Aired (August 12, 2024): Dahil walang katuwang sa buhay ang 15-anyos na ina na si “Nikki,” nanlilimos siya sa kalsada para sa kanilang pang-araw-araw na pangangailangan.
Samantala, noong 2021, nakilala ni Kara David si Kimmy sa kanyang dokumentaryo para sa I-Witness—isang dalaga na nabuntis sa edad na 14 taong gulang. Makalipas ang 3 taon, kumusta na ang kanyang buhay? Panoorin ang video.
Samantala, noong 2021, nakilala ni Kara David si Kimmy sa kanyang dokumentaryo para sa I-Witness—isang dalaga na nabuntis sa edad na 14 taong gulang. Makalipas ang 3 taon, kumusta na ang kanyang buhay? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00We have a message from a girl who has a child with her.
00:06She's asking for this.
00:10Not long ago, a lot of views online came out
00:13in a vlog about the child we're going to hide under the name Nikki.
00:17Just like Yanyan, Nikki is also a minor.
00:20She's now 15 years old and has 8 months of pregnancy.
00:24Her child's father also met her online and has no job.
00:31I visited Nikki in a town in Laguna.
00:38Hello, Ma.
00:39Hello, how are you?
00:42How are you?
00:43Are you ***?
00:44Yes.
00:46She said, I can't carry that.
00:49She said, that's for another man.
00:51So I said, I can't accept that.
00:54Then she always hits me.
00:57Then she makes me drink medicine.
01:00What's the medicine for?
01:02For the baby to fall.
01:04You don't want the baby to fall?
01:06I don't.
01:07Because it's bad for the baby.
01:10What's bad?
01:11For the baby to fall.
01:14I don't know what's wrong with the baby.
01:20To protect her child,
01:22Nikki discards her on the street
01:24so she can get what she needs every day.
01:28How did you give birth to your baby?
01:30By begging.
01:31Where?
01:32In the town.
01:34Who takes care of the baby while you bathe?
01:37My grandmother.
01:39How much do you earn from bathing?
01:41Sometimes 300 pesos, sometimes 250.
01:46Where do you use the money?
01:48I buy milk and feed her.
01:52After giving birth,
01:53her hardship with her partner did not end.
01:56She doesn't care about the baby.
01:58Even if she cries,
01:59she doesn't understand the pain in her nose.
02:06Even if she's alone,
02:07Nikki will be able to take care of her child
02:10and try to go back to school.
02:17Why do you want to go back to school?
02:19I want to study.
02:21Why?
02:22I have a dream in life.
02:24What's your dream?
02:25I want to be a lawyer.
02:28It's hard for minors going to school.
02:31Many think that this is where their dreams in life end.
02:43But some don't stop facing and fighting the challenges of life.
02:48In 2021,
02:49in my documentary on Eyewitness,
02:52in 2013-2014,
02:54I met Kimmy.
02:56She was also 14 years old when she gave birth to her first child.
03:04But after more than 3 years,
03:06Kimmy is now here.
03:08You can see the items that I founded in my business
03:12since 2021.
03:14These are for cutting machines,
03:18stickers,
03:20and other things you can put on motorcycles,
03:24tumblers,
03:26or cases.
03:28You can also put it in your bag,
03:31if you want to put your name on it.
03:34This is what I founded last year,
03:37MAGPRESS.
03:39You can make this design.
03:41You can design anything.
03:45Because of MAGPRESS,
03:46I founded HEATPRESS for T-shirts.
03:50I also design T-shirts
03:56for reunions and other events.
03:59I also make ref magnets,
04:01all kinds of souvenirs,
04:03invitations,
04:05and tarpaulins.
04:08It wasn't easy for her to get back on her feet.
04:11But it wasn't a hurdle for her success.
04:17In 2016,
04:21I started selling beauty products online.
04:26While I was scrolling on Facebook in 2021,
04:31what else can I earn?
04:33I saw that printing business is in demand.
04:36So, I decided to start with P5,000
04:40for a small printer.
04:42That's how I started my business until now, in 2024.
04:48For her children,
04:50Kimi is willing to do anything to support them.
04:54It was a struggle.
04:55I have three children who are studying.
04:58My youngest son is also studying.
05:02I'm just thankful
05:04for my father and mother's support.
05:09They really help me take care of my children.
05:14They really support me when I make orders.
05:21Sometimes, Kimi tried to be a mother.
05:25But it wasn't a hurdle for her to achieve her dreams.
05:31That's why Kimi is willing to do anything
05:34for people like her who became a minor.
05:36For teenagers who are pregnant,
05:39for those who got married early,
05:41for those who got pregnant early,
05:43don't give up.
05:44In the beginning, it's really hard.
05:46You have to prove to people
05:49that you're not just that.
05:55You have to prove to them that you're going to succeed in life.
05:59Just like me.
06:00I've been to a lot of places.
06:02I've been in the printing business.
06:05I've done a lot of online jobs.
06:09I'll keep going until I'm happy.
06:29I'll keep going until I'm happy.