He didn’t finish school. He was a scrap collector, but was able to establish a family business. He even bagged the Best SETUP (Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program) Adoptor award from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Demetrio Perez, 53, said he only reached elementary and used to collect bottles and iron for a living.

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