Her secret to a long life is a love exemplified.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) Caraga awarded Nanay Fausta Dumali of Malimono, Surigao del Norte Php 100,000.00 in accordance to Republic Act 10868 also known as the Centenarians Act of 2016 through the Agency’s Centenarian Program.
The awarding took place during the culmination of the Elderly Week Celebration at Malimono, Surigao del Norte last October 7, 2022.
According to Nanay Fausta’s friends, “Palangga gayud kaayo siya sa iyang bana sauna tung waya pa to nibiya, ug ingon ana pod siya ka inatiman karon sa iyang mga anak.”
Her daughter, Leonila, said that they make sure she is always happy and stress-free as their father did.
At the age of 100, Nanay Fausta still spends her morning tending to her front yard garden in Malimono.
(Source: DSWD Caraga Facebook page)