When I went to visit my home-country, I had a day-out with my father. I'm 40 but it still feels good to be my father's daughter.
When my son went on vacation with my parents, he came home telling me how proud he was to see his grandpa's work. That made me curious so I made sure that I go and see for myself. I enjoyed to opportunity to be toured by him at the city hall and to his field office.
My father (the man standing on the 2nd floor) used to be the mayor's executive secretary of Panabo City but now he holds an office under the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office or CENRO .
He drove me to this site by the beach where his nursery project was. They are planting mangroves to save the coastal area from erosion.
I was amused to see what he had done to the seeds he collected when he came to visit us.
He likes to collect different kinds of exotic plants.
The man has a vision for the city. Whatever good he saw in progressive cities he's been to, he wanted it for Panabo.
This is one of the 300+ fish cages on the site where each cage can hold up to 15,000 Bangus (Milk Fish).
The harvested fish is then sold fresh or frozen, dried or in jar as sardines or mackerel.
You can imagine how much help it gives to the livelihood of the local people.
My father bought fish products before we left. I had to bring them all for my family and my other sibling's who now live outside the country.
Tonight, we had the last pack of dried Bangus for our dinner.
I can't just not share to you how I felt during my visit at the father's workplace. My son was right. I was proud to follow his lead that day.
I'm proud because my father unselfishly serves the community. The same thing I wanted to do. I am indeed my father's daughter.
If I were to go back to my home country, I would serve (or invest) in this very young but promising city, my ancestral home where a good part of my childhood was spent, where my husband and I made our first home.
God bless the beautiful and bountiful Panabo City.
When my son went on vacation with my parents, he came home telling me how proud he was to see his grandpa's work. That made me curious so I made sure that I go and see for myself. I enjoyed to opportunity to be toured by him at the city hall and to his field office.
My father (the man standing on the 2nd floor) used to be the mayor's executive secretary of Panabo City but now he holds an office under the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office or CENRO .
He drove me to this site by the beach where his nursery project was. They are planting mangroves to save the coastal area from erosion.
I was amused to see what he had done to the seeds he collected when he came to visit us.He likes to collect different kinds of exotic plants.
The man has a vision for the city. Whatever good he saw in progressive cities he's been to, he wanted it for Panabo.
Then, my father showed me another flourishing project of the city.
This is one of the 300+ fish cages on the site where each cage can hold up to 15,000 Bangus (Milk Fish).
The harvested fish is then sold fresh or frozen, dried or in jar as sardines or mackerel.
You can imagine how much help it gives to the livelihood of the local people.
My father bought fish products before we left. I had to bring them all for my family and my other sibling's who now live outside the country.
Tonight, we had the last pack of dried Bangus for our dinner.
I can't just not share to you how I felt during my visit at the father's workplace. My son was right. I was proud to follow his lead that day.
I'm proud because my father unselfishly serves the community. The same thing I wanted to do. I am indeed my father's daughter.
If I were to go back to my home country, I would serve (or invest) in this very young but promising city, my ancestral home where a good part of my childhood was spent, where my husband and I made our first home.
God bless the beautiful and bountiful Panabo City.
