MIMAROPAhayagan 2018 1st Sem

Creating History
“Siguro kung nagpadala
ako sa mga negative na
naiisip ko noon, hindi ako
nakapagtapos at may asawa
na ako at anak, (If I did not
overcome my negative
thoughts, I won’t be able to
graduate and I already have
my own family now),” Juda
said.
On April 11, 2018, Juda was
finally able to get her degree.
When asked what she will do
after, Juda said, “babalik na
po ako sa amin at magtuturo
ako doon. Ipapakita ko sa
kanila kung gaano kahalaga
ang edukasyon, (I will come
back home and teach there.
I will help them realize the
importance of education)”.
Juda vows to use what she
has learned to improve not
only her family’s life but also
the lives of other people in
her community. She does not
want people to belittle them
just because they live in the
mountains and do not know
how to read and write.
“Iniisip ko pong magturo ng
ALS doon sa amin para lahat
ng mga tao doon ay makapagaral,
(I am thinking of teaching
ALS in our community so that
our people can study),” she
said.
Being the first from her
tribe to graduate in college,
Juda is now an inspiration to
the people of Tau’t Bato in
recognizing the full worth of
education in overcoming the
hardships in life brought about
by poverty. ###
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