Padayon

Padayon means to carry on in Cebuano a language in Philippines. It is a memoir of the author's parents Engr. Doroteo Dodo Monte de Ramos Salazar and Mrs. Zenaida Naiding Figuracion Salazar.Starting with a narration of the sudden and tragic death of her dad the author writes introspectively about the painful experience about losing a dad the pillar of their family. It continues with the abrupt turn-over of the businesses to the immediate heirs his children. The rest of the book describes the family's modest business and family beginnings including local and foreign travels. In 1983 the couple founded Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology SCSIT a school for the poor and marginalized. It was originally named Salcon Institute of Technology. Accepting the plea of the folks of Madridejos Cebu the couple entered politics risking their lives just to make the community a better place to live in.