OFWs in Italy pack relief goods for fellow Pinoys

An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Italy has been distributing relief goods among his fellow countrymen in south Italy amid the lockdown in the country due to the coronavirus disease 2019.

"Ang mga kababayan natin halos isang buwan at kalahati na naka-lockdown dito sa amin. Tapos 'yung may mga trabaho dati hindi na rin makapag-trabaho dahil sa lockdown na ito," Rey Lapital Rebudal said in Oscar Oida's Tuesday report on 24 Oras.

Other Filipinos were helping Rebudal repack and distribute relief goods house-to-house.

"Ayan po, kami lang po ang nagre-repack dahil bawal po ang marami. Mga pasta, mga kiwi na prutas, ang dami po. Papamigay natin sa ating mga kababayan," Rebudal said.

Some donations were given by other Filipinos while some were from the Italian Government, according to the report.

"Medyo nahihirapan 'yung gobyernong Italya ano [sa] paghatid ng mga tulong. So naisipan ko po na kontakin 'yung tinatawag na munisipyo at binigyan kami ng mga goods. At naihatid namin sa ating mga kapwa Pilipino na talagang nangangailangan," he said.

Given that there were over 3,000 Filipinos in the area, Rebudal said that providing all of them with relief packages could be tiring. However, seeing the smiles of families which they had helped made it worth it

"Ang panawagan ko lang po diyan ay sana 'yun nga makinig sila sa kung ano ang inuutusan ng ating gobyerno dahil ikabubuti din natin 'yun na wag na po sana lumabas, Rebudal said. — Joahna Lei Casilao/DVM, GMA News