Despite his height, a three-foot tall 12-year-old boy named Jedidiah Cargamento was recognized by Las Piñas Vice Mayor April Aguilar for his perseverance to pursue his studies.
Aguilar attended the moving up ceremony in Daniel Fajardo Elementary School in Las Piñas City last July 16, where she saw and congratulated Jedidiah for finishing the sixth grade.
Jedidiah will move up to the seventh grade this coming school year at the Las Piñas National High School.Rogelio, the boy’s father who is also of small stature and works at a bar and entertainment restaurant in Makati City with his wife, told Manila Bulletin that his son wanted to stop his studies during his early years in school. He noted that Jedidiah was bullied by some of his classmates because of his height.
Rogelio added that his son is very friendly to his classmates and he did not encounter any problems while he was in the sixth grade. Now that he is entering the seventh grade, Rogelio and his wife have talked and coordinated with the teachers to assign their son to a classroom on the lower grounds of the school.
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