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28.01.09

The kindness of ‘Mang Mel’

- Causes, Everyday People, Outstanding Men, Videos -

By Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net

Last December, blogger Mike Garcia posted on Multiply an entry about a retired janitor from the University of the Philippines Diliman.

People then re-posted the story in their own blogs, while some forwarded it to various mailing lists.

This story eventually got the attention of the Filipino cyberspace community, in particular the university’s alumni.

Meliton Zamora or “Mang Mel” has been the university’s janitor for four decades. But after he retired, he was informed that he would only get about 90 centavos as retirement pay for 171 days.

He also revealed that he has been guarantor for several UP student loans.

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20.01.09

The life of a ‘bangkero’

- Everyday People, Travel -

20.01.09

Filipinos’ intellectual property awareness growing

- Art, Travel -

19.01.09

Filipino lauded for fight vs child labor

- Causes, Children, Foreign Affairs, News, Outstanding Women -

17.01.09

A day in the life of a Badjao pearl diver

- Culture, Everyday People, Tradition -

16.01.09

Souls immortalized in portraits

- Art, Culture, Photos -

14.01.09

The walking repair man

- Everyday People, Videos -

13.01.09

My conversations with a Kutsero

- Everyday People, History, Travel, Videos -

12.01.09

Charice Pempengco returns to Manila

- Arts Culture and Entertainment, Children, Gifted Children, Music, Videos -

09.01.09

Scenes from the Black Nazarene feast day

- Culture, Feast, Religion, Tradition, Videos -

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