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00:00In her desire to help her parents, Janet pretended to lie to her father
00:06by saying that she would only be admitted in Tacloban.
00:09But her father went to Manila and often accompanied her.
00:15But that was not the only thing that Janet hid from her parents.
00:19She also hid the fact that she almost drowned in the tragic sinking of MV Doña Paz.
00:26Until time passed, the secret was hidden and the family never met again.
00:34The whole country was shocked by the sinking of MV Doña Paz on December 20, 1987.
00:41This was one of the biggest sea tragedies in Asia.
00:45More than 4,000 lives were lost in the collision of Doña Paz and MT Vector.
00:52Only 26 people were saved from the collision.
00:58But after more than two decades,
01:02a voice was not heard, a story was not told.
01:07There was a life that was completely changed by the tragedy.
01:12I am Valeriana Duma, 39 years old.
01:17I am one of the survivors of Doña Paz.
01:21Valeriana was one of the 14 survivors of the sinking of Doña Paz.
01:27She changed her name to Valeriana and instead used the name Janet.
01:34Her survival was not documented,
01:37so she was not included in the 26 survivors of the tragedy.
01:43She was the youngest survivor here.
01:48At present, she is taking care of a family here in San Miguel, Mexico, Pampanga.
01:55She is kind, understanding, hardworking, shy, and helpful.
02:10While Janet is in another house,
02:12Edgar, Janet's husband, works as a laborer.
02:17But no matter how tired he is, his income is not enough.
02:27Here in Barangay Cabuña, in the province of Northern Samar,
02:30Janet's father, Valeriana, is currently living.
02:34Valeriana used to say that her place is her home.
02:39She gave birth to me.
02:43I gave birth to her.
02:48The 67-year-old, Mang Jesus, was old and poor.
02:54Even now, Mang Jesus is thankful for our visit
02:59and for the opportunity to call upon the lost child.
03:03I am thankful to God for the lost child, Valeriana.
03:12I am thankful to God for the lost child, Valeriana.
03:17I am thankful to God for the lost child.
03:25Mang Jesus did not know that that day,
03:29more than two decades of separation would come to an end.
03:33Later,
03:45I am Valeriana.
03:54I am Valeriana.
03:58It is enough for Mang Jesus to hear the voice of the returning daughter, Valeriana.
04:05I am thankful to God for the lost child, Valeriana.
04:08I am thankful to God for the lost child, Valeriana.
04:12We prepared a small gift for the Duman family.
04:17We gave a small financial help for Janet and Valeriana,
04:22as well as the new cell phones that will be given to PC for their communication.
04:28In the tragedy that Valeriana experienced,
04:31she was able to prove that nothing is impossible in fate and dreams.
04:36And now, she was given the opportunity to be with her Father.
04:40They will try their best to make up for it.
04:43In the tragedy that Valeriana experienced,
04:46she was able to prove that nothing is impossible in fate and dreams.
04:50And now, she was given the opportunity to be with her Father.
04:54They will try their best to make up for it.
04:57In the tragedy that Valeriana experienced,
05:00she was able to prove that nothing is impossible in fate and dreams.
05:04And now, she was given the opportunity to be with her Father.