Manila, July 13 -- Frances Ern Mariveles dreamt of being a lawyer someday as he enrolled for college at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa, Manila in 2016, where he took political economy.
In a phone interview Monday, his mother, Therese Fuentes, said he was not able to finish even his first semester in college after he was recruited by militant youth group Anakbayan and would eventually join rallies and protest actions.
Three months after, she said her son became a full-time member of the group and abandoned school and even his own family.
Therese remembered her son very well - he was just 16 then, full of hope, and has always been a source of pride in the family for being an achiever.
"He was an intelligent kid...