00:00 It's common to see street dwellers in Metro Manila during Christmas time.
00:06 DSWD is forcing the residents to leave the streets to convince them to leave.
00:11 Maki Polido has the news.
00:13 If before, the residents were forced to stay in the streets,
00:21 now, DSWD is rescuing them through a low-key negotiation.
00:27 There's no compulsion. So when the DSWD couldn't convince the grandmother who accompanied them,
00:33 they left her on the bench.
00:35 We will go back until we convince them to reach out to us.
00:41 The DSWD was forced to leave this Christmas because more people are missing on the streets,
00:45 which is dangerous, especially for the children.
00:48 When the DSWD passed by, some children were missing,
00:52 they were talked to and brought by social workers to their homes.
00:55 Is she the only one?
00:57 Yes, she's a single parent.
00:59 Because she's alone at home, she was brought to her neighbor's house.
01:03 We just want to tell the mother that they went to the streets again.
01:08 Is she still there?
01:10 13 off-land pagabot teams are now on the streets in Metro Manila.
01:14 The DSWD set up a processing center in EDSA
01:17 where the families and individuals in street situations will be under initial assessment and fail-seas registration.
01:24 Secretary Rex Gatchalian also said that she hopes to bring gifts and assistance
01:28 for the families in the streets.
01:30 Mackie Pulido reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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