The Philippines has big plans to build hydropower plants to meet its renewable energy targets. But some fear loss of livelihood and displacement of Indigenous people.
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00:00I'm not good at relocation, ma'am.
00:07If we were to relocate, where would we plant our crops?
00:14We're used to it, ma'am.
00:18My parents helped me.
00:21I went to school, ma'am.
00:23I'm not good at relocation, ma'am.
00:54What the government is doing to meet our needs is shared.
01:00The Department of Energy, together with our stakeholders,
01:04have been developing various innovative policies
01:09to achieve greater participation of the private sector.
01:14Let's remember that the power sector is now in the hands of the private sector
01:21and the government is no longer investing.
01:31We know the benefits of hydropower since its impact is of national significance.
01:38I see this as a jumpstart for our country to make progress.
01:50They can't answer our questions.
02:12Our countrymen will be displaced.
02:15Where will they be placed?
02:18Our hearts are not far from development.
02:21As long as we go through the right process, that's what we want.
02:26As far as we know, only a few will be given benefits.