A visibly skinny middle-aged lady frequents the Krispy Kreme area in Ketkai. She walks from her home in Kauswagan to Ketktai around 5 pm everyday hoping to tap the generous hearts of people. In other words, she begs.
Before, her life was decent. She used to sell bananaq near her place providing a steady income. But when her husband died, life went downhill. She now takes care of her aging mother and 5 children of whom one just finished high school and the other one is in elementary. The rest, she could not afford to send to school.
Her eldest who already earned a high school diploma could not get any job. She reasons that her son has difficulty looking for one because "pangag cya". The eldest is eager to get a TESDA certification but the cost of transportation going to school is simply a huge burden.
She made it clear that she wants to stop begging. What she is looking for is a job however small or enough capital to start-up her bananaq business. And that is it. That is her goal. That is all she wants.
Her story is the story of all of us.
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