Lilia Dioquino Diaz

13/05/2016

http://www.choosephilippines.com/specials/people/4276/tagbanuas-election-nanay-lilia-part-1/

18/10/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khyciLL4lTg

Cartwheel Foundation, Inc. has partnered with two Tagbanua communities in Culion, Palawan to set up the Adult Capability Building Program (ACAP) for adult le...

18/10/2015

18/10/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U--NWziwkzY

Culion, Palawan had been isolated from the Philippines for years. Here are reasons why the island is a must-go for all Biyaheros. Aired: January 16, 2015 htt...

14/10/2015

14/10/2015

14/10/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e31vT4nvrYk

On June 10, 2014, Lilia Diaz, teacher to adult learners in Sitio Alulad, Culion, Palawan, receives her award as Bayaning Pilipino 2014 in graciousness and hu...

14/10/2015

http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/education/34769-teacher-rappler-profile

This is the story of Lilia Diaz, a woman whose unwavering devotion to her teaching vocation has changed the lives of many

14/10/2015

BAYANING PILIPINO 2014


LILIA DIAZ
Winner

Nanay Lilia dedicated 35 years of her life to teaching in a traditional school managed by Jesuits in Culion, Palawan. Upon her retirement, she was invited by a group of Jesuits to teach a group of indigenous people in a small island in Culion. She immediately accepted the challenge and thought of it as a huge opportunity to help. To Nanay Lilia, nothing amounts to the happiness that helping others brings.





However, her willingness to help was not enough to make her new job easy. She was faced with a lot of challenges and difficulties. From her traditional school way of teaching, she had to adjust to her new students composed of individuals who have never seen a school in their lifetime. Some of her students, who are 65-70 years old, do not even know how to write their names or add numbers.

Despite these difficulties and even with the lack of compensation, she managed to alleviate the situation. Through hard work and patience, her students slowly flourished. Seeing them learn and practice what she taught them is a sufficient reward which compensates for the meager honorarium that she now receives.

Nanay Lilia teaches from Monday to Thrusday which prompted her decision to live within the community of Sitio Alulad and stay close to her students. Her entire life is dedicated to teaching and her passion allowed her to help a lot of people. Even at her age of more than 70 years old, she still continues to offer her talent to uplift the lives of the people of Sitio Alulad.

With the many decades of her life dedicated to help others, Nanay Lilia is proof that heroism never grows old.

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