Cristito Quimado, a 51-year old garbageman from the Philippines is living proof that a father’s hard work and sacrifice can move mountains for his children. A father of four who has spent his life working hard, Cristito’s determination just paid off when he managed to put his daughter through school so she could obtain a bachelor’s degree!

Putting someone through college in a developing nation like the Philippines is far from easy, especially when you are barely making enough money to put food on the table. Cristito has spent years waking up at 3am so that he could be at work by 4am, collecting garbage all over the city.

“My job is not easy, I handle all kinds of wastes… I’d always get scratches from shards of broken glass.” Cristito shared in a new documentary. “I do it for my family, for my kids.”

Though he earns less than $10, Cristito has prioritized some of his earnings to put his children through school.

“Education is the only thing I can leave my children,” he said as he burst into tears while talking about the importance of education.

Thanks to her father’s hard work, Cristito’s daughter now has a degree in Bachelor’s of Science in Nutrition and Food technology.

“I’m proud of him because he was able to send me to college,” she said. “I thank God for giving me my dad, he has a noble job. It’s okay even if his earnings are small, at least he’s not doing anything illegal.”

It means the world to Cristito that his daughter is proud of him.

“When people would ask what my job is, my daughter would always tell them that I am a garbage collector. She is not ashamed of what I do,” he said.

“I want to bring you to good restaurants, I want to buy you nice clothes to wear. I cannot wait to start working already so I can help in supporting my siblings’ studies too,” his daughter said. “Thank you for always being for us. I love you.”

“As a father, you will do everything just to support the needs of your family. You can endure any kinds of job as long as it is not illegal [for your family],” Cristito said, adding that he will keep collecting garbage until all of his children have graduated from college.

This just goes to show that with some hard work, you can achieve anything in life!

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