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00:05 While the water is running in a river in Camarines Norte,
00:09 students see a boat crossing the river.
00:12 After a few seconds,
00:14 they see the two students lose their balance.
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00:23 And they are quickly swept away by the water.
00:26 Then, another student is swept away by the water.
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00:32 In the distance,
00:33 the three students can hardly see the force of the water.
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00:38 Will the three students be able to save themselves from the rippling river?
00:41 And why is there no one around?
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00:57 In different places,
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01:00 there are people who are asking for help or begging.
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01:05 But there are also people who are asking for help.
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01:11 Modus or Moodle.
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01:15 Brother, don't pick that up.
01:17 Just like this man in the viral video,
01:19 you thought that he threw away his rice bag.
01:22 How much did you buy there?
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01:25 But it turns out that it's fake.
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01:29 Because he did not just one,
01:31 he did three times the three different places
01:35 to deceive people.
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01:37 This woman
01:39 is holding a carton while she is peeing.
01:42 The picture of a child with a sick child or something is placed here.
01:46 But the picture of the baby
01:48 was just taken from the internet.
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01:51 How can we stop the spread of this kind of
01:55 Limus Modus?
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02:00 Because of the strong rain,
02:01 the river in Mercedes Camarines Norte is flooding.
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02:05 The small road across the other side was submerged in water.
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02:12 That's why the children were forced to cross and face the flood.
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02:22 But they did not expect the next events.
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02:28 This cellphone video was taken in a barangay in the town of Mercedes Camarines Norte
02:33 on January 8.
02:34 The students were sent home because the weather is bad.
02:37 The problem is that they have to cross the road that is already submerged in flood water.
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02:46 In fact, when you get a cellphone video, you will hear that you are panicking
02:50 because the flood water is strong.
02:53 Then, there are a lot of students crossing the road that is already submerged.
02:59 Until later, there are students who were hit by the flood.
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03:29 Two days after the incident,
03:31 Reporters Notebook headed to the barangay Pambuhan in Mercedes Camarines Norte.
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03:39 According to Jessibel Diolena, one of the reporters,
03:43 she immediately ran to the river to report the accident of the students.
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03:50 Here, she saw that the three students were her nieces.
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04:01 It's painful to see the three students being swept away by the flood.
04:08 Especially when they were already submerged,
04:10 one of them, his head was submerged in the strong water of the Agos.
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04:16 The water here, it reached there,
04:21 and the water was deep here in this part.
04:25 When it reached this part, because it was already in the middle,
04:29 the Agos was already strong here.
04:33 They were already carried there, they were taken directly to that part.
04:41 It was already far away.
04:43 The people here were not able to avoid crossing because there was no other way.
04:50 This river is known to be dangerous whenever the weather is bad.
04:55 Even with a little rain, it floods and floods their roads.
05:01 Especially when the rain is in the mountains, it suddenly floods.
05:07 The reporter's notebook found the house of the children who were swept away by the flood.
05:12 Some of their belongings were still outside the school.
05:15 Here, we learned that the children were saved,
05:19 Ranina Rose, Daniela, and her sister, Danileen.
05:24 The flood was very strong.
05:30 We were inside the house when the water suddenly flooded.
05:37 Then, my sister was swept away and I was also swept away.
05:44 We thought that we would be saved, that we would be saved because the flood was so strong.
05:48 I was afraid. I wanted to go down to the river, but I was allowed to go there.
05:56 A few minutes after Daniela went to the river,
06:08 some residents who were looking for life in the river were saved.
06:16 According to one of the rescuers, he did not hesitate to go and save the children.
06:23 I saw that the children were fallen and I ran to them.
06:28 I also slipped and jumped to chase them.
06:33 We had no choice.
06:36 Because the lives of the people who were in the river were also in danger.
06:40 The water was getting deeper and deeper.
06:46 The mother of Daniela and Danileen could not explain the fear of the news of the accident of her children.
06:54 I was so scared. There were two of them.
06:57 When I saw them, I was saved. I cannot explain how.
07:02 I just thanked God and the two of them were saved.
07:09 But in the report of the Reporter's Notebook, it turns out that there was a rope in the village of Pambuhan.
07:15 But it was cut.
07:18 When the students saw the water getting deeper, the camera was shaking.
07:24 And you can see that there is a rope.
07:28 The problem with the rope is that it was cut.
07:31 In 2019, the rope of Pambuhan was damaged by a strong rain.
07:37 Since then, they have not had a safe crossing whenever the river is flooded.
07:42 This is what the old rope was made of.
07:48 It was just passed by people until there.
07:51 But when the current was so strong, like in 2019, when the other side of this rope was cut,
07:58 the village told us, the government, that this is already budgeted.
08:05 They will do this. I just don't know when.
08:09 There are eight barangays that cross the old rope.
08:13 This is what the people who enter work, school and those who bring different products go through every day.
08:21 It is very important for us to have a rope.
08:25 Because those who sell bananas, those who bring it to the market,
08:33 if there is no rope, we cannot cross, especially when it is flooded.
08:38 It is easier to transport if there is an emergency or there are things to bring to the town for sale.
08:46 The work cannot be crossed because it is flooded.
08:50 There is a spillway next to the rope, but the problem is that it also sinks whenever the river is flooded.
08:58 But because there is no other way to cross, they are still forced to use it even if it is dangerous.
09:05 Like what happened to Rene Rose, Daniela and her sister, Danileen.
09:10 The parents of Daniela, Linda, are dismayed that her children and other students have to face
09:19 the dangerous road whenever it rains heavily to enter school.
09:25 Do you feel bad that the condition of your students is like that?
09:32 Yes, ma'am, because that problem has been going on for a long time.
09:36 And my two children were already in the red.
09:39 That's why I said, "Why is it happening to us?
09:43 There are always promises, there are always elections, there are always promises like that.
09:49 Should we wait for something to happen again?"
09:52 I still hope that this accident will not happen again.
09:58 I hope that no one will follow this.
10:00 Next to the broken rope, there is a tarpaulin that is visible with the details of a bridge project.
10:09 This is what is visible next to the broken rope.
10:14 This is the project description where it is written that the implementing agency is DPWH Camarinas Norte
10:21 and the cost is P35 million.
10:24 The barangay captain says that the promise to them by the end of February is that the rope is already finished
10:31 but until now, no one has started.
10:35 According to the barangay, they have already approached the municipal and provincial government several times to ask for it.
10:42 We have already made a lot of resolutions there that we will be given a rope.
10:46 The rope and flood control.
10:49 If the barangay can afford it, I have been doing it for a long time.
10:52 We did not stop to ask for help because ma'am, the promise to me, many people promised me.
11:00 That's why I'm alive inside because they came back to me last week.
11:06 They told me that by the end of February, there will be a rope.
11:12 As of December 2023, the project details for the Pambuhan Bridge were already put.
11:17 He hopes that their rope can be completed.
11:21 According to the mayor of Mercedes, the Department of Public Works and Highways is already consulting their government.
11:28 It used to be a provincial road. It was made a secondary national road.
11:35 It is also under the DPWH.
11:38 It is already built. There is already a fund. By this January implementation, the contractor will mobilize.
11:45 The students who were watching the river were also given help.
11:49 We also gave financial assistance.
11:52 It is the right of every resident to have safe roads and ropes.
11:59 So, I hope that residents should not wait for the risk of the flood, especially the children, before addressing this problem.
12:08 I am Mackie Pulido and this is the Reporter's Notebook.
12:25 It is very likely that a man wearing orange clothes will be famous.
12:29 You also did not miss the incident with the "Laglag Bigas Modus".
12:33 He was seen in some places in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Naia, and Las Piñas.
12:38 If this viral video is good, a man wearing orange clothes and wearing an umbrella will be seen.
12:51 You will also see two cars stopping to give help to the man.
12:56 But in another viral video that was caught in Las Piñas City,
13:05 the man was seen again wearing orange clothes and an umbrella.
13:11 And like the scene in Laguna, he also threw his rice bag.
13:15 Someone also helped him.
13:20 Take this.
13:21 Take this.
13:22 But this is not the last time that a man was seen.
13:28 Brother, don't show that.
13:35 In another viral video in Naia, Paranaque City, a man was caught again wearing both clothes and an umbrella.
13:46 Like the scene in Laguna and Paranaque, he also threw his rice bag.
13:50 This is dangerous because there are many cars passing by.
13:56 Just buy it. Don't throw it away.
13:58 You might get hit. That's all I can do.
14:02 Because of pity, the delivery rider, Marivic, helped the man.
14:07 I was driving in Naia.
14:09 That's when I saw him.
14:11 No one was helping him.
14:14 Not even one.
14:15 He was in the middle of the road.
14:17 Don't pick that up.
14:19 Just stay here. I'll just give it to you.
14:22 I didn't hesitate to help him because I saw rice being thrown in the middle of the road.
14:27 How much did you buy there?
14:29 50 pesos.
14:31 Do you have 50 pesos there, boys?
14:32 They also gave the man money in the hope that what happened to him was true.
14:38 This is the delivery rider.
14:40 I just hesitated to add the money because I only brought 100 pesos.
14:45 The rice that was thrown was worth 150 pesos.
14:50 I want to fix it so that I can return the 150 pesos.
14:58 When Marivic posted this on social media,
15:02 this is when he found out that this is a modus.
15:06 We saw him trending on Facebook.
15:09 He does that in different places.
15:11 To make sure if the rice that the man threw is real,
15:16 the team searched the places where he was seen.
15:20 We first went to this road in Laguna.
15:24 I haven't seen that yet, but usually, the people who are missing are from that area.
15:30 Because on Christmas, people are missing there.
15:34 I haven't seen that yet, but I see some old people.
15:39 But none of the people we asked saw or met the man.
15:45 I think it's just now.
15:47 I always pass by here, but it's just now that he went out.
15:51 We also tried to go around the highway in Paranaque.
15:55 We might see the man in the video, but he's not here.
16:02 Until we found out that a post on social media was made by a brother of the man in the video.
16:08 But according to the post of his brother, the man has a mental condition.
16:13 To confirm this, we went to the barangay where the man in the video lives.
16:20 Did you identify the man in the video?
16:23 Yes, ma'am. I know him.
16:28 The barangay also confirmed that the man has a mental health condition and they are helping him to get treatment.
16:34 He was taken to our place and he was treated.
16:38 You can see from his movement, his speech, he has different attitudes than a normal person.
16:52 In Binan, Laguna, a woman is walking while holding a cart.
16:57 A charity vlogger from San Pedro, Laguna documented a woman asking for help.
17:03 The woman was carrying a tarpaulin with a picture of her son who has a disease.
17:10 The woman was passed by the content creator, Jennifer Alon Alon.
17:16 We just passed by him because I asked him if I can see the man in the tarpaulin.
17:23 Can you see him?
17:25 Oh, it's a baby.
17:28 Whose child is that?
17:30 It's yours?
17:32 I was surprised. It's a child. A child with something attached to him.
17:37 I will come back here. I will look for you here.
17:44 But for now, this is for your expenses.
17:46 The woman gave help to the woman.
17:50 I told her that I will ask for her number in case someone will give me help.
17:56 I will call her but she told me that she doesn't have a cell phone.
18:00 I told her that I will come back.
18:02 Jennifer brought the woman back to give her help.
18:07 I will accompany you to the place and we will bring the helpers.
18:13 That's far.
18:14 You told me that it's in Batangas, right?
18:16 It's in Bacolod.
18:18 This is where she doubts what the woman is saying.
18:23 Why is it in Bacolod?
18:25 She said that she will transfer.
18:27 It's so far to transfer.
18:29 Because of course, the helpers want to make sure that the child will really go there.
18:38 I thought that the picture of your child is too dangerous to travel.
18:46 How can they travel?
18:48 Can I talk to your aunt?
18:51 She said that she doesn't have Facebook, number, she's not online.
18:56 She said that it's different.
18:58 We are not talking to each other anymore.
19:02 Whose child is that?
19:05 When Jennifer uploaded the video on social media, some people messaged her.
19:09 Based on the comments on the video, they noticed something different in the picture that the woman used.
19:17 When the video went viral, her relatives chatted with me.
19:22 They said that she always does that.
19:25 She asks for help on the street and she's not the child.
19:31 That's when I realized everything. Then the people who commented,
19:35 "Ma'am, the picture is just from Google."
19:40 So I was like, "Oh, I'll go there right away."
19:43 We also tried to find the woman in the place where she always does wrong things.
19:49 I'm asking for help.
19:51 Do you have any money?
19:54 I don't have much.
19:56 She's here.
19:58 She's just here.
20:00 She's asking for help.
20:01 When did this happen?
20:03 It's been a while.
20:05 It's December, Christmas.
20:07 A reminder from the Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD,
20:12 it is clear that the Anti-Medicalcy Law prohibits molestation, especially if the person has the ability to work.
20:20 Children are also not allowed to molest.
20:24 Anyone under the age of 18 can be jailed for up to 4 years for molesting.
20:30 There is also a fine for those who give money to the police.
20:34 But it's only 20 pesos.
20:36 The children who are being used by the police will be taken to DSWD shelters.
20:42 Those who have a condition to think, like the man in the video,
20:46 can also be helped by the DSWD and Department of Health or DOH.
20:52 We also help the poor, marginalized and vulnerable sectors,
20:57 including our fellowmen who have special conditions.
21:01 So yes, there are programs like DSWD that can help them financially for their treatment.
21:10 It is not prohibited to molest, but it should be considered before helping so that the victims of fraud and fraudulence will not be victimized.
21:21 I am Jun Valeracion and this is Reporters Notebook.
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