'Carrot Man' touches netizens' hearts after crying on 'Wowowin'

Jeyrick Sigmaton a.k.a "Carrot Man" once again took the Twitter-verse by storm after his emotional guesting on variety show "Wowowin" aired on Thursday afternoon.

Sigmaton, a 21-year-old Igorot farm worker in Mountain Province, attracted the attention of netizens last week after his photo took by a tourist went viral on social media.

After he was located by the Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho team in Cordillera, he went to Manila and shared his story on several GMA-7 programs.

The eldest of seven children, Sigmaton stopped attending school to help his family earn a living. He said, however, that he still wants to continue his education.

The charming lad, whose looks have been compared to K-pop stars, broke into tears as his idol Willie Revillame granted his wish with a promise to shoulder the rest of his schooling.

Asked about his dream, Sigmaton said he just wants to finish school to lift his family out of poverty and lead a simple life.

The studio audience went teary-eyed with his story and even netizens could not help but be touched with his humility.

grabe jeyrick sobra sobra na ung paghanga ko sayo..di lng sa malaanghel mong mukha kundi sa buong pagkatao mo.. #CarrotManInWowowin

— Jenny Salazar (@jenBS23) March 3, 2016

He's not after the fame. He just want to finish his studies and have a simple life. *bow down* ????????#CarrotMan #CarrotManInWowowin

— Chesca Styles. (@chescaishungry) March 3, 2016

Nakakatouch si jeyrick. Kaiyak. Huhuhu #CarrotManInWowowin

— Jappy Jam (@JamoraJasper) March 3, 2016

Jeyrick's heart is so gorgeous, the reason why he got this fame. #CarrotManInWowowin

— Bugs Bunny (@cinderellalgsp) March 3, 2016

Carrot Man doesn't need to change just to fit in. We will support and admire him 4 being naturally innocent and simple. #CarrotManInWowowin

— Ivan ollusem (@IOllusem) March 3, 2016

Angel on earth!! #CarrotManInWowowin

— JoyH (@JorginaHub) March 3, 2016

I think carrot man is a good boy. May God bless him. I hope he able to finish his studies. Thanks to willie #CarrotManInWowowin

— marty ballesteros (@typogi) March 3, 2016

The blessing for Carrotman is just starting :) #CarrotManInWowowin How I wish he will be there again :<

— Goddess (@EL_kantada) March 3, 2016

UNG TOTOO....NAIYAK AKO NUNG UMIYAK N C CARROTMAN #CarrotManInWowowin

— Yshfully Yours (@bouncingpearl) March 3, 2016

As of 7 p.m., the hashtag #CarrotManInWowowin hauled more than 100,000 tweets to be the top trending topic on Twitter. —Marisse Panaligan/JST, GMA News