INTERVIEW BY: GELO GONZALES
November 12, 2009 | 2761 views
Where there ever times you felt like the challenge was too hard?
It is when we wanted much to give more to the children but our hands are tied down because of the lack of resources. We cannot shoulder every sick child's hospitalization.
Like their families, we grieve when we lose them because we feel helpless during those times. So, we try as much to prevent diseases from spreading, by way of educating children with proper hygiene and providing them with the materials to help them stay healthy.
That's when our mentor steps in to give us the guidance, advice, encouragement and best of all to lift us up in prayer. After that, we are back on our feet with courage to continue the fight.
Let’s talk about your CNN nomination. How did you feel when you were nominated as a CNN Hero?
It was surreal. It came as a surprise because the person who nominated DTC just submitted a story upon the suggestion of somebody. I never knew about it and he himself never knew that it would materialize.
He even forgot about it. But when a person called me on my way home from volunteer work kept telling me it was CNN on the other end, I almost froze from where I was at. I was in a total shock! You should have seen me then! Haha!
How significant is this nomination for you personally?
This is really significant. It gave me and my co-volunteers an affirmation that what we are doing all along is a worthy cause. Now, almost everyone I meet addresses me as a hero but the true heroes here are the people I represent.
They are the children who are determined to learn, the volunteers who unwaveringly dedicated their services for free, the selfless Filipino educators who teach beyond their call of duty, and every Filipino who makes a difference in their simplest ways, they are the heroes I proudly represent.
