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Showing posts with label Project Malasakit. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Kara David's scholar from Cordillera, a former child laborer now a police officer

Photo Courtesy || Kara David, GMA Public Affairs

Cordillera - A child laborer who became one of the scholars of TV journalist Kara David's Project Malasakit foundation is now a member of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

On a Facebook post by GMA Public Affairs, it posted photos of Kara David and Charlie Bangngayen in his graduation and police uniform.

Charlie was a former child laborer in the province of Abra. He was featured in the I-witness documentary "Pulot-Pukyutan" where his main livelihood is gathering honey from the forest.

Photo Courtesy || Kara David, GMA Public Affairs

The veteran journalist has changed the life of Charlie when he offered him scholarship under Project Malasakit.

"I met Charlie Charlie Bravo RCrim in 2014 when we did the I-Witness documentary “Pulot-pukyutan”. The docu featured the life of child laborers in Abra. Charlie and his brother Edrian would climb trees and risk being stung by honeybees just to harvest honey. They used the money that they got from selling honey for school allowance. Project Malasakit by Kara David took them in as scholars," says David. 

Through the foundation, Charlie has finally achieved his dreamed of becoming a police officer.

Photo Courtesy || Kara David, GMA Public Affairs

"Eight years later, ito na si Charlie ngayon… isa nang ganap na miyembro ng Phil National Police. Class Matalinsag. Congratulations Charlie! You have gone a long way. We are very, very proud of you. Salamat sa lahat ng donors ng Project Malasakit," she added.

The Project Malasakit is a scholarship project founded by Kara David in 2001 which aims to bridge the gap between Filipinos who want to help and those underprivileged Filipinos who need help.

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