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Mukha ng apat na magpipinsan sa isang liblib na komunidad sa Maita, Davao Occidental, parang sa matanda na raw?!
Ano nga ba ang kanilang kondisyon at bakit sila tila pinaglaruan na ng panahon? Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
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Mukha ng apat na magpipinsan sa isang liblib na komunidad sa Maita, Davao Occidental, parang sa matanda na raw?!
Ano nga ba ang kanilang kondisyon at bakit sila tila pinaglaruan na ng panahon? Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
Para sa mga nais tumulong sa magpipinsan:
LANDBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES
Account name: Merna T. Madanga
Savings account number: 0166 4742 64
"Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" (One at Heart, Jessica Soho) is the Philippines' top-rating news magazine program, hosted by one of the most-awarded broadcast journalists in the country, Jessica Soho. It features human interest stories, food, news personalities, travel, trends and pop culture.'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:20 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS
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00:00There are four cousins in Davao Occidental
00:05whose families hid them in the mountains
00:08so the public won't be able to see them
00:11because they are often attacked by thugs.
00:15What conditions do they have?
00:21Once, a home visitation was conducted
00:24by Romnick, a public school teacher
00:26in one of the most remote communities in Davao Occidental,
00:31the city of Lablabon, in the mountains of the town of Malita.
00:36He noticed two children
00:41who were living in a hut.
00:44But when he approached them...
00:47They were leaving the hut
00:49and went into the room where they were hiding.
00:52It was the first time they saw a different face.
00:56But what he thought were children
00:59who wouldn't go beyond four steps up
01:03were actually not children anymore.
01:05And their faces looked like they were of an adult.
01:09We were shocked by their reaction.
01:11They were embarrassed and scared of people
01:15because their families hid them in the mountains.
01:19There were 10 cousins.
01:21I hid 15 cousins.
01:24I didn't see them for a day.
01:27They took my cousin's child.
01:31They took my child.
01:33They couldn't run away.
01:34They threw stones at us.
01:36They were very aggressive towards my children.
01:39They didn't enjoy being with normal children.
01:44They didn't want us to live with them.
01:49What are their conditions?
01:51And why did they seem like they were being played with by time?
01:58Before they reached the site of Lablabon,
02:04they had to ride for almost two hours.
02:17And they had to trek for another two hours.
02:22In this cave,
02:24there were brothers Joshua and Angelo,
02:2716 and 19 years old.
02:29Their tongues and teeth were very sharp.
02:33It was hard for them to reach their fingers.
02:37I couldn't even breathe.
02:40I couldn't sleep.
02:41I couldn't even hold my breath.
02:44I couldn't breathe.
02:46I didn't want to go far away from here.
02:52I couldn't even hold my breath.
02:56According to their mother, Myrna,
02:58it was normal for her to abuse her siblings.
03:01I was raised like that.
03:03When I grew up, I was raised like that.
03:06But when her older brother, Angelo, grew up,
03:09she noticed something different.
03:11When I was young, I was raised like that.
03:15Some of my classmates were like that.
03:19When I was young, I was raised like that.
03:22Myrna was surprised to find that
03:24out of their five children,
03:25only Angelo and Joshua were different.
03:28Yes, they were all different.
03:31Some of them were like that.
03:32I couldn't even hold my breath.
03:34I couldn't even hold my breath in my house.
03:38But in their remote area,
03:40it wasn't just Angelo and Joshua who were like this.
03:45Half an hour away from their house,
03:51John Rho and Erwin, 17 and 13 years old,
03:56arrived at the house of their cousins.
04:01John Rho didn't say a word.
04:03I didn't say anything.
04:05I didn't say anything.
04:07But Erwin insisted.
04:10That's why my children are my cousins.
04:15I am proud that they are my cousins.
04:19Because of their situation,
04:21Angelo was the only one who went to school.
04:25But just for six months,
04:27she was forced to stop her studies.
04:30I couldn't go to school.
04:33My classmates told me that I couldn't go.
04:39They told me that my children were being forced to go to school.
04:44After six months,
04:46they forced me to go to school.
04:49I was so sad.
04:51My children told me that I was being forced to go to school.
04:54I was forced to go to school.
04:56It was painful for me.
05:03Because of Angelo's experience,
05:06Myrna and Marina decided to hide their children
05:11in a remote place that could be harmful to them.
05:15They are not allowed to go out of their house.
05:18They are not allowed to go out.
05:20They are not responsible to the people.
05:22They were forced to go out.
05:23They are not allowed to enjoy the same as normal children.
05:27Our life is not good, sir.
05:34This is why the couple grew up with many people.
05:39I am very happy with them.
05:41I want them to be happy in our house.
05:46But the couples were sometimes hidden.
05:53In 2021, Teacher Romnick met with an accident
05:57while he was doing a home visitation to his students in the mountains.
06:06At first, we were surprised.
06:09We didn't know that children have that kind of condition.
06:13Because Teacher Romnick respected the importance of education,
06:17he forced Marita and Merna to go out,
06:20Joshua and Angelo,
06:22as well as their cousins, Johnro and Erwin,
06:26to study.
06:31The cousins are now in Grade 2.
06:34I made a big adjustment, sir.
06:36In the 6 months that I taught them,
06:38I got to know them better.
06:41In the past, they were isolated from people.
06:44Now, they are slowly learning how to socialize.
06:56Angelo learned how to read, write, and dream.
07:07Teacher Romnick is a licensed criminologist.
07:20But because he has a heart for service,
07:24he devoted his time to becoming a teacher.
07:36I told my students,
07:37if you leave, we will leave too.
07:40We will not study anymore.
07:41They are like my family.
07:43I am sacrificing my own family.
07:49Teacher Romnick didn't just want the cousins to study.
07:54He also wanted them to receive medical treatment.
07:58Merna predicted the condition of the cousins.
08:01They were infected with the disease.
08:05When my mother gave birth,
08:07her heart was very weak.
08:11She died when she was 30 years old.
08:19But because the family's income is not enough,
08:22from selling coffee and growing corn,
08:25they were not able to get the four of them consulted.
08:29I only have 200 pesos.
08:31I don't want them to suffer.
08:32I want them to be strong.
08:33I don't want them to suffer.
08:36With the help of Teacher Romnick,
08:37last year,
08:39Angelo, Joshua, Jandro, and Erwin
08:43consulted a specialist.
08:44They found out that they have a condition
08:48called Hunter's Syndrome.
08:50This is an X-linked genetic condition.
08:53Its prevalence is 1 in 100,000 to 170,000.
08:59That's how rare it is.
09:00Eventually, there will be delays in development.
09:03There will also be problems in the heart.
09:05The connective tissue is also affected.
09:07Because it's not that strong,
09:10there will be loss in the umbilical area.
09:13It needs surgical management.
09:15However, this disease is incurable.
09:19The management is using enzyme replacement therapy.
09:22It's possible that it will slow down the manifestations.
09:24But when there are manifestations,
09:26it won't reverse.
09:27Their lifespan will be shortened,
09:29from 20s to 30s.
09:30I was able to handle it.
09:32They're all the same.
09:33My uncle is in his thirties.
09:36He's lost in the world.
09:38I hope that he will be cured
09:42by other specialists.
09:44Meanwhile, this week,
09:46we accompanied their check-up.
09:49Most of them have a pulmonary and cardiac problem.
09:52Joshua and Angelo have the same problem.
09:54They have a hole in their heart.
09:56Erwin has the same problem.
09:58He has an umbilical hernia.
10:00There's a developmental delay.
10:01John Doe has lustrosis.
10:03He also needs surgical intervention.
10:05They can operate here.
10:07We're free here.
10:08And so that they can recover
10:11from the times they went through as children,
10:14on this day,
10:15our team brought their cousins
10:18to the mountains
10:19to pray.
10:27I'm so happy.
10:32Meanwhile,
10:33the local government unit of Malita
10:35provided financial and food assistance.
10:38They also promised to look for a scholarship
10:41for their cousins.
10:42Thank you for your help.
10:44Thank you so much for your help.
10:51I'm so happy to be back
10:54and to be able to help people.
11:01Thank you for your appreciation
11:04for what you've done for us.
11:09There are so many questions
11:11that we can't answer.
11:13There are so many culprits in the world.
11:16Why are they the ones
11:18who have to suffer like this?
11:20Did they play with time
11:23and fate?
11:25There's an expert foreigner
11:32who gave strength
11:35and hope
11:37to the small and weak.