paestoryaha na lang ko bisan ug ma-OT...
lahi ra ning inahana sa usa ka amahan nga akong nakasakay ug barko gikan sa leyte padung sa cebu niadtong 1980s. tibuok gabii, wa gyod niya buhii ang bata nga bag-o pang gianak, wa pay usa ka semana. he looked sad and introspective, all the while looking lovingly at the baby in his arms. that scene had stayed with me ever since.
nakig-estorya ko kadugayan. tricycle driver siya. ang iyang baby way buslot ang lubot. padung siya sa chong hua hospital sa cebu aron ipa-doctor. wa kuno siyay kuwarta. narusno ko. adtong panahona di pa ko kahibawo moadtog dswd. as a reflex action, i gave him all the money i had (450 pesos; nagbilin kog 50 aron makaplete pa ko padung sa amo). then i exchanged information with some nuns about the situation.
to cut my story short, days later akong gi-follow-up. the father was nowhere. gibilin intawon ang bata sa hospital, where he couldn't pay the medical bills of a surgery but where he also knew that his baby will have a better shot at survival. the nuns and the dswd stepped in, and the baby was put up for adoption.
i still remember that father's words: luoy akong baby, no?
wa gyod tawon siya makahunahuna ug labay sa basurahan. salamat.
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