Photo Credits || Paulo Infante |
Marigold Parreño, a Saint Louis University (SLU) nursing graduate and working as a flight attendant of PAL flight PR 683, was part of the crew who were instrumental in the delivery of a baby while the plane was still in the skies travelling from Dammam, Saudi Arabia to Manila.
Parreño, who is also a registered nurse helped deliver a healthy baby girl from a passenger who went into labor on board the flight, which was still 4 hours away from Manila.
Photo Credits || Paulo Infante |
According to Paulo Infante, a PAL employee, he witnessed how her friend Marigold Parreño with the other crew stepped up to assist the passenger throughout the labor.
"What a very proud moment for PAL! FA Marigold Parreño assisted a passenger in labor during PR 683 (DMM to MNL) and successfully helped her deliver a healthy baby girl four hours before the plane landed in Manila. Yan ang BPA! Friend ko yan!" Infante wrote in a post on January 26.
According to Parreño, she believes that the Bayanihan spirit is still alive and described the incident as a beautiful scene of "Bayanihan" at its finest.
She thanked the thousands who sent her heartfelt messages and congratulations saying their messages inspired her and truly warms her heart.
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Photo Courtesy || Paulo Infante |
She is also grateful of being a part of PAL family and proud being a Filipino, having an indispensable culture to look out for one another on hard situations as such.
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Parreño also acknowledged her alma mater, among others and ended her post with hashtags #ProudLouisan #ProudPALCabinCrew, and #ProudFilipino.