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His Name Is Reynaldo Carcillar

The pedicab driver whose death


has sparked debate and
introspection
By: Bernard Testa, Interaksyon.com
 At around five in the afternoon on Friday, June 21, 2013, 51-
year-old Reynaldo Cancillar arrived at the Pasay City shanty
where he lived to have merienda with his wife, 39-year-old
Carmencita, and their two children, three-year-old John and
one-year-old Reiner James.
 It was his last meal with his family.
 In 2009, Reynaldo, had his first heart attack and almost died in
his sleep. He was pale and cold and apparently clinically dead
for half an hour. Without proper training in CPR, however she
instinctively and desperately pumped her husband’s chest until
he regained consciousness.

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