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Article: 12-year-old Tinay teaches nation a lesson on honesty.(Metro & National News)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- January 8, 2006
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aNever take what it is not yours, no matter how small it is.a
This was the lesson imparted to the nation by Cristina Bugayong, a 12-year-old girl who on Wednesday night found P420,000 worth of cash and checks in Quezon City and chose to return the package to its owner.
It was not the first time the child had found cash; this was the third time.
Cristina, a sixth-grader of T. Morato Elementary School in Kamuning, Quezon City, and her friend were having a conversation on Wednesday evening when a package fell from a motorcycle which sped off past them.
The driver did not come back to recover the package.
Immediately, the wad of ...