00:00Today, we are going to embark on an important mission.
00:07I will go to find and test the fishermen that I have been with for the past 6 years
00:13in Scarborough Shoal or Bangkot, Masinlok.
00:19One of the territories that is being fought for in the West Philippine Sea.
00:22Riding a big boat, we accompanied the group of Delphine and Captain Romel in their journey to Scarborough Shoal in 2018.
00:38It is only 124 nautical miles away from Masinlok, Zambales.
00:43Entering the 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ of the Philippines.
00:52We reached 5 ships and speedboats of the China Coast Guard.
00:57One of the speedboats was approached by our boat.
01:03Their task is to catch new fish.
01:07We have bread. Do you want bread?
01:11What do you want?
01:13Snow fish.
01:14Fish?
01:15Fish.
01:17In a video that was taken by Reporters Notebook,
01:20some Chinese Coast Guard saw the Philippine fishermen rowing their boats.
01:26They chose and led their boats one by one.
01:32Even though they have a grudge against the China Coast Guard, they have nothing to do with it.
01:37It's like we are stealing from our own ocean.
01:42But they are even more afraid of the hands of the China Coast Guard
01:47because Mang Delphine was robbed and hurt by foreigners.
01:52I don't want to give it to them because I am afraid of my family.
02:02I can't see anything, sir.
02:05I am hungry.
02:07We are hungry.
02:10We are carrying out a patrol in the area of the People's Department of China.
02:18This is a traditional fishing ground, right?
02:21Six years have passed.
02:23Has anything changed in their lives?
02:33Will they be able to fish freely in Scarborough?
02:38It's strong.
02:40The pressure is strong.
03:02Half an hour after our trip,
03:05we arrived at San Salvador Island in Masinloc.
03:12On the way, I saw some familiar faces.
03:16They are the fishermen, Ronnie, Eddie, and Delphine's brother, Ernie.
03:22How are our fellow fishermen?
03:24Some of them are okay, but some of them are sick.
03:28Some of them are sick?
03:29Yes, some of them are sick.
03:31I am also sick, sir.
03:33I also have a fever.
03:38Ronnie accompanied me to the house of other fishermen
03:42who were with us in Scarborough.
03:45First, we will visit Delphine.
03:50But I didn't expect to meet her.
04:00This is Delphine, right?
04:05Do you know her?
04:07Delphine.
04:10The former strong and vigorous fisherman we were with.
04:21This is my brother.
04:24This is my brother.
04:26This is my brother.
04:27This is my brother.
04:29He is now a father.
04:31This is my brother.
04:33This is my brother.
04:35This is my brother.
04:37Although it is difficult, Delphine likes to talk.
04:41This is my brother.
04:43This is my brother.
04:50This is my brother.
04:52This is my brother.
04:54Wow!
04:55Let's catch him.
04:57Let's catch him.
04:59Who is that?
05:01That's you.
05:03You are still strong here.
05:08This is the story of Delphine's husband, Gigi.
05:11In 2020, Delphine was attacked in the heart.
05:14He climbed up with me.
05:16When he was about to come down, he suddenly fell.
05:21He was already in a stroke.
05:23I couldn't talk to him.
05:25He was about to pass away that day.
05:30Delphine was taken to the Rural Health Unit or RNHU in Masinloc.
05:35But his condition was not good.
05:38It was difficult for him to talk.
05:40His right hand is paralyzed.
05:42And often, his right knee hurts.
05:45He can't walk anymore.
05:48Since then, Delphine has never returned to Scarborough.
05:52One of the things that Gigi blames for what happened to his wife
05:56are the harassment he experienced in Scarborough Shoal.
06:00I don't want to give it to them.
06:02Because it's my family's property.
06:10I barely earned anything, sir.
06:13Here, in Scarborough.
06:15We are old.
06:17In Scarborough, I didn't earn anything.
06:19That's why I don't want to give it to them.
06:20That's why I don't want to give it to them.
06:22When was that, sir?
06:24This December.
06:26I was caught here in the league.
06:28I don't want to give it to them.
06:30Now, they're forcing me to give it to them.
06:32This kind of experience
06:35was never out of Delphine's mind.
06:38They took her belongings.
06:41She still remembers them?
06:43Yes, her belongings.
06:45And even if it's just a fleeting feeling,
06:47Delphine doesn't want to go back to Scarborough Shoal.
06:52While we were talking, she started crying.
06:56I don't want to give it to them.
06:58They said you're still with them, sir.
07:01Yes, I'm with them.
07:05Go there.
07:07Let's go.
07:09Let's fight.
07:11Let's fight there.
07:12Let's fight there.
07:16Does she still mention Scarborough Shoal?
07:19Yes, she still mentions it.
07:21How does she mention it?
07:23To us, to us.
07:25Until now?
07:27Yes, she said she'll go there if she's strong.
07:31Because they can't work,
07:33they rely on the help of their children.
07:36I can't leave him like that.
07:38I want to find a job, but I can't.
07:40He's pitiful.
07:42If he's like that, he'll get dirty.
07:44There's no one to take care of him.
07:49And even if they want to send Delphine to the hospital,
07:52they're lacking in resources.
07:55Thank you, sir.
07:57I'll go now.
07:59Bringing Delphine to the hospital is also a challenge.
08:02She still needs to cross the sea
08:04to reach the town of Candelaria,
08:06where there's a hospital where she can see Delphine.
08:10I can't do this anymore.
08:14It's so far.
08:16Before we had our own boat to ride,
08:18we couldn't ride a big boat.
08:20Because she can't walk.
08:23Are you okay?
08:25No.
08:27I'm fine.
08:31I pray that someone will help us.
08:40I'm fine.
08:45The next day, we cried.
08:48And Delphine was in pain in her right knee and foot.
08:52I can't walk.
08:54I can't walk.
08:56I can't walk.
08:59Sometimes, when she cries at night,
09:02her feet hurt.
09:04Her hands hurt.
09:05That's why we immediately contacted the health worker of Barangay San Salvador
09:10and the local government of Masindo
09:13to help Delphine.
09:21To bring her to the hospital,
09:23she needs to be pulled from a boat.
09:27To the other side.
09:29She can't speak.
09:31Let's go.
09:32Let's go.
09:34Let's go.
09:36Let's go.
09:38Let's go.
09:40Let's go.
09:42With the help of her youngest son, Deji,
09:45who served as a soldier,
09:47she brought Delphine to the hospital
09:49while a boat pulled her to the hospital.
10:02Because of her condition,
10:04the lack of proper roads in their area is even more painful.
10:15But for Delphine's family,
10:18this is their longest-awaited opportunity.
10:27After half an hour,
10:30we arrived in Pampang.
10:32Let's go.
10:35Okay.
10:37She was helped to get on a boat
10:44Here.
10:57when we arrived in the town.
11:02Delphine was transferred to an ambulance.
11:10Not long after,
11:11we arrived at the hospital.
11:16Four years have passed.
11:18Finally,
11:19Delphine will see a specialist.
11:23What will be the result of her condition?
11:26Does she still have a chance to recover?
11:29What we will do is
11:31I will raise your hand.
11:34No problem.
11:36Try to move it.
11:37There.
11:38Okay.
11:40Try to move it.
11:41Up, up.
11:42There.
11:43But it hurts, right?
11:45It hurts, right?
11:47It's hard.
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