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| Felipa Fabon, 'Pagpag' Merchant |
It is a terrible situation when human beings have to resort to picking left-over food from the bins of restaurants and garbages for personal consumption as well as trading purposes. I was appalled to read about Felipa Fabon and the plight of the rest of the habitants of the slums in Manila, Philippines. "Good God" in heaven were the words that came out of my mouth when i came across the story.
I am aware that some people ask the workers in the kitchens of busy restaurants and hotels for leftover food to feed their dogs, but it is a shock to me to see a gloriously and beautifully made human being go through this act of desperation. Ms Fabon is a 'Pagpag' trader which entails selling chicken (often rotten) taken from the trash. This is poverty at it's most glorious and i pray something is done about the horrible situation fast.
In the time being i believe that we as individuals can do something to eradicate hunger within our immediate locality. No right thinking human-being should be reduced to rummage through bins and garbages for food due to poverty. It is a frightening condition and a cry for help that should be responded to with utmost speed by the relevant entities. And some of the richest people in the world should view this as a challenge surely? We should be our "brother's keepers".
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