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Viral sampaguita girl: DSWD comes to her aid, guard summoned by PNP

  • The girl in a viral altercation with a mall security guard is an 18-year-old scholar at a private institution in Manila, confirmed by the Mandaluyong City police.
  • The viral video showed the guard prohibiting the girl from selling, leading to a physical confrontation where some of her garlands were destroyed.
  • The mall management dismissed the security guard and condemned his actions against the girl, expressing sympathy for her situation.
  • The incident sparked public debate, with some expressing concern that the girl was used by criminal syndicates, which the police clarified was not true.
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The sampaguita vendor who was kicked by a security guard outside a shopping mall was no longer a "child" but a real student and not part of a syndicate, according to Mandaluyong City police on Friday.

·Quezon City, Philippines (the)
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Philstar Global broke the news in Manila, Philippines (the) on Friday, January 17, 2025.
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