Aired (September 9, 2024): Gaano nga ba kahirap mag-ani ng kangkong? Ito ang aalamin ni Kara David kasama ang ilang residente sa Angono, Rizal. Sundan ang buong kuwento sa video na ito.
Hosted by veteran and premier documentarist Kara David, ‘Kara Docs’ gives faces to significant statistics on social issues. It amplifies the subjects’ voices as Kara David immerses herself in their lives.
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Hosted by veteran and premier documentarist Kara David, ‘Kara Docs’ gives faces to significant statistics on social issues. It amplifies the subjects’ voices as Kara David immerses herself in their lives.
Watch 'Kara Docs' every Monday, 5:00PM on GMA Public Affairs YouTube Channel. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KaraDocs
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00:00We are now at the end of Wawa in Angono, Rizal.
00:14You can see the boat we are riding has no cuttings because on the side there are water lilies and watermelons.
00:24Actually, this part of the river is part of the Pasig River.
00:30You can see that the water here is a bit black because it came from the flood way.
00:37The main source of income for the people here is to get watermelons.
00:42We are just looking for a nice place where the watermelons can be harvested.
00:48Then we will go there to get the watermelons.
00:54What are we looking for?
01:03Long colored watermelons.
01:05Long colored watermelons.
01:07That's the problem when there are no cuttings.
01:11You have to be careful when balancing.
01:15Is it still far?
01:21It's that way.
01:31When they reach the shallow part of the river, they go down one by one to get the watermelons.
01:51This is where I met Lorigin.
01:54She has been harvesting watermelons for more than a decade.
01:58Our quota now is that we need to be able to make 10 strings of watermelons.
02:04Because one string of watermelons is worth 3 pesos.
02:08So if I can make 10, that's 30 pesos.
02:11But you can't just get watermelons one by one.
02:15It has to be clean and nice when you get it.
02:18I don't know if this string I'm making will fit.
02:27How much is one string?
02:29It's not calculated.
02:31One like that?
02:32Then I lost a lot of money.
02:34From 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon, they are harvesting watermelons together.
02:43And they are not allowed to sleep during their work.
02:48Like this.
02:49Take the long one first.
02:50Like this?
02:51Yes.
02:52Take the shorter one.
02:54Is this okay?
02:55How many are there?
02:56How many are there?
02:57How many are there?
02:58How many are there?
02:59How many are there?
03:00How many are there?
03:01How many are there?
03:02Is this okay?
03:03How many are there?
03:04That's okay.
03:05Add a longer one.
03:07Longer?
03:08Yes.
03:12Like this?
03:13That's okay.
03:14I'll tie this.
03:15Tie it.
03:16I'll throw this away.
03:18Like this.
03:24Actually, at first glance, you might think that it's easy to work
03:28because it's easy to harvest watermelons.
03:31But,
03:33the vendors have a standard.
03:37They have something that they reject.
03:38You need to have a good experience in harvesting watermelons.
03:43Otherwise,
03:45you'll lose your 3 pesos.