TAGUM CITY — Residents of Barangay Madaum here got a surprise of their lives after seeing it was Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio who quickly rescued a motorist who was figured in a road mishap with her motorcycle buddy on Sunday morning, they though she was just an ordinary rider.
People flocked to the highway to see what happened and who was involved in the accident which transpired in the Madaum-Maco diversion road at about 8:07 am on Sunday.
They never thought one of those who rescued the riders was just an ordinary person until Duterte-Carpio took off her helmet and started to give command and helped carry the male victim to her back-up vehicle.
Onlookers curiosity was triggered when a woman shouted “Hala si Inday Sara! si Inday Sara! Tan-aw!tan-aw” then everyone flocked the roadside and took their mobile phones then positioned a good angle in the hope of taking selfies.
The Mayor, clad in black long-sleeve shirt and in denim pants talked to the victim and some residents, unknown to her were dozens who took photos and selfie shots.
Clarita Ongon, a shell peddler from a nearby barangay said “Kabuotan niya, pwerte gyud ka simple, abi man naku nga ordinaryo lang, kay nitabang man siya og alsa atong lalaki nga nikalit ug tabok sa dalan, wala gyud ko kabalo si Inday Sara diay, guapa gyud siya.”(She is kind, so simple, I thought they’re ordinary people because she helped carry the male victim who suddenly crossed the road, I didn’t know it was Inday Sara, she is beautiful).
Armando (didn’t want his family name revealed), a traveler from Lupon, who was just a car away from the motorbike said “It was so quick, the rider in black shirt immediately rescued the driver and we noticed the group took orders from her and when she took off her helmet, it was then I noticed it was the Davao Mayor.”
The motorcycle convoy of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio met an accident while travelling the barangay Madaum, Davao del Norte, at around 8:07 Sunday morning. Residents who witnessed the accident said the male victim suddenly crossed the road unmindful of the fleet motorbikes travelling from Davao City towards the direction of Davao Oriental.
A witness told NewsLine “Nikalit sya ug cross sa dalan ang nakamotor sa dalan maskin nakakita sya nga naay mga motor nagsunod ug dagan, (the man on motorbike suddenly crossed the road even if he saw the vehicles coming).
Duterte-Carpio spent time to talk to onlookers and made sure everything was in order before her group left the area.
For Madaum folks, it was a very rare opportunity to have witnessed how Duterte-Carpio helped people even beyond the call of duty.-Editha Z. Caduaya
