00:00 Behind her smile, who would have thought that Obrey was the victim of abuse
00:05 from people who were even closer to her.
00:07 When I was 6 years old, I remember that I was playing at my neighbor's house
00:15 I was watching TV and then my neighbor's father
00:21 dragged me to their room and abused me.
00:30 She was even more scared of the abuse she experienced from her own father.
00:37 When you're 6 years old, you feel like there's something wrong inside.
00:42 You have fear because of course, it's your father.
00:45 But you're also not sure if what he's doing is right or not
00:49 because it's your father.
00:52 You're supposed to be a protector.
00:54 I couldn't study properly as a normal kid.
00:58 My father did everything for me every day.
01:01 So, it's hard.
01:04 Obrey admitted that it wasn't easy for her.
01:09 But she's using the pain she experienced
01:12 to serve as an inspiration as a life coach
01:15 to others who were also victims of abuse.
01:18 That's our therapy.
01:20 Sharing, we talk about our past and how we can recover from that.
01:28 Obrey's father was not able to file a case against her.
01:31 But before she got out of the hospital,
01:33 she had the courage to talk to him and ask for forgiveness.
01:37 It's a long journey.
01:39 At least, God gave me a 1.5 year catch-up.
01:44 I don't have any grudges or anything.
01:48 I don't dwell on it anymore.
01:50 I'm still in healing.
01:52 I still have a lot to fix in my life.
01:55 One in every five Filipino kids experiences sexual abuse.
02:00 And thousands of cases of child abuse happen in their own homes.
02:05 Meanwhile, 2 million Filipino kids have become victims
02:09 of online sexual abuse and exploitation.
02:12 If they're watching this,
02:14 what advice can you give them?
02:16 If something happens to them,
02:18 or if something happens to them at home,
02:21 or even if they're not at home.
02:22 They can tell their teacher.
02:25 If they have an aunt that they trust,
02:29 they can tell her.
02:31 Or a responsible adult that they trust.
02:34 But the most important thing is that they need to tell her.
02:39 Yes.
02:40 When they're young, we should teach them
02:45 the importance of consent.
02:47 If someone hugs them and touches them,
02:51 and they felt bad and uncomfortable about it,
02:54 that's not okay.
02:55 It's also important for parents to be alert
02:58 to the signs of sexual abuse.
03:00 The behavior of the child suddenly shifted.
03:04 From being happy,
03:05 from going out,
03:07 and now they don't want to go out.
03:09 There are also times when they're always sleeping,
03:14 or they're always tired,
03:16 or some of them are even having tantrums.
03:17 Whatever the type of abuse to children,
03:20 the Republic Act No. 9262,
03:24 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children,
03:28 or VAWC,
03:29 should be condemned.
03:30 We need to help or provide sufficient assistance
03:33 to the children who went to the barangay,
03:37 or to the nearest police station.
03:39 All of our police stations have women's help desks
03:44 or child's help desks
03:46 that they can call.
03:48 One of the things I learned from this animation story
03:53 is that we should listen carefully
03:56 to what the children are saying.
03:58 And supposedly, the family and the community
04:01 that the child belongs to should be the one
04:03 who protects the child.
04:05 [Music]
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