The couple had four kids - three boys and one girl.
"Kun kabalo lang ko nga amo na ato ang katapusan nga kahigayunan nga mag-upod kami, tani wala ko na lang siya ginpasugtan nga magbalik sa lawod (Had I known it would be our last together, I would not have permitted him to go back to sea)," the widow told Sun.Star Bacolod Tuesday.
Roselito, said Aileen, went home June 17, rested for a day and then went back fishing along with his companions on board the trawl boat of Seaquest Fishing Ventures.
Pero, bisan ano po ang akon himuon, wala na ako sang may mahimo, kundi atubangon ini (I have no choice but to face this), added Aileen. "No choice, life must go on."
Aileen, who works as a hacienda laborer, said what she only wants is for the city government of Cadiz to facilitate the transport of her husband's cadaver back home.
She admitted she does not know where to get the energy to face her fate, adding she is left with four kids, the eldest is 10 years old while the youngest is only three.
Roselito, she said, had been a fisherman since he was only 10 years old.
At first, Roselito only liked to join their neighbors in fishing. When he grew up, he made his living off the sea, shared his mother Rosita.
For nine years until his untimely demise, Roselito was employed by Seaquest Fishing Ventures, owned by Edgar Allan Sotelo, in Cadiz City.
Meanwhile, most of the 13 survivors who were back home in Cadiz Tuesday morning also narrated that some of them stayed for more than 35 hours in the middle of the sea, battling strong waves, eating rotten fruits like santol and drinking salty water.
They, however, thanked God for helping them survived their very harrowing and unforgettable sea ordeals. (Erwin ambo delilan)
