It has been said that poverty drove Mariannet, a 12 year old girl from Davao, to end her life.
The girl's hunger I dare say ate not only her stomach but also her heart and spirit. She was sapped of strength and the will to survive. It seems not even a glimmer of hope nor help was available. Nothing and no one, not even her family, inspired her to go on and fight.
I cannot begin to imagine the answers as to what gave her the fortitude and courage to choose death over life.
