadaan dito lalo na mga studyante kadalasan ang dumadaan, lagi ako nandito pag gantong oras gustong gusto ko mahuli yang mga yan.
Buti pa si kuya ginagawa yung tungkulin/trabaho ng iba, ilang beses na daw ito nireport pero di naman daw inaaksyunan, kaya ayan patuloy parin sila nagnanakaw.
Kawawa naman si kuyang Jeepney Driver, pasensya na kuya di ko nahawakan yung batang naka green, yung nakatangay ng mga papel na pera mo, pag pulot nalang ng mga barya yung naitulong ko, natakot din kasi ako.
(FINANCE ROAD, TAFT AVENUE INTERSECTION)
The jeepney driver told the concerned souls to let the kids go, picked up several coins that fell to the ground, and drove away.
The video now has more than 78,000 shares on Facebook.
