MARILAO - Two young Bulakeños have returned P803,000 worth of cash and checks they separately found within the same mall here.

"They are real men because they are honest," Sheryl de la Rama, head of the mall’s public relations office, said after the management handed commendations to Wilfredo Garcia of Barangay Santa Rosa, Marilao, and John Wendell Abayan.

Garcia, an employee at the food court of the giant neighborhood mall here, found a wallet containing P300,000 cash and P500,000 worth of checks belonging to a Banco de Oro-SM Marilao branch client on July 29.

Bank manager Medardo Fabro said that Garcia returned the wallet and the bank contacted the client. BDO didn’t identify the client.

"It feels good when you do something good for other people," Garcia said.

He was given a plaque of commendation last week by the SM City Supermall-Marilao management after the bank management informed the mall management.

"We are really proud of him," de la Rama said.

She also said that a mall customer, John Wendel Abayan, returned P3,000 cash he found at the automated teller machine within the mall premises.

Abayan was about to withdraw money using his own ATM card when he found the cash.

He was also given a commendation in recognition to his honesty.