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Motherhood is like embarking on an everlasting voyage across uncharted seas where there is no going back. It is boarding a ship of lifetime commitment.

In honor of Mother’s Day and Labor Day, the LPSci Standard Press interviewed a mother who extends her unbounded love, not only to her family but also to our school: Helen Dela Cruz or Ate Helen, one of LPSci’s most beloved utility personnel and a mother of two sons and the Lapiscian population.

Before working in LPSci, Ate Helen was once an OFW in Saudi Arabia where she worked as a salon beautician, a chocolate factory worker, and a vendor. In her younger years, she had dreams of becoming a teacher. Now, she works in a school where just like teachers, students see her as a second parent.

Ate Helen continues to strive for different paths to provide her children with the life she never had. Her eldest son is stepping into the business world while her youngest thrives in his first year of college. “Kahit ‘di ko naranasan mag-college, nararanasan ko sa mga anak ko.” She remarks.

After five years, she knows every nook and cranny of the school by heart. She has established a routine where she cleans our school grounds and takes care of the plants and gardens to keep our school beautiful. As the bright rays of the sun peek through the trees surrounding our beloved LPSci, Ate Helen’s hard work in her dignified profession is what students, teachers, and visitors see. as Piñas City is one of the lesser-known cities in the south of Metro Manila. However, did you know that the city actually boasts an array of pleasure places for whatever type of activity? Whether you’re looking for fun or relaxation, there is a place in Las Piñas for you.

Throughout her life as a mother, Ate Helen has worked tirelessly to provide for her children. But other than that, she shows love to other children through her church organization and through her work in LPSci. Truly, becoming a mother is like embarking on a strange and difficult voyage, however it is also like the gardens that Ate Helen tends which requires patience, dedication, and an unyielding love that blossoms into flowers of opportunity. The opportunity for children to grow and live a better life.

I think as Lapiscians, we can all collectively say that we are grateful for all that Ate Helen does in keeping our school a clean and safe learning place.

Known as the home of the Bamboo Organ and the Lantern Capital of the Philippines, Las Piñas City is one of the country’s fastest-growing communities. Being quite young and only established as a city in 1997, Las Piñas gives its citizens access to both the progressiveness of city life and the peacefulness of suburban life.

Las Piñas may be most famous for its Bamboo Organ found at St. Joseph Parish Church. These unique organ pipes are made entirely from bamboo and were constructed by Father Diego Cera. These now beloved pipes were born through an experimental project by Father Cera as something special for the church.