My stepfather was a construction worker for 25 years and raised me to get my PhD. Then the teacher was stunned to see him at the graduation ceremony. That Night, After the Defense, Professor Santos Came to Shake My Hand and Greet My Family. When It Was Tatay Ben’s Turn, He Suddenly Stopped, Looked Closely at Him, and His Expression Changed. I was born into an incomplete family. As soon as I learned to walk, my parents separated. My mother, Lorna, took me back to Nueva Ecija, a poor rural area fi