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00:00 [Police siren]
00:02 The Philippine National Police said that the number of criminals in the country is decreasing.
00:08 But the problem of robbery has increased.
00:13 Some incidents of robbery were captured by the camera.
00:18 I was scared of someone who was trying to take my gun.
00:27 That's why I threw it inside.
00:29 He tried to take my gun.
00:31 I was running with him.
00:34 I took his gun.
00:36 I took his gun and he said, "Take your phone."
00:40 [Police siren]
00:43 [Police siren]
00:47 [Police siren]
00:50 [Police siren]
00:53 [Police siren]
00:57 [Police siren]
00:59 [Police siren]
01:02 [Police siren]
01:05 [Police siren]
01:08 [Police siren]
01:11 At 5 in the evening,
01:13 a 13-year-old boy named Jenmar was running around a garbage dump.
01:18 [Police siren]
01:21 He's doing everything in the garbage dump.
01:25 He's throwing away vegetables that were thrown away but can still be eaten and sold.
01:31 Sometimes, he passes a heavy box of garbage to his friends.
01:41 I'm two people.
01:44 I can't get anything.
01:54 I'm just here to play.
01:55 I don't have anything else to do.
01:57 But he doesn't stop looking.
02:04 For Jenmar, he needs to earn more and live longer.
02:10 I can see the garbage here and the trash.
02:13 But it's not as bad as what we have.
02:16 What can he do to know the price they're struggling with?
02:23 I'm having a hard time.
02:25 I'm having a hard time because I see my siblings looking at others.
02:31 If you don't have food, you'll lose to others.
02:34 So I thought, if we don't sell, we'll be poor.
02:38 [Music]
02:47 At 3 am on September 10, 2023,
02:57 their house is being taken by their friend vlogger,
03:00 Humphrey Dankulos and Johan Morales.
03:05 Humphrey is a singer and songwriter while Johan is a cameraman.
03:08 Why did you go to the river and why at that time?
03:11 He was shooting a music video for my song.
03:14 The theme of the music video is that there are not many people, it's cozy.
03:19 The friends didn't expect that while they're waiting at the Vargas Bridge in Pasig City,
03:26 they'll be victimized by the thieves.
03:28 The crime.
03:32 The crime.
03:33 Of course, they were caught using Johan's cellphone.
03:38 While Humphrey was standing at the bridge,
03:41 two men were riding motorcycles and stopped in front of them.
03:46 They stopped and asked where the crossing is.
03:52 Before we could answer, the police declared a hold up and then they went down.
03:59 In the 8-second video that Johan recorded,
04:01 the two men were holding up.
04:04 The bag was with me.
04:09 I was the first one to hold it.
04:11 A man threatened me to take the gun so he threw it at me.
04:15 A bag with a camera, cellphone and other things were used by the suspects.
04:21 60,000 pesos.
04:27 When they got home, Humphrey and Johan tried to track the location of the suspects.
04:32 When they watched the video that Johan recorded,
04:35 they found out that they caught the faces of the hold uppers.
04:40 They decided to upload the video on social media.
04:54 They were wearing helmets and masks.
04:57 They recognized the suspects.
04:59 Humphrey and Johan reported the incident of the hold up in Pasig City Police.
05:05 We went to the location of the two victims.
05:08 We conducted surveillance because we identified the two victims
05:13 based on the video that the victim recorded.
05:18 We also found out their past cases and where they lived.
05:24 On September 19,
05:28 they arrested the driver of a motorcycle at a checkpoint,
05:32 one of the two hold uppers.
05:34 It was an operation that was conducted by the police in relation to the upcoming election.
05:40 He was alone?
05:42 He was alone riding a motorcycle.
05:47 The police recovered the items that Humphrey and Johan obtained
05:51 including the expensive camera lens.
05:53 When they arrested him,
05:55 his family said that they will pay for the items that they obtained.
06:01 His family was arrested?
06:03 Yes. Aside from a cellphone that they obtained.
06:08 The suspect is now in jail in Pasig City Police.
06:13 He refused to be interviewed.
06:16 The robbery case that they filed last week,
06:22 when they were arrested during the checkpoint operations,
06:26 it was a different case where they obtained a grenade.
06:31 We saw that his motorcycle had no license plate.
06:34 The police are still looking for the back ride hold upper.
06:39 He is probably hiding because he found out that his accomplice was arrested.
06:45 But we will continue conducting the manhunt operation.
06:49 On the same day,
06:56 a hold up incidentally obtained a CCTV camera at San Pedro, Laguna.
07:03 According to Corrine,
07:05 it is not a real name.
07:07 They were sent home by a friend of the victim of the hold upper.
07:11 We are used to walking around here.
07:15 We studied nearby.
07:18 While we were walking on Gumamela Street,
07:23 a rider came to us.
07:26 He was alone.
07:28 He asked us where the exit is.
07:33 We told him.
07:38 Corrine did not know that the man riding a motorcycle was standing in front of her.
07:44 He was a hold up.
07:46 He got out of his motorcycle and he was walking near us.
07:50 My accomplice saw him pulling a gun, so he ran.
07:56 Corrine thought that it was just a prank.
08:01 I did not panic because I thought that I was just being pranked.
08:07 He told me, "Give me your cellphone."
08:10 Corrine said that she even managed to throw her cellphone near the road.
08:16 When I threw my cellphone, it was a bit weak.
08:19 He did not pick it up.
08:21 I still did not believe that it was a hold up.
08:23 So I watched him how he picked up my cellphone.
08:26 After Corrine got the cellphone of the suspect,
08:30 the man ran away quickly.
08:33 He even looked at me as if we were acquaintances.
08:37 Corrine said that they did not get any evidence that can help to prove the identity of the suspect.
08:45 I did not recognize his face because he was wearing a helmet.
08:49 We did not get the plate number because his taillight was too bright.
08:54 Corrine told us about the hold up incident in the reception of Barangay Fatima.
09:00 There were a lot of businesses, there were snots and cellphones.
09:05 There were a lot of exit areas that lead to other barangays.
09:11 That is why this often happens.
09:13 We were always roving, especially at night.
09:17 The hold up was also reported to the San Pedro City Police.
09:24 The usual approach of our professionals is to intimidate the victim immediately.
09:31 As of now, the suspect is still not found.
09:36 But the police have initial information on the man's whereabouts.
09:41 In the middle of the night, the crime rate in the country dropped, according to the PNP.
09:48 But the number of robbery cases increased by almost 7%.
09:53 From 2,434 robbery cases in January to June 2022,
09:59 it increased to 2,601 cases in January to June 2023.
10:05 Why can't the crimes committed on the streets be removed?
10:10 In every incident like this, there is a lesson learned.
10:15 At those times, we should not be complacent in our surroundings.
10:21 We should be alert.
10:23 If we are going to do something, we should be in a quiet place where it is easy to ask for help.
10:30 The police remind us that there are ways to avoid becoming a victim.
10:36 These street crimes were perpetrated during night time and early morning.
10:44 We strongly advise that as much as possible,
10:47 if you are going to walk, do not go to dark places.
10:52 More than the attention that the public should give,
10:58 the role of the people of the barangay and the police is important
11:03 to stop the crimes that are happening on the streets.
11:07 I am Dune Vanaracion and this is Reporters Notebook.
11:11 [Music]
11:18 It is already midnight, but the day of Janmar will start now.
11:22 He is with his younger brother, Pakong, who is 8 years old.
11:28 Even though there is no chance, they will already go around the streets in Divisoria.
11:37 [Music]
11:50 What do you see when you walk? What do you look for?
11:53 Vegetables.
11:55 Vegetables that are in the garden.
11:58 Yes.
12:01 Then you will put it. This is the broom that you will carry.
12:07 Then you will carry that. So aside from the tiredness, you will also carry something heavy.
12:11 Yes.
12:13 Can you do it? You are so thin.
12:15 I can do it.
12:17 What?
12:19 I can do it.
12:21 Your body can do it? The things you carry are heavier than you? Really?
12:24 Sometimes I carry 20 kilos.
12:28 They also sell the vegetables they have.
12:31 Why do you throw away the vegetables?
12:35 The rotten ones.
12:37 The rotten ones.
12:39 We just store them.
12:41 But those, do you sell them?
12:45 Yes.
12:47 Who buys the ones you throw away?
12:49 Anyone.
12:51 Janmar showed me where they go around to throw away the vegetables.
12:57 Until you don't get any vegetables.
12:58 How often do you not get any vegetables?
13:01 Sometimes I don't get any.
13:03 Why?
13:05 Because we don't throw them away.
13:07 It's just a few vegetables that are rejected that are thrown away by the vendors.
13:11 So it's like they have already chosen.
13:14 They will put it in a bag and throw it away.
13:19 So they do it in the early morning.
13:22 They have already chosen.
13:25 If you don't get any vegetables, what will happen?
13:27 We don't sell them.
13:29 It's important for them to have vegetables.
13:31 Because this is what they will eat for the whole day.
13:35 You were afraid earlier while we were walking that you might not get any vegetables.
13:41 Why are we afraid?
13:43 Because we don't have food when we are here.
13:46 We are hungry.
13:48 Your stomach hurts.
13:50 I always have stomachache.
13:52 Does your stomach always hurt?
13:54 Aside from the stomachache, what else hurts when you can't eat?
13:59 We are always looking for our siblings.
14:01 Looking for?
14:03 What do you mean?
14:05 Looking for food.
14:07 They are looking for food.
14:09 If you see your siblings looking for food, you will get hurt.
14:15 I don't want to see my siblings starving.
14:23 While we were walking, Jenmar and Pakong passed by a piece of carrot.
14:28 It's so fast. You can see it right away.
14:36 You just pull it when it's cold.
14:39 Until the plastic is full.
14:42 We won't be able to fill it up.
14:48 Here in Bagsakan ng Gulay in Divisoria, there are a lot of youths who are looking for food.
14:57 They will sell it or eat it later.
15:01 But mostly, they will sell it.
15:03 I was looking at these youths earlier.
15:07 You are also picking vegetables.
15:10 How many of you? Are you in one group or individually?
15:17 Individually.
15:18 Is this a territory or not?
15:21 No.
15:24 So, you are walking on the streets individually.
15:27 What do you do with the vegetables? Jenmar sells it.
15:32 You sell it too? Where?
15:35 In Loban.
15:38 Who is the seller?
15:39 Us.
15:43 At 2 am, a few vegetables are starting to be sold here in Divisoria.
15:48 This is the time that Jenmar and Pakong are waiting for.
15:54 That's why they will go around to find the rejected vegetables that will be thrown away.
16:03 A few moments later, a box full of lettuce was picked by Jenmar.
16:11 [Music]
16:29 How did you know that it's 20 kilos?
16:31 I weighed it.
16:33 You just weighed it?
16:35 You are being wrapped.
16:36 That's why you know that it's being wrapped.
16:39 You are being forced to weigh it.
16:42 This is where Jenmar will pick the vegetables that were picked to clean and sell.
16:53 We are all in the same boat. We have to sell but we have to know how to do it.
17:04 For more people, a garbage dump was filled with vegetables that Jenmar picked.
17:09 I see here that there are dirty and ugly things but it's not that bad for me.
17:17 It's rejected. It's not that bad.
17:21 Because Jenmar was able to pick vegetables from the garbage dump,
17:26 he immediately returned to his position to continue selling.
17:31 We still have new vegetables.
17:33 It's rotten.
17:34 I hope it will be good.
17:35 It's not good. It's not good.
17:37 It's rotten.
17:38 It's rotten.
17:39 It's rotten.
17:40 It's already 4 in the morning when someone went to their market.
17:46 A mom picked the lettuce that Jenmar collected for 300 pesos.
17:53 We will sell it. We will sell it.
17:56 Let's eat.
17:57 It's good.
18:00 Later on, the heavy rain suddenly poured.
18:04 Jenmar did not stop selling.
18:10 It's cold.
18:12 They need to save 1,500 pesos to pay for their rented house.
18:19 Because if they are not able to pay, they can be fired.
18:23 I'm not going to sell anymore.
18:29 But the children could not stand the cold.
18:32 Meanwhile, Jenmar went bankrupt.
18:37 They earned only 300 pesos in total.
18:42 Every day, Jenmar's life goes around like this.
18:47 I'm still struggling in my life because I'm still struggling.
18:52 Because I see my siblings looking at others.
18:56 If we don't have food, we'll be left alone.
18:59 That's why I thought that if we don't sell, my siblings will be poor.
19:03 Because of work, Jenmar had to stop studying.
19:09 I was thinking about how we will live if I study.
19:14 I will study. How are my siblings? They are hungry.
19:19 I had to work so that I can raise my siblings.
19:26 But while we were talking to Jenmar,
19:29 there was a deeper reason why she was trying to help her family.
19:33 Two of her siblings were already dead.
19:40 I love my siblings so much because I have two.
19:44 JG and Jemica Jen. Jemica Jen died.
19:48 She was just born.
19:50 And the other one died because of our hard life.
19:54 I'm so sad that my two siblings are gone.
19:57 I promised myself that if I have siblings again,
20:01 I will give them my life.
20:04 I talked to Jenmar and Pakong's mother.
20:08 I'm so sad. I'm just crying.
20:12 I don't know what to show her if I cry.
20:15 I'm just crying because I love my mother.
20:19 I'm just crying because I love my mother.
20:23 What is your dream for your children?
20:26 My dream for my children?
20:28 It's just hard to find a job.
20:30 I just want to go home.
20:32 Sometimes, I just want to go home.
20:34 Sometimes, I just want to stay home for three days.
20:36 I just want to eat.
20:39 It's already 10 am when Jenmar went home.
20:42 The remaining water spinach from their store
20:45 is what they will eat for lunch.
20:47 I feel sorry for God because there's still some left.
20:50 But usually, eggs, or rice,
20:53 sometimes, it's not enough.
20:55 I feel sorry for God.
20:57 It's like, the vegetables are already big.
21:06 I'm living to eat healthy food.
21:10 This is how their family eats.
21:17 I'm almost there, Mama.
21:29 Wait for me, Kuya.
21:30 Jenmar's family is just one
21:32 of the millions of Filipinos who are considered food poor.
21:36 The Filipino families who earn less than
21:38 Php 8,379 per month.
21:42 The SWS released a data
21:45 that 8.7 million families are considered
21:49 food poor in the first quarter of 2023.
21:53 In the new study of OCTA Research
21:57 in the second quarter of 2023,
21:59 11.3 million families are considered food poor.
22:04 This is involuntary hunger.
22:07 They are looking for food,
22:09 but they can't find food.
22:11 They can't eat three meals a day.
22:13 It's hard because in statistics,
22:14 you can only see numbers.
22:16 But there are real lives behind these numbers.
22:19 It's important for the government,
22:22 the private sector, and society
22:24 to see that there are many initiatives
22:27 towards poverty alleviation.
22:29 According to the United Nations,
22:32 the Philippines is the leading country in Southeast Asia
22:35 in terms of food insecure individuals
22:37 or those who don't have enough access to food.
22:40 This number reached 50.9 million individuals.
22:44 Recently, the government launched
22:47 the Food Stamp Program,
22:48 which will give away Php 3,000 food subsidies
22:52 to one million of the poorest families in the country.
22:56 Our system in DSWD is social-medical.
23:01 We will provide assistance.
23:05 We will provide innovation in our programs
23:08 to address the plight of our food poor.
23:11 Not only to give help,
23:13 but also to empower them
23:15 to get rid of poverty
23:18 and get rid of our food poor status.
23:21 That's what our program does.
23:25 After dark,
23:27 the siblings return to the farm.
23:30 But for the siblings,
23:32 who are now working in Denmark and Pakong,
23:35 we left a simple gift for their family.
23:38 Two bags of rice,
23:40 enough groceries for a month.
23:42 I have a gift for my baby.
23:45 So that she won't starve.
23:47 We will cook for her.
23:48 We will feed her.
23:51 Thank you for giving us your help.
23:53 We will eat now.
23:55 I will rest now
23:58 because my siblings will eat tomorrow.
24:00 We also gave them a supply of vitamins
24:03 to help them get well.
24:05 We have vitamins now.
24:08 We will get fat and get well.
24:11 Until the hunger in the country is not solved,
24:15 there is no guarantee
24:17 how many of them will stop eating garbage.
24:21 Because this is the only way
24:24 for them to continue living.
24:27 I am Mackie Pulido
24:29 and this is the Reporter's Notebook.
24:32 [Music]
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