A 73-year-old local selling crocheted goods to raise funds for his son’s dialysis treatment goes viral after a university student from Davao posted his endeavors online.
MANILA, Philippines — A 73-year-old man selling crocheted goods to raise funds for his son’s dialysis treatment went viral after a university student from Davao City posted his endeavors online. University of the Immaculate Conception fourth-year college student Marvie Joy Vicente Oliamot took to her social media account photos of Emerberto “Tatay Emer” Bongabong and his products recently.Oliamot’s post revealed that Bongabong has been selling crocheted wallets, tumbler carriers, and mobile phone holders, among others, to support his family and his son’s medical treatment.
“Makikita po ninyo itong si tatay na naglalakad sa gitna ng [tirik] na araw para lang masuportahan ang kanyang pamilya at lalo na para sa pagda-dialysis ng kanyang anak,” she posted in Bisaya on February 24.