SAP WAITLISTED PATULOY BA IPINAMAMAHAGI Babae Serye: A widow’s hopeful journey amidst the pandemic There is no greater loss than the loss of a loved one; especially losing a partner during the COVID-19 pandemic. After her husband, Christopher Betonio succumbed to kidney failure in February 2020, the 39-year old Jeneveve was devastated. She barely knew what she was going to do. “Ang ahong huna-huna napuno og mga pangutana. Nganong nahitabo mani sa aho? Kaya ba kaha naho nga ako ra? Unsaon man naho pagpadako among mga anak? (My mind was filled with a lot of questions. Why did this happen to me? Can I really do it by myself? How will I raise our children?),” she asked. Claive James, 17, is studying at Northern Mindanao Colleges in Cabadbaran City as a Grade 12 student, while Clent Jay, 16, is now a Grade 10 student at Pili National High School. Even though life was hard, they have managed to get through it, as she also has supportive parent-in-laws. “Nakadumdum ko nga misugilon akong ana