"Front Row", a GMA Network's documentary series episode entitled "Mga Barya Ni Lola Maria (The Coins of Grandma Maria) had touched so many hearts. The story of Lola Maria has reached thousands of netizens, and is inspiring them in so many aspects.
Lola Maria 'works' for her grandchildren despite her age. She usually uses her small boat to go to the Lucena pier and ask the ferry passengers to throw at her some money at the break of dawn. She collects about P100-200 a day, just enough for few kilos of rice, some coffee and few eggs for ulam (food).
Despite her age and the dangers of diving, Lola Maria does this for her grandchildren.
But since Lola Maria has been doing this for years, her body is starting to falter. She noticed that she has a hard time breathing, especially when rising up from the waters and trying to get on the boat again. She loses coins as her eyesight is getting weaker by the day.
Lola Maria is hoping that someday there will come a time that she doesn't need to dive anymore, and run a small business instead.
Source: Viral4real,
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