The Tragic Story of Mariannet Amper

The Tragic Story of Mariannet Amper Mariannet Amper was a tragic story of poverty. She was the 12-year old girl who hanged herself last November 2007. In her bed was found a letter written for tv program “Wish Ko Lang” ( My Only Wish). In it she wished of having a bag, a bicycle and good paying jobs for her parents. She lived in a house with no electricity and running water. She had not gone to school for nearly three months and it might be the bicycle she would use to go to school for lack of fare. As we always do in crisis we only help when there is already a problem. After her death all kind of support was given to her family ranging from financial to moral support. Even the two top local officials accused each other of not using his funds to help alleviate the marginalized poor. Instead of uniting they resort to finger pointing. Later on medical autopsy showed she was raped. But it could not be discounted the possibility the poverty drove her to end her life, which could have been complicated further by the possible sexual abuse.