Beggar trying to fool students

**onewaytrip** · February 26th, 2005 11:05 AM

I was walking along Taft Avenue this morning, across the street from DLSU, when I saw this old lola. I thought she was going to cross the street so I was ready to help her. She talked to me and told me that her companion had left her, and that she hasn't gotten home to Laguna for 11 days because she had no money for commuting. She looked too neat for someone abandoned for that long. Then a guy student passed by and said "Nagbigay ko na 'yan!" and signalled me not to give to the woman. Naloko na din daw siya, binigyan niya ng P50. Madami na daw nahingian 'yun. I later told the security guard. Dati pa daw 'yun, bumalik na naman sa area. kawawa naman ung mga legit na nangangailangan. ngayon mag-aalinlangan ka pa tumulong. . .

**ILuvDetailing** · February 26th, 2005 11:23 AM

This is the exact reason am warry of giving to beggars, more often than not they are part of syndicates. Minsan pag di mo binigyan hahampasin pa oto mo o kaya gagasgasin, kaya ingat na lang lalo na pag gabi, madaming modus operandi na ganyan.

**van_wilder** · February 26th, 2005 11:28 AM

ako kahit ganun nagbibigay pa rin ako... social responsibility natin yun eh kahit mahirap sa kalooban gagawin ko pa rin, kasi kawawa naman yun talagang nangangailangan

**boybi** · February 26th, 2005 11:34 AM

giving to beggars does not really help them, lalo lang silang nagiging beggars. kung walang magbibigay ng limos, walang maglilimos. social responsibility? if you feel responsible for them, e di sana kinupkop mo nalang at alagaan sa inyo.

**ILuvDetailing** · February 26th, 2005 11:35 AM

Yup its our social responsibility, but not on the streets, one more thing bawal mga ginagawa nila pwera lang pag sobrang tanda na o putol ang kamay. There are several foundations where we can donate to like the kapuso foundation, tsaka mahirap na mamaya baka maholdup ka pa ng mga yan kaya ingat na lang

**mazdamazda** · February 26th, 2005 11:36 AM

nabiktima na rin ako nyan nung college days ko. ang KULET!!!

ngayon, pag naglalakad ako, no eye contact to strangers para hindi ka lapitan.

tapos hindi na rin ako nag bibigay ng limos kahit kanino. mahirap na. tingnan nyo yung nangyari kay odell, pagbaba ng bintana tutok ng baril...

**Josh0027** · February 26th, 2005 11:46 AM

Ako dati nagbibigay ako dahil naawa ako pero noong naiisip ko na kasama ako sa dahilan kung bakit nandiyan pa sila sa kalye... di ko na ginagawa.

Yung sa may Alabang or Festival Mall area, dami din yung naghihingi ng pamasahe, yung di sila makauwi. Either matanda or bata. Maayos naman sila tignan.

**alwayz_yummy** · February 26th, 2005 11:46 AM

ako nga nasira window mechanism ng maxima ko dahil sa kanila...pinagbitinan ng lahat..kaya di ako nagbigay sa kanila..pinanggawa ko nalang..

the dito sa road1 cor mindanao ave,proj 6...nagbigay ung kaharap na car namin sa bata..tapos,biglang lumapit ung tatay,nanay,ate,kuya,tito,tita,lolo lola..halos lahat ng kapamilya nya...at ang matindi dun....

kasama pati aso nila

i've seen in the news..sbi nga nung tindera sa drugstore sa quiapo, masmalaki pa kinikita ng naglilimos kaysa sa kanila....by-the-hundreds daw pinapabuong coins..

tsaka karamihan dyan,sindicato nakikinabang..hindi ang naglilimos.

kung gusto mo talagang makatulong,refer/dalhin nalang sila sa reputable foundations dito sa pilipinas...o di kaya kupkupin mo..

**Mojo** · February 26th, 2005 11:48 AM

di ba pwede ka hulihin at ikulong kung mag bigay ka sa beggar? may batas ata dun

**zman** · February 26th, 2005 11:55 AM

sa katipunan, in front of ateneo, meron naghihingi ng pampamasahe lang daw, ofcourse I did not give them anything, sure enough some weeks later I saw them again with the same line.

the guy, gay actually, plus a little girl the first time, the next time I saw them he added a little boy with him.