CNN Hero of the year near-victim of snatching

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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MANILA, Philippines—CNN hero of the year Efren Peñaflorida was nearly victimized by a suspected robber as the former was stepping out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Friday afternoon.

Rezcel Fajardo, a colleague of Peñaflorida at the Dynamic Teen Co., said Peñaflorida was about to board a car around 1:30 p.m. when a man got near him and tried to snatch a pouch from his bag.

But the thief accidentally dropped the pouch, drawing the attention of Peñaflorida and his colleagues.

Fajardo said the pouch only contained Penaflorida’s personal hygiene items.

She said they brought the suspect and his companion to the airport police for investigation.
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Unfortunately, that's how we treat our heroes. Other than Manny Pacquiao. When Efren arrived, he was met by one person while Many was meet by a horde of people. Efren was robbed while Manny is surrounded by bodyguards.

Efren was given a small rally by a few people. While Manny was given a parade and the whole country celebrated.

Talk about having a misguided sense of priorities.