Poverty should never be a reason why you cannot send your children to school. Perseverance, hard work and the labor of love are what pushed this mother to work tirelessly on a food cart to give her children the proper education they needed to be successful in life. We salute all the parents who work hard and know the value of education and how it affects the future, not only of their children but also our country.
“Malakas ang bentahan namin dito, pero hindi rin ganoon kalaki yung kinikita namin. Sapat lang para sa gastusin naming pamilya. Natutuwa naman ako kasi dun sa kinikita namin dito nagawa naming pagaralin ang mga anak ko. Mayroon akong dalawang anak, yung isa College na, yung isa naman nasa High School pa. 8 years na kami nagtitinda dito kasama ng asawa ko, kaya lang wala siya dito ngayon dahil may kailangan siya gawin sa bahay namin.”
By Brendalyn C. Casabar