00:00 Two mothers and a healthy baby boy were born in 2019 in a hospital in Cagayan province.
00:10 But four years later, when the babies grew up, they noticed that the babies they brought home didn't look like us.
00:21 Even my relatives said the same thing.
00:26 "Why doesn't the baby look like us?"
00:29 They said that they didn't touch their babies.
00:33 But what if their suspicion was true that they were the ones who replaced them in the hospital?
00:41 Even back then, they noticed red flags or signals that there was a possible miscarriage.
00:49 Suddenly, the guard of my son's room asked if we were the ones who replaced the babies.
00:57 Is this a new case of baby switching?
01:01 On December 6, 2019, Trisha, who is now 17 years old, gave birth to her firstborn, Liam.
01:19 But she was happy that she was able to give birth to her firstborn, who was replaced by a miscarriage.
01:27 When we were still in the hospital, I was really surprised.
01:31 I didn't see any similarities in the physical features of our two husbands.
01:36 Trisha's suspicion became even stronger when her mother-in-law, Beverly, noticed something.
01:43 When they gave me the babies, they didn't have any name tags.
01:47 Beverly was surprised when she noticed that the baby she was carrying was different from the one she was carrying.
01:54 The baby carrier was on the other side of the baby bed.
01:58 Why was the carrier on our side?
02:01 Why was the color of the baby carrier different?
02:03 The baby carrier I was carrying was white.
02:05 I asked the nurse, "Ma'am, why did the carrier of the babies change?
02:11 Did the babies change too?"
02:13 There's no way that the carrier was wrong.
02:15 They asked me, "Why, ma'am? You know us better than we do."
02:20 We went home.
02:22 I cried everything I saw until I was about to go crazy because I was doubting my own child.
02:29 Despite the arguments, Trisha and her husband, John Roderick, encouraged Liam to love.
02:37 They pursued their child's future after school.
02:42 It was hard, but it was also my guide and strength to continue my life.
02:48 Mom, this is Liam.
02:51 Liam grew up to be a good boy, but he was also gentle.
02:55 He was very loving to me because whenever he saw me crying, he was always there beside me to wipe my tears.
03:07 Despite all of this, Trisha's doubts were still in her mind, especially when Liam grew up.
03:16 Why does the baby look nothing like us? Why is he so small? He's not as small as us.
03:22 I was doubting if it was mother's instinct.
03:27 Maybe he's not really my son.
03:29 That's why Trisha secretly looked for the woman she was pregnant with in the hospital,
03:34 who was said to be fine and she was able to get her name.
03:38 Until this August 6, she found his Facebook account, Marisa.
03:44 Trisha was very surprised when she saw a picture of her son on Facebook.
03:49 In her eyes, he looks like her husband, John Roderick.
03:54 They look alike.
03:58 While Marisa's other son is Liam's husband.
04:04 They look alike.
04:06 My instinct was right. I was doubting if he was really my son.
04:11 That's why Trisha was able to find the woman he was pregnant with.
04:18 Marisa lives in the neighboring town of Lalo.
04:24 Her three-year-old son is John Maric or JM,
04:28 who was also born in the same hospital where Trisha was born in 2019.
04:35 We love the baby so much. We raised him well.
04:39 Like Trisha, Marisa is often accepted by the comments that their son doesn't look like her.
04:47 But according to her, JM looks like her other children.
04:53 He looks like my father and his cousin.
04:57 After four years, Marisa has no doubt in her heart if JM is really her son.
05:06 Until she received a message from Trisha.
05:11 They said that we have already exchanged our baby.
05:15 I don't know what to do.
05:22 I was given pictures of the children and also pictures of the parents.
05:28 Marisa noticed that Trisha's baby is very similar to her and her other son.
05:39 Why did that happen? It really hurts.
05:41 That's why they were so angry that they thought that Liam and JM exchanged their babies
05:51 in the hospital where Trisha was born.
05:54 We didn't expect this to happen to us.
05:58 I don't know what we will do.
06:00 If we can still handle the problem.
06:04 Our hearts are really broken.
06:08 To clarify the two families, they tried to contact the hospital through their lawyer.
06:16 We told them, "Doctor, since you are the negligent one, you should produce the DNA."
06:23 That's why Beverly and her grandmother, Rose, made a plan.
06:30 Since they don't have a DNA test, they did a blood test first.
06:35 Dr. Rebello was the one who asked for help.
06:40 Trisha and her husband, John Roderick, showed up for the blood test.
06:46 The blood type is A+.
06:50 While Liam is Type O.
06:52 We can handle the blood type.
06:55 Marisa and her husband, Ricky, also went for the blood test.
07:00 JM is also the same.
07:03 As a result, Marisa and Ricky showed up.
07:08 Type O.
07:10 Like Liam, who was born with Trisha,
07:14 and JM, who was born with Marisa and Ricky,
07:18 the blood type is A+.
07:20 Like Trisha and her husband, John Roderick.
07:25 The blood type of the other party is not compatible.
07:28 They cannot have a child with A+.
07:32 To confirm the help of the local government of Cagayan,
07:38 the two families and their children went for the DNA test.
07:44 What is the result of the DNA test that they both went for?
07:54 I thought it would only happen in the movie.
07:58 But it happened to me.
08:01 Is this a case of baby switching?
08:05 There is no mercy.
08:09 Because the revelations will change,
08:12 not only in their lives, but also in the lives of their children.
08:17 It will be destroyed.
08:19 Next.
08:22 The mothers, Trisha and Marisa,
08:29 doubted that their children switched.
08:32 When they were born in the same hospital in Cagayan province in 2019.
08:40 Why does the baby not look like us?
08:44 Why is it short?
08:47 When they gave me the baby, they don't have nails.
08:50 I don't know what we will do.
08:53 Our hearts are really broken.
08:57 To clear the doubts, they went deeper into the DNA test.
09:03 Until their most awaited result came.
09:08 The result of the DNA test.
09:11 Both
09:14 negative.
09:20 It means that they are both not their children.
09:27 I grew up in a family with a lot of problems.
09:33 So, as a mother, I don't want my child to experience this.
09:38 But this is what happened to us.
09:40 Of course, it's very painful.
09:42 I feel sorry for her.
09:44 Of course, she loves us.
09:46 Then, suddenly, she will leave us.
09:48 I hope they will investigate,
09:50 especially those who were involved when we were born,
09:54 to find out who should be involved.
09:57 We asked for the hospital's help.
10:00 Although the alleged incident happened four years ago,
10:04 in August 2023,
10:07 we wholeheartedly helped the family.
10:10 I am asking the public to follow the Apari Provincial Hospital
10:14 to resolve this issue.
10:18 Article 276 of the Civil Code states that
10:22 if there is an act or omission,
10:24 this is called baby switching,
10:26 and this is due to neglect,
10:28 this is a result of injury.
10:30 Through emotional stress,
10:32 parents can be charged for damages
10:35 because of a very serious issue.
10:37 They need to exert the required standards of care,
10:41 especially when it comes to hospitals,
10:44 ensuring that the necessary process is followed.
10:47 Justice for my grandchildren,
10:49 that is what we will also do.
10:51 It's very painful when you raise a child.
10:54 You love the child, but it's not yours.
10:57 They love us.
11:00 We promised them that they will be ours.
11:03 It's very painful, sir,
11:05 because we have been with her for four years.
11:09 I thought it would only happen in the movies,
11:12 but it can happen to me as well.
11:15 To help them process what happened,
11:19 our team brought the two families to a psychologist.
11:24 It's important that they go out to their family members,
11:28 especially our mental health practitioners,
11:31 like us, the psychologists,
11:33 in a psychotherapeutic session or counseling session
11:37 so that they can prepare for the days
11:41 when they will be revealed the truth.
11:44 So that they can process on a rational level
11:48 the emotions they experienced.
11:51 But to make it more certain that there was a baby switching in the hospital
11:58 and if the child in the arms of Marissa and Ricky's husband,
12:03 JM, is the son of Trisha and John Roderick,
12:07 and if the child Trisha and John Roderick, Liam,
12:12 is the son of Marissa and Ricky,
12:15 on September 29,
12:18 they underwent a so-called cross-match DNA test.
12:24 To make it clear to all of us that there was a switching
12:28 and that JM is my son.
12:32 There is no release because the answer
12:35 if the hospital was really experiencing a baby switching
12:39 and the result of the cross-match DNA test
12:44 in the two families will be revealed
12:48 next week here only on KMJS.
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