Lady ‘Badjao’ Earns Larger Than Regular Workers, Netizen Claims
A netizen has shared the photo of a female ‘badjao’ who allegedly earns much larger compared to regular workers.
The Facebook page “Mja Variety Nueva Ecija” has shared the photos of a female ‘badjao’ who allegedly earns much larger compared to regular employees. The post goes viral and elicits comments from the netizens.
In the photos, it can be seen that the lady street dweller earns a lot of coins from the individuals passing from the area. The amount she collected from begging reached more than P500. She earned the amount for about six hours only.
The netizen who managed the social media page asked the ‘badjao’ for coins but the latter was surprised due to the massive of coins. The homeless woman earned the coins worth P500 within just six hours, which is quite bigger than the salary of company laborers.
The uploader said that each customer visiting the store is giving some amount of cash.
Here is the full post:
“Share ko lang.
Dahil Wala Nako mga coins na pambarya nilapitan ko c ate badjao kung madami na cya coins.
Me: ate madami ka naba barya? At buuin ko.
Badjao: oo Piso at Lima
(After namin magbilang, ngtanong ulit Ako)
Me: ate ilang Oras ito?
Badjao: alas sais nagsimula.
Nakabuo kami Ng 500 pesos ilang Oras lang un sa bawat customer ko na nilalapitan nya. Meron magbigay meron din Naman Hindi.
Yung magugulat ka nalang Mas Malaki pa kinikita nya sa 8 hrs na ngttrabaho. .”
The online community expressed their reactions to the post:
What is Badjao?
Badjao is a sea-dwelling tribe, often known as the “Sea Nomads”, who have been floating off the shores of Southeast Asia for centuries. As a nomadic tribe living in stilt huts or boat houses on shallow waters, they make their living from traditional free-diving for fish and pearls.
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