Kamakailan lang, nag-viral ang ilang video ng mga taong nanlilimos sa kalsada dahil sa tila nakakaawa nilang sitwasyon. Pero ang mas nakakalungkot na balita, ‘limos modus’ lang pala ang mga ito. Paano nga ba makakaiwas sa ganitong panloloko? Sundan ang buong ulat sa video na ito.
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00:00 In different places, there are people who are asking for help or begging.
00:10 But there are also people who are asking for help,
00:14 in a mode of "Mudol".
00:18 Brother, don't put it in a pile.
00:22 Just like this man in the viral video, you thought that he threw away his rice bag.
00:29 What did you buy there?
00:30 But it turned out to be a peke.
00:33 Because not only one, but he made three times the "Mudol" in three different places to deceive.
00:42 This woman is holding a carton while peeing.
00:48 The picture of a child with a sick child or something is placed here.
00:52 But the picture of the baby was just taken from the internet.
00:58 How can we stop the spread of this kind of "Limus Modus"?
01:02 A man in orange clothes suddenly became famous.
01:07 He was also not mistaken with the "Laglag Bigas Modus".
01:11 He was seen in different places, in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Laia, and Las Pinas.
01:16 If this viral video is good,
01:24 we can see a man wearing orange clothes and wearing an umbrella.
01:28 We can also see two cars stopping to give help to the man.
01:35 But in another viral video taken in Las Pinas City,
01:44 we can see the man again wearing both orange clothes and an umbrella.
01:50 And just like the scene in Laguna, he also threw his rice bag.
01:54 Someone also helped him.
01:57 "Let's get this. Double the money and we'll bring this."
02:01 "Yes, yes, get it first."
02:03 But this is not the last time the man was seen.
02:07 "Brother, don't put it in your pocket."
02:13 In another viral video in Manaiya, Paranaque City,
02:17 the man was caught again by the video.
02:20 He was wearing both clothes and an umbrella.
02:22 Just like the scene in Laguna and Paranaque, he also threw his rice bag.
02:29 This is dangerous because there are many cars passing by.
02:35 "Just buy it. Don't put it in your pocket."
02:37 "It might get broken. That's all I can do."
02:40 Because of pity, the delivery rider helped the man.
02:47 "I was crying while I was delivering him.
02:49 That's when I saw that no one was helping him, not even one.
02:54 He was in the middle of the road."
02:56 "Don't put it in your pocket. Just stay here. I'll just give it to you."
03:01 "I didn't hesitate to help him because he saw the rice bag that was thrown in the middle of the road."
03:06 "How much did you buy there?"
03:08 "50 pesos."
03:10 "You have 50 pesos there, boys?"
03:13 The man was not given money because he thought that what happened to him was true.
03:17 "The delivery rider just hesitated if he can add the money because he thought that he only brought 100 pesos.
03:24 He thought that 150 pesos was the amount of rice that was thrown.
03:29 So I want to fix it so that I can return the 150 pesos."
03:39 When Marivic posted this on social media,
03:41 this is when he found out that this is a modus.
03:44 "We saw him trending on Facebook. He does this in different places."
03:50 To make sure if the rice bag that the man threw is real,
03:55 the team searched the places where he was seen.
03:59 We first went to this road in Laguna.
04:03 "I haven't seen it yet, but usually the people who are missing are from that area."
04:08 "Mama Limos is from that area. Because during Christmas, there are people who are missing."
04:12 "I haven't seen it yet, but I see some old people."
04:17 But none of the people we asked were able to see or meet the man.
04:24 "I think it's just now. I always pass by here. It's just now that I saw him."
04:29 We also tried to go around the highway in Paranaque.
04:35 We tried to see if we could see the man in the video, but he wasn't here.
04:39 Until we found out that a man's brother in the video posted something on social media.
04:47 But according to his brother's post, the man has a mental condition.
04:52 To confirm this, we went to the barangay where the man in the video lives.
04:59 "Did you identify the man in the video?"
05:03 "Yes, ma'am. I know him."
05:06 The barangay also confirmed that the man has a mental health condition.
05:11 And they are helping him to get treatment.
05:14 "He was taken to our place and he was treated."
05:18 "You can see from his movement, his speech."
05:22 "He has different attitudes than a normal person."
05:31 In Binan, Laguna, a woman is walking while holding a cart.
05:36 A charity vlogger from San Pedro, Laguna documented a woman asking for help.
05:42 The woman was carrying a tarpaulin with a picture of her son who is suffering from a disease.
05:49 The content creator, Jennifer Alon Alon, passed by the woman.
05:55 "I asked her if I can see the man in the tarpaulin."
06:02 "Can you see him?"
06:04 "Oh, it's a baby. Whose child is that?"
06:09 "It's yours."
06:11 "I was surprised. It's a child with a child who has a child with him."
06:16 "I will come back here. I will look for you here."
06:23 "This is for your expenses."
06:25 The woman was so pitiful that she gave help to the woman.
06:29 "I asked for her number so that I can call her if someone needs help."
06:36 "But she said she doesn't have a cell phone. So I said I will call her back."
06:41 Jennifer brought the woman back to give help.
06:45 "I will accompany you to the place and we will bring the people who will help you."
06:52 "It's far."
06:53 "You said it's in Batangas, right?"
06:55 "It's in Bacolod."
06:57 This is where she doubts what the woman is saying.
07:02 "Why is it in Bacolod?"
07:04 "She said it's far."
07:06 "It's far."
07:08 "Of course, the people who are helping want to make sure that the child will go there."
07:16 "I thought about it. I said that the picture of your child is too dangerous to travel."
07:25 "How can they travel?"
07:27 "Can I talk to your aunt?"
07:30 "She said she doesn't have Facebook, she doesn't have a number, she's not online."
07:35 "She said different things. We were not talking to each other at first."
07:41 "Who is that child?"
07:44 When Jennifer uploaded the video on social media, some people messaged her.
07:48 Based on what they commented on the video, they noticed something different in the picture that the woman used.
07:56 "When the video went viral, her relatives chatted with me.
08:01 They said that the woman is always doing that, asking for help on the street.
08:07 She's not the child.
08:10 That's when I realized everything.
08:12 Then the people who commented said, "Ma'am, the picture is just from Google."
08:18 "That's why I was so surprised."
08:21 We also tried to find the woman in the area where she always goes missing.
08:27 "I can see it."
08:30 "There are no more."
08:32 "There are not many."
08:34 "It's here."
08:36 "It's easy to find it here."
08:39 "It's here."
08:40 "We can put it here."
08:42 "It's gone."
08:44 "It's December, Christmas."
08:45 A reminder from the Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD,
08:50 it is clear that it is against the Anti-Medicalcy Law that it is prohibited to have a child,
08:55 especially if the child has the ability to work.
08:58 Children are also not allowed to have a child.
09:03 Anyone who is under the age of 8 years can be jailed for up to 4 years for violating the law.
09:09 There is also a fine for those who give out limos.
09:13 But it's only 20 pesos.
09:15 Children who use limos will be taken to DSWD shelters.
09:21 Those who have a condition to think, like the man in the video,
09:25 can also be helped by DSWD and Department of Health or DOH.
09:31 We also help the poor, marginalized and vulnerable sectors,
09:36 including our fellowmen who have special conditions.
09:40 So yes, your DSWD programs can help them financially for their treatment.
09:49 It is not prohibited to have mercy,
09:51 but it should be considered before helping so that the victims will not be deceived and deceived.
10:00 I am Jun Valeracion and this is the Reporter's Notebook.
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