His Name Is Reynaldo Carcillar The Pedicab Driver ((INSTALL))

InterAksyon.com tracked down the story of the final day of the pedicab driver whose death has sparked intense debate and introspection among readers.

Nameless and faceless until now, Reynaldo Carcillar died a tragically lonesome death on June 21, by the account of C.J. Chanco, going largely unaided and unattended despite suffering an apparent heart attack or stroke in front of many passersby right outside a university.

This, from what InterAksyon.com chief photographer Bernard Testa could piece together from interviews with police, neighbors, relatives, security guards, and witnesses, is how Reynaldo Carcillar's final hours unfolded.

Following the viral reaction online, several organizations, requesting anonymity, launched rush donation drives in order to provide monetary assistance and support for the families of the pedicab drivers Carcillar and Mateo. These donation drives were done in the span of one week and amassed funds enough to cover the estimated expense for funeral services of the drivers.

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He recalls that none of the cabs nor cars he hailed stopped at the scene, until a motorcycle driver, a barangay tanod by the name of Agot Perez, stopped and finally agreed to take Carcillar to Ospital Ng Maynila.

Following the viral reaction online, several organizations, requesting anonymity, launched rush donation drives in order to provide monetary assistance and support for the families of the pedicab drivers Carcillar and Mateo. These donation drives were done in the span of one week and amassed funds enough to cover the estimated expense for funeral services of the drivers.

"Wala po siyang sinasabi na may sakit siya sa puso. Nag meryenda po siya ng 5 o'clock kasama ng asawa niya at mga anak. Nagbibiruan pa muna kami dito bago siya umalis," Jennifer Liro, wife of Carcillar's nephew, Melchor, recounted, after the pedicab driver left that afternoon."May sinakay siyang pasahero papuntang San Andres o Estrada. OK pa daw siya noon. Nang sa may tapat ng La Salle, may isang estudyante na nakapansin, akala lang lasing lang po. Tapos may guard na nakakakita na nahihirapan na siya, so tinulungan siya."

"Iniwanan ko na po sila doon, may mga sumigaw na ibang pedicab driver na 'pangalawang stroke na niya yan,'" Perez said. "Sa pakiwari ko dahil mainit noong umaga at tanghali tapos umulan ng hapon at gabi kaya na stroke siya."

(I left both of them there. I also heard some pedicab drivers shout that it was already his second stroke. I guess the heat in the morning and afternoon, then the rains in the evening, must have triggered it.)

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