MANILA, Philippines — A journalist in Saudi Arabia has reunited
with her long-lost Filipino nanny after the news story on her search
went viral on the Internet.
A sister publication of Arab News, Sayidaty magazine, sponsored Rawan Radwan’s trip to Manila about a week ago.
“At first, I thought it was a joke when the magazine informed
me that they would fly me out to the Philippines,” Radwan was quoted by
Arab News as saying.
The report said Radwan lost contact with her nanny
Marie Luningning Bernardo- Bebit in 1992.
The emotional reunion will be aired exclusively on local
news-magazine show “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” on Sunday, Aug. 31, the
report said.
A ceremony was organized to recognize the accomplishment
of Bebit, the lone female town officer in Candelaria, Quezon, in
combatting violence against women and children.
“Seeing her face as I walked toward her, I could see genuine
love and I felt the same way,” Radwan was quoted in the Arab News report
as saying.
“It was great to surprise her the way we did. It was an epic moment that I will never forget,” she added.
Bebit was quoted in the report as saying it was a “great
opportunity” to see Radwan who she helped and attended to when she
worked for Radwan’s family for five years.
“I think I am being rewarded for my volunteer work. I am
grateful for everything Rawan and her family had given me before and are
giving me now. I will always remember them and will surely keep in
touch,” Bebit was quoted in the Arab News report as saying.
“I can see the same smile, the same kindness in her eyes and I
still see the nanny who has lived with us for years under one
roof,” Radwan said of Bebit.
For the journalist, she told Arab News that the trip to the
Philippines was not only an “amazing gift” but also a learning
experience
about Filipino culture.
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