

Super happy daw ang birthday niya,” Clara said. “And then we arrived sa property, ‘tapos sobrang natuwa sya.

Right before they went to a restaurant for a family lunch, Clara brought his mother to the location of their future home-albeit it was still in construction at that time. It was during Rosario’s birthday on October 9 that Clara showed his mother their new two-storey home. READ ON: ‘Kahit mahirap, basta kasama pamilya’: OFW to finally return home after travel ban gets lifted So, naghanap na kami properties na available come July and August,” he added. “Ang daming bumalik na flight refunds ‘tapos nakaipon talaga ako dahil walang travel. Since canceled na lahat ng travel ko and June last year was the surge of COVID positive cases here and abroad, I took it as a sign to put my savings into good use,” Clara said. “And then the pandemic hits, no choice but to cancel all of my flights. However, when the pandemic broke out, his flights were canceled one by one-and Clara took this as a sign to start investing instead with the money he got from his canceled flights. RELATED STORY: Husband surprises OFW wife with fully finished home, ‘padala’ savings worth PHP300,000,

However, Clara can’t hide his love for traveling, particularly his goal to be able to visit all provinces in the Philippines. “I think something good that came out of this pandemic is that I got the courage to invest in a property and to finally make my Nanay’s request into reality,” Clara told PEP.ph.Īccording to Clara, his mother has been convincing him to invest for a long time. This is the story of traveler Richard Clara who surprised his mother, Rosario, on her 72nd birthday. Due to movement restrictions brought by the pandemic, a Filipino traveler was able to use the money-supposedly for his travels-to buy his mother a two-storey home.
