MANILA, Philippines – They were poor and barely had enough food on the table to feed their eight (8) kids, but a farmer couple managed to overcome so many challenges to send everyone to school. Today, all their kids have graduated from college! Netizens were so impressed that their story would quickly go viral.
Diosdado Cataraja Sr. and Libelita Tauto-an Cataraja live in San Remigio, Cebu. As farmers, they had a hard time raising their eight kids because they did not have a lot of money. But they were lucky to have such good kids who helped them in the farm and also did their best in their studies. Each of them managed to graduate from college, with everyone choosing a different course from the others.
Their inspiring story was shared on Facebook by the eldest, Jovy Cataraja-Albite who posted photos of the inspiring Cataraja family, detailing the different professions of each of the children.
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What’s so impressive about this family is that the couple managed to send all their children to school, even though they had so many difficulties as poor farmers. According to Jovy, she nearly gave up in college due to the hardships she faced, but she thought about her family and their collective dreams.
Jovy thanks her parents for sending them to school. She happily shared that though she was unsure that they would actually live to see the day that all of them are able to finish college, the time has come for that to be a reality. Not only are they are all college graduates, they are all licensed professionals in their respective professions. The youngest had just passed the licensure exam for teachers.
The eight children chose different professions: nurse, policeman, architect, marine, accounting staff, civil engineer, seaman, and teacher! Now that they have all finished their studies and most are already working, Jovy said it is their turn to give back and make their parents’ lives easier.
— Joy Adalia, The Summit Express
