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Student Shares How Terminally Mom Saved Money for His Review Center Payment
A student shares how his terminally mom saved money for his review center payment. He lost her a year before he enrolls at the review center but has surely made her proud after he passed several college entrance exams and received scholarship offers!
Review for CETs
Review centers are not just for those who wish to pass the Civil Service Exams or the board exams in various professions but also for other types of tests. For example, there are also dedicated review centers for those who wish to seek help for college entrance tests (CETs).
While it is not required, of course, going to a review center can give exam takers a big boost as they are provided with lessons that might potentially be included in exams given by various universities and colleges.
sharing my story đ€
these two picutures of my mom were taken a month before she passed away. pinag-ipunan niya talaga na mag-review center ako for CETs. when she was terminally ill, i remember crying every day before i went to review class.
ma! đ iskolar na ako ng bayan â€đ pic.twitter.com/ZXbGVJXkFa
— tope đ†(@chrstphr_gn) May 31, 2020
With that in mind, Cristina Eugenio saved money to ensure that her son, Christopher Eugenio, can have enough funds to go to a review center after his graduation from senior high school. Terminally ill, Cristina was not sure how long she had left, but knew that she could help prepare for her sonâs future by making him enroll at a review center.
Christopher lost his mother last year. But this young man made sure to follow her wishes. He enrolled at a review center and managed to pass the entrance exams at several universities. Surely, his mother would be proud of his achievements!

This young man was able to pass the CETs at Saint Louis University in Baguio City, the University of the Philippines, and the University of Santo Tomas. He even got a really high score and ranked among the Top 10 exam placers at Saint Louis University; thus, he was offered full scholarship.
He also passed the rigorous tests to become a DOST scholar! Wow!
âMa! đ Iskolar na ako ng bayan â€đ,â he wrote in a heartbreaking tweetâŠ
What is DOST Scholarship?
This scholarship is funded by the Philippine government through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Qualifiers may pursue a four- or five-year college degree in priority science and technology fields and will be provided with tuition subsidy, monthly stipend, book allowance, and other allowances. Application for DOST scholarship is open to students in the STEM strand but non-STEM students may also apply provided they belong to the top 5% of their graduating class.

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Jeepney Driver Offered Free Rides for One Day after Son Becomes Engineer
A jeepney driver offered free rides for one day after his son became a licensed engineer.
His story went viral after it was shared by a nursing student who became one of his passengers that day.
Jeepney Driver Offered Free Rides to Celebrate Sonâs Success
Parents remain the proudest people when it comes to their children – and itâs really sweet to hear stories of proud parents announcing their childrenâs success to the world.
When Joseph Salcedo passed the February 2023 Mechanical Board Exams, his dad (Papa Rey) was so proud of his accomplishment that he offered free rides to all his passengers that day.
A jeepney driver, Papa Rey had promised to give out a free rides if his son passes the licensure exams.
He reportedly made this promise at their church.
According to the new engineer, his dad had initially planned on just giving out free rides for one trip or round. But his dad felt so proud of having an engineer son that he decided to treat all his passengers to the free ride for the entire day!
Mark Cynric Baldesco Beriña, a nursing student, was among Papa Reyâs lucky passengers.

According to Beriña, he had no idea about the free ride until he was about to pay for the fare. Papa Rey happily told him that he didnât have to pay, proudly announcing his sonâs success.
Although he was just one of the passengers, Beriña said that he also felt proud of Papa Rey and his sonâs success as he congratulated them both.
Meanwhile, Papa Reyâs son was amused and also quite happy over what his father had done to celebrate his achievement. Because they donât own the jeep, he said that he offered to pay for his dadâs âboundaryâ that day.
But hereâs more good news: the jeepney owner was also so happy that Papa Reyâs son is now an engineer – and didnât let him pay the boundary as well. Cool, isnât it?
Whatâs a âBoundaryâ in Philippine Transport?
In the Philippines, public transport vehicle owners charge a âboundaryâ or a fixed amount of money that their drivers need to pay as rent for the vehicle.
Often, the drivers get to take home any amount they earn above the boundary, though they also have to pay the full boundary amount even if they didnât earn enough for the day.
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Former Street Sweeper Sends Five Kids to College, Finds Fortune by Selling Tableya
A former street sweeper finds good fortune and sends her five kids to college by selling tableya â and she has become an inspiration to many.
Today, all her five kids have finished their studies, and their home is now a favorite tourist destination. Wow!
Former Street Sweeper Finds Good Fortune in Tableya
People are born with different challenges and fortunes in life. It is said that even if youâre born poor, you can turn your life around and change your destiny.
Thatâs what Elsa Polot, a mother of five in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, managed to achieve as she found good fortune through hard work.
Back in 1994, Polot worked as a street sweeper. Itâs a blue-collar job with low pay. Her husband didnât earn much as a tricycle driver.

With five kids to support, Polot decided to find other ways to earn extra income. Thatâs when she started roasting cocoa beans to make tableya. Itâs a tablet-like traditional Filipino food product (âtableyaâ means âtabletâ) made of ground cocoa beans.
To make ends meet, she spent time preparing these products and selling them to her neighbors. She also sold her products on the streets of their city.

Thanks to her determination and hard work, Polot was able to send all her five children to college.
Kids Upgrade the Family Business
All her hard work didnât go to waste. Not only are her children professionals, theyâre also helping upgrade the business.
Dalareich, a Computer Engineering graduate, also studied in Belgium where she learned the latest technology in tableya processing. She also bought machines to improve their production.

Amazingly, the familyâs tableya products are now being exported to Japan, Australia, and Sweden.
From simply making tableya, the family business has upgraded into a chocolate factory!


Today, not only are they producing chocolate, their home has also become a tourist spot known as the âChocolate House.â
Uses of Tableya
- âTsokolateâ (syrupy chocolate to match with puto maya)
- Hot or cold cocoa beverage
- Chocolate shake
- Chocolate cookies
- Chocolate products
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âMango Fluteâ Girl Who was Cyber-Bullied at 14, Now a Licensed Engineer
Do you remember the âmango fluteâ girl who was cyber-bullied back when she was just 14 years old? Sheâs a licensed engineer now â and looks back to the experience with an advice for others who are experiencing a similar situationâŠ
Cyber-Bullied âMango Fluteâ Girl Becomes a Licensed Engineer
People make mistakes. Whether big or small, itâs often how we handle the situation and our attitude that can help us overcome the challenges that this mistake brought to our lives.
Pauline Claire Arucan was only 14 years old when she was subjected to intense cyber-bullying, not just by her classmates but she feels like it was the âentire Philippinesâ that trolled her at the time.

It all started with an innocent post about a delicious dessert, which she called as âmango flute.â
The young girl soon posted a follow-up, telling off someone for correcting her that the spelling should have been âmango float.â Instead of accepting her fault or realizing her mistake, she laughed off the correction for being a mistake â after all, is the mango really floating in a mango float?
She added âmagic???â to her post, before ending it with âaral poh kasi munaâ (thatâs why you really should study first).
Of course, sheâs the one who made the mistake â and the âmango floatâ correction was, indeed, correct.
Due to her attitude at the time, and the fact that many people are actually unsure about the dessertâs correct spelling, the post went viral.
Arucan now recalls that she experienced so much cyber-bullying at the time. Still, even if she regrets the tweet now, she was able to rise up and overcome the challenges that followed.

Proving that the spelling mistake was a one-off, she went on to get 1st place in a spelling bee contest at her alma mater, Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
She didnât let that one situation get her down â and she recently shared about becoming a registered mechanical engineer.

Whatâs a Spelling Bee?
This is a competition wherein contestants are asked to spell a selection of words, ranging in difficulty. The contestants should provide the spellings of the words as written in dictionaries.
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