RP couple returns $700,000

[hagiber]

RP couple returns $700,000 deposited by mistake to account
Updated 05:03pm (Mla time) Oct 13, 2004
By Veronica Uy
INQ7.net

A FILIPINO couple based in New York returned 700,000 dollars that had been deposited by mistake to their savings account by a Manhattan-based European bank, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.

The Philippine Consulate in New York presented Melchor and Rowena Bolivar with Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo's letter of commendation and certificate of recognition for their “honesty and moral example.”

The Bolivars discovered the error, a deposit glitch made by a European bank to the Bolivars' account, early October, said DFA spokesman Gilbert Asuque.

He said this act of honesty came close on the heels of a similar incident in New York two months ago when taxi driver Nestor Sulpico returned jewelry left in his vehicle by a
passenger.

Sulpico was similarly fêted by the Philippine Consulate in New York and by New York City officials.

“Instead of profiting from the error, the Bolivar spouses wasted no time in calling the attention of their Manhattan bank for the immediate return of the money to the European bank that made the deposit,” Asuque said.

“The European bank apparently did not know of the deposit
glitch until its attention was called by the Bolivars’ Manhattan depository bank," Asuque said.

Edward Pollack, the Bolivars’ employer for the past nine years, and another Filipino employee accompanied the couple to the consulate for the simple ceremonies.


Hmmm... $700,000 = 1 Ferrari Enzo + 1 Porsche Cayenne + 1 BMW M5 :-)

[driven]

another heroic act brought to you by Pinoy!

[NightRock]

Good news para naman ma bago yung image ng pinoy... ng hindi na nila hina harassed sa Embassy pag nag aaply ng visa..

[glntVR]

wow. sana ganyan din mga taxi drivers dito. konti na lang kasi ganyan. hindi ko alam kung lalampas sa bilang ng daliri!

[gretzy]

one in a million deed

[otanex]

and such one great deed indeed

[kiper]

wow.. I can't imagine myself doing that..hehe Pero nagawa ko na yan dati sa Jeep, sinoli ko ung P50 na sukli ko na dapat ay P10 lang.

[wreckless]

kudos to the couple!!!

[Karding]

$700,000 is really hard to disposed of. If the couple decided to use it for themselves, sooner or later the authorities will find out. So, why not return it and get a commendation?

The jewelry which was returned by the Taxi driver is even harder to dispose of. If he starts selling it (He cant wear all of them anyway), authorities will find out.

If someone mistakenly deposited $70 to my account, I wouldnt return it. Why? Because it hard to notice that I am $70 richer as opposed to being $700,000 richer.

If someone left a pair of 5-carat earrings in my cab, I wouldn't return it. Because a 5-carat earring is easy to dispose as opposed to $50,000 worth of jewelry.

Is it really a question of MORALE or being SCARED of getting caught?

MABUHAY!

[odell]

yan ang pinoy!

[ssaloon]

i second karding's post ehehehe

mahirap na, baka makasuhan pa ng estafa niyan! kudos to them, indeed

[chieffy]

= Php 40+ M....mahirap nga idispatsa iyan...dapat nagpaturo sila sa mga politicans sa atin he he

in the end they did the right thing...gumanda pa image ng pinoy abroad :cheers:

[bardigones]

madami pa din mababait na pinoys... sana lahat ng pinoy ay honest

[bilog]

ang pinoy ay likas na masunurin, specially kung nasa abroad. ang di ko lang bakit pag nasa pinas na nawawalan na ng disiplina.

proud to be pinoy.:cheers:

[jolog1]

Tulad sabi ni bilog, mga pinoy nasa abroad napaka law abiding. Tulad yung isang pinoy sa New York yung nakahanap ng alahas sa taxi niya, naiwan ng customer. Ibinalik din niya.

Dito, yung cellphone ko lang eh nawala sa pedicap 2 weeks ago. Tinangal agad yung simcard para hindi ko matawagan. Isang beses habang nakasakay ako sa jeep, hindi ko napansin nuhulog ko yung cellphone ko. Napansin ko lang kasi yung katabi kong pasahero he's slowly reaching down to get my phone, ayaw pahalata.

[CZintrclr]

You said that right Karding. Yan din ang iniisip ko eh.

[CZintrclr]

You said that right Karding. Yan din ang iniisip ko eh.

[CZintrclr]

You said that right Karding. Yan din ang iniisip ko eh.

[pajerokid]

Still something to be proud of though

[konde]

yan talaga ang pinoy!