The boy who has never owned a pair of shoes

This story is touching. I knew there are still lots of good Filipinos out there. This is the story of an eleven-year-old Gicoven Abarquez, who has has never owned a pair of shoes, spends his free time gathering plastic bottles around this city’s downtown area to help augment his family’s meager income.Even if is malnourished, and who looks like a five-year-old because of his small body frame, Gicoven Abarquez never thought of keeping a bag containing around P18,000 which he found while looking for plastic bottles one day.This grade four pupil at the East Central Elementary School here, was recently honored by the Dagupan City Police for his admirable honesty.Asked why he turned it over to the police, he said "My mother taught us never to own anything that is not ours". How I wish every Filipino has his heart!The police have given the true claimant 60 days, starting last Monday, to show up at their station. If the owner fails to come forward, the police, upon deliberation, have decided that the money will be given as a reward to the Abarquez family.The local police also plans to make Abarquez the beneficiary of their Kinabukasan Mo, Sagot Ko scholarship project. Source: Philstar.com
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