Syrian YouTube Vlogger Basel gave free hygiene kits to less fortunate Filipinos in Metro Manila on Friday, March 14.
Basel, known as The Hungry Syrian Wanderer, repacked free hygiene kits, which include hand sanitizers, soap, and Vitamin C. Also, he gave free alcohol to the public hospitals and surgical and N95 masks for the medical staffs who also need protection against the Coronavirus.
A month ago, before the Coronavirus gets too serious in the Philippines, Basel already gave alcohol to the street sweepers, traffic enforcers, and those who can’t afford or pricey for them.
“Shoutout to all people in the frontline, especially doctors treating patients,… I have one brother, he’s a doctor in France, I have my sister, she’s working in a big hospital in Saudi Arabia. They all work in the medical field.” he said in a vlog post.
“We might be at home trying to avoid the virus but these people nurses doctors people who work at hospitals they have no time to rest because they have to work so hard”, he gives as a reminder.
“I want to send a special message also to my brother in France and my sister in Saudi … they are all at medical fields you know I don’t know what happened to me I’m the Doctor of Hope so my part in here is to spread awareness at least here in the Philippines…”, he added. He also emphasized that he didn’t hoard the medical supplies that he gave for free.
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Under the hot weather, he drive the streets of Manila and gave more than 100 packs of hygiene kits to the people who think needs it.
Below is the transcript of his post on Facebook:
To my beloved Filipinos, (pampa GOOD VIBES)
Instead of posting negativities, spreading fake news to cause panic, blaming each other at kung ano ano pa. We should focus instead na mapabuti ang ating mga sarili muna ng makaiwas sa covid-19 at mag focus sa kapakanan ng ating mga mahal sa buhay at higit sa lahat ay ang bawat isa sa atin.
Wag po tayong maging madamot at magtambak ng mga sanitizers dahil ang mga hindi magkakaroon ay maari pa ring magdulot na ikaw ay mahawahan kahit ilang bote pa ang meron po kayo. At para sa mga re-sellers na x10 ang presyo wag po tayo mag take advantage. Walang silbi and perang kikitain po ninyo kung tayong lahat ay maapektuhan sa huli.
We are better than this guys, PREVENTION IS THE KEY gaya ng pinauso ng iba na “pm is the key” bakit hindi nalang natin ipalaganap ang importansya ng hygiene instead. Magsisimula sa ating mga sarili sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod ng mga babala ng DOH at self hygiene.
Ako po ay nagsumikap na makakuha ng supply ng mga hand sanitisers, alcohol at mga masks (na galing pang abroad na hinintay ko buwan) para ma donate sa mga pampublikong hospital staff, home for the aged, mga matatanda na prioridad, mga homeless, simpleng mamamayan at mga tao sa kalsada na walang budget sa pagkain sa pang hygiene pa po kaya.
Hindi po ito pagyayabang, ito ay pagpapalaganap ng positibong pamamaraan para on our way ay maka contribute tayo sa ating bansa. Kung kaya nyo naman po, why not po diba? Set aside yung mga negativity at magtulungan nalang po tayo instead.
**Disclaimer: hindi po ito sponsored ng mga brands na ating pamimigay. At lalong hindi po ito hoarding dahil kinuha ko ang mga alcohol sa mga warehouses na higit ang supply, ang mga masks ay galing abroad. Ipamimigay po ito ng libre sa mga walang access at pambili. At donasyon din po sa mga hospital staff na frontline sa pagsugpo ng Covid-19.**