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00:00:00If you're looking for a delicious Lechon Manok dish, you won't be able to resist visiting Tiga Barangay Real in Calamba, Laguna.
00:00:11Their favorite dish is literally, Pasok sa Banga.
00:00:18Instead of being grilled on a stick, they grill it in a big grill.
00:00:26That's why they call it Lechon sa Banga.
00:00:31If there's no patience, there's no delicious food.
00:00:36Just like the grilled chicken of Laguna, which is cooked on a stick.
00:00:42In Bulacan, the food is first dipped in the ground.
00:00:49The Lechon sa Banga was the idea of Fernando and Cynthia.
00:00:53When we were grilling, that's when we realized that it's more delicious and smoky.
00:00:58Their style of Lechon sa Banga is inspired by Fernando's way of cooking Bicol.
00:01:06That's where we imbue our drinking water because it has a cooling effect.
00:01:11The use of these fruits is very ancient.
00:01:14During the ancient times, they used to make food and also their cooking.
00:01:23Their use of fruits, since they are big, was done on a stick.
00:01:28They also went through trial and error to make their Lechon Manok perfect.
00:01:34Until they mastered it.
00:01:38Fernando marinated the marinated chicken in their special sauce.
00:01:45Of course, the seasoning is a secret.
00:01:48If you marinate it for a long time, you'll have to do a lot of things.
00:01:52About 7 hours.
00:01:54Next, they put a stick.
00:01:57They attached a hook.
00:01:59And then, they attached it one by one to the trunk of the fish.
00:02:03There's a new hook inside.
00:02:06The distances should be equal so that the flow of the air can circulate.
00:02:14These will be grilled for an hour.
00:02:19So that the chicken won't get burnt, they have to check it every 15 minutes.
00:02:25Once it's removed, it's hard to pick it up.
00:02:29Because what's inside the fish is impure.
00:02:31It will be destroyed.
00:02:33Our Lechon Manok sa Bangak is cooked.
00:02:35I'll remove it now.
00:02:39The Lechon sa Bangak.
00:02:41Php 360 per whole chicken.
00:02:48The chicken is tender.
00:02:49It's delicious.
00:02:50The seasoning is just right.
00:02:53The taste is so delicious.
00:02:57I feel like I swallowed the taste because it's stuck in my mouth.
00:03:03Here in Malolos, Bulacan.
00:03:06There's a traditional dish that seems to be forgotten.
00:03:10What they call,
00:03:13Lum Lum.
00:03:15The process is literally put on the ground.
00:03:20The main ingredient in Lum Lum is fish.
00:03:23But it's not just fish.
00:03:25It needs to be dead.
00:03:27While it's dead, it becomes tender.
00:03:30Oh, it's okay to be Lum Lum.
00:03:32There are times when the fish suddenly drown
00:03:36because they run out of oxygen.
00:03:38They make Lum Lum to preserve the food.
00:03:41In the past, this was used by the elderly.
00:03:43For the fish that were caught.
00:03:45The fish kill that can no longer be sold
00:03:48can still be used.
00:03:50The taste is delicious.
00:03:51It's not like the real fish.
00:03:54The question is,
00:03:55is it safe to eat?
00:03:57It can have dangerous or pathogenic microorganisms.
00:04:01As much as possible, let's cook it right away.
00:04:03It could be killed through toro cooking.
00:04:06When the fish kill is gone,
00:04:07what we do is,
00:04:08we catch the fish,
00:04:09cut it into pieces,
00:04:10and boil it in fish sauce.
00:04:11It's still one of the main ingredients in fish sauce.
00:04:13First, Mr. Lauro cut the fish into pieces
00:04:16with a depth of 5 inches.
00:04:19Next, he boiled the fish
00:04:21and covered it in fish sauce.
00:04:23When you get it in the morning,
00:04:25get it in the afternoon.
00:04:26The fish sauce on the ground is cold.
00:04:28You can also keep it cold
00:04:30compared to the room temperature.
00:04:31But you have to be careful also
00:04:33because there might be parasites on the ground.
00:04:36Wash it well.
00:04:37His favorite dish in Lunglung is Sinukaan.
00:04:47Vinegar also helps
00:04:49to remove the smell and taste of the fish.
00:05:00It's delicious,
00:05:01sour, and salty.
00:05:03It's not fishy.
00:05:04Most people eat this
00:05:06for breakfast,
00:05:07lunch,
00:05:08and dinner.
00:05:09Some people even eat it as a snack
00:05:10because it's delicious.
00:05:11No one complains that it's sick.
00:05:14But I can hear that
00:05:15Lunglung is delicious.
00:05:17I hope Lunglung
00:05:18won't be lost to the kids.
00:05:22For those who will visit Baguio City,
00:05:25their favorite snack
00:05:27is the snack that's inside
00:05:29the shell of a tree
00:05:31that we call Bitaog.
00:05:34To eat it,
00:05:35you have to pierce it.
00:05:38And because of the color of our nose,
00:05:41it's called Sundot Kulangot.
00:05:46The jam that's used here
00:05:48is made here in Girona, Satarla.
00:05:51It's filled with bread.
00:05:56Or maybe it's made into candy.
00:05:59It's called Inuyat.
00:06:01Adelaida's family
00:06:03has been making and selling
00:06:05Inuyat for almost four decades.
00:06:07It was started by their mother,
00:06:09Piling,
00:06:10who is now 85 years old.
00:06:13When I was young,
00:06:14my mother was a good farmer.
00:06:16She didn't have an owner yet.
00:06:17She would just get it from other places.
00:06:20She's good at making Inuyat.
00:06:24The seeds are put in a machine
00:06:26to extract the juice.
00:06:28The collected juice
00:06:30is cooked in a pot.
00:06:33Their main ingredient
00:06:34is also the dried fruits.
00:06:37The juice is boiled.
00:06:40After almost three hours,
00:06:42the molasses
00:06:44or the juice of the fruits
00:06:46has become thick with sugar.
00:06:50It's put in another pot,
00:06:52sealed,
00:06:53and cooled
00:06:54before being poured into a can or bottle.
00:07:00I don't have a cup,
00:07:01so I just use my hands.
00:07:02In making Inuyat,
00:07:04their mother, Piling,
00:07:06is the only one
00:07:07who knows how to make Inuyat.
00:07:09She's the only one
00:07:10who knows how to make Inuyat.
00:07:12She's the only one
00:07:13who knows how to make Inuyat.
00:07:15She's the only one
00:07:16who knows how to make Inuyat.
00:07:18Their mother, Piling,
00:07:19tasted the sweetness of success.
00:07:22They say that because of Inuyat,
00:07:24they were able to finish
00:07:26four siblings.
00:07:27We will take care of the
00:07:29production of Inuyat.
00:07:32In an instant,
00:07:34almost all of the food
00:07:36is different, of course.
00:07:38The taste of the fruits,
00:07:40the preparation,
00:07:41is more difficult.
00:07:49The silent volcano,
00:07:51Canlaon,
00:07:52in Negros Island,
00:07:53this past Sunday,
00:07:54suddenly erupted.
00:07:57The residents were shocked.
00:08:00How are they?
00:08:08The vlogger and hiker,
00:08:11Thirdie,
00:08:12is on top of the world.
00:08:14Just this weekend,
00:08:16he climbed the highest volcano
00:08:18in the world,
00:08:20Mount Canlaon,
00:08:22in Negros Island.
00:08:28They say that Jardin Sangbalo
00:08:30is six kilometers away
00:08:31from the crater.
00:08:32We were there
00:08:33in Jardin Sangbalo.
00:08:34It was really different.
00:08:35It was really beautiful.
00:08:36The experience was really worth it.
00:08:38It was so magical.
00:08:41But when it comes to tuk-tuk,
00:08:43especially in its crater,
00:08:46the view there is breathtaking.
00:08:53It is one of the destinations
00:08:55of adventure seekers.
00:08:57That's why a lot of people
00:08:58go to the crater.
00:08:59That's why the management
00:09:01of Mount Canlaon Natural Park
00:09:02saw that trekking
00:09:04should be regulated
00:09:05when going to the crater.
00:09:07But just one day,
00:09:09after Thirdie's hike
00:09:10to Mount Canlaon,
00:09:13he was surprised
00:09:14by the breaking news.
00:09:16Mount Canlaon
00:09:20suddenly exploded.
00:09:24There were fireworks.
00:09:25It didn't explode.
00:09:26There was an explosion
00:09:28from the crater
00:09:30at around 6 p.m.
00:09:32It was a huge explosion.
00:09:34It was a huge explosion
00:09:35from the crater
00:09:36at around 6 p.m.
00:09:40It lasted for 6 minutes.
00:09:47The smoke was thick.
00:09:49But that was our last day
00:09:51to go home.
00:09:52Of course, I was surprised.
00:09:53We were just sent home
00:09:55and that's what happened
00:09:56to the volcano.
00:09:57I felt so lucky
00:09:59that the whole group
00:10:00was able to go home safely.
00:10:02Around the volcano,
00:10:04it rained heavily.
00:10:09Until it erupted
00:10:11with a thick smoke
00:10:13that reached
00:10:145 kilometers high.
00:10:17The explosion
00:10:18was followed by an ashfall.
00:10:20It produced
00:10:21a high concentration
00:10:23of sulfur dioxide.
00:10:26That's why the towns
00:10:27of La Carlota and La Castellana
00:10:29in Negros Occidental
00:10:31and Canlaon City
00:10:32in Negros Oriental
00:10:34were surrounded by a volcano
00:10:36that was covered with ash.
00:10:38It was like it was shaking.
00:10:39It was like it was shaking.
00:10:40It was like it was shaking.
00:10:41It was like it was shaking.
00:10:42It was like it was shaking.
00:10:48The people living
00:10:49at the foot of the volcano
00:10:50couldn't breathe
00:10:52when the volcano erupted.
00:10:56It rained
00:10:58for two days.
00:11:01I can't breathe.
00:11:02My arms are tired.
00:11:06It's like it's falling off.
00:11:12Next morning
00:11:14the volcano
00:11:16erupted.
00:11:17No way?
00:11:18I'm going to die!
00:11:19I'm going to die, Lord!
00:11:22Nanak, look!
00:11:23Maybe there's a volcano!
00:11:25Hurry up, Jel!
00:11:26Hurry up, hurry up!
00:11:27The clean river
00:11:29The river became a river of tears
00:11:34and it is still flowing.
00:11:38In Sitio Tamburong in Barangay Biak na Bato,
00:11:41which is in the center of the town of La Castellana.
00:11:50These men were forced to pull the motorbike
00:11:53that was tied to the trees.
00:11:56I've seen a lot of people who were walking
00:11:58and then they were tied to the trees.
00:12:00They were walking to evacuate.
00:12:04Lola Pila, who is 85 years old,
00:12:06was forced by the barangay people
00:12:08to walk.
00:12:18The Department of Public Works and Highways
00:12:20in La Castellana
00:12:22was forced to clean the roads
00:12:24that were tied to the trees.
00:12:26We started from the streets.
00:12:28The roads were too thick.
00:12:32The family of Carlita,
00:12:34who is a farmer,
00:12:36got lost when they brought their house
00:12:38near the river of Barangay Biak na Bato.
00:12:43We couldn't reach it.
00:12:46Their kitchen was submerged.
00:12:49They threw stones at me
00:12:51so that I could throw them on the floor.
00:12:53I couldn't reach it.
00:12:57I couldn't cook.
00:12:59This is their bathroom.
00:13:01This is the only thing left.
00:13:03They didn't give it to me.
00:13:05They threw it in the river
00:13:07and it broke.
00:13:09But they are still thankful
00:13:11that no one in their family
00:13:13was hurt.
00:13:15So I went to the river
00:13:17to look for a place
00:13:19where I could throw stones.
00:13:21I went near the river
00:13:23when it was flooded.
00:13:25But in the middle of our team's shoot,
00:13:27Where are you from?
00:13:29Neither of you are from here.
00:13:31I'm from Cabalon.
00:13:33Where are you from?
00:13:35Suddenly, there was chaos.
00:13:41It's flooded.
00:13:43The water that was brought
00:13:45to the river
00:13:47broke.
00:13:49Because of this,
00:13:51the barangay council and the highway patrol group
00:13:53immediately started monitoring the river.
00:13:55We can't say
00:13:57that we won't take care of it.
00:13:59But we will prepare
00:14:01so that our barangay members
00:14:03will be safe.
00:14:05It's a good thing that it's not slippery.
00:14:07But we also added
00:14:09a bit of caution.
00:14:13Not only did the residents
00:14:15of Mount Canlaon suffer from flooding,
00:14:19but also the farmers
00:14:21around it.
00:14:23Some places in Canlaon City
00:14:25that are considered
00:14:27a vegetable basket of negros
00:14:31were flooded.
00:14:33That's why the farmer
00:14:35from Barangay Masulong, Jesse,
00:14:37is now having a headache.
00:14:39His cabbage plant
00:14:41that he was supposed to harvest
00:14:43last month was destroyed.
00:14:45It's not easy.
00:14:47There's a lot of water here.
00:14:49Your cabbage is expensive.
00:14:51Thank you.
00:14:53Thank you.
00:14:55How are you doing?
00:14:57I'm going to change
00:14:59to the next house.
00:15:01I have students
00:15:03who are still young.
00:15:05If we continue like this,
00:15:07we will die.
00:15:09The local government unit
00:15:11promised to provide
00:15:13assistance.
00:15:17The tourist spots
00:15:19near the volcano
00:15:21were temporarily closed
00:15:23to the public,
00:15:25just like Padudusan Falls,
00:15:27which looks like this now.
00:15:29That's why Leia's store
00:15:31near the waterfalls
00:15:33has no income.
00:15:35There are no tourists.
00:15:37It's really hard, ma'am.
00:15:39You always feel like
00:15:41you're going to explode again.
00:15:43The mountain
00:15:45is where the water
00:15:47of the two major rivers
00:15:49in Central Negros comes from.
00:15:51The area
00:15:53that it covers
00:15:55for water supply
00:15:57is 158,500 hectares.
00:15:59One of the big problems
00:16:01in the area
00:16:03is the lack of clean water.
00:16:05It's not easy
00:16:07to find clean water.
00:16:09Our water is contaminated.
00:16:11We are the ones
00:16:13who supply drinking water
00:16:15to this affected barangay.
00:16:17Mount Canlaon is the third
00:16:19most active volcano in the Philippines,
00:16:21followed by Mount Mayon
00:16:23of Bicol and Taal Volcano
00:16:25in Batangas.
00:16:27It first erupted
00:16:29in 1866.
00:16:31Over the years,
00:16:33it has witnessed
00:16:35numerous eruptions.
00:16:37There's also a post online
00:16:39that says that the eruption
00:16:41of Mount Canlaon has a pattern.
00:16:43It's said that every 3rd of June,
00:16:45the volcano seems to erupt.
00:16:47Just like
00:16:49June 3, 2003.
00:16:51June 3, 2006.
00:16:53And now,
00:16:55June 3, 2024.
00:16:57There's an explanation
00:16:59for this.
00:17:01We think it's just a coincidence.
00:17:03Although, it's not just June.
00:17:05The last eruption of the volcano
00:17:07before June 3
00:17:09was in December
00:17:112017.
00:17:13But one of the possible reasons
00:17:15for Mount Canlaon's eruption
00:17:17was
00:17:19August 10, 1996.
00:17:21It was the year
00:17:23when the three mountaineers
00:17:25in the eruption of the volcano
00:17:27were brought back to life.
00:17:30I heard a very loud explosion
00:17:32and it was rocks and ash
00:17:34plummeting down the mountain.
00:17:59After about 10 seconds,
00:18:01the rocks started to catch up with me.
00:18:03And I cowered with my rucksack
00:18:05on my back and my hands off my head
00:18:07protecting me from the rock fall.
00:18:09The rocks were
00:18:11crashing down for about a minute.
00:18:13It was very hot and I couldn't breathe.
00:18:15It was suffocating me. That was very scary.
00:18:17The sky is very clear.
00:18:19In fact, when the volcano erupted,
00:18:21I saw the white
00:18:23like a pressure cooker
00:18:25that went like this.
00:18:27One of the victims
00:18:29was the former president of
00:18:31Negros Mountaineering Club, Inc.,
00:18:33Neil.
00:18:35I was at my neighbor's house
00:18:37when Neil's brother came to me.
00:18:39He said, Mom, the volcano erupted.
00:18:41Mount Canlaon.
00:18:43He was there.
00:18:45We were very nervous.
00:18:47This was the first night
00:18:49when they arrived
00:18:51at Mount Canlaon.
00:18:53The actual
00:18:55Mount Canlaon
00:18:57erupted last August 10,
00:18:591996.
00:19:01I was still here.
00:19:03They were hit by
00:19:05falling rocks.
00:19:07That was the worst
00:19:09that they were hit by.
00:19:11You want to
00:19:13be there,
00:19:15to feel
00:19:17what it feels like,
00:19:19to know
00:19:21what it wants,
00:19:23to die.
00:19:25This is the actual
00:19:27bag that Neil
00:19:29used
00:19:31during their last ascent.
00:19:33Every time
00:19:35I ride a jeep,
00:19:37I hate Mount Canlaon.
00:19:39I told myself,
00:19:41I hate you.
00:19:43Because if it wasn't for you,
00:19:45my son wouldn't have died.
00:19:47So that's my feeling.
00:19:53You're okay.
00:19:55You are always remembered
00:19:57until the end of our time.
00:19:59Love you.
00:20:05I love you.
00:20:13Meanwhile,
00:20:15because there is still a chance
00:20:17for the volcano to erupt again,
00:20:19what remains
00:20:21in evacuation areas
00:20:23are some residents.
00:20:25Our local government officials
00:20:27and citizens need to be prepared
00:20:29because we don't know
00:20:31what can happen.
00:20:33For a long time,
00:20:35Taganegros have been saying
00:20:37that Mount Canlaon
00:20:39served as their protection
00:20:41during the last typhoons.
00:20:43In this fertile land,
00:20:45farmers are hoping
00:20:47that it will not
00:20:49erupt
00:20:51as expected.
00:21:01In the school of Talaingod
00:21:03in Davao del Norte,
00:21:05tears welled up
00:21:07because of the achievement
00:21:09of their top one student,
00:21:11Jenny Lin.
00:21:13The ripe sweet potato
00:21:15is delicious as a sweet potato queue.
00:21:17If not for the
00:21:19coconut milk,
00:21:21it is very substantial.
00:21:25But for our other
00:21:27fellow citizens,
00:21:29this is not their snack.
00:21:31This is their staple food
00:21:33and also their main dish,
00:21:35the rice that they feed
00:21:37to their children.
00:21:41And in Davao del Norte,
00:21:43there is a child
00:21:45who will endure
00:21:47the sweet potato
00:21:49that was stolen from their school
00:21:51as a valedictorian.
00:21:53I have a great honor
00:21:55to be able to speak
00:21:57in front of you today.
00:21:59And the tears
00:22:01did not stop
00:22:03when she shared
00:22:05the hardships she went through.
00:22:07Hey, banana!
00:22:11Sweet potato!
00:22:15???
00:22:17???
00:22:19???
00:22:21???
00:22:23???
00:22:25???
00:22:27???
00:22:29???
00:22:37The clip you just saw
00:22:39is taken in a remote
00:22:41area in the mountains
00:22:43of Talaingon, Davao del Norte.
00:22:46From Tagum City, our team traveled for 2 hours
00:22:50towards Barangay Santo Nino in Talaingon.
00:22:55When they arrived there,
00:22:56they had to travel for another half an hour
00:22:59on a long-distance ride.
00:23:06But because of the steep and bumpy road,
00:23:09they decided to just walk.
00:23:12Can you do it, sir?
00:23:17After more than an hour of walking,
00:23:20they arrived at the city of Layapan,
00:23:23the home of the Atamanobo tribe.
00:23:26What they live here is planting sweet potatoes,
00:23:30bananas, bananas, and cows,
00:23:32if not grazing grass.
00:23:37In this hut,
00:23:38the batch valedictorian of their class lives.
00:23:42The first of 20 students who graduated from Grade 6
00:23:47at Malapanit Primary School in Layapan Extension.
00:23:51The 13-year-old is Jennylyn.
00:23:54I'm Lepa Spich.
00:23:56I'm Lepa, ma'am.
00:23:58I was born in Grade 6.
00:24:06Every time there's a class,
00:24:07Jennylyn goes through a procession
00:24:09before arriving at school.
00:24:12♪♪♪
00:24:22♪♪♪
00:24:34But what they did at that time
00:24:36was planting sweet potatoes.
00:24:38♪♪♪
00:24:48♪♪♪
00:24:59Jennylyn usually cooks sweet potatoes.
00:25:08There's electricity in Jennylyn's hut,
00:25:11but they don't have any equipment.
00:25:20She doesn't have her own school bag.
00:25:28I don't have a school bag,
00:25:30but I have a ballpoint pen.
00:25:32I don't have a school bag,
00:25:34but I have a ballpoint pen.
00:25:36I don't have a school bag,
00:25:38but I have a ballpoint pen.
00:25:43My favorite subject is math.
00:25:48She's good at reading.
00:25:49She's also good at drawing.
00:25:51She shares her knowledge with her classmates.
00:25:55There are times when she goes to school without food.
00:25:58Sometimes I ask her,
00:25:59do you eat?
00:26:00She just doesn't answer.
00:26:01But I know that as a teacher,
00:26:03there's really no mercy.
00:26:05If the child is in front of you,
00:26:07hungry, and has no focus,
00:26:09it's really hard for them
00:26:11to learn what they're being taught.
00:26:13♪♪♪♪
00:26:17Her sweet potato field
00:26:19is near her school.
00:26:21Banana, banana.
00:26:26Good luck, Mom.
00:26:33Good luck, Mom.
00:26:34I'm going to miss you.
00:26:36I'm going to miss you, Mom.
00:26:38Bye-bye.
00:26:44If Jenny Lynn doesn't study,
00:26:46she's in the fields.
00:26:48Thank you, Mom,
00:26:50The dream of the couple is for their five children to finish their studies.
00:27:20So it's a big thing for them that their eldest, Sabeth, finished her elementary education course.
00:27:50I want them to have a good education.
00:27:54What do you want to be when you grow up?
00:27:56A doctor.
00:27:58But Jennylyn said that before her dream of becoming a doctor comes true, she will eat a lot of sweet potatoes.
00:28:06Because of the poverty of her life, most of the residents of the city are not able to go to school.
00:28:13When they go to high school, there is no assurance that they will be able to finish their studies.
00:28:18Because of the distance from the school, they still have to walk for two hours to go to one school.
00:28:26Aside from education, they also have other needs that need to be met, such as hunger.
00:28:34Because of the very difficult life here in the city, their rice is like this.
00:28:39This is rice, ma'am.
00:28:41We have rice, ma'am.
00:28:43We have vegetables.
00:28:45We can exchange the rice if you can deliver it to our house.
00:28:47There is another thing that the tribe can do that is connected to solving the hunger in the city.
00:28:53They have a tradition that at the age of 14, a girl should be married.
00:29:02In this way, they will no longer have the power of their parents and they will not be able to feed them.
00:29:09It's an old tradition.
00:29:11We can see the economic reason and it becomes a vicious cycle.
00:29:15Because most of them are not able to go to school.
00:29:17If you have a problem, you can't eat.
00:29:22If you have a problem, you can't go to school.
00:29:24If you have a problem, you can't go to school.
00:29:28The percentage of households with food insecurity is 33.4%.
00:29:35So about one third.
00:29:36It's different from what we expect because the food that is provided in rural areas
00:29:42is 29% of the rate of stunting of children versus only 23.3% in urban areas.
00:29:48Our supplementary feeding program continues now
00:29:51where we enroll the children in the program.
00:29:56For now, we have nutritional food packs that are given to them
00:30:00but the schools that provide this are selected.
00:30:02We can't give them all because of the lack of funds.
00:30:06Meanwhile, the situation of Jennie Lynn's family
00:30:10has reached the level of the LGU of Talaingod.
00:30:13So for them to have an alternative income,
00:30:17they were given a Sarisari Store business.
00:30:22They were also given three bags of rice.
00:30:26We also asked them for financial help.
00:30:29We also gave Jennie Lynn some school supplies
00:30:33so that she doesn't need to use or put her classmates' bags in the next class.
00:30:46Jennie Lynn also doesn't have a problem to finish her studies
00:30:51because her LGU has already given her a scholarship.
00:30:54We will give her the full scholarship grant from the college.
00:31:24Hi!
00:31:39Jennie Lynn doesn't eat sweet potatoes.
00:31:42Even though she usually eats sweet potatoes.
00:31:45But that doesn't mean that we will accept this situation
00:31:49in their community where many people are starving.
00:31:54We are so happy that you are here.
00:31:57We are so happy that you are here.
00:32:00The reason why I am here is because of you.
00:32:04I am so happy that you are here.
00:32:07I hope that before we waste even a single grain of rice,
00:32:13we can think of people like them.
00:32:16And we should also remember
00:32:19that we should also do the same to those who have the power
00:32:21to change the situation of the parents of Jennie Lynn
00:32:27and her generations.
00:32:42To the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennial Jads,
00:32:47When did you buy a house, land, and a car?
00:32:51Alexis is only 17 years old.
00:32:55But she has already built a house, land, a car, and a restaurant.
00:33:02Who would have thought that the restaurant used to be just for men
00:33:05and now it has a restaurant owner.
00:33:07What can we learn from the many Gen Z's
00:33:12who are getting rich at such a young age?
00:33:15Wow!
00:33:17Alexis was the first one to be known for reviewing food.
00:33:22This is what we are going to try.
00:33:25Until she made content on various life hacks.
00:33:29There, it's detected.
00:33:32Let's try to use this.
00:33:35First, she did food experiments
00:33:38that she watched on TikTok and other channels.
00:33:41While I am making this ice cream roll,
00:33:42you can already smell the mango.
00:33:45It's so appetizing.
00:33:47Mmm! Delicious!
00:33:50But what her followers are most curious about
00:33:54is her games.
00:33:58Where are the partners?
00:34:00Her own neighbors.
00:34:02If you watch her online,
00:34:04you probably know her as Alexis Vines.
00:34:08I'm a vlogger.
00:34:10It's my passion.
00:34:12When I was young, I made a video of myself
00:34:15and uploaded it on social media.
00:34:17This is what makes Kapudin delicious.
00:34:191, 2, 3.
00:34:21Wow!
00:34:23Kapudin is so delicious.
00:34:25The saltiness and sweetness are competing.
00:34:27It's so delicious.
00:34:28Wow!
00:34:30Kapudin is so delicious.
00:34:32The saltiness and sweetness are competing.
00:34:34Both OFWs are Alexis' parents.
00:34:36They separated in the past.
00:34:38Her mother ran a clothing business
00:34:41but she lost it.
00:34:43It came to a point where they were in debt.
00:34:46Someone asked me for money.
00:34:48It's so low.
00:34:50Because when I hold the barrier,
00:34:52I really cry that I'm being paid.
00:34:54Because of the hardship of life,
00:34:55there was a time when she just bought
00:34:58food to eat.
00:35:00Noodles, dried fish.
00:35:02If there's a spot at our house,
00:35:04if it can be heated,
00:35:06if it can be cooked,
00:35:08we'll cook it.
00:35:10And because most of the time,
00:35:12she can't taste what she wants to eat
00:35:14because of the hardship,
00:35:16this is what Alexis came up with
00:35:18to content herself.
00:35:20I tried to put chocolate on it
00:35:22and put it in the refrigerator.
00:35:23It cost around Php 15-16 million.
00:35:25That's the Php 200,000
00:35:27that I first earned
00:35:29from vlogging.
00:35:31We paid the debt.
00:35:33I'm so happy because
00:35:35I didn't know that at my age,
00:35:37I can provide for my family's needs.
00:35:39Until she reared this,
00:35:41her videos,
00:35:43she edits them herself.
00:35:45Come on, let's have a chat.
00:35:47Even though she's focused on making content,
00:35:49she doesn't neglect her studies.
00:35:51Alexis is in grade 11
00:35:53with an A.B.M.
00:35:55or Accountancy,
00:35:57Business, and Management.
00:35:59I have to shoot videos at the same time.
00:36:01At the same time, I have to study.
00:36:03Somehow, I'm able to reach 5-6 digits.
00:36:05I can buy things
00:36:07that my family wants
00:36:09or things that we couldn't buy before.
00:36:11We can buy them now.
00:36:13We can eat 3 times a day.
00:36:15Until Alexis
00:36:17bought a house,
00:36:19land, and cars.
00:36:21One of her cars
00:36:23is even bigger than her face.
00:36:25Sometimes, I take pictures
00:36:27when the car is parked.
00:36:29For example, when I'm driving.
00:36:46Her income
00:36:49is also her business.
00:36:50For now,
00:36:52she has 2 coffee shops.
00:36:54Before,
00:36:56they only ask for food
00:36:58from their neighbors.
00:37:00Now, she has
00:37:02her own restaurant.
00:37:04This is one of the restaurants
00:37:06that I earn from vlogging.
00:37:08It's my mom's dream
00:37:10because she used to sell snacks.
00:37:12We never thought
00:37:14that she's the youngest
00:37:16and she's the one who will raise the family.
00:37:18She changed our lives.
00:37:20Before, we only wait
00:37:22for the blessings of our neighbors.
00:37:24But now, we serve food
00:37:26for our customers.
00:37:28It inspired me
00:37:30to start a business
00:37:32to vlog.
00:37:34I'm still at the peak
00:37:36of my career.
00:37:38We can still make money.
00:37:40Social media
00:37:42has changed over the years.
00:37:44It's not just a way
00:37:46to connect with friends.
00:37:47News or entertainment
00:37:49has evolved
00:37:51as an e-commerce platform.
00:37:53The 24-year-old
00:37:55James Afante
00:37:59used being famous
00:38:01to sell live
00:38:03products on TikTok.
00:38:11I have this friend.
00:38:13He said, James, do you know this TikTok shop?
00:38:15I posted before I went live.
00:38:17All the brands
00:38:19that have dropped their prices,
00:38:21we have gifts for you.
00:38:23We have up to 50% off.
00:38:25It went viral.
00:38:27When I opened my live,
00:38:29I reached 25,000 viewers at a time.
00:38:34He can put
00:38:36TikTok live
00:38:38of any gimmick.
00:38:40He raffled and gave
00:38:42a free cellphone.
00:38:44And in just a few hours,
00:38:45James' gross sales
00:38:47reached
00:38:49P21 million.
00:38:51Can you believe that?
00:38:53P4,000.
00:38:55We're sold out.
00:38:57That's 2%
00:38:59of his commission.
00:39:01P210,000.
00:39:03Not bad
00:39:05for just a few hours
00:39:07of work.
00:39:09James' current B.I.
00:39:11is far, far away
00:39:13from his goal.
00:39:15Go, go, go!
00:39:17He grew up in poverty.
00:39:19In fact, his parents
00:39:21didn't buy him shoes
00:39:23for school.
00:39:25In 2009, my father died.
00:39:27If you're the next man
00:39:29in the family,
00:39:31you'll be the next
00:39:33father of the family.
00:39:35That's why James
00:39:37got into any racket
00:39:39and started shoe-shining.
00:39:41I told myself,
00:39:43I'll clean my shoes
00:39:45if I really want to buy.
00:39:47But for all his side jobs,
00:39:49he was lucky
00:39:51to host a Tiktok Live.
00:39:53If you're ready,
00:39:55comment number 11. Go!
00:39:57If you want to earn 6 digits,
00:39:59this is a career.
00:40:01Aside from live-selling,
00:40:03he also makes video content.
00:40:05He's able to challenge
00:40:07people he meets on the street
00:40:09in exchange for gadgets.
00:40:11If you don't move,
00:40:13you'll have a new tablet.
00:40:15If you don't move,
00:40:17you'll have a new tablet.
00:40:19Hey, congratulations!
00:40:21You won!
00:40:23He used to have no shoes.
00:40:27Now, he has more than 60 pairs.
00:40:31This is one of my dreams.
00:40:33It's funny because
00:40:35he's always with me.
00:40:37I can eat what I want.
00:40:39I have my own car.
00:40:41I built my own house.
00:40:43I teach my siblings.
00:40:45I can't do what I used to do.
00:40:52When you click buy,
00:40:54it becomes 24K.
00:40:56It's crazy!
00:40:58My total stock at that time
00:41:00is 40 pieces.
00:41:02It's really fast.
00:41:04Imagine that 30,000 people
00:41:06are checking out
00:41:08those 40-piece iPhones.
00:41:10No one posted that they got
00:41:12an iPhone 11.
00:41:13No one checked it out.
00:41:15We have a record of that.
00:41:17Here, you can see their order ID.
00:41:19You can see that
00:41:21it's all shipped.
00:41:23If you're wondering,
00:41:25it's P51.60.
00:41:27The iPhone is P6.60.
00:41:29But of course,
00:41:31there's a shipping fee of P45.
00:41:33It also depends on the location.
00:41:35When we reached 100 million likes
00:41:37at that time,
00:41:39Tiktok had a bug, error,
00:41:41or technical difficulty.
00:41:43For example,
00:41:45you earn 100%,
00:41:47so you get the 50%,
00:41:49and then use that for reinvestments
00:41:51for your business.
00:41:53The 30%,
00:41:55you go directly with the savings,
00:41:57and then 20%,
00:41:59you make sure to use it
00:42:01for your own happiness.
00:42:03But you need money,
00:42:05emergency fund,
00:42:07so that when the business flunks,
00:42:09at least you're still alive.
00:42:11That's your salvation.
00:42:13So that the people watching you
00:42:15can relate to you.
00:42:17If you're making money,
00:42:19don't be a one-day millionaire.
00:42:21How to make millions
00:42:23before you reach the age of 25.
00:42:26For Alexis and James,
00:42:28it's simple.
00:42:30The tried and tested formula
00:42:32Oh my God,
00:42:34my face is so thick.
00:42:3650 pesos,
00:42:38easy,
00:42:40and discounted.
00:42:43It's hot right now
00:42:45in our society
00:42:47about the POGO,
00:42:49or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.
00:42:52If they are good
00:42:54in our country,
00:42:56or bad.
00:43:06Hundreds of people
00:43:08left the country
00:43:10when PNP Crypto
00:43:11or PNP Criminal Investigation
00:43:13and Detection Group
00:43:15or CIDG
00:43:17found a compound
00:43:19in Porac, Pampanga.
00:43:21The place is considered
00:43:23as the most notorious
00:43:25illegal POGO scam farm
00:43:27in the country.
00:43:29Here,
00:43:31more than 100 foreigners
00:43:33were involved
00:43:35in cyber scams
00:43:37or online fraud.
00:43:39It's not just a scam farm,
00:43:41it's a criminal organization.
00:43:43Some victims of human trafficking
00:43:45were also rescued.
00:43:49When we found out
00:43:51that he is a criminal,
00:43:53we couldn't find his body.
00:43:55There were instances
00:43:57where we saw dead bodies
00:43:59scattered on the streets.
00:44:01Imagine, there are 60 bodies here.
00:44:03There is a scam city
00:44:05on the border of Myanmar and Thailand.
00:44:07Here in the Philippines,
00:44:09there are also many.
00:44:11In one raid,
00:44:13the place became silent
00:44:15until last Thursday night
00:44:17inside a dark room.
00:44:19Hello!
00:44:21Hello!
00:44:23Someone was heard.
00:44:26Hey!
00:44:28Hello!
00:44:30A man,
00:44:32based on his movements,
00:44:34is asking for money.
00:44:36You wait!
00:44:38The Chinese National
00:44:39was arrested
00:44:41from a room
00:44:43on the 3rd floor.
00:44:51The building is padlocked
00:44:53that's why the police
00:44:55used a bolt cutter.
00:45:01The operatives
00:45:03also searched
00:45:05the illegal fireworks.
00:45:07What else
00:45:09can be discovered
00:45:11in this dark secret?
00:45:24Just last year,
00:45:26in the documentary,
00:45:28Secret Slaves,
00:45:30I interviewed
00:45:32the Filipinos who were victims
00:45:34of human trafficking
00:45:36and illegal detention
00:45:37where they were forced
00:45:39to be scammers
00:45:41or robbers.
00:45:43I thought CSR was my job.
00:45:45Customer service representative.
00:45:47Now, I found out
00:45:49that they told me
00:45:51that the job is not like that.
00:45:53The job there is a scam.
00:45:55What was your reaction
00:45:57when they told you
00:45:59that the job here is also a scam?
00:46:01I just found out
00:46:03to my fellow Filipinos.
00:46:05I said I don't want to work.
00:46:07There's no government here.
00:46:09We control this area.
00:46:11We can kill you.
00:46:13The company told me
00:46:15to make more scammers
00:46:17because if not,
00:46:19you will be punished.
00:46:21They beat me up.
00:46:23They beat me with keyboards,
00:46:25wood, steel,
00:46:27and sticks.
00:46:29This kind of chaos
00:46:31is not only happening
00:46:33in other parts of Asia
00:46:35but also here
00:46:37where you are exposed
00:46:39as operators
00:46:41of online gambling
00:46:43or POGO
00:46:45or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators
00:46:47also known as
00:46:49IGL or Internet Game Licensee.
00:46:52In the past years,
00:46:54it seems like the POGO
00:46:56have reached our country.
00:46:58Most of them are in Luzon.
00:47:00In total,
00:47:02there are now
00:47:04more than 200 POGO operators.
00:47:05Of those,
00:47:07only 60 have a license.
00:47:09Most of them have none.
00:47:11It means they are illegal.
00:47:13Just like here
00:47:15in Porak, Pampanga.
00:47:17This past Sunday,
00:47:19they were raided by PAOK
00:47:21or the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission.
00:47:27There's a scam city
00:47:29on the border of Myanmar and Thailand.
00:47:31Here in the Philippines,
00:47:33there are also many.
00:47:35There are victims from other countries.
00:47:37We are also rescuing people
00:47:39in Myanmar and Thailand.
00:47:41But only 2 years ago,
00:47:43we found out
00:47:45that they already have operations here.
00:47:47Operations here?
00:47:49That's what I'm asking.
00:47:51How did this happen
00:47:53that they established
00:47:55these businesses here
00:47:57that have illegal activities?
00:47:59It's not just a matter of being exposed.
00:48:01Someone was already established here.
00:48:03According to Under Secretary Gilbert Cruz,
00:48:05it all started
00:48:09when someone sent them
00:48:11a video of people being tortured.
00:48:15Like this video
00:48:17where a man was repeatedly
00:48:19beaten
00:48:21by another man
00:48:23using a steel rod.
00:48:25This woman
00:48:27was hit in the face
00:48:29and repeatedly
00:48:31was punched in the forehead.
00:48:32At first,
00:48:34the authorities were able to trace
00:48:36the torture videos
00:48:38that were taken
00:48:40from this 10-hectare compound
00:48:42here in Porak, Pampanga
00:48:44owned by the company
00:48:46Lucky South 99.
00:48:48That's why
00:48:50the raid was immediately stopped
00:48:52this Sunday.
00:48:56But the operation
00:48:58seemed to be a success.
00:48:59They were already escaping.
00:49:01When we were about to serve
00:49:03the warad,
00:49:05they suddenly ran away.
00:49:07We were only able to get
00:49:09what we were supposed to get.
00:49:11Only 159 foreign nationals
00:49:13and 36 Filipinos
00:49:15were rescued
00:49:17from the target of 1,000.
00:49:19Including 7 Filipinos
00:49:21who were illegally
00:49:23detained here.
00:49:25They were in a hurry.
00:49:27They left the other
00:49:29victims here.
00:49:31Just a few hours after the raid,
00:49:33Hey, who's that?
00:49:35Hey, he's possessed.
00:49:37Sir, he's possessed.
00:49:39A man in bed
00:49:41asked for help from the authorities.
00:49:48The man
00:49:50was paralyzed and hungry.
00:49:52He had a black eye
00:49:54and a big bruise
00:49:56on his arm and back.
00:49:57On June 3,
00:49:59there was an armed man
00:50:01who forced him to commit a scam.
00:50:03He didn't want to do it
00:50:05because he was being tortured.
00:50:08The pogohab in Porac de Umano
00:50:10is also the source of
00:50:12sex trafficking.
00:50:14We have a video of it
00:50:16that we didn't show
00:50:18because it's a bit silly.
00:50:20A hungry foreign national
00:50:22was dancing and selling online
00:50:24on Biding.
00:50:25When the authorities
00:50:27heard a scream
00:50:29coming from the compound,
00:50:31the POC and CIDG
00:50:33returned to the scene
00:50:35on Tuesday.
00:50:41And there,
00:50:43they saw a man
00:50:45peeking through
00:50:47one of the windows.
00:50:52A Chinese man
00:50:53was walking on the street
00:50:55and he saw a woman
00:50:57with a bag.
00:50:59The man
00:51:01was a Chinese man
00:51:03with a bag
00:51:05and a bag
00:51:07on his arm
00:51:09and back.
00:51:11The man
00:51:13was wearing
00:51:15a white shirt
00:51:17and a black jacket.
00:51:19The woman
00:51:20The building is locked, so the police used a bolt cutter.
00:51:42Until they entered the room where the man was helped.
00:51:49He was stripped naked and covered in blood.
00:52:09According to him, he has been in this room for 10 days.
00:52:13The other torture victims that we saw, they all have the same story.
00:52:18They were not able to reach their quota.
00:52:20They beat them up and hurt them.
00:52:23And they can't escape?
00:52:24No.
00:52:25If you are a foreign national and you are involved in casinos here,
00:52:28and you can't pay, they will sell you to those scam farms.
00:52:33This has been going on for a period of a few months or years.
00:52:37It's been years.
00:52:39You said this is bigger than Bambang?
00:52:42Three times bigger.
00:52:44This past Friday, I circled Lucky South 99 in Porak.
00:52:49In 10 hectares of land, there are 46 buildings.
00:52:54The security in the compound is very tight.
00:52:58They have barbed wire, razor wire, like a garrison.
00:53:02So you can't escape?
00:53:03No.
00:53:04The story of those who survive in places like this,
00:53:08like our countrymen in Myanmar and Thailand,
00:53:11what they call a scam city,
00:53:13it's not easy to escape.
00:53:15It's the same here.
00:53:17Look, they are strict.
00:53:19You need an ID before you can enter.
00:53:22They have dogs to take care of.
00:53:24What's happening here, it's not just a workplace,
00:53:27but the workers of Pogo also live here.
00:53:31They stay in.
00:53:32They have supervisors.
00:53:34They are not free to do what they want to do
00:53:39because they are being watched every move.
00:53:42The air-conditioner is still working.
00:53:44They didn't die.
00:53:45They have clothes.
00:53:48What's amazing here is that it's in the center.
00:53:52It's close to Angeles and Porak.
00:53:54This Pogo is like a subdivision.
00:53:58Maybe the neighbors there don't know
00:54:02what illegal activities are happening inside this office.
00:54:08If it's not like that, we really don't know.
00:54:13The detainees,
00:54:15Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Burmese nationals,
00:54:20are now here in the holding facility of PAOK.
00:54:23They will be under the Immigration Inquest
00:54:26before being deported to their countries.
00:54:29We didn't live there.
00:54:31We didn't work here.
00:54:33We just sit on the car.
00:54:36One of them is a Chinese national who was rescued on the third floor.
00:54:41He is an exclusive guest of our team.
00:54:44We hid him under the name Peter.
00:54:46According to him, he left his job in China
00:54:49because a friend told him that the salary in the Philippines is higher.
00:54:55I didn't know when I came in.
00:54:57No one told me that they would introduce me to the owner.
00:55:00He just told me to join him to talk face-to-face.
00:55:04He's not a stock, he's not a lottery, he's a love scam.
00:55:07He gave me a lot of documents to read.
00:55:09Then I just read them.
00:55:11While I was reading, I noticed that there was something wrong.
00:55:14But Peter hasn't received his salary for a day.
00:55:18His partner, Chino, even hurt him.
00:55:21It was so painful.
00:55:23I couldn't walk anymore.
00:55:24It was scary and painful.
00:55:25I felt like I was going to die.
00:55:32In the middle of our shoot in Porak,
00:55:34this man approached the police.
00:55:36He introduced himself as a security guard of the raided Pogo compound.
00:55:40He is Jasper, 34 years old.
00:55:44He was born in Blayan, in Oriental Mindoro.
00:55:47According to Jasper, he hid in a bathroom.
00:55:50When he heard about the raid,
00:55:51We didn't know that there was a raid.
00:55:53We were scared.
00:55:54We didn't know where we were.
00:55:55The three of us were on our own.
00:55:57He hid.
00:55:58Within three days, he survived.
00:56:00It was only in February that Jasper entered the compound as a security guard of Pogo.
00:56:05He didn't know about the crimes that were happening inside the buildings he was watching.
00:56:11I also know that there is internet gaming upstairs.
00:56:14Do you go inside?
00:56:15No.
00:56:16It's prohibited.
00:56:17There are security guards inside.
00:56:19Our salary is low.
00:56:20It's only P5.33 per day here.
00:56:24I work for my family.
00:56:25Will you go to jail, sir?
00:56:26I asked him.
00:56:27I haven't seen him for a long time.
00:56:28How old are you, sir?
00:56:29I'm 8 years old.
00:56:30He said,
00:56:31We haven't seen each other for 8 years.
00:56:35Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, or POGO in short.
00:56:39In simple words,
00:56:40Online gambling.
00:56:42Established by foreigners.
00:56:44We welcome them to our country.
00:56:46Last year,
00:56:48Why not?
00:56:50They brought a lot of money and a lot of work.
00:56:55According to PADCOR, or the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation,
00:56:59In 2003, POGO started operating in our country.
00:57:03In 2016, under the Duterte administration,
00:57:07It started to be regulated.
00:57:09That POGO,
00:57:11Insofar as we are here,
00:57:13It's clean.
00:57:15It's just for fun.
00:57:17But it employs something like 20,000 people here in Manila.
00:57:25For the year 2023,
00:57:27P5.2 billion was invested in the Philippine economy
00:57:32By the legal POGO industries.
00:57:36Most of them are parochial.
00:57:38Chinese nationals.
00:57:40Gambling is illegal in China.
00:57:42Actually, these POGOs,
00:57:44They are moving overseas.
00:57:46The promise of POGO,
00:57:48It can provide a lot of work for the Filipinos.
00:57:52Well, they provide employment.
00:57:53For example, they have shuttles.
00:57:55They have drivers.
00:57:56They have food providers.
00:57:58They rent houses.
00:58:00We have call centers that cater to them.
00:58:03So, the Filipinos are employed.
00:58:06Before, when POGO said,
00:58:08Wow, that's money.
00:58:09A lot of work will be given to the Filipinos.
00:58:12A lot of dollars will be given to the economy.
00:58:16We didn't know that this was happening.
00:58:20That's the promise.
00:58:22A lot of work.
00:58:23But, from what we see,
00:58:25The majority,
00:58:27Let's say 85%,
00:58:28The people who work here,
00:58:30The 10% that are left,
00:58:32The Filipinos,
00:58:33That's for maintenance.
00:58:35That's for their laundry.
00:58:37That's for housekeeping.
00:58:39Even so,
00:58:40A lot of POGOs can't pay their taxes properly.
00:58:44It's so unfair.
00:58:45They are so negative to our country.
00:58:48The debt of POGOs to our country is so high,
00:58:51In the form of taxes.
00:58:53There is also a possible torture chamber for a POGO in Pasay.
00:58:57And in the following years,
00:58:59The smell of illegal POGOs in the country is getting worse.
00:59:05Some were exposed.
00:59:06Kidnapping and cybercrime hubs were used.
00:59:11July 2023, in Las Pinas City,
00:59:14A POGO hub was raided by scams.
00:59:18Like fake shipping,
00:59:20Fake online charity,
00:59:22Fake shopping websites,
00:59:23And more.
00:59:241,534 Filipinos and 1,190 foreigners were rescued from there.
00:59:33Aside from the illegal activities inside the POGO hubs,
00:59:37Former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said,
00:59:41That they are in charge of the locations of POGO hubs,
00:59:44Along with our national security.
00:59:47You will see a lot of people there.
00:59:50It's very easy for these people to shift their activities to spying.
00:59:59Before the authorities raided the POGO hub in Pora,
01:00:02They first raided the POGO compound in Bambantarla.
01:00:06Aside from the illegal activities inside the villas,
01:00:09Scam hubs,
01:00:11And even bigger tunnels,
01:00:13875 foreigners were rescued.
01:00:176 of them were confirmed wanted in China.
01:00:22It also became a hot topic in Diomano,
01:00:26Connection here with the suspended mayor of Bambantarla,
01:00:29Alice Guo.
01:00:31When she was not yet a mayor,
01:00:32She applied for the letter of no objection
01:00:35In the municipal council.
01:00:38Two of her associates in Zunuan
01:00:41Are prime suspects in the biggest money laundering case in Singapore.
01:00:47The mayor's citizenship was questioned in a Senate hearing.
01:00:51Where was your house when you were born?
01:00:54Your honor, I don't know.
01:00:58Who was your home school provider?
01:01:01Your honor, my teacher, Teacher Rubilin.
01:01:05I grew up in a farm.
01:01:07I mentioned Teacher Rubilin in a Senate hearing.
01:01:12I was with her.
01:01:14Until the suspects began to question the lawmakers
01:01:18If Mayor Guo was a spy of China.
01:01:22There were many outright lies,
01:01:25Or inconsistencies and contradictions
01:01:28In what she said and in the documents
01:01:33About her identity, her nationality,
01:01:37And the actual existence of her parents.
01:01:40Meanwhile, in the middle of an ongoing investigation
01:01:44On Bamban Pogo and Mayor Guo,
01:01:47A new character appeared,
01:01:49The barangay captain of San Vicente in Bamban,
01:01:53Captain Chandel.
01:01:55According to him, Mayor Guo suspended him
01:01:58From being the barangay captain
01:02:00Because he did not comply.
01:02:02He stopped Guo from buying land
01:02:05Behind their barangay hall
01:02:07Which is 54 hectares.
01:02:10This land is being sold by Oscar Rivera
01:02:13To a friend of the mayor.
01:02:15This is my ancestral domain, sir.
01:02:17This whole area, up to the top of that mountain,
01:02:20It's 1.5 kilometers from Clark.
01:02:22Almost all the land of the rich are there.
01:02:25The law of ancestral domain is under Republic Act 8371,
01:02:28The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997.
01:02:31The law says that the ancestral lands are community property.
01:02:36It cannot be sold.
01:02:38When we asked the leader of the indigenous people
01:02:41In the barangay of San Vicente,
01:02:43He admitted that Mayor Guo approached him
01:02:46About the land.
01:02:48But Guo did not buy it,
01:02:50He just wanted to rent it.
01:02:53What he did was,
01:02:54He just looked for a place to build a school.
01:02:58We tried to ask Guo to speak,
01:03:01But he did not speak.
01:03:03Meanwhile, the authorities now know
01:03:06Who is behind the giant Pogo in Porang.
01:03:11Maybe in the next few days,
01:03:13We will see who is really behind this Lucky South 99.
01:03:19And the Filipino people will be surprised
01:03:21Who is really behind this.
01:03:23Aside from pointing to the right answer,
01:03:27The government continues to worry
01:03:30That there are many more victims
01:03:32Imprisoned inside the vast compound of Lucky South 99.
01:03:37Especially, not all of them are alive.
01:03:40There were instances where we saw dead bodies
01:03:43Scattered on the streets.
01:03:45Imagine, there were 60 bodies here.
01:03:48So you will trace them?
01:03:49Yes, ma'am.
01:03:50What happens is,
01:03:51When we get the picture of the dead body,
01:03:54And then, it looks like Chinese,
01:03:56We will coordinate with the embassy.
01:03:58And then we will find out from the embassy
01:04:00That they have a missing person.
01:04:01Is there still a person there?
01:04:03There is still a woman
01:04:05Last night, her voice sounded weak.
01:04:08And then suddenly, her voice disappeared.
01:04:10The woman's voice sounded weak.
01:04:13And then, her voice disappeared.
01:04:15Good evening to all of us.
01:04:17We are here to implement
01:04:19Search Warrant No. 24-06.
01:04:22Last night,
01:04:23Under the search warrant,
01:04:25From the regional trial court
01:04:27Of San Fernando City in Pampanga,
01:04:29The CIDG entered the room
01:04:32Where the woman's voice was heard.
01:04:46Inside,
01:04:47Cell phones,
01:04:48Alahas,
01:04:49And vaults were found.
01:04:52Clear, clear.
01:04:53Yes.
01:04:54But there was no trace of anyone.
01:04:58Actually, there were no pros.
01:05:00It was all cons.
01:05:01Because this POGO
01:05:03Brings here
01:05:05Criminals,
01:05:06Human trafficking,
01:05:08Prostitution.
01:05:09They are now allying
01:05:11With local criminal syndicates.
01:05:13Before, I signed a committee report
01:05:15Of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs
01:05:17To remove POGOs.
01:05:21This organized crime
01:05:23That was hidden in the operation of some POGOs
01:05:26Has spread to poor countries.
01:05:30And now,
01:05:31There are many POGOs
01:05:34In different parts of the Philippines.
01:05:37We thought
01:05:39That they are good to our economy
01:05:42And that they provide jobs.
01:05:45But,
01:05:46In the end,
01:05:47They became the center
01:05:49Of crime
01:05:51And corruption.
01:06:00In a moving-up ceremony
01:06:02At a junior high school
01:06:04In Calubyan, Leyte,
01:06:06A completer noticed
01:06:08One of the graduates.
01:06:11It seems that he was taken aback
01:06:13When he went to graduate school.
01:06:16His height was only 4 feet.
01:06:19Elementary school students
01:06:21Are limited in their height.
01:06:23Maybe,
01:06:24Grade 6 or 5.
01:06:26He looked like a kid.
01:06:27Because he was small compared to others,
01:06:29He was a standout.
01:06:31He even added his face card
01:06:34Or his face.
01:06:35The face of an angel
01:06:37Just like his name.
01:06:40He is Angel.
01:06:42I was told that I was small
01:06:44When I was 6 years old.
01:06:46I was told that my face looked like a baby.
01:06:49My voice was like a child.
01:06:51When I changed my voice,
01:06:53I would choose what to wear as a baby.
01:06:55His body also has a curve.
01:06:57What he usually wears
01:06:59Are clothes that fit.
01:07:01Why are the clothes like that?
01:07:03It's not appropriate for a child.
01:07:04I look like a girl.
01:07:06He also likes to put on make-up.
01:07:09On Facebook,
01:07:10What I read,
01:07:11Why am I lifting
01:07:13Even when I'm still a child?
01:07:16But before he grew his eyebrows,
01:07:19He was a model.
01:07:21Before he grew his eyebrows,
01:07:23Angel was no longer a baby.
01:07:26Because the truth is,
01:07:28He is now 17 years old.
01:07:32He is a boy.
01:07:33He is now an incoming senior high
01:07:35Or grade 11
01:07:36In the next entrance
01:07:38Here in Calubyan National High School.
01:07:40And he just graduated
01:07:42With honors.
01:07:44Because he is tall.
01:07:46I need to learn how to cook.
01:07:50So I can reach the spoon and plate.
01:07:55I can't reach what I want to eat.
01:07:58I'm also afraid to raise my hand
01:08:02When I answer the blackboard
01:08:04Because I can't reach it.
01:08:06However,
01:08:07He also has perks
01:08:09Or advantages over others.
01:08:12The advantage of being tall
01:08:15Is that I can reach the spoon and plate.
01:08:20Angel is the youngest of the family.
01:08:22Of the seven siblings,
01:08:24He is the only one with this condition.
01:08:26He was diagnosed by his mother,
01:08:29Nelsa,
01:08:30A long time ago.
01:08:31I didn't know that I was going to give birth to Angel
01:08:33Because of my age.
01:08:34When I gave birth to him,
01:08:36I was already 45 years old.
01:08:38When I gave birth to him,
01:08:39I was already 45 years old.
01:08:40When I gave birth to him,
01:08:41He slept for 3 months.
01:08:42Until he was 5 years old.
01:08:43When he was 5 years old,
01:08:44I was already going home.
01:08:46I had to go to the hospital
01:08:47Because I was already old.
01:08:49Despite this,
01:08:50Nelsa said that he was healthy.
01:08:54When I gave birth to him,
01:08:57I was already 40 years old.
01:09:01It was normal for me to give birth.
01:09:02Because we don't have a room.
01:09:03And it was normal to give birth to him.
01:09:06They named him Angel
01:09:08Because they believed that he fell from the sky.
01:09:11I gave birth to him
01:09:12When I was 9 years old.
01:09:13He was the heaviest.
01:09:14I was already thin.
01:09:16But while Angel was growing up,
01:09:18They noticed a lot of things.
01:09:21He can walk.
01:09:23The doctor said that
01:09:24His bones were weak.
01:09:27And when Angel turned 10 years old,
01:09:31He noticed that
01:09:32His growth stopped completely.
01:09:36My peers also noticed that
01:09:40They were growing up
01:09:41And I was still small.
01:09:44I also noticed that
01:09:45My intestines reached my height.
01:09:49The doctor said
01:09:50That I should buy vitamins.
01:09:53I took vitamins every day.
01:09:57But nothing happened.
01:09:58I was still small.
01:10:00This is my son.
01:10:01This is my nephew.
01:10:02We are husband and wife.
01:10:03Take good care of him, sir.
01:10:05Despite this,
01:10:06Outside their house,
01:10:08Angel is often small.
01:10:11I was told that
01:10:13My height is elementary.
01:10:16I told my mother
01:10:18That I should go to school.
01:10:21Because I fell from the sky.
01:10:23I was already thin.
01:10:24My sister told me that
01:10:26I was still small.
01:10:27I told her that I was already thin.
01:10:29She told me that
01:10:30I should take good care of myself.
01:10:32Take good care of yourself.
01:10:34At least you will grow up
01:10:36Because you are beautiful.
01:10:37I have a lot of friends.
01:10:39Sometimes, others avoid me.
01:10:42That's why Angel's best friend
01:10:45Is TikTok.
01:10:47My talent is dancing.
01:10:49But despite this,
01:10:50She feels different.
01:10:53Her account was banned twice.
01:10:57Because they thought I was young.
01:10:59They asked me why I was wearing
01:11:01A swimsuit and clothes.
01:11:03And they said I looked sexy.
01:11:05When I'm on TikTok,
01:11:07I don't post anymore.
01:11:08I just save it on my phone.
01:11:11Because of her angelic face,
01:11:14A lot of people ask Angel to fly.
01:11:18She told me that
01:11:19She has feelings for me.
01:11:21I asked her if she will accept me
01:11:23Even if I look like this.
01:11:25She told me that
01:11:26She doesn't want me to buy a swimsuit.
01:11:28She said that she will get mad at me.
01:11:31But in the end,
01:11:32She said no.
01:11:34She told me that
01:11:35She will get mad at me.
01:11:38What's more painful is
01:11:40When Angel found out
01:11:42That her lover discarded her.
01:11:45That woman is my BFF.
01:11:48Even so,
01:11:49Angel knows that
01:11:50Her studies are her priority.
01:11:54I want to be an architect.
01:11:56I like drawing.
01:11:57I want to draw in my dream house.
01:12:01Aside from the fact that
01:12:02Her growth has stopped,
01:12:04There are some things that
01:12:05Angel is worried about.
01:12:07My head hurts.
01:12:09Sometimes, I can't hear well.
01:12:12My chin hurts.
01:12:14When I was in Grade 5,
01:12:16My eyes were blurry.
01:12:18Unlike other caregivers,
01:12:21Angel is not a regular person.
01:12:25When I first started my migration,
01:12:28In November, 2022,
01:12:31My period lasted for a week.
01:12:34It lasted until October, 2023.
01:12:37It lasted for a day.
01:12:39Then, it stopped.
01:12:41We want to know
01:12:43What her condition is.
01:12:46To find out
01:12:48What her condition is,
01:12:50We consulted Angel
01:12:53To a specialist.
01:12:55Why did her growth stop early?
01:12:59Does she still have hope to grow?
01:13:02I also wonder why I didn't grow up.
01:13:06What is the reason
01:13:07Why she looks like a child
01:13:10All her life?
01:13:13The diagnosis is...
01:13:16We will find out
01:13:18When we come back.
01:13:21Incoming senior high.
01:13:23Angel is 17 years old
01:13:25And she was born in Calubyan, Leyte.
01:13:28But, she still looks like a child.
01:13:32Her height is only 4 feet.
01:13:35I was 6 years old when I was born.
01:13:39I look like a baby.
01:13:42I also wonder why I didn't grow up.
01:13:46Yesterday,
01:13:47Our team accompanied Angel
01:13:49To a specialist
01:13:50To find out
01:13:51What her condition is.
01:13:53Our initial diagnosis
01:13:56Is short stature.
01:13:58There are many possible causes.
01:14:00We have
01:14:01Constitutional delay of growth and puberty.
01:14:04We can also have endocrine disorders
01:14:06Like hypothyroidism,
01:14:08Insulin growth hormone deficiency,
01:14:10We can also have genetic or syndromic causes.
01:14:13We can also have genetic or syndromic causes.
01:14:16The only way to find out
01:14:17Is through
01:14:19Stereotyping.
01:14:22In a way,
01:14:23It's a growth hormone deficiency.
01:14:25Although, of course,
01:14:26We still need verification.
01:14:27The first thing we will do
01:14:28Is bone age.
01:14:29So, we have an X-ray of her hand.
01:14:31Because we are looking at her hand
01:14:33To see what is her age.
01:14:34Because in growth hormone deficiency,
01:14:36The bone age is delayed.
01:14:39But, is there any hope
01:14:41That her height will increase?
01:14:43For now,
01:14:44If her bone is not yet closed,
01:14:47We still have hope to increase
01:14:49With the growth hormone treatment.
01:14:52We also brought her
01:14:53To an OB gynecologist.
01:14:55In ultrasound,
01:14:56There are many follicles
01:14:58That do not grow normally.
01:15:00The diagnosis is
01:15:01Polycystic ovarian morphology.
01:15:04We will work up,
01:15:05If it's actually for genetic testing,
01:15:07Just to rule in, rule out Turner syndrome.
01:15:10Rito found out
01:15:11What Angel did
01:15:13When she was just diagnosed
01:15:15By her mother, Nelsa.
01:15:17It's less likely
01:15:18That she's the reason
01:15:19Why Angel is like this right now.
01:15:21What she feels right now
01:15:23That her ears hurt,
01:15:25Her eyes are blurry,
01:15:26It can be related to the spectrum.
01:15:29If it's because of syndromic causes
01:15:32Or maybe it's an endocrine disorder,
01:15:33We really need to investigate.
01:15:36Angel's condition
01:15:37Needs a complete workup.
01:15:39And it will not only end here.
01:15:41We still need
01:15:42Further follow-up in the future.
01:15:44I'm still young, ma'am.
01:15:46I'm still going to the doctor.
01:15:48I already know
01:15:50What kind of diseases I have.
01:15:52But I will continue
01:15:54To follow-up
01:15:56So that I can follow-up.
01:15:59Even if the chances are small
01:16:01That Angel's condition
01:16:02Will become normal,
01:16:04It won't be a hurdle
01:16:07For her to reach
01:16:09Her dream
01:16:11And achieve it.
01:16:15I trust in God.
01:16:17This is my condition.
01:16:19To those who are watching,
01:16:21Like me,
01:16:22With this condition,
01:16:23I hope you won't be sad
01:16:25As long as
01:16:27God created us.
01:16:29Let's fight.
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