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00:00What is the story of your birth?
00:14Maybe your parents had a smile on their face.
00:23This is the first memory of a baby.
00:33But what if your first memory is inside a steel cage like this?
00:43From 1853 to 1976, more than a hundred years later,
00:50many Filipino children were born in the so-called Turning Cradle.
00:58A steel cage for the orphans who were being abandoned.
01:14San Jose Hospital is the oldest nursing home in the Philippines.
01:21It was built during the Spanish rule.
01:28It was named after St. Joseph who traveled with Mary to give birth to the baby Jesus.
01:37Like the journey of Virgin Mary and St. Joseph,
01:42many orphans were also looking for a home because of the hospital.
01:48Brother Beda San Jose will be the first to greet you when you enter the hospital.
02:08Welcome to the hospital.
02:15Brother Beda was the first to visit San Jose Hospital in 1964.
02:30He was left by his mother outside this gate
02:35where a small hole can be found in the wall.
02:47No parents.
02:49No name.
02:51His mother named him Beda.
02:56And his last name?
02:59Your mother gave you your name?
03:01Not your mother?
03:03No.
03:04Your last name?
03:05San Jose.
03:06So your San Jose is not your parents' last name?
03:09No.
03:10No?
03:11No.
03:12They just gave it to you?
03:13Yes.
03:14All of us are San Jose.
03:19If your last name is San Jose, that means you were born here?
03:24Yes.
03:25Here.
03:28Because all of us are San Jose.
03:33From 1853 to the 1970s, this metal device served as the first home for many orphans
03:45who were abandoned by their parents.
03:47The mothers here called it a turning cradle.
03:51This is where the orphans were placed.
03:54It has a light inside.
03:55It is called a turning cradle because when the orphans were placed inside,
04:01you would turn it like this.
04:03When you turn it, a bell would ring.
04:07That would be the signal for the mothers
04:10to come closer to the turning cradle and take the orphans left by their parents.
04:18According to Sister Leonor Palomar,
04:21in the past, the parents would leave their orphans anywhere.
04:28In the past, the orphans were just thrown into a trash bin.
04:32Like that?
04:33Yes, they were put inside a box of shoes.
04:38The orphans were left at the gate.
04:40Actually, we had a baby at the time.
04:42He was abducted.
04:43He was put inside a box.
04:46Maybe that's why the parents were afraid to see them.
04:50See, it was just left there.
04:52He was abducted.
04:55To avoid this incident,
04:58the mothers placed a steel cage
05:01where the orphans could be buried.
05:06For more than 120 years,
05:09this was the system of the Hospicio de San Jose
05:12to take the orphans.
05:16This is one of the log books of this turning cradle.
05:21In this log book,
05:24you can see the date and time
05:27when the orphans were left.
05:31You can also see their identifying marks.
05:34Here, it says sickly.
05:36Here, very frail.
05:38Chinese features.
05:39Healthy.
05:40There's hydrocephalus.
05:42Even the temporary name of the baby is written here.
05:47And you can see that in the 1970s,
05:52in one month,
05:53there were three or four orphans left here.
05:58Here in this part, it says
06:01if they were born
06:04and if they died.
06:08I'm looking at this log book now
06:11from 1970 to 1976.
06:16Most of the orphans left here in the turning cradle
06:21were adopted by new parents.
06:25These are the adopted ones.
06:28Ah, these are the adopted ones?
06:30Yes.
06:31But not all of them were chosen to be adopted.
06:35Some of them grew up inside the cradle,
06:39like Brother Beda.
06:42Did you want to be adopted before?
06:44Yes, we wanted to be adopted.
06:47We wanted to be adopted, but we were too old.
06:52Why did you want to be adopted before?
06:54So that we could have parents.
06:57So that we could love our parents.
07:03Why didn't they get adopted?
07:05Brother Beda and Brother Tabo?
07:08Maybe because they were too old.
07:11It depends on the matching.
07:13There's a matching for the parents.
07:16And sometimes,
07:19there are categories that they ask for.
07:21For example, special children.
07:23This is what I want.
07:25So usually,
07:27if it's not in the category that the adoptive parents ask for,
07:34usually, the DSW doesn't give it to us.
07:39Brother Beda has hydrocephalus when he was born.
07:43It's a condition where the child's brain is filled with water.
07:48It may be affected by Brother Beda's thinking.
07:54He says that there's a mother who took good care of him.
07:59So the first thing you remember are the mothers?
08:02Yes.
08:04My Spanish, my Castilla.
08:06Your Spanish mother.
08:08That's your mother?
08:09Yes.
08:10Sister Maura Tayabal.
08:15When you put your head in,
08:17what was it for? To remove the water?
08:19Yes.
08:22And how long was that?
08:25About three weeks, two weeks.
08:29Yes.
08:30When did the water run out?
08:33That was a long time ago.
08:35I was still a baby.
08:37Then they took care of me.
08:41Then I had a good future.
08:45My older sister and I,
08:48ten years old,
08:49we were trained to work,
08:54so we had a good future.
09:01Even though he wasn't chosen to be adopted,
09:03the mothers of Hospicio de San Jose
09:06felt the love and care of Brother Beda.
09:12Really?
09:13Yes.
09:14Really?
09:15Yes.
09:16Even when you were young?
09:17Yes.
09:18There are a lot of Balangka classes.
09:20No, it's called the Boys' Department.
09:25Boys' Department.
09:26In Spanish, it's called Epequeños.
09:30Epequeños.
09:31Epequeños.
09:34Years later,
09:35he had friends in the hospital,
09:40but he felt sad again
09:43when his friends were abandoned.
09:48Who were your best friends?
09:51Benito, Nelaldo.
09:54Benito.
09:56He was no longer with us.
09:59How old was Benito when he was adopted?
10:02Seven years old.
10:03How did you feel when Benito was adopted
10:06and sent to the U.S.?
10:09It was okay.
10:10They had a family,
10:12like a mother and her child.
10:15What about you?
10:17It was okay here.
10:19We were quiet.
10:23We were like a family.
10:27I didn't go anywhere.
10:30What do you mean you didn't go anywhere?
10:32I have no parents.
10:35Do you want to meet your parents?
10:40Your real parents?
10:43It doesn't matter anymore.
10:46I'm okay here.
10:51Sixty years later,
10:54Benito is still in the hospital.
10:59He was a janitor
11:01in the facilities where he used to play.
11:05His mother remembers
11:07that she used to play with him.
11:09He was a gatekeeper
11:12where his parents left him.
11:24Did you get mad at your parents?
11:26No.
11:27Even if they left you here?
11:28No.
11:29Why?
11:30They are your parents.
11:32You love your parents.
11:34You love your father.
11:37Even if they left you here,
11:40you still love them?
11:41Yes.
11:42They are like God's children.
11:44We are God's children.
11:47We are a family.
11:58Just like San Jose
12:01who traveled to look for his future,
12:04Kuya Beda found his true home
12:07in the hospital.
12:11The Turning Cradle is now closed.
12:14It is no longer used.
12:16But many children are still abandoned.
12:21According to the data of 2024,
12:24almost 2 million Filipino children
12:27were abandoned by their parents.
12:31In 2022-2024,
12:34more than 500 children under the age of 18
12:37were abandoned.
12:40Most of them were between 5 and 10 years old.
12:43These children were fortunate
12:46to have a new family
12:48and a chance to be successful in life.
12:51The former mayor of Manila, Alfredo Lim,
12:55also lived in a hospice.
12:58Father Victor Torres
13:01was also taken care of by mothers here.
13:06We are all like a family here.
13:08When we are taken care of by our sisters,
13:10we are treated like a family.
13:14So you don't feel like an orphan?
13:16No.
13:17I never experienced like an orphan.
13:21This is the only place where I feel like I have a second home.
13:29But for every child looking for a new home,
13:33some are left behind in temporary houses
13:37next to the church.
13:43Gustavo Del Cielo,
13:45also known as Kuya Tapo,
13:47was one of the sacrifices of the Hospicio de San Jose.
13:53Like his younger brother, Beda,
14:00he was abandoned by his parents
14:03and never returned.
14:05Were you born here?
14:07Why?
14:08Does your mother work here?
14:10No, I don't have a mother.
14:12When I was little,
14:13I was brought up here.
14:16I never thought about it.
14:18Who is your mother?
14:20I don't remember.
14:22You don't remember?
14:23You don't know your father?
14:27When you were born,
14:29what do you remember?
14:32I was brought up here.
14:34When I was a baby,
14:37I was brought up here.
14:38I never thought about it.
14:40I never thought about it.
14:43Where were you born?
14:45Outside the gate.
14:49Outside the gate?
14:50Yes.
14:56It's normal for a child to be happy.
14:59But whenever he thinks about
15:01how his parents left him,
15:03he is deeply saddened.
15:07I want to have a parent.
15:09It's a problem.
15:11It's not good.
15:14It's not good.
15:16I can't do it.
15:18It's hard to have a parent.
15:21It hurts.
15:23When I was a baby,
15:24I was left here.
15:25I didn't go anywhere.
15:26I didn't go anywhere.
15:27When I was a baby,
15:30I was left here.
15:32I didn't go anywhere.
15:34So it's better here?
15:35It's better here.
15:38I will live here until I'm old.
15:46Sister Leonor was called a mother.
15:50She was taught by her mother
15:52that love is not only found in parents.
15:57How would you describe Kuya Tabo as a child?
16:01He is a sort of...
16:04He is really noisy.
16:07He is an extrovert.
16:10This is my mother.
16:12Who is she?
16:13I don't know.
16:14I don't know.
16:15I don't know.
16:16I know her picture.
16:18She is your mother.
16:20She is your mother.
16:21Who is she?
16:23Who is your favorite mother?
16:29Sister Palo.
16:31Why?
16:32She is the most...
16:37So what their parents are building
16:39is us, the sisters.
16:42You have a lot of children, Sister.
16:44Yes.
16:45Not biologically.
16:46But in a sense, we do not have our own.
16:49But we have a lot of children
16:51that we are taking care of.
16:54Because of the love that Sister Leonor showed,
16:58the child Tabo gained confidence in himself.
17:02He became an athlete
17:03and fought in other countries
17:05for the International Paralympic Games.
17:09Inside the hospice,
17:11there is a room
17:13full of old pictures.
17:16Here, you can see the history
17:18of the San Jose Hospice.
17:22What do you have here?
17:23This is the life of the hospice.
17:28There.
17:30This.
17:32This is Sister Lourdes Gomez.
17:36That's her sister?
17:37Yes.
17:38Did she take care of you?
17:39Yes.
17:40Superior.
17:41Then there's Teresa Mabasa,
17:43Teresa Rillo,
17:45Matiora,
17:47Mementa,
17:49Erene Orqueta.
17:51There.
17:52Those are our mothers.
17:55Superiors.
17:57But in reality,
17:59you don't need to look at the old pictures
18:03to know the history of this place.
18:07The story of Brother Beda and Brother Tabo
18:10is a solid proof
18:12of the 100-year history of the San Jose Hospice
18:16that all of us will return home
18:19no matter what the story of your birth is.
18:23So they are here forever?
18:24Yes, they are here.
18:25And they consider the hospice as their home.
18:28And you as one of their mothers,
18:31are you proud of them?
18:33Yes, of course.
18:34They are our treasures.
18:37Now, Brother Tabo is one of the oldest members of the hospice.
18:43From then until now,
18:45he has served in the church.
18:48He is thankful to his parents
18:51who truly loved people like him.
18:55That is why I am thankful to the Daughters of Charity.
18:59They are Brother Tabo.
19:01If they did not take care of Brother Beda
19:05and all of you who are here,
19:08we might have seen you wandering in the streets.
19:12And he is doing good to each and every one of us.
19:16Sometimes, Brother Tabo is even worse.
19:20But that does not take away his goodness.
19:25Okay.
19:28Today is a special day because it is the first week of Advent.
19:33Christmas is just around the corner.
19:36But it is not only the coming of Jesus
19:39that is celebrated on that day.
19:50One day before his birthday,
19:53I talked to Brother Tabo.
19:56What is your wish for your birthday?
20:00I am sad.
20:03I am sad.
20:05I am sad.
20:07I am sad.
20:09I am sad.
20:11I am sad.
20:13I am sad.
20:15I am sad.
20:18I am sad.
20:20Why are you sad?
20:22Huh?
20:25Are you okay?
20:27Huh?
20:33Brother, I think I have a problem.
20:36Nothing.
20:37Huh?
20:38Nothing.
20:39The End
20:45So when his birthday came,
20:48Happy birthday to you!
20:52Happy birthday to you!
20:56Brother Tabo was surprised by his old friends
20:59and he was with them at the hospice.
21:01Happy birthday to you!
21:06This is Leo, who has been a child for a long time.
21:09When we are together, he is happy
21:12because when problems come,
21:14we help each other to overcome them.
21:18That is what I tell him,
21:20when you are sad,
21:22just call us and we will bring you.
21:27Christmas birthday.
21:32This is Father Victor,
21:33whom he considered as a brother inside the hospice.
21:37My biggest wish is for him to live longer
21:41and serve the people here at the hospice.
21:46The staff of San Jose Hospice
21:49became his friends.
21:52My wish for him is for him to enjoy his life here at the hospice
21:57and to always be strong.
21:59I don't know if it was a twist for them
22:01to enjoy their life here at the hospice.
22:04And of course, his mother, Sister Leonora.
22:09May he always have good health
22:14and may he continue to serve the Lord.
22:19I was so happy when I arrived
22:21and I am always happy to see them again here.
22:25To me, they are our treasures.
22:30Together with the other residents of San Jose Hospice,
22:34we celebrated the simple gift of Brother Tabo.
22:40They brought back happy memories of their childhood.
22:51Brother Tabo felt that whatever story he told,
22:56there is a place that will accept and love him forever.
23:06What do you ask of the Lord?
23:09What we ask of the Lord?
23:11That He will give us strength in our lives.
23:15If we are sick, He will give us strength.
23:17We will pray until we die.
23:26We will pray until we die.
23:28We will pray until we die.
23:30We will pray until we die.
23:32We will pray until we die.
23:38Christmas is usually for the family.
23:47But what if you got back home early
23:50to your parents?
23:57What if you were left alone?
24:01Is there still Christmas for them?
24:08The mothers of San Jose Hospice proved
24:12that it is possible to feel the embrace of family
24:16even if you are not the parent who gave birth.
24:27No matter if you are tied to a rope or a steel cage,
24:33His door is always open,
24:36no matter what the story of your birth is.
24:42Merry Christmas to all of us.
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