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Kidney for Sale. RUSH! Hello. I am a 34 year old male from Manila, Philippines (ASIA). I am selling one of my kidneys to pay for a medical and financial debt. I am a non-smoker, non-drinker. I am NOT into drugs. Im a clean living lifestyle person. Healthy, no operations in the past, no medical condition. Blood type AB+. THIS IS NOT A JOKE OR SCAM. NEED SERIOUS PEOPLE FOR THIS.
You’re right, you are not browsing ebay here. I saw this ad, it’s true this guy is selling his kidney. Sadly, many Filipinos are doing this in exchange for money. Years ago, we heard this news that many of our Kababayans sprouted out like mushrooms rushing to sell their kidneys. An average of Php50,000-120,000 each. To the man who doesn’t know anything, that’s a fortune! Big money! But they do not know what they’re giving up. Today, they may enjoy the money while they’re young, but in the future, let’s say 20-30 years from now, i bet they’ll regret their decision.
This year, in a recent study of the University of the Philippines, there were 3,000 men and women who had sold their kidneys. Which was found in a slum area in Metro Manila.
I want to share with you this story,
Marlene Maico was only two years old at the time. Then she fell sick. Very sick - with several diseases at the same time. Her life could only be saved if she was treated properly at a hospital.
But I had no money, says the father, 31-year-old Satur Maico. The family lived in a shanty in Bagong Lupa, a large slum area close to the harbor in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
Garbage and sewage are floating below the shanties. There is visible damage after a typhoon hit a few months earlier, in which many of the families lost their homes. For many people it is a depressing life. There is no work. At least not every day. And when they get something to do, residents say, pay is a meager 3 to 6 dollars.
In this neighborhood a desparate Maico helplessly watched his daughter on the brink of death. Finally he chose what he considered to be his only alternative: He accepted that one of his two kidneys was removed from the body and transplanted into a man who was willing to pay.
I received 70.000 pesos for my kidney. That is the smallest amount anyone has been paid in this area. But I was desperate and did not have much to negotiate with.
Thus the daughter, who now is six years old, was admitted to hospital. The father could afford the 15.000 pesos fee. And she survived.
Today a long scar at the right side of his body bear witness of Maico’s sacrifice for his daughter. And at least 150 other men have the same scar in this slum area.
In the Philippines anyone donates their kidneys out of sympathy. Instead agonizing poverty and human misery are the encouraging forces behind their acceptance. This is terrible. Instead of donating human organs to family and love ones, one should suffer to alleviate their lives.
How about you? Are you going to sell your kidney or donate it to your family?
Kidney for Sale by Pinoy Ambisyoso.
The story of Jane Walker is touching and an inspiration to all the Filipinos around the world. This British mom really touched my heart that’s why it drives me to write about her. She was called an Angel to save the Filipino children in Manila’s city dump, the Smokey Mountain.
She left her career in Britain just to save the Filipino children. The 43 year old Briton has been personally attached for more than 10 years at Smokey Mountain project. She is the founder of Philippine Christian Foundation in 1996, and later registered as a charity in 2002. Among the projects of PCF includes Education and Adult Literacy, Nutrition and Health, Livelihood and Skills Training, Family and Community Enhancement and Spiritual Care.
Ito ang balitang bumulaga sa atin kaninang hapon dito sa Pilipinas. Former Joseph Estrada was given a full pardon ng ating magaling na Presidenteng Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Ito daw ang pinakamahirap na desisyon na ginawa ni GMA sa buong buhay niya. Para nga ba sa ating lahat ang desisyong ito o para sa kanyang personal interest? Eksakto naman sa pagbubukas muli ng hearing tungkol sa ZTE deal na kung saan deretsahang ng isinangkot ng batang De Venecia si GMA sa issue. Magaling, magaling, magaling!
A message from Lovecoach,
On today’s (October 27) pilot airing of Usapang Pinoy, Harvey Keh will be on the show to discuss the things he said in his last open letter! Tune in to www.futureradio.co.uk at 10pm Manila time!
I came accross at Kengkay’s Blog and i read Harvey Keh’s email. Harvey became so popular when he wrote why he wanted to leave this country . Indeed this 27-year old guy received enormous responsed from his open letter dedicated to Filipinos. Now here comes another email from Harvey. Must read.
Dear Fellow Filipinos,
Good day to all of you!
Recently, I came across an article which talks about the main reasons why India is slowly but surely growing into a world power with a fast developing economy. One of the major reasons cited by the article is the fact that many Indians who have left to study, work or live abroad have now started to go back and help their country through various means. In an interview that I watched at CNN, many Indian youth have expressed that they want to study or work abroad just like Filipinos but the only difference is they see themselves coming back after a few years to bring back what they learned to help their country.
As I thought about this, I realized that we can learn much from the Indians. Imagine if every Filipino working or living abroad would just do his or her own small share towards helping our country, then I think in a few years we could also expect that our country would grow and not be left behind by our Asian neighbors like Vietnam, Thailand, China and India. I thought of suggesting some easy ways that Filipinos living abroad can help our country and I hope that you will consider doing some of these suggestions to help our Philippines:
Jocelyn Dulnuan a Filipina Caregiver Killed in Canada Mansion.
Let’s make this call possible. Let’s help spread the news. Write this post in your blog. Maraming salamat Kabayan!
I read this news from a friend’s blog reynaelena.com . Our fellow kababayan Jocelyn Dulnuan, 27, from Namulditan, Hingyon, Ifugao, was killed last Monday afternoon in a Mansion in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Based on media reports, Dulnuan’s body was found on Oct. 1 on the premises of Doulton Place mansion where she worked as a live-in caregiver. According to the National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC), Dulnuan entered Canada under the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) and worked under various employers in the Greater Toronto Area before working at the Doulton Place mansion.
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