For a graduating student, dedicating the success of graduation to their parents is incredibly fulfilling. But what if both parents have already passed away?
A Facebook post by a university-based community page in Bulacan brought netizens to tears after Angelo Cuevo, a 21-year-old criminology graduate from Plaridel, Bulacan, dedicated his hard-earned diploma to his late parents.
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| Photo courtesy: Bulsu Capture via Angelo Cuevo (Facebook) |
Based on the viral Facebook post by BulSU Capture, Cuevo stated that the best gift he could give to his late parents was earning his degree in Bachelor of Science in Criminology.
#BCTogaStory: "Hello BulSU Capture. Wala na po akong magulang ngayon. Parents ko po itong kasama ko sa larawan. November 14, 2023 nang namatay po ang father ko tapos po nitong March 13, 2024 naman po ay namatay ang mother ko. May time po na nakaburol 'yong mama ko pero kailangan ko pong pumasok dahil exam namin. Pangarap ni mama na makapagtapos ako at gustong-gusto niyang makasama s'ya sa graduation ko kaso hindi na umabot. Itong diploma po ang best gift ko para sa kanila..." it says in the post.
In an interview, Cuevo shared that his father passed away in November 2022 when he was in his third year of college. Just a few months later, on March 14, 2023, his mother also passed away. Cuevo also clarified that he had made a mistake in the dates of his parents' deaths in his statement to BulSU Capture.
“Parehas pong heart attack ang ikinamatay nila. Father ko may highblood at mother ko naman po may diabetes,” he narrated.
“Finals po namin noong mamatay ang mama ko. Ayoko pong maghabol ng exam noon, kaya pumasok po ako habang nakaburol ‘yong mama ko kahit wala pong tulog,” he added.
When his parents died, Cuevo was left alone in their house. His older sister lived in another house they owned in a neighboring barangay. Since his aunt and grandmother were his neighbors, he didn't have trouble with food as they provided for him. He used his parents' savings to continue his studies, and he eventually graduated from Bulacan State University in Malolos, Bulacan, on Monday, July 15, 2024.
Even though both of his parents are gone, he knows they are happy and proud of him wherever they are now.
— Noel Ed Richards, The Summit Express
