VIRAL: Malnourished triplets in Camarines Norte receive help after video goes viral

<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Triplets suffering from malnutrition in Daet, Camarines Norte have caught the attention of social media users after videos of them were uploaded online.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In his Facebook account, a certain Val Santos Matubang posted three videos featuring Christian, Brian, and Andrew Lavares.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The triplets, who are a year and six months old, are thin despite their large heads and stomachs.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They were unclothed because according to the mother, who Matubang was speaking to in the video, they tend to wet their clothes.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The video has been viewed more than 49,000 times since it was posted last Thursday. It has received almost 2,000 shares.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Matubang posted a second video, which gave a glimpse of the Lavares family and home. Aside from the triplets, there were three other daughters residing in the house.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The third video featured an interview with the father, 38-year-old Praile Lavares.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The father of six revealed that he had no steady job, and that he earns P250 on the days he is able to find work. He helps out in farming, while his wife sells brooms.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lavares said that many people have visited their home, wanting to adopt the triplets, but they refused.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to a report in Unang Balita on Wednesday, the Lavares family did not get enough support from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Progam (4Ps).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The triplets have not received medical attention either, the report added.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, many people have already reached out, wanting to help the family.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Among them is Matubang, who works with Kublihan Feeding Center, a non-profit organization that helps out malnourished children in poor families.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Wednesday, Matubang posted photos showing the family receiving donations. They were given boxes of clothes, hardware and other materials to improve their home.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Family na tinulungan po natin dahil sa hirap ng kalagayan sa buhay... Ilan lamang sila sa sinusuportan at tinulungan po natin," Matubang said.</span><br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eFkCOsc63Fg" width="640"></iframe></center> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Source: <a href="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/572629/news/regions/malnourished-triplets-in-camarines-norte-receive-help-after-video-goes-viral?" target="_blank">GMA</a></span></div>

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