00:00 They will eat what's prepared on the table.
00:03 Food for the hungry.
00:06 Their goal, let's find out.
00:09 Do you want to know where you can get free food?
00:14 We have a tip.
00:16 It's Christmas in a few months.
00:20 That's why the colorful Christmas lights are spreading on the streets.
00:27 Not only in the Philippines, but also in the Parole Capital of the Philippines, Pampanga.
00:32 And because Christmas is the season of sharing and giving,
00:37 here in Angeles, Pampanga,
00:41 giving is a way of protest.
00:44 Not just during Christmas, but all year round.
00:48 Christmas doesn't need to wait for gifts anymore.
00:51 Because Tom and Diane are getting married, they are giving away free food after the pandemic.
00:58 March 4, we thought of giving away.
01:02 Actually, after the pandemic, we are giving away packed meals in our car.
01:08 They say that they use the excess income from their business to give away food.
01:15 Their target is the homeless people they see on the streets.
01:20 We go around and see people who are homeless.
01:27 They are sitting on the street.
01:29 We are giving them food.
01:30 Tom got the idea from his grandfather that he gives away to his family every Christmas.
01:38 My grandfather, I haven't lived yet, but they are already giving away.
01:44 If I'm not mistaken, my grandfather is giving away rice to his family in the 1980s.
01:52 Every December 24.
01:54 But Tom did it well.
01:58 Because it's not just Christmas if you give away gifts, but twice a week.
02:09 I am the marketer of the food that is needed in the store and also in giving away our packed meals.
02:21 After Tom's business, his wife is the master of cooking.
02:27 The food we give away is really cooked food.
02:30 It's a lot of cooked food.
02:33 And when it's cooked, it's time to pack.
02:35 They leave the packed meals on a table outside the store.
02:44 Where the people who pass by are in need.
02:48 These are free for all.
02:52 So anyone who passes by without money can get it for free.
02:56 Like the pay parking boy who regularly gets food here.
03:05 I work here, I just do the parking.
03:07 Almost every day, I'm here.
03:09 I don't have enough money to buy food.
03:11 That's why I'm here.
03:13 I'm just here and I'm learning.
03:15 While this father is riding a bicycle, he is also thankful for the free food given by his wife.
03:24 He says that his income is a blessing.
03:29 Instead of buying rice, you have food.
03:34 You can eat a carenteria.
03:37 If you sell meat, it's just bread.
03:40 That's good.
03:41 It can also help those who are poor.
03:44 I'm really thankful.
03:45 The wife is very thankful that aside from them, there are people who want to be alone in giving free food to others.
03:56 Like Tom's cousin who regularly donates meat to help those in need.
04:02 I was surprised when I saw on Facebook that you are giving.
04:06 I also want to help people.
04:08 So that's why I started giving 2 kilos of pork.
04:12 But if there is someone who is happier than Tom, it's his grandfather, Grandpa Tomas.
04:21 But because he is already showing symptoms of dementia, he says that he can't understand what his grandson is doing.
04:29 Even so, if there is someone who is idolizing Tom, when it comes to caring for others, it's Grandpa Tomas.
04:38 He started the tradition of sharing blessings to his family.
04:44 It's been a long time.
04:46 That is only every year.
04:50 It was said that Grandpa Tomas started giving rice and canned goods to his grandchildren in the 1980s.
04:56 He usually gives the electricity of the house.
05:01 All of my wives are mothers.
05:04 No father.
05:05 The reason why I am a mother is because some men have 2 wives, 3 wives.
05:11 If they have 3 wives, the 3 comes here, I give them rice.
05:18 Even when he got old, Grandpa Tomas did not stop giving to his family.
05:23 In fact, even now that he has this condition, he has a goal.
05:29 He reached 100 years old.
05:32 Why is that?
05:34 Because I will give some money, a million.
05:40 But that money I will give it also to the people, all women.
05:44 Even if he has this condition, Grandpa Tomas knows that he is proud of his family's tradition.
05:52 That is why Tom continues to give gifts even when there is no Christmas.
05:58 We are here at Adrian Street, Balibago, Angeles City, on the dam side of Angeles.
06:05 We will distribute 50 packs to the families so that we can help them with their food.
06:13 Thank you for your kind heart.
06:15 The stories of Tom's family are proof that there is no need for any occasion to distribute gifts to the people.
06:27 Because giving should be done with a heart, even if there is no Christmas.
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