This story yet again proved how powerful social media is!
A teacher from Palawan shared how she found out that one of her students was using a soy sauce bottle as her water jug in school.
“Si KC, ‘yung learner ko na ‘yun, pumunta sa ‘kin, nagpatulong mag-open ng bottle niya. At first akala ko may baon siyang toyo para sa lunch nila kasi dun sila kumakain magkakapatid. Hindi ko po inexpect na ‘yun pala ay ‘yung kanyang water bottle. Nagulat ako, kasi soy sauce bottle gamitin lalagyan ng tubig?” teacher Malone Belmonte shared during an interview with The Philippine STAR.
“Iniwasan ko po magtanong right after na magpabukas kasi po ayoko po ma-feel niya na iba ‘yung baunan niya sa mga kaklase niya,” she added.
Despite witnessing other unusual things inside the classroom, Teacher Malone admitted that this was her first time encountering such experience.
Teacher Malone is currently teaching kindergarten at the Panitian Elementary School, where KC is one of her students.
Upon seeing KC’s water bottle, Teacher Malone was eager to help her but the video happened unexpectedly.
“First time ko po na makakita nang learner ko na may baunan na toyo,” she said.
Initially, Teacher Malone decided to take a video to show her daily routine as a teacher.
“At first talaga, ang intention ko po dun ay to motivate other teachers.M agpatuloy sa pagtuturo kahit pagod na pagod na, at parang nadadrain na. May mga bata kasi katulad ni KC, araw-araw pumapasok kahit na masama ang panahon para lang matuto,” she shared.
“Naawa po talaga ako sa bata, kasi wala siyang sapat na gamit, even her bag, gamit na, parang pinasa na lang sa kanila, para may mapaglagyan ng gamit. ‘Pag nagtuturo kasi sa isang remote area, parang samin na teacher, parang hindi na bago ‘yung mga ganun eksena,” she added.
Teacher Malone then uploaded the video on social media. Surprisingly, it went viral on TikTok and reached generous individuals.
As of writing, the uploaded video on TikTok has already garnered more than 4.6 million views on the social media platform.
“Na overwhelmed ako sa mga comments. God bless you more po sa lahat ng gustong tumulong sa bata,” a netizen commented.
“Grabe naiiyak ako 😭 ang sakit sa loob, pero bilib ako sa batang yan. Sana maabot niya mga pangarap niya at mga bagay na makakapagpasaya sa kanya,” another netizen said.
According to Teacher Malone, individuals provided KC with in-kind and monetary donations. KC’s family received a total of P10,000 cash and other grocery items. She also paid a visit to KC’s home.
“Nagulat ako na ganun pala kalayo ‘yung nilalakad bata. Kahit po na hindi ko tatanungin, alam ko po na mahirap po ‘yung pamumuhay nila,” she noted.
KC’s family expressed gratitude to Teacher Malone’s kindness and to the generous individuals who helped KC.
“Sobrang pasasalamat po nila. Thankful po sila sa mga nagbibigay. GSabi ko, ginawa lang ako ni God na way para matulungan sila. Kung feeling hindi ko na kaya, iisipin ko na lang ‘yung mga batang tulad niya. Naging motivation ko ito everyday na kapag pagod na ako magturo,” she said.
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