A Palaweño working student’s Facebook post, last June 23, thanking the manager of a well-known fast-food restaurant chain trended for sending good vibes to readers.
Ley Roy Gabinete, a 24-year-old working student, was picking up a delivery order when he slipped and in the process damaging the food orders. But the manager of the fast-food chain came to his rescue.
“Isa akong rider ng Deliverya food delivery around 1pm po kanina may order po sa akin meal. Fast forward po tayo habang paalis napo ako sa Jollibee hnd kupo napansin yong wet na floor nadulas ako sa kasamahan palad tumilapon yong pagkain na dala ko nakakahiya smpre marami taong naka kita sa akin pero unang lumapit sa akin si ma’am AYEN yong manager po,” Gabinete said on his post.
“Then sumunod yong mga customer mayroon pa duong naka DepEd shirt..and then paglapit po ni ma’am ayen biglang sabi po sa akin sir okay kalang poba ? Dkaba nasaktan ? Which is masakit ngakasi malakas pag pagkabagsak ko sa floor. Kasi nga naka artificial leg po ako. Pero bigla niyan kinuha ang food na dala ko at sabiniya sir check po natin ang food baka hnd naaayos. Then bigla siyang pumasok sa Jollibee at pinalitan yong food then sabi kupo ma’am magkano po babayaran kupo ma’am dalawang beses kupo etong sinabi isa lang sabi niya No wag napo sagot napo namin eto SUBRA po akong nag papasalamat sa inyo ma’am sa kabutihan puso.”
Roy has been wearing a prosthetic leg since 2014. He admits that riding with a prosthetic leg can be challenging especially in rough terrain but he manages to push through. When the pandemic hit, Roy applied as a driver for a food delivery service.
“Masasabi ko sa Jollibee at Manager subra akong nag papasalamat Kay ma’am Ayen sa kabutihang puso na kanyang pinamalas sana hnd lang ako ang matulongan niya sana marami pa at sana tularan siya ng ibang tao tunay na saya at bida sa Jollibee. Ramdam na ramdam kupo yon,” Roy said in an interview by Palawan Daily.