'Finders, keepers' not for this man of honor

Honest cabbie saves the day for Pinay from Lebanon
By Jerome Aning
Inquirer
Last updated 03:22am (Mla time) 08/05/2006

Published on page A5 of the August 5, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

SHE may have lost her job in Lebanon but a taxicab driver in Manila saved Mary Ann Balade, 24, from a double disaster.

Within an hour after she inadvertently left her wallet containing P21,000 in a cab, its driver showed up to hand the money back to her.

“It was kind of him to return it. I’m thankful for what he did,” said Balade as he thanked Edwin Quines at a press conference at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration office.

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