Street Beggars: what do you do?

[jubs00]

I especially hate those mother/baby tandem begging during noon time. Nakaka-awa yung baby imagine all the time exposed sa pollution, init, ingay etc.. ginagamit pa yung anak para lang mang limos. Makes my wife teary eyed sometimes.

Before, we give out coins pero ngayon we donate na lang sa ngo's at least we know our money really goes to the needy.

[_Cathy_]

Nothing. When they knock on my car window, I knock back and that drives them away

Sa Petron Pasay road ang daming mga bata na ganiyan kaya di ako tumututok para ma abante ko yung auto pag lalapit na sila. On the same intersection (EDSA turning left to Pasay road) may naglilimos din matanda at umaakay buntis na babae. Malamang next month, tatlo na sila naglilimos.

[prettyaia]

Same with Sis Cathy_for_you. I just knock back.

It's such a pity seeing them on the streets begging but giving them will only encourage them to stay on the streets.

[emj21]

kapag senior citizen nagbibigay ko minsan..

[kotiko]

I never give coins/money. I just knock back.

Sometimes food na tinake-out lang kasi di naubos at alam kong mabubulok lang sa bahay.

Giving coins/money will just encourage them to beg until they grow old.

Same as others, pinaka ayaw ko yung naglilinis ng windshield. Lalo ng dudumi, medyo mapipilitan ka pang mabigay.

Maraming salbaheng beggars, pag di mo binigyan dudumihan windows mo, or some other bad stuff.

Isa pang ayaw ko yung mga vendors na namimilit or nagmamakaawang bumili ka, na alam mo namang style niya talaga yun makabenta...

Lastly, FYI the street beggars (some with disabilities) around the Meralco Ave. / Julia Vargas / Lanuza area have a handler. Saw them counting their collected money in Yoohoo before. Not sure if it's a charitable kind of handler or just a syndicate, just want you guys to know.

[_Cathy_]

^Nakakainis din yung ididikit yung mukha sa salamin nagkaka oil mark tuloy ng mukha nila! Grrrr!

Mas gusto ko pa yung may binebenta kaysa yung namamalimos lang talaga.

[renzo_d10]

if kids yung magbbeg for money, i just honk my horn and move the car or knock back.

if mga senior citizens na yung magbbeg and sadyang may problema like sa isang eye or whatever, i sometimes give food yung mga natitirang fries or whatever .. minsan, coins din. 2 pesos.

and bago pa makalapit yung mga nagpupunas ng windshield, i rev my car and honk my horn ng tuloy tuloy. :hysterical: yabang ba ? hahaha. kulit kasi nila eh.

[isa1023]

One time may binigyan ako kasi akala ko pilay talaga.

Pag-alis eh ba naglakad ng deretso.

Sa badtrip ko eh muntik ko na sagasaan.



Pakiramdam ko naisahan ako at natapakan ang pagkatao ko.

[chrismarte]

Depende sa galing nila mag acting

usually i'm just ignoring them katok lang sa bintana ayos na...

Sa labas ng mga mall my lalapit pa minsan "boss, baka pwede makahingi ng pamasahe nawala ho kasi yung pera namin uuwi pa kami sa...."

[j.caine]

i dont wanna give them anything. it's the government's[DSWD] job to help them. i want to help them but i refuse to do so. maging dependent sila sa pagbbeg... if i really have to give them - il prefer to give them food rather than money para sigurado ako makakatulong sa kanila. coz if money baka naman bibili lng ng yosi or worse drugs