Netizens hail 2 MMDA constables who lent money to teen motorist in need

 

Two MMDA constables are being hailed as 'good samaritans' after a Facebook post relating how they lent money to a 19-year-old motorist went viral on Tuesday.

 

According to Jomai Moreno, he was involved in a car crash in EDSA Guadalupe on his way home to Bulacan after dropping a friend off at the airport.

 

The other party involved demanded a payment of P2,000, but Moreno was then only carrying enough money to pay the toll.

 

The constables approached Moreno, and started to negotiate with the other party upon learning about the price demanded.

 

“Naawa ako sa bata. Sabi ko, 'Abonohan ko na lang kaya. Magkano nga, ma'am?' Two thousand daw. Sabi ko, 'Baka puwedeng babaan naman po sa P1,500 kasi hindi naman ganoong kalaki ang tama, kumpara mo kay sir, talagang dent na dent 'yung hood niya.' Kung gusto raw naming tulungan si sir, tulungan raw namin,” MMDA constable Tetchie Carmona said in a report on "24 Oras Weekend" on Sunday.

 

“Tinawag ko 'yung kasamahan ko. Sabi ko, 'May pera ka din ba diyan? Tara, buuin na lang natin 'yung P1,500.”

 

Carmona was referring to co-constable Maria Sol Acosta.

 

The money lent by the two constables was part of their daily allowance. 

 

 

“Nagulat ako kasi, di ko sila kilala. After that, I paid them back as soon I got my money back. Malaki pasasalamat ko kasi need ko talaga yung money that time. Nakakatuwa lang kasi hindi pala sila lahat ay buwaya, meron din palang taong mababait na tulad nitong mga to. Ayaw talaga nila magpapicture pero pinilit ko sila. God bless you guys!” Moreno said.

 

Meanwhile, Carmona admitted to having sympathized with the helpless motorist.

 

She said, “Minsan kapag nakita mo ang sitwasyon — siyempre bata pa 'yun, kinakabahan. Kami naman, alam namin 'yung feeling na nagigipit, 'yung parang hindi ka pinagkakatiwalaan kahit nakikiusap ka na. Kaya tinulungan na namin.” — Bianca Rose Dabu/JDS, GMA News