00:00 A barangay invited Riza to a party but Rico is not there.
00:04 He's Sam's uncle.
00:06 "Someone's complaining about you."
00:08 "Yes, a concerned citizen approached us."
00:11 While Sam is being rescued, barangay members discovered something about Riza.
00:16 "How old are you?"
00:18 "I'm 18."
00:19 "Do you have a birth certificate?"
00:21 "Yes."
00:22 Rico's dad, where are you?
00:24 Will the couple be able to answer Sam's question?
00:28 "Here's Bessie."
00:30 "Oh, there she is."
00:32 February 18, 2024, with the help of a concerned citizen and neighbor Joy,
00:38 she didn't get a real name,
00:40 the barangay rescued the barren farm from her home.
00:44 When the barangay found out that Riza is a social worker who is a minor,
00:50 they said she's 15 years old when Sam was born.
00:54 When asked about the marks on the body of the child,
00:59 she said she only did it because of the "gigil".
01:03 "There are a lot of nails."
01:05 "Look at this, there's a mark."
01:07 "Did she do this herself?"
01:09 "Did she do this herself?"
01:11 "Yes, sis, that's wrong."
01:14 "Did you do it with a gigil?"
01:15 "Yes."
01:16 "Then you do it too."
01:17 And because Riza is only 17 years old,
01:20 the barangay called her mother, who we will hide under the name of Lola Evelyn.
01:25 She said she first found out about the calvary that her grandson held in Riza's hand.
01:30 "It's just here, here, and this is brown and black."
01:33 "It's really like, it's almost closed, you can't see it anymore."
01:37 "This, my daughter confessed to me that she was raped."
01:40 "It really hurts, as in, my heart is almost broken."
01:46 "And she's young, she doesn't look like that."
01:50 Montalban PNP's Rico, Sam's stepfather, was immediately arrested.
01:55 He was granted a receipt and he refused to be taken to the neighbors.
02:00 "You can still give me a medication, I'm half-dead, I'm still a bit stuck in my body."
02:07 And because the victim's mother is a minor, instead of being in the precinct,
02:11 she was brought to a shelter for children in conflict with the law.
02:16 They are both facing the same case of violation of Republic Act 7610 or child abuse.
02:21 January 27, 2024, when we heard that the child we will hide under the name of Sam is crying.
02:30 When Sam looked out of the window, he saw that the child's face was already covered with bruises.
02:35 February 18, 2024, with the help of concerned citizens and neighbor Joy,
02:43 she was not named, but the barangay rescued the child.
02:48 Montalban PNP's Rico, Sam's stepfather, was immediately arrested.
02:53 And the victim's mother was taken to a shelter for children in conflict with the law.
02:58 Lola Evelyn asked to be taken to her grandchild's custody.
03:05 "I want to take good care of him, I want to love him because he lacks love."
03:13 After the social workers interrogated Lola Evelyn about her ability to take care of Sam,
03:20 she was given the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office of Montalban
03:25 with a Certificate of Custody and Care.
03:27 According to Article 214 of the Family Code of the Philippines,
03:31 when the parents who took care of their child are not able to take care of their child,
03:34 the biological grandparent or the grandmother of the child can be the parent.
03:39 "According to the agreement, the person who is the nearest kin who has the capacity
03:46 and is able to take care of the child, will be the one to be taken to the shelter."
03:51 A week after Baby Sam was rescued,
03:57 how is the child who is now in the care of her grandmother?
04:03 [Music]
04:08 "Did you take care of the child? Did you take care of the child?
04:12 Yes.
04:13 What do you expect? What do you want to happen now?"
04:15 "We want to be in peace. We want to take good care of the child."
04:21 The receipt was also well received, which was examined by a specialist named Baby Sam.
04:26 "I will show you how much I love him.
04:29 I will not allow anyone to hurt him."
04:33 [Music]
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