"Would you give money to a beggar boy?"

I agree. There is no chance since we are riding in a public transportation. If I am on the street, I will definitely buy some food instead of money.

@MALUSE This reminds me of an old B/W movie about a beggar who lived in a mansion. Sickening.

@marlina The problem with beggars is always the mistrust one has. The few genuine cases are hard to find - or not at all. In Germany, beggars are organised. Nearly all come from Balkan countries (former Yugoslavia). They're taken to city centres in the morning by car and fetched again in the evening. The beggars themselves are poor sods. Their bosses are well off.

@nomus24g I know . This boy was looking cheerful and was enthusiastic about the food which was also fresh and hot

@nomus24g they are fake ones too...That's another story.... Last week a fellow passenger exchanged some small talk and then he told us that the enuch in question is a father of 3

@responsiveme I know what you mean. But it is not possible to give some food. The jeepney is on the go. If I have some foody, I will give it to him instead of money.

@Shavkat They should be protected always no matter what and yet they are not.

@lovingangelsinstead21 I am aware that children were being abused in begging on the street. I wasn't used to seeing them. In my city, these children cannot able to do this.

I can speak first hand of the poverty in the Philippines. Manila is a city with extreme opposites, obscene wealth and abject poverty co-existing side by side. The government cannot tackle this alone and that's where so many of the churches and smaller community based projects play such an important role. This is one of my passions and we are looking at various mechanisms to allow these smaller unregistered projects access to funding from abroad. Spend the money in the right places and we reduce the need for children to beg on the streets. Raising the profile of the smaller community run self help programs is critical to helping the poor drag themselves up by their own bootlaces.

I think our politicians forgot what's really the problem in the Philippines. They are so busy scrutinizing each other.

It is summer vacation, my friend. I do think it is possible that some adults are abusive and let the children beg. All I know, they've been doing this because of being marginalized in the society.

@atoz1to10 If only the government do something.

@Shavkat some children seem to have everything and some children do need a lot of thing... If only ...

I do think it is ideal to give food.

@Shavkat

I agree. It is better to extend our help even in small ways.

I also give something especially the old ones. My country is still hoping for all the promises of politicians being vited by the people.

@TiarasOceanView I agree. They are sinners.

@Shavkat Aw I know the dang politicians.. You are good to help them Shavkat.

I agree. I know some stories about it. It could be a syndicate's business. I hope it ia not.

I think it is better to give than think what if he really needs to survive.

In the capital, there are so many children like this. The government is too busy dealing with so many projects. At some instances, they were not successful.

I hope our president will know what to do with them. He can provide livelihood programs.

@jnesperos I respect your opinion about him. But I don't like him from the very start.

@Sharyvkat I think he will, he's great,he even declared martial law in mindanao, how much more livelihood program?

I agree. But I am a passenger on a jeepney and not possible to give or buy some food.

@rjain1055 I don't bring food while on travel especially in jeepneys.

@Shavkat you said you are passenger, so you have your own food. So why not you give a small part of it!!!