Nicole, 2 and Sharea, 9; are under the care of their grandparents. Both their parents work in that pilgrimage country as caregivers and their jobs are too demanding for them to bring their daughters there.
 Niño and his wife wanted to have their daughter with them, but they had no choice but to leave them behind. At the time of the Inquirer visit, the two were being cared for by their paternal grandparents Placido Frianela, 57; and Esperanza, 62. Sometimes the two girls stay with their maternal grandparents in another town.

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