Aired (September 9, 2024): Sa paghagupit ng Bagyong Enteng sa Pilipinas nitong nakaraang linggo, naapektuhan ang maraming kabuhayan sa Angono, Rizal. Kasama na rito si Nanay Lorigin na umaasa sa pag-aani ng kangkong para mabuhay. Panoorin ang video.
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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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00:00Fifty families are living in this village.
00:06They say that their family is rich, but there is no guarantee that all of this can be sold.
00:16Aside from this, they are also fighting against the bad weather.
00:20Noy, go back. The storm is strong. Stay here.
00:25Last Monday, the country was hit by a strong storm.
00:29Rizal province is one of the affected areas.
00:32Don't go inside, Noy.
00:35Lori Jean was also affected by the storm.
00:38It's dangerous. The storm is strong.
00:42We are just here now.
00:46We are just here.
00:48This is our only home.
00:53If we lose our land, we cannot recover it.
00:59We have to pay for it.
01:03Because of the storm, they were not able to grow water spinach.
01:08They were forced to water the water spinach that they were planning to sell.
01:14This is our house.
01:17Because of the strong wind, the roof of Lori Jean's house was also affected by the storm.
01:28Because of the strong wind, we don't have electricity.
01:32This is our only home.
01:36If we lose it, we will be left with nothing.
01:40I am the first one to look after our children.
01:43How can we send them to school?
01:45We only earn P300 per day.
01:52But the whole community is more worried about the fact that they will be forced to leave their homes because they are illegal settlers in their area.
02:01We were demolished in the municipality.
02:04They threw stones at our house.
02:08They told us to leave.
02:11We are not sure if we will be able to live here.
02:17Please give us a good place to live.
02:21I have many children.
02:24Where will I throw them?
02:25This place is considered as hazard prone.
02:36We are encouraging them to relocate.
02:39Especially those who live at the end of the road.
02:41If the flood comes, there is a possibility that they will die.
02:48They are stupid.
02:50It's not a problem for them to live here.
02:53But their families are already there.
02:56That's why we are discouraging them.
02:58Our palace is in a city relocation.
03:01We are looking for a place within Angono.
03:04There is a portion in a high place where they are safe.
03:08We want to put them there.
03:10Those who live at the end of the road.
03:13They are not sure if they will be able to live here.
03:19But Lorrie Jean is hoping that their children's dreams will come true.
03:24She said,
03:26Ma'am, I have a dream.
03:28I will finish my studies.
03:30Ma'am, I saw a house.
03:33It's beautiful.
03:35I hope one day I will be able to buy one.
03:39She has a dream that we will leave this place.
03:43That's why I told her, don't dream.
03:46Don't dream.
03:48It might not come true.
03:50I told her, just finish your studies.
03:53I won't be able to get that.
03:56Based on the data released by the PSA or the Philippine Statistics Authority,
04:01in March of 2024, 2.11 million Filipinos are unemployed.
04:06One of the reasons for this is the number of calamities and typhoons that hit our country this year.
04:12But according to the local government of Angono,
04:15they are doing something so that people like Lorrie Jean will not always depend on kangkong.
04:21One thing they identified here is the water hyacinths that are being processed.
04:27Our CTLO and TESDA also have capacity development training that they just need to avail.
04:36The problem with our countrymen is their participation.
04:41Their participation in the government is lukewarm.
04:47We often hear the saying,
04:50just stick to the kangkong so that this place will be dark and desolate.
04:57But what I saw with the kangkong of Rizal is hope.
05:02Even if they drown in the water or are cut off by bad weather,
05:06they will be represented by hard work and help.
05:11If they are given support and a fair opportunity,
05:15surely the dreams they have in the kangkong will one day come true.
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