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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