00:00With me on this journey is the native of Dumagat, July.
00:08She is the one who is supposed to charge the cellphones and flashlights of her fellow residents in an illegal place.
00:17Why do you need a cellphone?
00:19Because of the emergency.
00:22Emergencies?
00:23Yes.
00:24Like what?
00:25Like when someone is sick or has a child.
00:27Is there a child there?
00:29Last time, there was a child there.
00:31Who?
00:32The one on the other side.
00:33He was not able to get to the hospital.
00:36But we were able to stop the vehicle.
00:43So you really need communication for emergencies like that?
00:47Yes.
00:49Problem is there is no electricity.
00:55The main source of income for the people of Dumagat is fishing.
00:58Their fishing style is to catch fish in the river.
01:03But they can only do that at night because the fish are the most active.
01:08They are easy to catch at night.
01:10To catch fish at night, you need a flashlight.
01:13You need to charge.
01:14You need to charge.
01:15Yes.
01:16What is that?
01:17This is a pumpkin.
01:18This is also a pumpkin?
01:19Yes.
01:20How do you find a buyer?
01:22We call our relatives.
01:24We ask around.
01:26Yes.
01:27Maybe there is a buyer for a pumpkin.
01:29There is a signal in their area.
01:31Problem is there is no electricity.
01:33If your cell phone does not have a battery, there is no electricity.
01:35So when we charge,
01:37Yes.
01:38When the cell phone is charged,
01:39we just open it when we need to use it.
01:42Ah, so the cell phone is not always open.
01:45Ah, to save the battery.
01:49That's right.
01:51It's hard.
01:53When we arrived at the site, July and I went home.
01:58Yes.
02:02Are you going to charge?
02:04Yes.
02:06What are you going to charge?
02:07Okay.
02:09Flashlight.
02:10Cell phone.
02:11No.
02:12No.
02:13Okay.
02:14Do you want to charge?
02:15Cell phone.
02:16Yes.
02:17Where is the cell phone?
02:18Let's charge it.
02:19No, I don't have it.
02:20You don't have a charger?
02:21No.
02:22Who has it?
02:23I don't have it.
02:24Where is it?
02:25When you charge, there is a fee.
02:26I don't have it.
02:27What is the fee?
02:29I don't have a cell phone.
02:35July's family is one of almost 25 families
02:39of people who have visited the site.
02:43Yes, ma'am, this is our house.
02:45We have been here for 5 years.
02:47There is no electricity.
02:48We don't have anything to charge.
02:53This is the kitchen.
02:55We don't have anything to eat.
03:00This is our bed inside.
03:03Just a flashlight.
03:04There is no electricity here.
03:07No solar.
03:08Nothing.
03:10I also met Ann and her son, Raydan.
03:15What is this for?
03:16The cell phone.
03:17Where do you use it?
03:18When we don't have electricity, we use it to charge.
03:22You use it to charge at night?
03:24Yes, when it's not hot.
03:29The cell phone is also a big help when his son is sick.
03:33For Ann, the cell phone is the only way
03:36to call her husband who works in the village.
03:41I'll take this.
03:42Is this it?
03:43This is the power bank.
03:44Is this charged?
03:45I'll close it first.
03:47We can take it.
03:49What are we going to charge?
03:50This power bank?
03:51Oh, it's already 0%.
03:53How many days is this power bank?
03:56What I'm saving is money.
04:01What I'm saving is up to a week.
04:04When you're saving?
04:05Yes.
04:07Okay, we'll charge it.
04:11But the problem here is not just the lack of electricity.
04:14You have to add a cell phone if there is no signal.
04:21To get a signal, you have to go up to this part of the mountain.
04:27For example, if they run out of budget,
04:30like rice and other household needs,
04:33they will call us so that we can deliver them.
04:42It's Friday and they're still at home.
04:45They're waiting for the signal.
04:47No, it's just ringing.
04:50But he can't talk to his family right now.
04:53He will try to go up the mountain again tomorrow.
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