Moneeze Bernardo
- Elementary school kid touched the hearts of Netizens over his improvised, wooden pen.
- The boy’s viral post about his wooden pen has stirred the public about the country’s dire state of getting an education.
- Netizens called on politicians to focus on education in their platforms.
A photo of an elementary school student from Sta. Rita, Samar with his ballpen made out of wood, rubber band and an ink refill–is making the rounds online, and has touched the hearts of Netizens as well.
His teacher, Maricor Baculanta, stated on her facebook post that she noticed her student covering his paper even if they were not having a quiz. She later found out that it was because he was too shy to show his self-made pen.
https://www.facebook.com/moshidevera/posts/10216463863822116
His plight had garnered so much attention on social media platforms–both twitter and facebook. Some users asked on how they could donate to the poor boy while others linked the scenario to the upcoming elections; to call for running politicians to focus on one of the country’s problems—the state of education, especially for public schools.
https://www.facebook.com/moshidevera/posts/10216443875082410
Other Netizens praised the boy’s ingenuity to solve his lacking of school supplies despite the overbearing weight of financial constraints.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. chimed in on Rappler’s coverage of this story with, “What is this boy’s address? Every office has spare ballpens, all together thousands. Every office can afford to restock. Not just for this boy but all kids in situations that embarrass us for our neglect. Don’t donate money instead; it will only get stolen.”
What is this boy's address? Every office has spare ballpens, all together thousands. Every office can afford to restock. Not just for this boy but all kids in situations that embarrass us for our neglect. Don't donate money instead; it will only get stolen.
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) March 1, 2019
