00:00 But everything changed in 2013 when the new captain of Barangay San Roque took office.
00:08 Unlike the violent drug war, instead of arresting, arresting, or killing,
00:14 Captain Ricky invited the shabu users and gave them jobs.
00:22 Usually, the workers are given jobs. Why did you give them jobs?
00:31 What can you do if you don't give them a chance?
00:34 They are poor. Actually, they are also victims of poverty.
00:38 Edmond is one of the lucky ones to get a job. He became a driver of a garbage truck.
00:46 I told him, "Boss, I don't know how to drive a truck." He forced me to do it.
00:54 He said, "I really want to see you change."
00:58 According to Edmond, more than money or a job,
01:03 it is the trust of the people that determines their change.
01:10 It's a big thing for me to have the trust of my boss. So I did it to him.
01:16 I didn't lie to him.
01:19 Give people a chance. People who are addicts like us. Give them a chance because it will change.
01:29 For several years, the couple worked hard to change their lives.
01:37 They worked under the drug testing for weeks until they became clean in drugs.
01:44 It's really hard to stop them.
01:48 It's hard.
01:49 But if you really want to change, you will change.
01:56 Edmond used the money he earned from his job to start a small business.
02:07 And in 2017, the couple finally stopped their addiction.
02:14 This is also the year that their daughter, Katrina, finished her high school.
02:26 I'm so happy. I can't put my happiness in those times.
02:32 I know that they are proud of me. I'm the same to them.
02:37 I'm like, "Hello guys, these are my parents. They changed. They are better now."
02:44 Now, the streets of Empierno and the whole barangay of San Roque are drug-free.
02:52 The old drugs are now an inspiration to their neighbors.
03:00 This street has no official name.
03:03 It's a dream of the residents to get rid of the country called "Kalye Empierno."
03:09 To have a new name, to erase the image of the past.
03:15 Because the hope of their small business has already faded.
03:21 Actually, I've been saying that for a long time.
03:25 That there is only one resolution of our barangay,
03:30 that we will change the street to "Kalye Empierno" by name.
03:34 But it can be "Kalye Paraiso" for all the people there.
03:39 It's a good idea for the people who come here.
03:43 Captain Ricky's term is over this year.
03:48 He hopes that he will be promoted to the new halal captain
03:52 to pass a resolution to have a new name, "Kalye Empierno."
03:58 Edmond and Luz have already bought a house on another street.
04:05 "Oh, this house is bigger."
04:08 But instead of living there, they just let it be.
04:13 Because they have no plans to leave "Kalye Empierno,"
04:17 whatever the name of the street.
04:21 "We're just here.
04:22 A lot of people are asking us why we don't want to leave here.
04:25 Because I have a house here that's a bit big.
04:28 But I don't want to leave. I like it here."
04:32 "Even if you say that there were bad things that happened here before."
04:38 "Yes, there were bad things that happened, but there were also good things that happened.
04:41 We also changed here."
04:45 "Yes, we changed here."
04:47 "Yes, we changed here."
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