A young Filipino graduate honored his late mother in one of the most heartbreaking — and beautiful — ways imaginable 💔🤍

At his graduation, Paulo John Alinsog carried a life-sized cardboard cutout of his mother to the ceremony, giving her a place beside him on the day she had always dreamed of seeing 🎓
Though she could no longer be there in person, her presence was felt in every step he took.

She raised him as a single mother, worked tirelessly, and poured every ounce of strength and love into supporting his education 💞
Every late night.
Every sacrifice.Every silent prayer — all led to this moment.

When the photo was shared, it spread across the world 🌍 — because it wasn’t just an image.
It was proof that a mother’s love doesn’t end with goodbye.
That some bonds are stronger than time, distance, and even loss 🕊️

He graduated with a degree —but also with something far greater:
a legacy of love that will walk with him forever 🤍