While his mother did the neighbors’ laundry, his father saw Darwin’s condition as a money-making opportunity. Every morning, he dropped Darwin off the LRT station to ask for alms until the TNK worker rescued the boy. The priest remembers Darwin asking for healing in prayers “because he … wanted to be able to move again like the other children. There was one time, however, when she saw Darwin lose his cool. Darwin wrote him notes saying, “Maraming salamat po (Thank you very much)” and “Masayang-masaya ako (I’m so happy)” after that.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2019 21:56 UTC