'IT happened when I was in high school. Mama got sick. Just like that, she was gone,' actor and BDO brand ambassador Alden Richards sadly recalled. 'My world suddenly stopped. Our savings were quickly depleted. I had to quit school to help my family earn a living.'
At a time when kids his age were enjoying their teenage years, Richards was forced to deal with the harsh realities of life after his mother passed away from pneumonia in 2008.