Pinoy Buzz: Honesty

Honest parking boy who returned P7,000-cash gets full scholarship

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">“Be honest, like karma it will eventually come back to you.”<br /><br />Days after his story went viral on Facebook, Andrey Macabuhay, the young boy who returned P7,000-cash dropped by a customer, is about to experience his share of good karma.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWepMMWtRulOaDX4H8CkpERyOXlGq9qy9AS3n7im7FEmhvz2E85FTvCBZW32nQYPcMCdpCSuifFt6TvjtbGUCSl4_hUgmwu5v_2GwVe96wQr31vjviYF5nEOnXStiQ3TcoEiXP5DA-Gn4-/s1600/andrey-macabuhay-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="parking boy who returned P7,000-cash gets full scholarship" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWepMMWtRulOaDX4H8CkpERyOXlGq9qy9AS3n7im7FEmhvz2E85FTvCBZW32nQYPcMCdpCSuifFt6TvjtbGUCSl4_hUgmwu5v_2GwVe96wQr31vjviYF5nEOnXStiQ3TcoEiXP5DA-Gn4-/s1600/andrey-macabuhay-2.jpg" title="parking boy who returned P7,000-cash gets full scholarship" /></a></div><br />In Dindo Lorenzo’s Facebook post, he narrated Andrey’s incredible act of kindness. At around 1 am on August 20, Dindo unknowingly dropped his money while taking his phone out of his pocket. He then proceeded inside a McDonald’s branch in Sta. Maria, Bulacan to order food for his family.<br /><br />But before he could even place his order,  Andrey called him to tell him that he actually dropped his money amounting to P7,000. Such amount could have tempted anyone, but Andrey said he didn’t have second thoughts on returning it for the simple reason that it wasn’t his money.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />To reward his honesty, Dindo gave Andrey cash, which the latter would give his mother. Andrey works as a parking boy in the said restaurant to help support his family as his father, who has vision problems, could no longer work.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="790" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FonlyinPinas2016%2Fposts%2F1723802341256284&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />But Andrey’s inspiring story didn’t end there.<br /><br />In fact, Andrey’s life is about to change after many netizens recognized his incredible act of kindness. <br /><br />After being moved by his story, good samaritans decided to reward the young boy’s honesty with a scholarship grant that will allow him to finish college education. Moreover, he also gets to have benefits that will make schooling easier for him such as benefits for his food allowance, school uniform, school supplies, books, as well as employment assistance after college graduation.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true”" frameborder="0" height="503" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D341849409603154%26set%3Dp.341849409603154%26type%3D3&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />“Sa murang edad natuto ng maghanapbuhay para makatulong sa pamilya.. ang batang parking boy n nd natukso sa pera khit sa kabila ng kahirapan sa buhay nd sya ntukso sa pera..ang kanyang katapatan ay agad na suklian.. saludo aq sa mga batang tulad mo..mabuhay k!”<br /><b><br /></b> <b>-- Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Honest parking boy who returned P7,000-cash gets full scholarship

“Be honest, like karma it will eventually come back to you.” Days after his story went viral on Facebook, Andrey Macabuhay, the young boy wh...

Honest airport janitor to next PH president: “Never get anything that is not yours"

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Since becoming a janitor at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 2012, Ronald Gadayan has passed up on several opportunities that would have made him instantly rich.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL2hNteaRiQT-rJJ_Db4hq6MU1Nt62fashkY5bAu10aetoScG1rsXhoRZUS2-MjM-Nm5qX1E6Sgm30KOT7xIVR8hUHCp0UZAOdfAeLk7XjfE0brR4YqZ_zlDSoks9lEfgboVv-hMT25f-/s1600/honest-janitor-naia.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ronald Gadayan honest janitor" border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL2hNteaRiQT-rJJ_Db4hq6MU1Nt62fashkY5bAu10aetoScG1rsXhoRZUS2-MjM-Nm5qX1E6Sgm30KOT7xIVR8hUHCp0UZAOdfAeLk7XjfE0brR4YqZ_zlDSoks9lEfgboVv-hMT25f-/s640/honest-janitor-naia.JPG" title="Ronald Gadayan honest janitor" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ronald Gadayan, the "honest janitor." Screengrab from CNN Philippines video</td></tr></tbody></table>Over the past years, the 39-year-old janitor from Norzagaray, Bulacan had willingly returned lost items he found at the airport. <br /><br />From gadgets to a pouch with jewellery and cash amounting to P2.4 million left by passengers at NAIA, Gadayan didn’t second guess himself in doing what is right.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulO-_5BOS30t2FGihX54UttlK59WhgVPCaR3OmcG8FdkiwIVFHs8nNSuts5Hc0AgU8LvC9yBV8rtL_tILhAuucFYGbTqhIrg4S4IFn8RHUGjtW_oys_Yd9GL5ubobtc0yK8MuV2G_5jPc/s1600/ronald-gadayan-honest-naia-janitor.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulO-_5BOS30t2FGihX54UttlK59WhgVPCaR3OmcG8FdkiwIVFHs8nNSuts5Hc0AgU8LvC9yBV8rtL_tILhAuucFYGbTqhIrg4S4IFn8RHUGjtW_oys_Yd9GL5ubobtc0yK8MuV2G_5jPc/s640/ronald-gadayan-honest-naia-janitor.jpg" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Various groups had recognized Gadayan for his honesty. PHOTO CREDIT: Inquirer</td></tr></tbody></table>Indeed, some of his friends had started calling him “bayaning tanga” or foolish hero for letting go of such “opportunities.” Even when two of his three children were hospitalized due to dengue in 2010, Gadayan chose to return the iPhone he found, which could have been “heaven’s answer” to his ordeal. Instead of selling the expensive smartphone to pay for the hospital bills, Gadayan borrowed money from a lender to whom he pawned his ATM card.<br /><br />In his interview with Inquirer, Gadayan revealed that he is not a religious person and doesn’t often go to church. But for him, being fair and honest, particularly to God, is enough.<br /><br />“If you are honest to God, everything will follow through.You may not be rewarded, but God sees you. And it shall bear fruit at the proper time,” he said.<br /><br />His good deeds had been recognized  by several groups including Manila Jaycee Senate Inc. in San Juan City which hailed him “Kahanga-hangang Pinoy”. He was also named Spirit of Edsa awardee in 2013, outstanding alumnus of Caloocan High School, and outstanding citizen by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle in 2012. Recently, the Rotary Club of Pasay-Sinagtala (District 3810) recognized him for his good deeds. <br /><br />Check out some of the awards Gadayan has accumulated over the past years through this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ronald.gadayan.94/media_set?set=a.1452844854955639.1073741830.100006904153468&type=3&pnref=story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a>. <br /><br />Believing that the country lacks honest leaders, Gadayan hopes that the next president will do what his parents used to tell him when they were still alive.<br /><br />“‘Never get anything that is not yours.’ I hope our next President knows and does that, too,” Gadayan said. <br /><br />Watch the video report below.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XMsmEnlHNCw" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Honest airport janitor to next PH president: “Never get anything that is not yours"

MANILA, Philippines - Since becoming a janitor at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 2012, Ronald Gadayan has passed up on sev...