Aired (November 9, 2024): KALBORO: 20th Anniversary Special of #ReportersNotebook
Makalipas ang mahigit anim na taon, hinanap ni Jun Veneracion ang grupo ng mga mangingisda sa Isla San Salvador sa Masinloc, Zambales. Pero hindi niya inaasahan ang kanyang madadatnan. Ang dating masiglang mangingisda na si Delfin, bihag na ngayon ng isang mabigat na karamdaman.
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Makalipas ang mahigit anim na taon, hinanap ni Jun Veneracion ang grupo ng mga mangingisda sa Isla San Salvador sa Masinloc, Zambales. Pero hindi niya inaasahan ang kanyang madadatnan. Ang dating masiglang mangingisda na si Delfin, bihag na ngayon ng isang mabigat na karamdaman.
Panoorin ang buong ulat sa video.
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00:00Today, we are going to embark on an important mission.
00:07I will go to find and test the fishermen that I have been with for the past 6 years
00:13in Scarborough Shoal or Bangkot, Masinlok.
00:19One of the territories that is being fought for in the West Philippine Sea.
00:22Riding a big boat, we accompanied the group of Delphine and Captain Romel in their journey to Scarborough Shoal in 2018.
00:38It is only 124 nautical miles away from Masinlok, Zambales.
00:43Entering the 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ of the Philippines.
00:52We reached 5 ships and speedboats of the China Coast Guard.
00:57One of the speedboats was approached by our boat.
01:03Their task is to catch new fish.
01:07We have bread. Do you want bread?
01:11What do you want?
01:13Snow fish.
01:14Fish?
01:15Fish.
01:17In a video that was taken by Reporters Notebook,
01:20some Chinese Coast Guard saw the Philippine fishermen rowing their boats.
01:26They chose and led their boats one by one.
01:32Even though they have a grudge against the China Coast Guard, they have nothing to do with it.
01:37It's like we are stealing from our own ocean.
01:42But they are even more afraid of the hands of the China Coast Guard
01:47because Mang Delphine was robbed and hurt by foreigners.
01:52I don't want to give it to them because I am afraid of my family.
02:02I can't see anything, sir.
02:05I am hungry.
02:07We are hungry.
02:10We are carrying out a patrol in the area of the People's Department of China.
02:18This is a traditional fishing ground, right?
02:21Six years have passed.
02:23Has anything changed in their lives?
02:33Will they be able to fish freely in Scarborough?
02:38It's strong.
02:40The pressure is strong.
03:02Half an hour after our trip,
03:05we arrived at San Salvador Island in Masinloc.
03:12On the way, I saw some familiar faces.
03:16They are the fishermen, Ronnie, Eddie, and Delphine's brother, Ernie.
03:22How are our fellow fishermen?
03:24Some of them are okay, but some of them are sick.
03:28Some of them are sick?
03:29Yes, some of them are sick.
03:31I am also sick, sir.
03:33I also have a fever.
03:38Ronnie accompanied me to the house of other fishermen
03:42who were with us in Scarborough.
03:45First, we will visit Delphine.
03:50But I didn't expect to meet her.
04:00This is Delphine, right?
04:05Do you know her?
04:07Delphine.
04:10The former strong and vigorous fisherman we were with.
04:21This is my brother.
04:24This is my brother.
04:26This is my brother.
04:27This is my brother.
04:29He is now a father.
04:31This is my brother.
04:33This is my brother.
04:35This is my brother.
04:37Although it is difficult, Delphine likes to talk.
04:41This is my brother.
04:43This is my brother.
04:50This is my brother.
04:52This is my brother.
04:54Wow!
04:55Let's catch him.
04:57Let's catch him.
04:59Who is that?
05:01That's you.
05:03You are still strong here.
05:08This is the story of Delphine's husband, Gigi.
05:11In 2020, Delphine was attacked in the heart.
05:14He climbed up with me.
05:16When he was about to come down, he suddenly fell.
05:21He was already in a stroke.
05:23I couldn't talk to him.
05:25He was about to pass away that day.
05:30Delphine was taken to the Rural Health Unit or RNHU in Masinloc.
05:35But his condition was not good.
05:38It was difficult for him to talk.
05:40His right hand is paralyzed.
05:42And often, his right knee hurts.
05:45He can't walk anymore.
05:48Since then, Delphine has never returned to Scarborough.
05:52One of the things that Gigi blames for what happened to his wife
05:56are the harassment he experienced in Scarborough Shoal.
06:00I don't want to give it to them.
06:02Because it's my family's property.
06:10I barely earned anything, sir.
06:13Here, in Scarborough.
06:15We are old.
06:17In Scarborough, I didn't earn anything.
06:19That's why I don't want to give it to them.
06:20That's why I don't want to give it to them.
06:22When was that, sir?
06:24This December.
06:26I was caught here in the league.
06:28I don't want to give it to them.
06:30Now, they're forcing me to give it to them.
06:32This kind of experience
06:35was never out of Delphine's mind.
06:38They took her belongings.
06:41She still remembers them?
06:43Yes, her belongings.
06:45And even if it's just a fleeting feeling,
06:47Delphine doesn't want to go back to Scarborough Shoal.
06:52While we were talking, she started crying.
06:56I don't want to give it to them.
06:58They said you're still with them, sir.
07:01Yes, I'm with them.
07:05Go there.
07:07Let's go.
07:09Let's fight.
07:11Let's fight there.
07:12Let's fight there.
07:16Does she still mention Scarborough Shoal?
07:19Yes, she still mentions it.
07:21How does she mention it?
07:23To us, to us.
07:25Until now?
07:27Yes, she said she'll go there if she's strong.
07:31Because they can't work,
07:33they rely on the help of their children.
07:36I can't leave him like that.
07:38I want to find a job, but I can't.
07:40He's pitiful.
07:42If he's like that, he'll get dirty.
07:44There's no one to take care of him.
07:49And even if they want to send Delphine to the hospital,
07:52they're lacking in resources.
07:55Thank you, sir.
07:57I'll go now.
07:59Bringing Delphine to the hospital is also a challenge.
08:02She still needs to cross the sea
08:04to reach the town of Candelaria,
08:06where there's a hospital where she can see Delphine.
08:10I can't do this anymore.
08:14It's so far.
08:16Before we had our own boat to ride,
08:18we couldn't ride a big boat.
08:20Because she can't walk.
08:23Are you okay?
08:25No.
08:27I'm fine.
08:31I pray that someone will help us.
08:40I'm fine.
08:45The next day, we cried.
08:48And Delphine was in pain in her right knee and foot.
08:52I can't walk.
08:54I can't walk.
08:56I can't walk.
08:59Sometimes, when she cries at night,
09:02her feet hurt.
09:04Her hands hurt.
09:05That's why we immediately contacted the health worker of Barangay San Salvador
09:10and the local government of Masindo
09:13to help Delphine.
09:21To bring her to the hospital,
09:23she needs to be pulled from a boat.
09:27To the other side.
09:29She can't speak.
09:31Let's go.
09:32Let's go.
09:34Let's go.
09:36Let's go.
09:38Let's go.
09:40Let's go.
09:42With the help of her youngest son, Deji,
09:45who served as a soldier,
09:47she brought Delphine to the hospital
09:49while a boat pulled her to the hospital.
10:02Because of her condition,
10:04the lack of proper roads in their area is even more painful.
10:15But for Delphine's family,
10:18this is their longest-awaited opportunity.
10:27After half an hour,
10:30we arrived in Pampang.
10:32Let's go.
10:35Okay.
10:37She was helped to get on a boat
10:44Here.
10:57when we arrived in the town.
11:02Delphine was transferred to an ambulance.
11:10Not long after,
11:11we arrived at the hospital.
11:16Four years have passed.
11:18Finally,
11:19Delphine will see a specialist.
11:23What will be the result of her condition?
11:26Does she still have a chance to recover?
11:29What we will do is
11:31I will raise your hand.
11:34No problem.
11:36Try to move it.
11:37There.
11:38Okay.
11:40Try to move it.
11:41Up, up.
11:42There.
11:43But it hurts, right?
11:45It hurts, right?
11:47It's hard.
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