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Danilo Rojas (center), “GEM OF A PASAYEÑO”, returns to Pasay officials the social improvement card form that would have entitled P8,000 in cash assistance under SAP. —PHOTO OF THE PASAY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
MANILA, Philippines – Pasay Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano on Sunday called a long-time tricycle driver and firefighter volunteer “a gem” of the city after he relinquished the P8,000 he was destined to receive under the national government’s social improvement program (SAP) because his wife had received the same cash assistance in Nueva Ecjia province.
“This noble action of Mr. Danilo” Danny “Rojas is in fact an inspiration, an inspiring story about a simple man with a pure heart who, despite being affected by the crisis, still thought about the situation of other people who are [more] affected by what he is. Mr. Danny Rojas is a gem of a pasayeño, ”said Rubiano.
Rojas, along with other trike drivers, went to City Hall on April 30 to claim a cash assistance of P2,000 from the city government. But when he saw that he was being asked to complete a social improvement card that would also entitle him to P8,000 financial aid under SAP, he told officials at the Pasay Department of Social Welfare and Development (PSWDD) that he no longer had Right to the money since his wife had received P6,500 in monetary aid four days before under the same program. Financial aid is awarded per family.
He even showed PSWDD officials photos of the SAP distribution in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija.
So, while her fellow tricycle drivers went home with P10,000 in cash aid that day, Rojas was happy even though she only had the P2,000 she received from the city government.
“There are so many people in need so I gave the money back. I have been helping people as a volunteer, so I want to help others too,” he told the Inquirer.
A member of the city’s Association of Tricycle Drivers and Operators, Rojas, 44, immediately joined the Pasay Volunteer Fire Brigade just after finishing high school more than 20 years ago.
He admitted that although his family could have used the money, he did not want to get what did not belong to him.
“I did not hesitate or hesitate. You should only get what the Lord gives you. If you get more than you need, what will happen to those who also need it? He said, adding: “Don’t understand what is not for you.”
According to Rojas, his wife, Anna, was happy for what he did. “In the province, many have also asked my wife for help. This is my simple way to help them, “he said.
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