Below is a clear photo of the handwriten letter that fish vendor Clemencia "Inday" Garcia personally gave to UniTeam presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos--along with a humble campaign contribution--during the latter's sorties in Navotas City last Sunday, March 20.
Marcos and Garcia's touchiing interaction was captured in the Facebook livestream of the UniTeam motorcade, which as of this posting has accumulated over 3.8 million views.
The UniTeam camp didn't reveal how much money "Aling Clemencia" tried to donate to the presidential aspirant, but mentioned in a statement that the envelope the vendor handed out contained P20, P50, and P100 bills.
Garcia told Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco, who accompanied Marcos in the motorcade, that the cash donation came from her earnings.
“Alam mo iyong mga perang galing palengke. Hindi na namin binilang kasi sinoli namin. Pero makapal din. Siguro parang pinagpatong na cellphone ang kapal ng pera (That money came from the marketplace. We didn't count it, we just returned it. But it was a thick envelope. The thickness was like a stack of cellphones)," said Tiangco, who ultimately convinced his constituent to take the money back since "she worked hard for it".
Marcos thanked the vendor but told the her that he can't use the donation and that her letter was enough for him, perhaps as a keepsake.
Before parting ways. Garcia whispered to Marcos that he loves him very much.