Honesty reaps a shiny future

PETALING JAYA: Honesty got a taxi driver in Philippines a shot at having a better life.
According to Rappler, an online portal, Reggie Cabututan, who drives for Dustin Brant Taxi returned the luggage which belonged to an Australian who was there for a business trip.
Trent Shields was in a hurry and forgot his luggage inside Regie Cabututan's taxi which had his passport, Macbook Pro and headphones.
The bag's contents was valued at AUS$7,000 (RM23,391.77) and the incident was shared by Shield's business partner Ace Estrada II on Facebook.
"What an awesome win for humanity! Mr Reggie Cabututan, driver of Dustin Brant Taxi, you are the finest of your tribe. I have never felt more proud to be Filipino than today," Estrada said in his post.
The Baguio City government recognized the 30-year-old driver during its flag ceremony on Monday, Jan 24.
When Shield's learned about the awarding ceremony, Shields cancelled his flight to Cebu to attend the event.
Shields who is the Academic Director of CoderFactory, a school that teaches software development, and offered Cabututan a full scholarship to one of their bootcamps worth around P220,000 (RM19,553.30). Cabututan has accepted the offer.
Shields also promised the cab driver an internship with an Australian company, with the opportunity for full employment.