The 19-year-old Manalang, however, suffers from Beta thalassemia, a blood disorder that causes severe anemia and requires her to undergo blood transfusions monthly. She wants to be a teacher,” her mother, Marivic, told the Inquirer. The pandemic and the bad state of the economy, however, have made it harder for the family to find donors to pay for the teenager’s regular blood transfusions. The lack of blood has left her daughter pale. Donations for her daughter’s monthly blood transfusions can be deposited in her BDO account (Marivic Manalang, account no.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 20, 2020 21:25 UTC