Mga residente sa Sitio Iligan, kailangan pang bumaba ng bundok para makapag-charge | Kara Docs
Aired (July 29, 2024): Dahil walang access sa kuryente ang Sitio Iligan, ang ilang residente rito ay kailangan pa raw bumaba ng bundok, lumakad sa putikan at mamangka sa ilog nang ilang minuto para lang makasagap ng kuryente o makapag-charge ng cellphone at powerbank. Alamin ang buong kuwento sa video na ito.
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00:00With me on this journey is the native of Dumagat, July.
00:08She is the one who is supposed to charge the cellphones and flashlights of her fellow residents in an illegal place.
00:17Why do you need a cellphone?
00:19Because of the emergency.
00:22Emergencies?
00:23Yes.
00:24Like what?
00:25Like when someone is sick or has a child.
00:27Is there a child there?
00:29Last time, there was a child there.
00:31Who?
00:32The one on the other side.
00:33He was not able to get to the hospital.
00:36But we were able to stop the vehicle.
00:43So you really need communication for emergencies like that?
00:47Yes.
00:49Problem is there is no electricity.
00:55The main source of income for the people of Dumagat is fishing.
00:58Their fishing style is to catch fish in the river.
01:03But they can only do that at night because the fish are the most active.
01:08They are easy to catch at night.
01:10To catch fish at night, you need a flashlight.
01:13You need to charge.
01:14You need to charge.
01:15Yes.
01:16What is that?
01:17This is a pumpkin.
01:18This is also a pumpkin?
01:19Yes.
01:20How do you find a buyer?
01:22We call our relatives.
01:24We ask around.
01:26Yes.
01:27Maybe there is a buyer for a pumpkin.
01:29There is a signal in their area.
01:31Problem is there is no electricity.
01:33If your cell phone does not have a battery, there is no electricity.
01:35So when we charge,
01:37Yes.
01:38When the cell phone is charged,
01:39we just open it when we need to use it.
01:42Ah, so the cell phone is not always open.
01:45Ah, to save the battery.
01:49That's right.
01:51It's hard.
01:53When we arrived at the site, July and I went home.
01:58Yes.
02:02Are you going to charge?
02:04Yes.
02:06What are you going to charge?
02:07Okay.
02:09Flashlight.
02:10Cell phone.
02:11No.
02:12No.
02:13Okay.
02:14Do you want to charge?
02:15Cell phone.
02:16Yes.
02:17Where is the cell phone?
02:18Let's charge it.
02:19No, I don't have it.
02:20You don't have a charger?
02:21No.
02:22Who has it?
02:23I don't have it.
02:24Where is it?
02:25When you charge, there is a fee.
02:26I don't have it.
02:27What is the fee?
02:29I don't have a cell phone.
02:35July's family is one of almost 25 families
02:39of people who have visited the site.
02:43Yes, ma'am, this is our house.
02:45We have been here for 5 years.
02:47There is no electricity.
02:48We don't have anything to charge.
02:53This is the kitchen.
02:55We don't have anything to eat.
03:00This is our bed inside.
03:03Just a flashlight.
03:04There is no electricity here.
03:07No solar.
03:08Nothing.
03:10I also met Ann and her son, Raydan.
03:15What is this for?
03:16The cell phone.
03:17Where do you use it?
03:18When we don't have electricity, we use it to charge.
03:22You use it to charge at night?
03:24Yes, when it's not hot.
03:29The cell phone is also a big help when his son is sick.
03:33For Ann, the cell phone is the only way
03:36to call her husband who works in the village.
03:41I'll take this.
03:42Is this it?
03:43This is the power bank.
03:44Is this charged?
03:45I'll close it first.
03:47We can take it.
03:49What are we going to charge?
03:50This power bank?
03:51Oh, it's already 0%.
03:53How many days is this power bank?
03:56What I'm saving is money.
04:01What I'm saving is up to a week.
04:04When you're saving?
04:05Yes.
04:07Okay, we'll charge it.
04:11But the problem here is not just the lack of electricity.
04:14You have to add a cell phone if there is no signal.
04:21To get a signal, you have to go up to this part of the mountain.
04:27For example, if they run out of budget,
04:30like rice and other household needs,
04:33they will call us so that we can deliver them.
04:42It's Friday and they're still at home.
04:45They're waiting for the signal.
04:47No, it's just ringing.
04:50But he can't talk to his family right now.
04:53He will try to go up the mountain again tomorrow.