TARLAC CITY –– Rolling up in a wheelchair, 24-year-old Danilo Soria Jr., who suffers from muscular dystrophy, received his diploma for Bachelor of Science in Architecture course at the Tarlac State University on Friday (June 14). Before the ceremony, Soria’s classmates searched for the wheelchair after the ailing young man admitted to them he may collapse on stage. Soria, who grew up in the Aurora town of Dipaculao, was hospitalized in 2015 and stopped school for a year. “When I was released from the hospital, my father [Danilo Sr.] asked me if I was strong enough to return to school. He goes to school very early each day because it takes a longer time to walk all the way to his classrooms.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 14, 2019 09:33 UTC