HOT GUY IN ACTION!

Okay, I know that was a cheap move. But I really need you to read this post.


Last Saturday, I encountered a photo that has been passed around through Facebook about an old woman vendor named Lola Constancia. The story goes that she is already very weak and elderly but she still sells her merchandise everyday. There are even times that she's out late because she still hasn't sold everything. It broke my heart into a million pieces.

So I made a call out to all my Facebook contacts by sharing the photo and asking if anyone knew any information about the poor lady, since I mean to send out help in any way that I can. Another reason is that I had to make sure if the story is real.

Finally, an old friend and colleague of mine gave information regarding a website that attempted to consolidate the pledges to help her. The poor lady is said to reside in Antipolo. I also found out there that Lola Constancia's story has been featured in the show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. Unfortunately, I think it failed to generate the needed action, both from the people and the local government. 

As of this post's publish date, the last update from the website was back in 2 July 2012. Nothing followed after that. I am not sure if the efforts to help Lola Constancia have ceased entirely or what, but I really want to know. I left my number and email address there and I am yet to receive communication from whoever maintains that site.

Now that I have raised awareness in you who are reading this right now, here comes my call for action. I urge you to go to the website that I mentioned earlier. Or to make your life easier, click here. A word of caution though: the form has a field that asks you how much you are going to pledge. Since nothing has been heard from them as of yet, I strongly suggest not placing any amount there. Don't worry, you will still be able to submit the form even if the field is left blank. Once I have confirmed about the most recent activities of this group, I will post an update and try to organize an outreach project so we can go extend our help personally.

If you have reached this point in this post, there is one more thing I ask you to do, and I ask this as a huge, huge favor: SHARE THIS. Share this to as many people as you can and ask them to do something as well. Raising awareness is well and good, but it is what you do with that awareness that matters more.

Earlier, I went to Ortigas to give my boyfriend's office ID which he left at home. On my way there, I saw three homeless, grubby beggar children sleeping on the cold concrete stairs of the MRT. It totally dawned on me how massively important the Cyber-crime Prevention Law is.


Lastly, I really apologize that there really are no hot guys in action here. It was a bad advertising tactic, an old trick in the bag. I just needed to get your attention and I think here I can say the end justifies the means. 


This is not illegal, and as long as there are children sleeping in MRT staircases and elderly people left without proper care, I will not be silent.