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Photos of man using bamboo tubes as artifical leg goes viral

A man using an actual bamboo tubes as his artificial leg has touched the hearts of netizens on Facebook after it was shared more than 22,000 times since October 8.

The uploader Sheena Ituriaga Gallego shared the photo of his fellow jeepney passenger in Iloilo City.

Gallego wrote on her Facebook caption that it was “heartbreaking” to see such a sight.

“Indi ko mapunggan nga matulo luha ko sa iya cge travel (I can’t help but shed a tear just thinking about how he travels with his condition),” she said.

Her post garnered 9,900 plus sad reactions over Facebook.

There are netizens who even tagged public affairs program of different media outlets while there were also those who expressed their respect to the man.

According to a separate post by the Philippine Star, the man was later identified as Darius Senillo.

Senillo’s condition was inborn, says Gallego. Senillo has been using the bamboo tubes for almost three years now.

Those who want to reach out to Senillo may contact him at 09505532131.

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