Pic ng Pinoy na namamalimos gamit ang QR code para sa mga taong walang cash on hand, viral

- A photo of a Pinoy beggar using a huge QR code print-out for those who don’t have cash on hand, which was shared by a netizen on social media, has gone viral

- The said photo has been picked up by various news media outlets like Philippine Star, causing it to further spread online

- Netizens rushed to write their comments on the said photo

- Recently, volleyball player Michelle Gumabao experienced a similar thing during her trip to Singapore where a beggar there showed her a QR code when she said she doesn’t carry cash

A photo shared by a netizen on Facebook of a Pinoy beggar using a huge QR code print-out for those who don’t have cash on hand, has gone viral.

The said photo has since then been picked up by various new media outlets like the Philippine Star, causing it to further spread online.

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According to the netizen, the beggar approached him and his companion to beg for alms.

“Pagkasabi naming wala kaming barya, bigla siyang naglabas ng board na ‘yan na may QR code,” the netizen recalled.

Netizens rushed to write their comments on the said photo, with many of them saying that alms-begging has leveled up.

“Level up,” many netizens wrote in the comments section.

“Walang lusot!” another netizen jokingly wrote.

Recently, volleyball player Michelle Gumabao also shared a similar experience when she went on a trip to Singapore.

The volleyball star said a beggar there showed her a QR code when she said she doesn’t carry cash.

“May nanlimos dito sa SG, sabi ko sorry no cash. Pinakitaan ako ng barcode,” Michelle, in a tweet, said a couple of days ago.

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Posts, such as photos or videos, that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people.

One example of a viral photo is that of Pablo Torre, a Fil-Am sportswriter, and his picture wearing a "Sablay." Torre has also explained why he wore a “Sablay” in an event he attended. This was after he earned the ire of some netizens for wearing such in a non-academic event. The “Sablay” is the official sash of the University of the Philippines worn by both graduating students and graduates attending academic activities and functions. He also admitted he never went to the University of the Philippines and the “Sablay” he wore was from his father whom he said graduated from the institution.

On the other hand, an example of a viral video is that of the post about a Grade 12 student in Bacolod City who works as a part-time mime artist and waiter just so he would have money to spend for his school needs. In the post of local media outlet Radyo Bandera Bacolod City, one can see several photos of the student doing his stuff as a mime artist on the side of the road in the said city. According to Radyo Bandera, the student’s name is Ritchard and that he is a Grade 12 of the Singcang-Airport National High School. The report also mentioned that after classes, Ritchard would immediately assume his post in the Bacolod downtown area as a mime artist wearing an all-white outfit and entertain passers by.

Source: KAMI.com.gh