At first, Jayvee thought the student was worried that he didn’t have enough money to pay for the test transcript fee.
Then the student gave PHP 1 to the boy but the student kept looking at the exam paper.
Then Jayvee got worried if the boy was going through some trouble. The boy then asked if there was something wrong.
However, the boy, who was probably too shy to explain himself, remained silent until his classmate revealed he was too hungry to concentrate on the exam.
Apparently the boy hasn’t eaten anything all day. Jayvee was shocked to hear this as it was 5pm at the time. Then he asked one of the students to buy cookies and water from the canteen as the student was already dazed with hunger.
Jayvee later learns that a student named Jovel Habagat came from a poor background.
Her father, who works as a construction worker, was unable to feed his family of 11.
His father’s salary barely covered their living expenses, so they had very little food to eat from day to day.
Despite his difficult situation, Jovel hasn’t missed a day of school.
Later, Jayvee gives the students payment for Jovel’s test paper so his family can buy food for the time being.
He also shared Jovel’s story on Twitter, hoping to get help from generous netizens.
Thankfully, Jovel’s story went viral on social media and donations poured in quickly.
Several people offered to help the Joville family and some were willing to visit Joville at his home to donate to Jouville and his family.
Thanks to the generous donations made by Internet users to the Joville family, they will no longer have to worry about their diet at this time and Jovil will no longer go to school on an empty stomach.