E-jeep driver gives P100 to student after she leaves wallet at home

An e-jeepney driver has touched many hearts online after showing a simple yet powerful act of kindness to a student.

In a Facebook post, May Albert Flores shared her daughter Alliyah’s heartfelt experience with the driver, who gave her P100 after she accidentally left her wallet at home while on her way to school in Monumento.

The 22-year-old student realized she didn’t have her wallet and decided to get off the vehicle. But, the driver refused to let her leave, and instead handed her P100 to cover her fare and help her get to school safely.

"Magbabayad na sana si Alliah ng pamasahe [nang] bigla niya nakita sa bag [na] naiwan niya ang wallet sa bahay. Tinanong siya ng driver bakit daw siya bababa na. Sabi niya, wala daw siya pamasahe dahil naiwan niya [ang] wallet niya," May wrote.

[Alliah was going to pay for her fare when she realized she left her wallet at home. The driver asked why she wanted to get off the jeep. She admitted she had no fare because she left her wallet.]

"Huwag na raw siya bumaba, agad siyang inabutan ng driver ng 100 pesos para daw may pamasahe siya papunta sa school,” she added.

[The driver told her not to get off anymore and immediately handed her P100 to cover her fare all the way to school.]

According to May, she didn’t expect there are still “good samaritans” out there. She also asked for help online to reach the driver to thank him personally.

"Of course sobrang na-touch kasi 'di expect na kung sino pa 'yung taong kumakayod para mabuhay sila pa 'yung may mabuting puso," she said. "Sa panahon ngayon, lalo na at mataas na mga bilihin una na ng presyo ng gasolina, bihira na ang taong ganiyan. Napaka-swerte ng mga anak o asawa ng driver na may pusong handang tumulong," she May added. 

Alliah wasn’t able to meet the e-jeep driver after their encounter but she was able to give back the P100 through his conductor.  She hopes to meet the e-jeep driver soon.

"Sobrang nanlambot 'yung puso ko dahil hindi ko po inaakala na may mga tao pa po pala [na] hindi nagda-dalawang isip gumawa ng ganoong kabutihan,” Alliah commented in May’s post.

“Sana po ay mas biyayaan pa po kayo at maging inspirasyon sa lahat ng tao para tumulong sa mga nangangailangan, lalo na po sa mga kabataan at estudyanteng katulad ko. Hoping to meet you again soon kuya driver, Thank you po!," she added.

The heartwarming encounter tugged the heartstrings of netizens online who can’t help but praise the e-jeep driver. 

"Kindness still exist[s]," a netizen wrote.

“Bihira na po ang taong ganiyan salute po sa inyo sir,” another commented.

— Jade Veronique Yap/LA, GMA Integrated News