By Raji Unnikrishnan
An appeal to help a badly-injured Filipino road traffic accident victim has received overwhelming support from readers. Funds needed for her journey home were collected in less than 12 hours after an article highlighting her plight was published in the GDN.
Housemaid Ofelia Paglinawan is battling injuries and memory loss while gradually recovering at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC). She needed BD753 (PHP100,000) for medication as she prepares to travel back to her home town of Batangas.
Friends of the 51-year-old were stunned by the response from big-hearted well-wishers. “We are so happy,” said her friend Rowena Acaso, who initiated the drive. “Support quickly started pouring in and by around noon we had received BD633.
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