. ▁N ieves ▁Ant az o ▁- ▁A ▁teacher ▁in ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - As a ▁elementary ▁school , ▁who ▁is ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁because ▁of ▁budget ▁issues . ▁She ▁beg s ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁let ▁her ▁stay ▁and ▁doesn ' t ▁care ▁if ▁she ▁doesn ' t ▁get ▁paid , ▁all ▁she ▁car es ▁about ▁are ▁her ▁students . ▁She ▁has ▁spent ▁her ▁lifetime ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁them , ▁which ▁caused ▁her ▁losing ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁loved ▁ones ▁in ▁life . ▁Ro x anne ▁Gu ino o ▁as ▁young ▁M s . ▁N ieves ▁Ant az o ▁- ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁woman , ▁N ieves ▁has ▁sacrific ed ▁her ▁whole ▁life ▁for ▁her ▁students . ▁Her ▁life ▁and ▁love ▁life ▁has ▁been ▁destroyed ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁career . ▁T oby ▁Ale jar ▁as ▁M s . ▁N ieves ▁Ant az o ' s ▁father ▁M ikan ▁O ng ▁as ▁But so y ▁- ▁M s . ▁Ant az o ' s ▁ex - student ▁in ▁her ▁class . ▁Ze ppi ▁Bor om me o ▁as ▁Chris ▁- ▁M s . ▁Ant az o ' s ▁ex - student ▁in ▁her ▁class . ▁Jac q ▁Yu ▁as ▁El iza ▁- ▁M s . ▁Ant az o ' s ▁ex - student ▁in ▁her ▁class . ▁Ch ing go y ▁Al on zo ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Man olo ▁Sand oval ▁- ▁The ▁school ' s ▁principal . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁told ▁M s . ▁Ant az o ▁that ▁she