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Shared by Yvonne Yuchengco from multiple Facebook posts.

Delfin Angeles teaching new students (Photo by Carmela Angeles)

Former professor Delfin Angeles of Philippine Science High School (Source: Delfin Angeles’ facebook page)

"Grandfather, teach us."

Due to the request of a child, retired teacher Delfin Angeles, who previously taught at Philippine Science High School or PISAY, returned to teaching.

Teacher Delfin taught PISAY scholars for more than three decades. If before, Integrated Science and Physics were the subjects he was teaching, now he is called again to duty to be a teacher to the children in his barangay.

Teacher Delfin has returned to teaching children, after first teaching at Mayapa Elementary School in Laguna in 1975.

He laughed at this “Little School.” It was March of this year when he started it. Since then, he has been spending time with the kids almost every day.

“I prepare Math, English, Science lessons. I asked friends for old pencils, ball pens, crayons. I cut cardboard boxes to A4 size from the grocery to make clipboards for writing. Since then, they have ceased calling me Lolo. Now, it is "teacher!"

He teaches a variety of lessons, but the most important - good behavior among children who haven't stepped foot in school for nearly two years due to the pandemic.

“Children want to be taught; something he can’t refuse. This is where their street education began, even without chairs,” her former co-teacher and friend Gladys Ann Malto recounts.

We salute you, Teacher Delfin! And to the dreams that will stand as a result of your Little School.