{"id":248658,"date":"2020-03-17T05:35:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T09:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=248658"},"modified":"2020-03-17T05:42:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T09:42:53","slug":"bela-padilla-opens-donation-drive-for-street-vendors-affected-by-community-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/17\/bela-padilla-opens-donation-drive-for-street-vendors-affected-by-community-quarantine\/","title":{"rendered":"Bela Padilla opens donation drive for street vendors affected by community quarantine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Padilla named the donation drive \u201cPagkain Para Sa Pinoy\u201d and assured that the money raised from the donations will be given to the right people and encourage her followers to support the cause. (File Photo: @bela\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Actress Bela Padilla arranged an online fundraising event for the street vendors whose source of income were affected by the community quarantine implemented in Metro Manila due to the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.<\/p>\n

The Kapamilya actress took to Twitter her concerns for the street vendors who survive on daily wage and how will they be able to provide for their basic needs during the Metro Manila community quarantine in a series of posts.<\/p>\n

“How do the taho, sampaguita, chips and basahan vendors we see on EDSA who probably sold close to nothing today eat tonight. And tomorrow? And the whole month? Is there anyone I can go to, to talk about this and hopefully help out? :).” Padilla said in a Twitter post on Sunday, March 15.<\/p>\n

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How do the taho, sampaguita, chips and basahan vendors we see on EDSA who probably sold close to nothing today eat tonight. And tomorrow? And the whole month? Is there anyone I can go to, to talk about this and hopefully help out? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bela Padilla (@padillabela) March 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The actress also asked if there are agencies that can accommodate food donations for employees who are temporarily suspended at work due to the quarantine and weren\u2019t able to save money for a month.<\/p>\n

A few minutes after the tweets, the Miracle in Cell No. 7<\/em> actress announced that she set up a crowdfunding website via gogetfunding.com where people can put in their donations for the urban poor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best solution I came up with is for us to donate. I set up an account, and whatever money we do raise, let\u2019s split 16 ways for the 16 cities of Metro Manila affected by this community quarantine. I will personally see to it that the money we raise will go to the right people,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

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The best solution I came up with is for us to donate. I set up an account, and whatever money we do raise, let\u2019s spilt 16 ways for the 16 cities of metro Manila affected by this community quarantine. I will personally see to it that the money we raise will go to the right people.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bela Padilla (@padillabela) March 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Padilla named the donation drive \u201cPagkain Para Sa Pinoy<\/em>\u201d and encouraged her followers to support the cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease help and share this link and let\u2019s try to hit or surpass the target in one week because our local workers have all already been affected starting today thank you. Twitter, let your magic work please,\u201d wrote the Kapamilya star.<\/p>\n

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Please help and share this link and let\u2019s try to hit or surpass the target in one week because our local workers have all already been affected starting today 😩 thank you. Twitter, let your magic work please ❤️ https:\/\/t.co\/yCOmHVRl4a<\/a> 🙏🙏🙏<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bela Padilla (@padillabela) March 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The fundraising aims to hit P1 million and will be available until March 31. As of Tuesday, March 17, the campaign has raised \u20b1760,735.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring this inevitable pandemic, there will be a lot of Filipinos who won’t be able to rely on their normal sources of income. Our favorite taho, dirty ice cream and bananacue vendors wont be able to secure enough money to guarantee food for their families at the end of the day for one month until our community quarantine is over. Let’s look out for them please and donate what we can and lets split the money we raise 16 ways for the 16 cities of Metro Manila affected by this temporary lockdown,\u201d the GoGetFunding description said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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