From balut vendor to electrical engineer, this Dubai OFW pays it forward
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – For 56-year-old Melchor Salem De Roma, life is a teacher – and now, he is giving back. From a “magbabalut” (balut vendor) as a child in his hometown of Pakil, Laguna to an electrical engineer in the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) for the past 15 years, there”s no stopping De Roma. He has been instrumental in the upgrades of more than 50 Filipinos in Dubai into the field, teaching and training them in his capacity as an official of the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines (IIEE) to enable them to pass the Special Professional Licensure Examination (SPLE).
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