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Ligtas nga ba ang ating mga kalsada para sa mga siklistang dumadaan dito araw-araw? Samantala, ano ang tugon ng gobyerno sa tumataas na bilang ng kaso ng may rabies sa ating bansa? Ang mga isyung 'yan, sinundan ng 'Reporter's Notebook' sa video na ito.
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00:00 In a cellphone video that went viral online, the driver and the cyclist got a response.
00:10 Later, the driver suddenly slapped the cyclist.
00:15 A few moments later, the man suddenly pulled out a gun and stabbed him.
00:21 Another case of road rage was caught on June 17 by a cyclist.
00:29 In a 360 cam video that was taken by a biker, you can see how he was being pulled by a taxi.
00:36 And when he moved forward, he was already stabbed and stabbed on the side of the taxi.
00:54 The cyclists' lives are sometimes in danger because of the carelessness of some drivers.
01:01 CCTV captured a motorcycle rider climbing an oil tanker truck on Araneta Avenue, Quezon City.
01:09 The man fell and was even hit by a few meters.
01:13 Are bike lanes in Metro Manila effective to protect the rights and safety of cyclists?
01:21 [Bleep]
01:25 In a CCTV camera taken by San Fernando, Calulot, Pampanga,
01:36 a dog was seen running on the road.
01:40 A few moments later, it suddenly attacked and bit the residents.
01:47 The dog immediately ran away and moved to another location.
01:53 In another CCTV footage taken in Barangay Calulot,
01:57 a young man's video was captured and it was being broadcasted in their house.
02:02 Later, you can see the sudden attack of a dog that attacked another resident.
02:12 The young man fell and the dog immediately ran away.
02:17 Inside San Lazaro Hospital, we also caught a patient who was bitten by a dog.
02:25 This is where confirmed cases of the virus are brought.
02:30 The patients who are brought here do not last more than 24 hours.
02:34 How does the government respond to the increasing number of rabies cases in the country?
02:40 [Dog barking]
02:48 In a CCTV camera taken at Quezon Avenue, Quezon City on August 8,
02:54 a red car entered the bike lane.
02:57 It seemed like a cyclist lost his way.
03:01 Later, a cyclist got close to the car and poked the car.
03:08 You can see the driver of the car getting out of the car.
03:11 The next thing that happened was that a motorist took a cellphone video.
03:18 In the viral video, the cyclist was attacked,
03:25 he pulled the gun and the driver of the car fired the gun while fighting the cyclist.
03:37 It was reported to the authorities that the cyclist was involved in a car accident.
03:41 For me, that was such a shocking thing.
03:44 I really felt that because I'm a cyclist.
03:48 And for something like that to happen, it can happen to me.
03:53 It can happen to my son who is also into cycling.
03:56 Not long after, the driver of the red car, Willie Gonzalez, was identified.
04:01 Attorney for Toon said that he would like to help the cyclist with the case.
04:07 The problem is that he found out that the two sides of the case had an arrangement.
04:11 Probably attempted homicide, slander by deed because of the poked,
04:16 the grave threats, the poking of the gun.
04:20 There was already a settlement.
04:23 I said, what kind of settlement is that?
04:26 For a cyclist, you were the one who was poked, you were the one who was shot,
04:32 and you're the one who will pay P500.
04:34 It's so unfair.
04:36 In a press conference of Gonzalez on August 27,
04:39 with the QCPD Chief Police Brigadier General, Nicolas Torre III,
04:44 he insisted that they are already arranging the cyclist and he also surrendered his gun to the police station.
04:50 After the confrontation that you saw in the viral video,
04:53 me and my cyclist and the cyclist went to the police station where we talked,
05:01 made amends and agreed to forget what happened.
05:05 This Tuesday, the QCPD filed an alarm and scandal complaint against Gonzalez.
05:11 The poked of that gun in front of a person who was seen by many people on Quezon Avenue is an alarm and scandal.
05:20 Attorney Fortune added that because of the reaction of the public to the road rage,
05:25 the government agencies took action one after another.
05:29 Firearms and Explosives Office, I think on the same day, revoked all of his gun licenses.
05:38 The following day, the LTO of Vigor Mendoza went ahead and suspended his license for 90 days.
05:45 And that apparently, this vehicle was not registered for 2023 and yet it was used on August 8, 2023.
05:53 And the Supreme Court made a decision to terminate his services.
05:57 The Senate and Congress also had a plan to talk about what happened.
06:02 Attorney Fortune is now studying the other cases against Gonzalez.
06:07 This is important so that this incident will not happen again and the cyclists on the road will be protected.
06:14 [Bleep]
06:16 A cyclist, Terzus Dominguez, 29 years old, was also involved in a road rage.
06:26 On the night of June 17, he was hit by a taxi in the city of Mandaluyong, along the JP Rizal.
06:42 In a 360 cam video that was taken by Zeus, we can see how he was hit by a taxi.
06:48 When he was driving forward, he was hit and hit by a taxi.
06:57 [Bleep]
07:23 [Bleep]
07:24 [Bleep]
07:47 Zeus said he was injured and was hurt in the incident.
07:50 Zeus visited the City Traffic Bureau in Mandaluyong but he did not file a formal complaint against the taxi driver.
08:12 In 2018, when Zeus started cycling, this was his way to get in and out of work.
08:41 Zeus admitted that even though he has been cycling for years, his fear of the road does not go away.
09:10 On the afternoon of August 14, 2023, CCTV captured a cyclist climbing an oil tanker truck.
09:21 The man fell and was hit by a few meters.
09:26 The truck or tanker hit the cyclist and incidentally, there was a collision between the parties involved, the cyclist and the truck or tanker.
09:38 The 58-year-old victim was dead on the spot.
09:41 After the incident, the police arrested the driver of the oil tanker truck.
09:46 According to the QCPD Traffic Sector 4, they have already closed the case.
10:07 On August 17 at around 4 p.m., the victim's spouse and son executed an affidavit of resistance.
10:15 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of bike users and owners in the country has increased.
10:21 Cycling became an alternative when many public vehicles were closed.
10:29 The latest data released by the Social Weather Station or SWS survey in March 2023, shows that there are 10 million households with bicycles in the country.
10:39 This is higher than the data of April 2022 and May 2021.
10:44 In the report released by the MMDA last year, of the 2,829 bicycles involved in the accident, 33 of them resulted in death.
10:57 From January to July 2023.
11:00 The focus of the government is to focus on sustainable and inclusive transportation, the so-called sustainable transport hierarchy.
11:11 Where pedestrians and active transport are prioritized, then public transport, and at the end of the hierarchy are cars that are inefficient in the road space.
11:25 Now, the Metro Manila Development Authority or MMDA is studying road sharing of motorcycles and bicycles.
11:32 Our road space is really lacking.
11:35 At the moment, of course, other vehicles are complaining that why there is a bike lane in EDSA, a premier road,
11:42 that if we look at it, we can get space.
11:46 Then there is also an argument that how many people are using it. Like we counted, for one week, the average is about 1,100.
11:56 We just initiated that maybe we can study that the two can be combined.
12:03 It's more scary to ride a bicycle if you know that one of your feet is already in the grave, because anytime you can get hit on the road.
12:14 Well, for me, that's why we are studying. Maybe there is regulation, there is a penalty if you do not follow the regulations.
12:25 Maybe our motorists are just lacking in education.
12:30 According to these assessments, cyclists are being chased and harassed.
12:35 If you combine the motorcycle and the bike, what will people choose?
12:39 Not a motorcycle? The essence of why you put a bike lane in the first place is gone.
12:45 It's like a sidewalk. It's meant to protect vulnerable road users from motor vehicles because motor vehicles are dangerous.
12:53 We can make it more accessible to people if we provide a good infrastructure,
12:58 there is a line, there is a bike lane that is next to the vehicles, that has good protection, that is not elevated.
13:04 I also need to provide that it is not elevated and not shared.
13:08 According to the chairman of MMDA, they also suggested the creation of an elevated walkway and bikeway.
13:14 If we can do that, we can really have a dedicated motorcycle lane on the road.
13:20 Because anyway, we will be able to bring the bicycle and pedestrian back to the road.
13:26 It's going to cost a lot of money.
13:27 Yes, but it will also save a lot in terms of traffic cost.
13:34 There are more and more vehicles and motorists who are crossing the road.
13:39 Because the danger of cyclists will not be eliminated, it is important to provide the government with sufficient protection on the road.
13:47 Protection against accidents and protection against those who are abusive and impulsive.
13:55 I am Mackie Pulido and this is the Reporter's Notebook.
14:00 [Music]
14:02 [Dog barking]
14:05 The reporter's notebook found the young man who was caught by the CCTV while the dog was being attacked by the police.
14:18 He is 7 years old, Jaden Beltran.
14:23 When he went out of the gate, he saw the dog. He did not expect that he would come near and the dog's foot would touch the front.
14:32 My son saw the dog's bite.
14:39 In these images, you can see the bruise of the child's forehead on different parts of his face.
14:48 Because Jaden did not stop him, he was immediately taken to the hospital to be treated and vaccinated against rabies.
14:55 The large bruises on his face were also removed.
14:58 What we know is that rabies is fatal.
15:01 Jaden was saved from the incident.
15:05 Gradually, the bruises on his face were healing.
15:08 With the help of their barangay, Jaden was able to get the necessary anti-rabies vaccine for free.
15:16 They should not be afraid. We have the technology of vaccination.
15:20 Almost 100 percent efficacy of the vaccine.
15:24 According to the City Health Office of San Fernando, Pampanga, after a dog attacked the area, residents immediately killed the dog.
15:33 Actually, we do not know who the owner is.
15:36 According to the Rape Act of 2007, the owner of the dog that was bitten is liable for the damages that were incurred during the treatment.
15:45 I will answer the owner.
15:47 It was also discovered that the dog is positive for rabies.
15:51 That is why other dogs that were bitten by the dog or attacked by Jaden should be caught.
15:57 Especially if it is unvaccinated, it should be euthanized because it cannot be treated anymore.
16:05 But not all the time, rabies was caught from animals.
16:14 Because some of them were killed.
16:17 In this cellphone video that was taken on February 3, 2023,
16:29 it can be seen that John Leo, 36 years old, was chasing the dog while confined in the hospital.
16:38 His wife, Jonalyn Dagpin, told a story on October 2022 when John Leo was bitten by a dog.
16:46 Because the dog was not injured when John Leo was bitten, his wife did not get vaccinated against rabies.
16:54 We know that rabies is not a disease that affects only us.
16:59 My husband was not bitten or infected.
17:05 But just three months passed, he suddenly felt pain in his arm and it was hard for him to breathe.
17:12 He was rushed to the hospital but while being observed by doctors,
17:19 he gradually started to show symptoms of rabies such as difficulty in breathing and fear of water and air.
17:29 He could not control his movements. He said, "What is this? What is happening?"
17:35 I said, "I don't know." Then he said to the nurse, "Nurse, save me. We still have children."
17:44 After that, you can't talk to him anymore.
17:47 Because of the symptoms that his wife showed, John Leo was hospitalized in the isolation room of the hospital.
17:56 They found out that his wife was positive for rabies.
18:00 I couldn't explain it. His eyes were different. He was twitching.
18:06 And just a few hours later, John Leo came back to life.
18:12 John Alyn explained that they were lacking in information about rabies.
18:23 So they were not able to do anything about the fact that his wife was about to get vaccinated.
18:27 According to the expert, rabies can be transmitted to humans
18:32 if you are bitten, coughed, scratched or you are bitten by a rabies-infected animal.
18:38 It means that if the patient has symptoms, the rabies infection is already in the brain.
18:46 So there's nothing we can do. If the virus is spreading to other parts of the body, primarily to the lungs,
18:53 the death cannot be avoided.
18:55 Despite the symptoms that a person with rabies can experience,
19:02 such as nausea, difficulty breathing, and dizziness, light in the eyes,
19:07 and the most dangerous case, fear of water and wind.
19:13 San Lazaro Hospital is the largest animal bite center in the Philippines.
19:18 It's 5 p.m. and this is the time when the patients start to come here to San Lazaro Hospital.
19:26 The hospital is observing the patients here since 3 a.m.
19:32 And most of the patients are children.
19:37 The highest number of rabies cases we saw was 1,900.
19:42 The most alarming thing is that 99% of the patients are bitten by a dog.
19:48 They are the ones who take care of the dog.
19:51 The problem is that since they take care of the dog, sometimes they don't get vaccinated.
19:57 And even the patient who was bitten by the dog, they don't get vaccinated.
20:05 San Lazaro Hospital is the largest animal bite center in the Philippines.
20:10 We were able to queue up with the mothers Mayvelyn and Genesis,
20:15 7 years old, to get vaccinated against rabies shot.
20:19 Their baby sister, Genesis, was bitten by a dog near her eyes.
20:24 I was just taken to the hospital and I was bitten.
20:27 If you are not vaccinated, we will have a hard time because the rabies is in the lungs.
20:34 I will do this, I will poke you slowly.
20:38 Slowly.
20:40 Now, mommy will hug you.
20:42 Genesis was immediately given rabies shot to prevent the spread of the virus to the baby.
20:50 What are these, doctor?
20:52 Dr. Divilia also showed me the supply of vaccines in their hospital.
20:57 We only have half of the supply.
20:59 We ran out of supply for the fire.
21:03 Fire?
21:04 So we are supplementing the request for vaccines.
21:09 Dr. Divilia is a defense.
21:11 There is no shortage of supply of vaccines against rabies in their hospital.
21:16 But the problem is, there are patients who were not brought to them, who are already in a bad condition.
21:21 Usually, our wards are at the end of the rabies patients.
21:27 We were visited by the isolation room where the patients who tested positive for rabies are admitted.
21:33 Usually, if it looks like this, it has a crack.
21:36 It looks like a hole.
21:38 Unfortunately, but there is no better way.
21:41 In all the rooms here in San Lazaro Hospital, this is the only one with a crack.
21:45 This is called a rabies room.
21:47 There are at least four rabies rooms here in San Lazaro Hospital.
21:51 This is where the confirmed infected patients are brought.
21:55 The patients who are brought here do not last more than 24 hours.
21:58 In fact, last night, August 29, a patient died inside the room.
22:04 According to the Department of Health or DOH, which released this in March 2023,
22:11 55 cases were reported to have died from human rabies.
22:15 This is higher than 8% compared to 2022.
22:20 200 to 300 Filipinos die every year from rabies.
22:26 For the Animal Kingdom Foundation or AKF, a non-government organization,
22:32 awareness in the public is more important.
22:35 What is scary here is the lack of knowledge of people.
22:41 Rabies is dangerous, it is fatal, and rabies is preventable.
22:47 I think we will have greater social participation in rabies prevention by our government.
22:54 The problem of rabies in the country has not changed.
23:01 But the worst part is that based on the data,
23:05 the number of cases is still increasing and there are still people dying.
23:09 Aside from the government's more strict program,
23:14 it is also important for pet owners to be responsible in vaccinating their pets.
23:20 Until next Saturday, I am Jun Veneracion and this is Reporters Notebook.
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