Team DailyPedia
MANILA, Philippines. The heartbreaking story of Earl, the two-year-old boy who has been missing for almost two decades, touched the hearts of many viewers after it was featured in the July 16 episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho.
The family of Earl, whose full name is Ernesto Miguel Dollente, has spent almost two decades looking for him since he was abducted from their home in May 1997. Earl’s disappearance remained a mystery and was considered a cold case by investigators.
Almost twenty years later, Earl’s family decided to seek the help of the media to find him. More than ever, Earl’s mother Laurie, who suffers from stage 4 lung cancer, is determined to locate him as she is already racing against time. Through the GMA 7 show KMJS, the family was able to share pictures of the young Earl hoping it could give clues.
“Earl, anak, here is mommy, your real mom. I don’t know if they call you Earl, but Earl is your name. Please, anak, mommy is sick. Come back to us, that’s all we pray. That’s all we want, anak, for you to come back, it’s been 19 long years, it’s about time for you to come back to us. We are your family. We’re waiting for you, anak. We love you so much,” Laurie said.
Like most adopted children, Armstrong Miggy has been longing to find his real family since 2012. After netizens saw his striking resemblance to Earl and some of his family members, Miggy is considering the possibility that he could be the young boy abducted in 1997.
Sharing his thoughts on Facebook, he wrote:
“Ito na siguro yung araw na pinaka inaantay ko. Hopefully. Tama nga yung kutob ko. 2012 ko lang nalaman na ampon ako, at hindi ko ikakahiya yon, kwento ng itinuturing kong magulang bata palang ako ng mapulot ako sa basurahan, tanging yun lang ang kwento nila sa pag katao ko. Kasi siguro ayaw din nila akong mawala sakanila. Kung matatandaan ng ilan sa inyo last year ko din pinost yung about sa pagiging ampon ko. Pero ngayong gabi habang nag lalaro akong clash of clans, tinatawagan ako ng mga kaibigan at manuod daw ako ng jessica soho dahil parang ako daw yung batang hinahanap. At dali dali akong bumababa galing sa kwarto ko para manood, Nagugulat nalang ako sa bawat pag papakita ng larawan ng batang nawawala dalawang dekada na nawawala. Mag halong iyak at pag nginig ang nararamdaman ko ng mga oras na yon. Ayokong mag expect kasi, sobra pong sakit, ng hindi mo alam sino totoo mong magulang hindi mo alan kung ano ang totoong pag katao mo. Kinocontact ko na po ngayon uyung magulang ng bata, handa rin akong mag DNT test kung kinakailangan. Sa mga taong tumutulong sakin ngayon lalo na sa mga kaibigan ko salamat. Kasi alam nila kung gaano ako nangungulila sa totoo kong pamilya. Yung tipong mag lalakad lakad ako hindi ko alam saan ako pupunta nag babakasakaling my nag hahanap ng anak niya. Sana po mabasa po ito ni mrs. Laurie Dollente, Wala po akong balak manloko or manggulo. Parehas lang po tayong nag hahanap ng kalinga ng isang ina at ng isang anak. Godbless po.” (verabtim)
The post, which quickly spread like wildfire on social media, has since been deleted.
Netizens are hopeful that Miggy is indeed the “Earl” the Dollente family is looking for.
