Jay-Ar Abuda graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology majoring in Food Technology and officially accepted his diploma at around 11 am Thursday, with his friends and relatives cheering for him.
BORONGAN, Philippines – Striving to get a better job, a 31-year-old polio survivor pedaled at least 77.8 kilometers back and forth from his home in Quinapondan to reach Guiuan town on Eastern Samar where he is studying. He did this each week.
“I am very happy because all of my sacrifices in biking back and forth, for about 38.9 kilometers, one-way, paid off. I succeeded!” Abuda told Rappler while waiting for his name to be called on the stage.He said his planned employment would partly help his family, especially his mother. Every Sunday, he pedaled 38.9 kilometers to the place where his school was, and back home on Friday afternoon. In Guiuan, Abuda lived in a boarding house for free by one “Lola Telding.” In exchange, he served as a housekeeper.
Abuda said all of his siblings have their respective families already, except for their youngest who just finished a tourism course in Tacloban City.
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