#ReportersNotebook: “Sa Likod ng Pangarap”
Sa Rodriguez, Rizal, ang magkapatid na Ipiw at Rhealyn Sison, kinakailangang magbuhat ng sako-sakong kalakal na gulay at prutas mula sa bundok na doble ng kanilang bigat. Sa murang edad kasi ng magkapatid, pasan-pasan na nila ang hangarin na makatulong sa kanilang pamilya at makapagtapos sa pag-aaral.
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Sa Rodriguez, Rizal, ang magkapatid na Ipiw at Rhealyn Sison, kinakailangang magbuhat ng sako-sakong kalakal na gulay at prutas mula sa bundok na doble ng kanilang bigat. Sa murang edad kasi ng magkapatid, pasan-pasan na nila ang hangarin na makatulong sa kanilang pamilya at makapagtapos sa pag-aaral.
Panoorin ang buong kuwento sa video na ito. #GMAPublicAffairs #GMADocumentaries #ReportersNotebook
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00:00In the mountains of Montalban, Rizal, the two siblings of Ipiu, who are 13 years old,
00:30I still need to work.
00:35And his younger brother, Reyalin, who is 12 years old.
00:41Despite their young age, they still carry in their heads the burdens that are twice their weight.
00:50I get tired sometimes, but I'm not giving up.
00:54They are willing to sell these to add to their family's expenses and to support their studies.
01:03Ipiu stopped studying two years ago due to poverty.
01:09I also want to help my parents.
01:13Sometimes, we don't have rice, so we just borrow money.
01:18But Reyalin insisted on continuing his studies.
01:22But if he doesn't go to school, he helps to carry the bags up the mountain.
01:31Look how fast those kids are.
01:34They still have a load.
01:36And their load is almost as heavy as theirs.
01:39When Reporters Notebook brought up the case of Ipiu and Reyalin's family in the local government of Montalban, Rizal,
01:53Ipiu went back to school again.
01:58But the return to school and the happiness of the kids,
02:02the tragedy quickly changed.
02:06My house was hit by a rock.
02:09I was sad when I came back from school.
02:13I was just at home, and I was hit by a rock.
02:16I was very sad.
02:18I was very sad.
02:20I was very sad.
02:22I was very sad.
02:24I was very sad.
02:26I was very sad.
02:28I was very sad.
02:29I was very sad.
02:31I was very sad.
02:33I was very sad.
02:51Outside their house,
02:53Ipiu is waiting for Reyalin's sister to be able to go home from school.
02:59They will go up the mountain to help their father to find a way to make a living.
03:11The sun is shining and there is a huge rock that they need to pass through.
03:19They need to pass through it.
03:25They need to face the situation when it's sunny because the ground is dry.
03:31But just think about how hard it is for the children to pass through when it's raining.
03:49They need to stop to catch their breath.
04:05What do you want to do to fight fatigue?
04:17I want to be able to reach the top because it's tiring.
04:21My neck and back are aching, especially when I don't have a pin.
04:27Sometimes, I feel like my weight is going backwards.
04:30Ethio stopped studying this year.
04:33And because he stopped studying twice, he now has a younger sibling, Rayeline, in Grade 5.
04:41We are poor here in the mountains.
04:43I am also having a hard time.
04:45I also want to be able to help my parents.
04:47Sometimes, we don't have rice.
04:51We just go to the market.
04:53The mountains are rocky, rocky, and steep.
05:00This is how hard it is for the children to pass through.
05:05Just to earn a small amount of money.
05:07But for them, that small amount of money is a big help for them and their family.
05:14When it comes to farming, their father, Mang Rihiyo, has already harvested the fruits of the bananas.
05:25This is what the children will use to sell for 20 pesos per kilo.
05:42How many bags is that?
05:45Two bags.
05:48Does that mean two bags?
05:50It's not a big bag.
05:52It's a bigger bag.
05:53Yes.
05:54So, you have to organize your harvest.
05:58Yes, so that it won't hurt.
06:01How many bags do you usually carry?
06:05Yes.
06:06How many bags?
06:07Just one.
06:09When it rains, I just carry two.
06:13How old are you?
06:15Thirteen.
06:16But you look younger than your age.
06:19Yes.
06:21How old are you?
06:23Thirteen.
06:28When it comes to farming, the brothers have already harvested more than 20 kilos of bananas.
06:46This is heavy.
06:49This is heavy.
06:52Are you okay?
06:54Yes.
07:15Are you okay?
07:17Does your leg hurt?
07:19Are you okay?
07:21Yes.
07:22Okay.
07:23Okay.
07:46Look how fast those kids are.
07:49They still have a load.
07:51And their load is almost as heavy as theirs.
07:55Be careful.
08:08When it comes to the village, the brothers stop for a while to rest.
08:13How many stops do you usually rest?
08:16Sometimes, five.
08:18Five.
08:19Do you get tired easily?
08:21Yes.
08:22When it rains, I get tired.
08:24How about when it's hot like this?
08:28We rest for a long time.
08:35The brothers continue to carry the load.
08:38It's heavy.
08:46They feel tired and exhausted.
08:53Be careful, brothers.
08:55There's a sharp rope.
08:58It's a dangerous rope.
09:00They might fall into a deep and muddy dam.
09:04Later on,
09:06it seems that the brothers couldn't bear the tiredness anymore.
09:16That's why they stopped to see the river
09:19to relax in the middle of the hot weather.
09:23They quickly forgot about their work
09:26and the brothers became busy again.
09:52The next day
10:17The brothers are lucky
10:19because when they arrived at their house next to the dam,
10:22a buyer was waiting for them
10:24to buy bananas.
10:26When did you arrive?
10:27Just now.
10:28How much is this, sir?
10:30Just give me the bill.
10:34He paid 400 pesos to the manager
10:37for a bag of 20 kilos of bananas.
10:41This is his daily income for one day.
10:45Thank you very much.
10:47How much is this?
10:4950 pesos.
10:51Are you happy?
10:53Yes.
10:54What will you give him?
10:55I'll give him food.
10:57I'll work tomorrow.
10:59I'll give him food.
11:05For Rayeline,
11:06working is a way to help her family.
11:11Sometimes,
11:13they only have coffee and rice to eat.
11:16It's hard to sleep and cook.
11:19I cry when I think of my family
11:22because they are also hungry.
11:29According to the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA,
11:33the number of child laborers in the country
11:36aged 5 to 17 years old is increasing.
11:40In 2020,
11:41there were more than 870,000 child laborers in the country.
11:46It increased to 1.37 million in 2021
11:50and 1.48 million child laborers were reported in 2022.
11:56But there is still no data for 2023 and 2024.
12:02According to the Philippine Statistics Authority,
12:07not less than 11 million out-of-school youth,
12:13employment,
12:14or employment are the main reasons
12:17for not continuing their studies.
12:20It's hard to see your children struggling
12:26to help their families.
12:28Isn't that right?
12:29You can't say,
12:30I'm happy because they are helping.
12:33But I feel that
12:34their burden is heavy.
12:36I feel that.
12:39It's hard for me.
12:40Even if I'm tired,
12:41I still have to work.
12:43We are just here.
12:45We are not that hungry.
12:49For Mang Rihiyo,
12:50he doesn't need to feed his children
12:53if he has enough support
12:55for those like him who want to farm.
12:58The big farmers,
13:00that's what they do first.
13:02They should start with the small ones
13:04and move on to the big ones.
13:05Of course,
13:06the food.
13:07All the farmers come here
13:09to feed the Filipinos.
13:15To ensure the well-being of the family,
13:17Reporters Notebook and LGU of Montalban
13:20examined the mother, Mari Vic,
13:22and the siblings, Ipiu and Rayalyn,
13:25at the health center of the town.
13:33This is the first time
13:35that the children were examined.
13:38It was discovered that Ipiu is malnourished
13:41for his age.
13:43According to our assessment,
13:44the usual 13-year-old Filipinos
13:47are shorter in stature and are thin.
13:52It can also be because of the lack of nutrition
13:54depending on what they eat in Wawa.
13:58If it's a child,
13:59they shouldn't be carrying a lot of things,
14:02especially if it's possible
14:04to affect the child's growth rate.
14:10The doctor also recommended
14:12that they should stop Ipiu and Rayalyn
14:15from working hard.
14:18We have to allow them to rest.
14:20Because the body of the children,
14:22up to this age,
14:23they're still growing.
14:25We're already charting their growth.
14:27That's why we're referring them to FIDASA Petra.
14:33Despite the hardships in life,
14:35Rayalyn will continue to persevere.
14:38What do you tell your siblings?
14:40I tell them to study well
14:43so that they can help our family.
14:47Sometimes I get tired,
14:48but I don't give up.
14:51I do it so that I can finish my studies.
14:57Because of this,
14:58Rayalyn and Ipiu were convinced
15:00to go back to school.
15:04In April this year,
15:05Reporters Notebook helped
15:07the Local Government of Montalban.
15:09The children don't like the situation.
15:12That's why they need to work
15:14so that they can meet
15:16their basic needs.
15:19Because of their father's condition,
15:21of course, they're the ones who suffer.
15:23But because they're still children,
15:25we have to help them.
15:27The state should also see
15:29how we can help and support them.
15:43Ipiu went back to school
15:45and became Rayalyn's classmate.
15:56Five months later,
15:58Rayalyn was already in 6th grade.
16:05They stopped laughing
16:07and working in the mountains.
16:09I'm happy because I can go back to school.
16:13I feel sad when I can't go back to school.
16:17We used to laugh a lot
16:19but now we can't.
16:21We used to laugh a lot
16:23but now we can't.
16:27They're still teaching each other
16:29subjects that they don't understand.
16:32Look at that, can you read it?
16:34Green life, green well,
16:38nature, harmony.
16:42Fifteen times one.
16:44It's just fifteen.
16:46It's just fifteen.
16:50It's easy for us.
16:52Fifteen times five.
16:58It's just seventy-five.
17:02But behind the laughter
17:04of the siblings,
17:09something bad happened
17:11to their family
17:13during the typhoon Karina.
17:15They lost their house.
17:23There was a landslide in their area
17:25and one of their houses
17:27was hit by the typhoon.
17:29I lost my house.
17:31This is it.
17:32I lost everything.
17:37According to E.P.U.,
17:38around 10 p.m.
17:40they heard a loud bang
17:42from the top of the mountain.
17:44I heard a rock fall.
17:47I went to our house
17:50and I was shocked.
17:52It was on the top of the mountain.
17:54I thought it was going to fall on us.
17:59But it fell on the women.
18:06Thankfully,
18:07no one was hurt in their family.
18:10But they also didn't lose anything.
18:14I'm sad because
18:16I lost my house.
18:18I don't have food to eat.
18:22According to the local government
18:24of Montalban,
18:26they are planning
18:28where the family can be moved.
18:30They are looking for a place
18:32to be moved
18:34to a resettlement area
18:36that is being coordinated
18:38with the national agencies
18:40and other local government
18:42agencies involved.
18:44Other residents of the
18:46Family Season area
18:48are also planning to look for
18:50a new place to live.
18:52But it won't be easy
18:54to move
18:56almost 100 families here.
18:58It's a process.
19:00There's identification, validation,
19:02generating documentary
19:04requirements.
19:08According to Montalban LGU,
19:10they didn't let the families
19:12who were affected by the quake.
19:14We are also providing
19:16a little cash assistance
19:18and at the same time,
19:20with food packs
19:22to the new area.
19:26Because the family of
19:28Naipio and Reyalin
19:30can no longer return to their old home,
19:34they are temporarily living
19:36in another house.
19:38Naipio and Reyalin
19:40had to separate.
19:42Their father,
19:44Mangrehio,
19:46could only afford a small house.
19:48That's why Reyalin
19:50temporarily lives
19:52with her older siblings
19:54along with her parents,
19:56Naipio.
19:58But just like before,
20:00Reyalin continues to teach
20:02Naipio in her studies.
20:04We are studying well.
20:08The hardship of families
20:10like the Sison family
20:12is inexcusable.
20:20Despite the trials
20:22they faced,
20:24they did not lose hope
20:26that one day,
20:28their lives will also improve.
20:30But in order to continue,
20:32their daily efforts
20:34will not be enough.
20:38As long as there is no proper help
20:40and government programs
20:42for them,
20:44the question is,
20:46how long will Naipio and Reyalin
20:48endure?
20:50Until next Saturday,
20:52I am Maki Pulido.
20:54I am Jun Veneracion.
20:56And this is Reporters Notebook.