Senior delivery rider walks for hours to finish job, earns overflowing support from netizens

• A 65-year-old delivery rider’s bike broke down, forcing him to walk for hours to deliver food
• Customer Jean Pellegas shared the moving encounter online, drawing sympathy from thousands
• Netizens raised money to help the elderly rider, some donating as little as ₱50 or ₱100
• Mang Roberto plans to buy a new bike, saying the kindness he received changed his life

What began as an ordinary food delivery turned into a story of perseverance and compassion when a 65-year-old delivery rider chose to walk to his customer’s house after his bicycle broke down.

In a report by Bea Pinlac on 24 Oras Weekend, customer Jean Pellegas said she had waited for nearly two hours for her food order.

Exhausted and hungry, she was initially frustrated—until she saw the elderly delivery man arrive at her doorstep drenched in sweat and out of breath.

“Paglabas ko, ano siya, pawis na pawis. Tapos 'yung kamay niya, sobrang dumi. Tapos, hinihingal. Sabi niya, ‘Pasensiya na ha, nasira 'yung bike ko. Kaya nilakad ko na lang.’ Sobrang nakakadurog,” Pellegas recalled.

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Despite his ordeal, Mang Roberto Subito said he only wanted to fulfill his duty.

“Trabaho namin, delivery. So kahit late man, gusto ko ma-deliver talaga,” he said.

Deeply moved, Pellegas shared the story online, and soon thousands of netizens offered words of encouragement and financial help.

“Ang dami talagang tumulong. Kahit 'yung ano, tig-P50, P100. Naipon siya nang naipon kasi ang dami talagang tumulong, sobra,” she shared.

Overwhelmed by the outpouring of support, Mang Roberto expressed his gratitude, saying he finally had enough to rest and worry less about meeting his daily quota.

“Ang laking bagay talaga ito… Nabago ang buhay ko talaga,” he said, adding that the first thing he plans to buy is a new bicycle.

News, photos, or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, this could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable to one's daily life. These stories are among those that people would learn from every day.

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Source: KAMI.com.gh