Sa dokumentaryong #KaraDocs, nakikilala ni Kara David ang ilang bata sa Tondo, Manila na nagbabaklas ng mga pako mula sa mga nasunog na bahay dito. Ang naipon na mga pako, ibebenta nila para makatulong sa gastusin ng kani-kanilang pamilya. Sundan ang buong kuwento sa video.
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00:00It's natural for a child to go out and have fun.
00:03But there are people in Tondo, Manila, who go out to look for food.
00:08That's what they collect to buy rice and food for their families.
00:13Here is the story of public affairs of Kara David in the show, Karadox.
00:22How many youths do we have to walk in one part of Tondo?
00:31No, there's more. I'll bring it to you.
00:34They carry hammers and axes.
00:36They go straight to a village in their area.
00:48This is where we met Uno, a 10-year-old boy.
00:51He doesn't have a real name.
00:54Their job is to collect rice from burnt houses in their community.
01:05What do you do with the rice?
01:07I get it and sell it.
01:10What grade are you in?
01:11Three.
01:12Oh, you're in grade three. Are you studying now?
01:14No.
01:15Why aren't you studying?
01:17I lost my...
01:20What did you lose?
01:22My birth certificate.
01:24You lost your birth certificate.
01:26What does your mom do?
01:28She's a farmer.
01:30What does your dad do?
01:33He's a cleaner.
01:35Oh, he's a cleaner.
01:38And you're in charge of the rice?
01:41After more than an hour of collecting rice,
01:46Uno goes straight to the junk shop to sell his rice.
02:00Twenty, thirty...
02:02I'll just make it 33 because I don't have any more.
02:06Uno earned 60 pesos.
02:09That's enough to buy rice.
02:13According to the data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA,
02:18in 2022,
02:201 million children aged 5 to 17 were considered to be working.
02:27The common reason for their work is that they are forced to do housework instead of studying.
02:36According to the Director of the Project Against Child Exploitation or Project ACE of World Vision,
02:42one of the reasons why child labor is a burden in a country is poverty.
02:48You know, the issue is also related to poverty.
02:53There are a lot of things that have been done.
02:55Some have gone far, but they will still go far.
02:58Because as long as we don't get rid of the issues of poverty,
03:04the issue of corruption,
03:06the issue of family values,
03:08there are still a lot.
03:10According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD,
03:14the Department of Education of DepEd has programs for out-of-school youth.
03:21It's not expensive to send them to school,
03:23especially in elementary, high school, or even college.
03:29Because the government has programs where they can study for free.
03:36As long as the issue of poverty in the country is not solved,
03:40there will always be children who will be born prematurely and will not be able to finish their studies.
03:48Let's not let their dreams and efforts go to waste.
03:59Let's make the world a better place.