A 34-year-old Singaporean woman made an appeal on her Facebook page to help raise money for her Filipina maid, who lost 20 family members in a horrific car crash in the Philippines.
Some 29 members of the Filipina’s extended family were in a private jeepney traveling to a mass in Manaoag at around 3:30am on Christmas Day when the vehicle had a head-on collision with a Partas bus on the MacArthur Highway in the town of Agoo, in La Union on the east coast of the main island Luzon, CNN Philippines reported.
Twenty of the maid’s family, including a five-month-old baby, were killed, and the remaining nine rushed to the Agoo Family Hospital for treatment.
The employer, an interior designer, learnt about the tragedy from her maid – who has worked for her for four months – and decided to raise funds to ease financial burdens that her maid’s family now faces.
The Partas bus company has agreed to pay compensation of around 15,000 pesos (US$300) per each person killed. But the employer said the average cost for basic funeral services in the Philippines was about S$752 per person, Shin Min Daily News reported.
At the time of writing, the employer and her friends had raised and remitted S$757 (US$569) to the Philippines, and they are continuing to raise funds.
Ur a very kind employer may godbless u always
I salute to this kind of employer…God bless u Madame..
God bless this kind of employer, you have such a beautiful heart & soul
God Bless your Good Heart….
God bless and thank you sir/madam,and also to those who helped…
Wow! Dalute you madam gor being kind & helpfull to my fellow kababayan
More blessing will come to you & your friends
God Bless You Madam..So Sad..RIP.
God bless u more mam..ur sooo good…
You’re such a kindhearted woman,.God bless you!
thank you maam
Thank you,madam,you have such a compassionate heart.God bless you more & beyond.we salute you & really appreciate your generosity!
Soo sad…
a very kind hearted employer..may God bless u more
seldom hearing about this kind of employer that has a big heart for her/his maid. God Blesses you more than you give… bow my head before you madam/sir….
Wow! What a good and kind employer..so blessed this maid to have an employer like her boss..God bless you both!
May the Lord will bless u more Madame for helping our fellow citizens
Good employer,,,, same with my employer have a softhearted people,,,, god bless you!!!!
May the Lord bless you more abundantly …you are very good empliter
napanood ko ito noong nasa pinas ako…kasalanan ng jeepney driver…pero condolences to the family…so sad
Godbless the employer…