00:00This is the story of three children and a man on the highway of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on October 19, 2024.
00:20In the cellphone video captured by a resident, some of the children can still hear their children talking.
00:35This is the 15th accident that occurred this year in Mapalad Road.
00:40What is there on this road?
00:43Where do the suspects come from?
00:47People are talking. Someone is stealing in this area.
00:51As soon as the year ends, someone will steal our road.
00:55The silence in a house in Barangay Santay was different when the suspects opened the door one by one.
01:26And what is inside this house is no longer in their control.
01:31This is the story of three children and a man on the highway of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on October 19, 2024.
01:44This is the story of three children and a man on the highway of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on October 19, 2024.
02:09This is the story of three children and a man on the highway of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on October 19, 2024.
02:23This is the story of three children and a man on the highway of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on October 19, 2024.
02:33This is the story of three children and a man on the highway of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on October 19, 2024.
02:49This is the story of three children and a man on the highway of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on October 19, 2024.
03:09They arrived at a blind spot of a busy road and a motorcycle collided.
03:23I just looked at it when I heard the bang.
03:32I saw my son falling.
03:34I just shouted for help.
03:39They brought me here because they were still breathing.
03:41My two children have a weak heartbeat.
03:53A family is going home on a busy road of Nueva Ecija.
03:58The collision happened right after the motorcycle collided.
04:08The children are fighting.
04:15After 10 minutes, the barangay ambulance arrived.
04:20My son fell.
04:24At the scene of the collision, the motorcycle collided and the first part of the tricycle collided.
04:30Three of Myla's children were immediately taken to the hospital.
04:33They are Sinabunjoy, KL and Mikmik and her husband.
04:39When you ran to the hospital, did you talk to your children?
04:43Sinabunjoy and Mikmik?
04:44No, they are really gone. They are really unconscious.
04:47Is she okay?
04:51Maybe she was waiting for her 20th birthday.
04:54I just told her not to move.
04:57We are almost at the hospital.
04:59But while in the hospital, Myla gradually lost hope that her three children would survive.
05:06Now, there are a lot of people.
05:10Sometimes, I forget.
05:16But when I think about what happened, I can't help but think about it.
05:26While I was sleeping, I couldn't sleep.
05:37Three days after the incident, a receipt was found.
05:41The man was the first to respond and help the victims.
05:44He showed them the motorcycle and tricycle that collided.
05:48This is the motorcycle that three people were killed.
05:52This is the motorcycle of the driver.
05:57This is the motorcycle of the tricycle.
06:02When I saw this, I was really shocked.
06:07You can really see that the person will not survive.
06:10The situation of the motorcycle.
06:12According to Edgar, who is a barangay resident,
06:14the children were still alive when they were rushed to the hospital.
06:17I was able to get one more brother.
06:21Hey!
06:27This is what I did.
06:29I brought them to the ambulance.
06:31They were lying on the floor of the ambulance.
06:34I couldn't think of anything.
06:38I just hoped that the children would survive.
06:45According to Edgar, who is a barangay resident,
06:47he was not surprised by the tragic incident.
06:50Almost three accidents happened this month.
06:56According to a resident who lives on the side of Mapalad Road,
07:00he witnessed an accident that happened to Mila's family.
07:03A big vehicle passed by me.
07:05I turned around.
07:08BOOM!
07:09It hit me right here.
07:11The impact was so strong.
07:13We were already there in December 2017.
07:16It was our first Christmas there.
07:18We had an accident here.
07:19We lost our eyes.
07:21This road is really an area.
07:23There are often accidents here.
07:25But Angelito also believes that there are people who are injured on Mapalad Road.
07:32Here in Pusapan,
07:34there are people who are injured in this area.
07:36Actually, when I was young, this road was often hit.
07:43As soon as the year ends, the road will be damaged.
07:47There are accidents.
07:49There can't be no tragedies.
07:57We got a document from PNP Santa Rosa Nueva Ecija
08:01where we can see the increasing number of vehicular accidents on Mapalad Road.
08:07In 2023, there were 10 road accidents in the area.
08:11And this year, it will not end.
08:14There were 15 road accidents in the same area.
08:19For the Santa Rosa Police,
08:21it is up to them to bring the accident to Mapalad Road.
08:25Maybe because this part is dark,
08:28it will go down.
08:29You can't see where it will go.
08:32It's a bit blind.
08:34It will go up and down.
08:41The captain of Barangay Mapalad answered.
08:43Just like what happened here,
08:45we will increase the number of CCTV cameras here in our barangay.
08:50Especially in the areas where accidents often occur.
08:55Barangay Mapalad will turn over the motorist who was injured by his family
09:00after he was treated in the hospital.
09:02In an investigation,
09:03the police found out that the man was drunk.
09:08He was facing multiple cases of reckless imprudence
09:11resulting to damage to property,
09:13reckless imprudence resulting to physical injury,
09:16and homicide.
09:17I came from a job.
09:19Now, I can drink.
09:23But I wasn't drunk.
09:26The tricycle that I was in,
09:29it took my lane.
09:31What I did now,
09:33I got into his lane,
09:34but he still caught up with me.
09:36Before the interview ended,
09:38the suspect took the opportunity to apologize to Mila.
09:42I hope they will forgive me.
09:44I didn't want what happened.
09:47I'm sorry.
09:49The receiver tried to interview the local government of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija.
09:54They promise that they will consult with the local government of Nueva Ecija
09:59to make Mapalad Road safer.
10:03We need to consult with the local government of Nueva Ecija.
10:08Maybe they have projects there.
10:11Let's reduce the duplication
10:13so that the government's funds won't be wasted.
10:15Let's let this storm pass first.
10:18Because even if we let it pass,
10:20I don't think it will take effect.
10:22Let's wait here in the office.
10:24Mila's only wish now
10:26is for her husband to come out of the hospital alive.
10:29I really want to fight him
10:32because I can't bear to see my children die.
10:37I don't know what I'm going to do
10:39if it's just the two of us.
10:43Even if he was caught,
10:45the tragedy that affected Mila's family
10:47is a vivid reminder that
10:49accidents are not chosen by time.
10:57It is the responsibility of the government
10:59and of the motorists
11:01to ensure the safety of each one
11:03and to ensure that all are safe and alive
11:07in their own homes.
11:17Broken walls,
11:19scattered bones and debris,
11:21and a foul smell.
11:24This is the location of the so-called Catholic Cemetery
11:27in Libon, Albay.
11:28Is there really a mystery
11:30surrounding the buried bodies
11:32in this cemetery?
11:34And,
11:35in the storm that passed in their area,
11:38how did the people
11:40who were there
11:41get caught?
11:42They should have been caught red-handed.
11:45Along with the receipt,
11:47a resident of Libon, Albay
11:50brought his people to Madrasta
11:53in preparation for the funeral.
11:56But,
11:57when it came to his loved ones,
11:59this is what happened to him.
12:12The cemetery was destroyed
12:14and he did not know
12:16where the grave of his beloved Madrasta was.
12:19We did not know
12:22that his home would be destroyed like that.
12:25Because, even if it is destroyed,
12:27it will be hurt,
12:28it will be angry.
12:29But, we will find a way.
12:31We will not stop until you are there in the grave.
12:35We will give you a beautiful grave again.
12:38In the distance,
12:39the graves next to each other
12:41in a corner are clearly visible.
12:43It contains
12:44skeletons,
12:45bones,
12:46and human bones.
12:53But, it is not only Julie
12:55who has this problem.
12:57Because more than half of the graves
12:59in this cemetery
13:01are empty and different.
13:07This is the grave of the late father
13:10of George Peñalosa.
13:12His father was buried for seven years
13:14in Pantao Catholic Cemetery.
13:16When we went there,
13:18we saw my father's body,
13:20still intact.
13:21We were looking for his remains,
13:23but we couldn't find it.
13:24I was angry and pitied my father.
13:26I did not hide it,
13:27I just pretended.
13:28I just pretended
13:29as if my father was chasing me.
13:33In the continuous movement of the Recibo
13:35in Barangay Pantao, Libon, Albay,
13:38the residents of the area
13:40who are different from their loved ones
13:43in life
13:44were ordered by the church
13:46that is in charge of the cemetery.
13:49The road widening has been planned for a long time.
13:52What they are saying is
13:53there is a rehabilitation,
13:54there is a renovation.
13:55Then suddenly,
13:56they are going to separate.
13:58The residents of Pantao were shocked.
14:01Now, it is up to George
14:03where he will get the money
14:05to transfer the remains of his father.
14:09Like George,
14:10additional money for 82-year-old
14:13Grandma Teresita
14:14who can save enough money
14:16is very important
14:17to transfer the remains of her husband.
14:20The pension she is saving
14:21for her father's transfer.
14:23I will not save money.
14:24I don't have money.
14:25What can I do?
14:27I am poor.
14:29This October,
14:30Grandma Teresita found out
14:31from her grandson
14:32that her husband's bones were broken.
14:36They took me to the hospital.
14:40My children told me
14:41that if I do not recover,
14:43they will bury me again
14:44if I die.
14:45Now, the residents are getting closer
14:47to the question
14:49how will they give respect
14:51to their loved ones in life.
14:57According to Cura Parroco,
14:58the residents who exceeded
14:59the five-year contract
15:01were first removed.
15:03The agreement was signed
15:05for up to five years.
15:07They will only pay
15:095,000 good for five years.
15:12And after five years,
15:13they will remove it.
15:15She also explained
15:16the importance of their request.
15:18That is your debt.
15:20Now, you will enter
15:21the new contract.
15:23You will pay a new one.
15:25As for the new contract,
15:27because we are doing the Nicho,
15:29we are asking for 15,000.
15:31That is a new contract.
15:33But think about it,
15:3415,000 for 50 years.
15:37According to Cura Parroco,
15:38they did not lack in informing
15:40about the changes
15:42in the cemetery.
15:43Actually, here in our parish,
15:45the rehabilitation started in 2012.
15:48But people resisted
15:51because they don't want
15:53to move their bodies.
15:55Because the situation of the cemetery
15:57is already full.
15:59Since May,
16:01we announced it.
16:03And we informed the families
16:04who are here.
16:06We sent them a notice.
16:08But usually,
16:09they don't respond.
16:11Mostly, because they don't have money.
16:13So, I decided
16:15to separate them.
16:17They are separating the Nicho
16:20and exhumation
16:23as a preparation
16:25for the road widening project
16:27of the government.
16:28Actually, with the road widening,
16:30we did it in advance.
16:31Because we were informed by DPWH.
16:34Cura Parroco also showed
16:36the new cemetery
16:38for those who desire
16:40to move their loved ones
16:42here.
16:44This is the one with payment.
16:45Because, of course,
16:46we did it.
16:47The expenses need to be returned
16:50so that more can be done.
16:52We have a big concrete cemetery.
16:56That is for those
16:58who don't have payment.
17:00The problem
17:02when the receiver approached
17:04the local government of Libon
17:05to talk about it,
17:06they denied the existence
17:08of the road widening project.
17:10As of now,
17:12I will deny it.
17:13I don't have anyone from DPWH
17:15who will conduct the road widening
17:17in that place.
17:19Most of all,
17:20the church did not get a permit
17:22before they opened the Nicho.
17:25There is no sanitary permit.
17:26There is no process.
17:27Only sanitary permit
17:28when they removed the bones.
17:31Also, the correct process
17:33of placing the bones.
17:34As I said,
17:35it should be in the common ossuary.
17:37Not just in the sack.
17:41Something that the church did not deny.
17:43Although I know that
17:44they need a permit,
17:45I did not get it
17:46because it is expensive.
17:47We don't have a fund
17:49to rehabilitate.
17:51The receiver brought
17:53Lola Teresita to the church
17:54to explain to her
17:56what can be done
17:58with her husband's money.
17:59We will move.
18:01Yes, still in the cemetery.
18:03If you don't have a payment,
18:05you don't have a problem.
18:06It's free.
18:07So, just go there
18:09so that you can move.
18:12You will see the bones
18:14will be moved to the living room.
18:16We will ask for the final decision
18:19of the children of Lola.
18:21The church promised the receiver
18:24that they can receive an installment
18:26or payment for the
18:28relatives in the money.
18:30Just go here
18:32because they are welcome here.
18:34If they don't have a payment,
18:35there is no problem.
18:36I will give it for free.
18:38I will put it in a good place.
18:40The parish will come here
18:42to help them.
18:44They are just nearby.
18:45I am always here.
18:47So, if you don't have money,
18:48you can get an installment.
18:50Meanwhile, the LGU stopped
18:52the excavation of the nits
18:54and the removal of the remains.
18:56We stopped the construction first.
18:58We fulfilled the requirements
18:59so that their demolition will continue.
19:01The most important thing to do
19:02is to cover the front
19:04that they demolished
19:06because that's where the smell comes from
19:09which could be eye health hazard.
19:14According to the church,
19:16they already obtained a sanitary permit.
19:18They assured that they will follow
19:20the instructions on the paper
19:23such as the removal of the remains
19:26in the right place.
19:28After that,
19:29the renovation will continue
19:31and they will put what they ask for.
19:34For all the concerns in the cemetery,
19:37our church is open
19:40because we are always ready to help.
19:43For those who were hurt,
19:44I ask for forgiveness.
19:46But together,
19:48we can overcome this.
19:59Together, we can overcome
20:00the injustice and corruption.
20:02We will eradicate the corruption
20:03and the mode of corruption.
20:04There will be no salvation in the Church
20:06and there will be no peace in the Church.
20:08Let's find out.
20:10We will find the recipient.
20:12Until next time,
20:13I am Emil Suman.
Comments