00:00Okay, 1, 2, 3, go!
00:30Sampung taon na ang nakararaan mula nang isulat ang awiting ito.
00:47Ang inspirasyon ng kanta, ang kawayang pangarap,
01:00ng pamilya liwanag.
01:19Isang kahig isang tuka, ganyan ilarawan ng maraming pamilya sa Pilipinas.
01:24Anong gagawin dito, Tay?
01:29Pupuapo ako ng bigas.
01:31Ah, ng bigas.
01:32Pero sa kaso ng pamilya liwanag ng sityo Malipano,
01:36kulang ang isang kahig para makakain sa bawat araw.
01:40At 399, ito po yung kinuha nila ngayon.
01:43Madalas, baon sila sa utang.
01:47Ilang buho po yung kailangan nating mababa para mababayaran tong pananghalian?
01:55Sixty.
01:57Sixty? Anim napung buho?
02:00Opo.
02:07Nakasalalay sa kawayan ang buhay ng pamilya liwanag.
02:17Araw-araw, nagbubuhat si Tatay Joseph ng mahigit limampung buho
02:22para may pambili ng bigas at may pambao ng mga bata sa iskwelahan.
02:29Bakit po importante na makapag-aral yung mga bata?
02:33Ayaw po namin matulad sila sa amin na walang pinagarawan.
02:37Kasi po, ma'am, kuminsan po may naloloko kami,
02:41kuminsan may naloloko kami,
02:44may naloloko kami,
02:46kuminsan pag may nangungutan kami sa may tindaan,
02:50kahit konti lang po yung alam namin na konti yung nautang namin,
02:54palalakiin na yung utang namin.
03:01Edukasyon ang pinakamataas na pangarap ng pamilya liwanag.
03:05Isang pangarap na handa silang pasanin gaano man kahaba ang lakarin.
03:14Katulong ni Tatay Joseph ang kanyang tatlong anak,
03:17si Karen, Jeline, at ang pinakamaliit na si Maui.
03:22Bubuhatin mo ito?
03:24Ha?
03:25Kaya mo ito?
03:29Itali natin?
03:32Itali na lang natin. Mahirapan.
03:35Magkatinggay sapatan, kirain mo nalang.
03:50Bakit ka naman nagbubukat ng buho?
03:54Naawa po ako sa papa ko na na-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in.
04:00Naawa po ako sa papa ko na nahihirapan po siya.
04:06Nahihirapan siya saan?
04:07Opo.
04:08Saan siya nahirapan?
04:10Dito po.
04:11Ah.
04:12Dahil masakit po yung tatay ko.
04:14Engineer Palmetto
04:35Ano pong naiyayari sa inyo?
04:37Pagka ano po nahihilo ako,
04:39kaya naisip po ang mga anak ko,
04:41If we don't have money to buy food, we can't afford it.
04:48But we can afford it.
05:01What if you see your children carrying the load?
05:04Sometimes I want to cry, ma'am.
05:07That's why I endure it.
05:09Instead of working,
05:12we have to make a living out of poverty.
05:17That's why I endure it.
05:20If I want to cry, I can't do anything.
05:28One day, we went up and down the mountain to buy rice.
05:34It takes 60 people to buy rice.
05:40But after a few hours...
05:50I'm tired.
05:52How old are we?
05:5535, 36.
05:57Huh?
05:58Isn't it?
05:59No, 36.
06:0136?
06:02We only brought 15.
06:0440.
06:0545.
06:0646.
06:08We still haven't reached the top of the list.
06:17So it's time to pay.
06:19How do you pay?
06:21They sit in my tent.
06:24I lift their load.
06:27I deduct their debt.
06:30I don't deduct their debt.
06:32How much is it now?
06:342,584 pesos minus...
06:36What's 2,584 pesos?
06:37It's their debt.
06:39I deducted it from the beginning.
06:42It's not just 399 pesos that they owe.
06:48He owes 2,584 pesos.
06:52Minus 400, it's 2,188 pesos.
07:00He owes 2,188 pesos.
07:09So what's your plan now?
07:13My plan now is to pay my debt.
07:20In a family of a farmer and a farmer's wife...
07:25There's not enough money to pay for their dreams.
07:44I'm thankful to God.
07:47Even though I'm sick,
07:50I'm still trying to take care of my children.
07:54I hope that before I die,
07:57you'll be able to finish your studies.
08:02After almost 10 years of hard work,
08:06can his dreams be realized?
08:11In 2014, I went to Malipano, Batiawan.
08:16I remember,
08:18the kids were exercising here.
08:22They're Maui.
08:24His father was watching him.
08:26His name is Kuya Joseph.
08:28Now, they say,
08:31he's the only one left.
08:34He's the only one left.
08:36He's the only one left.
08:38They say,
08:40Maui is now a senior in high school.
08:42So 10 years have already passed.
09:09Yes!
09:15Maui!
09:19How are you?
09:21I'm fine.
09:23We haven't seen each other for a long time.
09:31Maui was only in Grade 2 when we first met him.
09:39The boy who used to pass the sticks,
09:47is now carrying a bag and a book.
09:57Since the documentary,
09:59Kawayang Pangarap was released,
10:01we hired him as a scholar
10:03in Project Malasakit.
10:06A lot of people worked to train Maui.
10:09Now, he's in Grade 12.
10:13So, next year,
10:15you're done with high school?
10:18Yes.
10:19What about college?
10:20What do you plan to do?
10:22I plan to continue college
10:27so I can finish it.
10:29I want to be a teacher.
10:33So I can teach the kids,
10:38especially here.
10:40There are a lot of things that I can't read,
10:45especially the older ones, ma'am.
10:47I was surprised to hear
10:49that Maui's biggest dream
10:54is to become a housewife.
10:56Why do you want to finish school?
10:59So I can help my dad.
11:03What kind of work do you want to do?
11:08I want to be a housewife.
11:16Now, he dreams of becoming a teacher.
11:21He wants to teach math and reading
11:24so no one can fool him.
11:27Sometimes,
11:29when you're at home,
11:32you have to buy something
11:36and you know that you have a lot of money.
11:40When you sell it,
11:42you know how much it will cost.
11:49Aside from Maui,
11:50we also took his sister Karen to school.
11:53Father Joseph's dream of becoming a housewife is real.
11:56Let's start our program
11:59for the Filipino nationals.
12:12I still remember
12:13when Karen finished grade 6,
12:15Father Joseph was so happy.
12:22Karen was the first member of the Liwanag family
12:25to attend high school.
12:43What's that?
12:44Pancit.
12:46He was so happy
12:47that he even borrowed money
12:49to prepare his son.
12:55Pancit.
13:07Here's your Pancit.
13:10Ten years have passed
13:12and Karen is now in college.
13:18But...
13:21Why are you crying?
13:23Why are you crying?
13:26Why are you crying?
13:28I missed you, Mom.
13:29You missed me?
13:32Come here, Maui.
13:34Why is Maui taller than you?
13:43You're crying again.
13:45Why are you crying?
13:49I'm sorry, Mom.
13:50I couldn't fulfill my dream.
13:52What did you not fulfill?
13:53Your dream.
13:54Oh, my God.
13:57The important thing is
14:00you're a good mother.
14:03How many children do you have?
14:04I have two.
14:05You have two children?
14:06Yes, Mom.
14:07Your children are what we're going to study.
14:10They're what we're going to work hard for.
14:12Okay?
14:13Okay.
14:15Your children are studying?
14:16Yes.
14:18I'm sorry, Mom.
14:21Karen was in 10th grade
14:22when a friend of hers
14:26forced her to stop studying.
14:30I couldn't fulfill my dream, Mom.
14:33I just want my children, Mom.
14:35I want them to have a good future, Mom.
14:38I just want to fulfill my dream, Mom.
14:42I just want them to have a good future, Mom.
14:45Karen has two children now.
14:49Her only dream is
14:51to have a good future for her children.
14:55I just want them to have a good future, Mom.
14:57I just want them to have a good future, Mom.
15:02I just want them to have a good future, Mom.
15:06This is your house.
15:09I remember this place.
15:11Dad!
15:14Dad is still strong.
15:19How are you, Dad?
15:23How are you?
15:26How are you, Dad?
15:29How are you?
15:32It seems like you haven't changed.
15:36Your hair has grown longer.
15:38I remember this house.
15:40This is your house.
15:41Wait, what about the pumpkin?
15:43Is it still alive?
15:44Yes, it's still alive.
15:45It's in the mountains.
15:46Thank God, it's still alive.
15:48Sir Mike is already dead.
15:50Mike Enriquez gave you the pumpkin.
15:53He's already dead.
15:55But the pumpkin he gave you is still alive.
15:59You're still using it.
16:01That's good.
16:05Mike Enriquez is one of those
16:07who watched the documentary, Kawayang Pangarap, in 2015.
16:16I remember Sir Mike called me to his office
16:20because he wants to help the Liwanag family.
16:32He donated the pumpkin to the family
16:34so that the children won't have to carry it
16:37and so that Dad's burden will be lessened.
16:46In the past, ma'am,
16:48it was really hard for us.
16:52Sometimes, I had to carry heavy things.
16:55Now, it's not like that anymore.
16:57Because of your help,
17:00we now have a helper
17:03who can carry the pumpkin you gave us.
17:05Is the pumpkin old now?
17:07Yes, it's old.
17:08But it can still work?
17:10Yes, it can.
17:11His son is the one who works.
17:14But now, he's the one who carries the pumpkin.
17:17So, you have two pumpkins now?
17:19Yes, ma'am.
17:21Two pumpkins, ma'am.
17:22That's great!
17:24He has three pumpkins now.
17:26What will you do with the three pumpkins?
17:29It will be up to the children
17:31what they will do with them.
17:33They will multiply them?
17:34Yes, they will multiply them.
17:36So that when I get old,
17:39they will also have a helper.
17:41They won't have to carry heavy things anymore, ma'am.
17:49There is a saying,
17:50if you want to prolong your life,
17:53you should learn to share and give.
17:57Even though Mike Enriquez passed away,
17:59his memories of the people he helped are still alive.
18:05The pumpkin he gave to the Liwanag family
18:08is proof that they were able to multiply it.
18:21How much is thirty?
18:22Forty.
18:23Forty.
18:27Forty.
18:45Before, my father used to carry ten.
18:50Is that right?
18:51Yes, ma'am.
18:52One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
18:55Before, my father used to carry one like this.
18:59He used to wrap it with ten pieces of bamboo
19:01and turn it upside down.
19:02But now,
19:03he can carry forty pumpkins.
19:08We can carry forty pumpkins.
19:22We can carry forty pumpkins.
19:28Oh, that's a big pumpkin.
19:35They are still growing up,
19:38but it's getting more and more difficult
19:40to go down the mountain.
19:42Mmm.
19:44Mmm, mmm.
19:47Mmm.
19:48This part is getting lower.
19:51I remember the last time I accompanied my father,
19:56it was really hard for us to go down here
19:58because we might fall.
20:00But now,
20:01Kalabaw is able to do it.
20:04But before we could reach the foot of the mountain,
20:07Kalabaw accidentally stepped on my father's slippers.
20:12Mmm.
20:13You're not allowed to give up.
20:15Here.
20:17Take this.
20:18Oops!
20:19Your slippers, Tai.
20:20Come on, let's go ahead.
20:24Ahh!
20:25Wait!
20:26Wait, ma'am!
20:27Ahh!
20:28Ahh!
20:29Wait, ma'am!
20:30Ahh!
20:31Wait, ma'am!
20:32Wait, ma'am!
20:33Oh, my God!
20:34Father!
20:37Oh, no!
20:38Oh, no!
20:40Hey, run!
20:47Ha!
20:48It's going to stop!
20:51Wait, Kali!
20:52Wait!
20:53Ha!
20:59I don't want to stop!
21:03Ha!
21:05There!
21:06There's a barrier!
21:09Oh, thank you!
21:10Whew!
21:11There!
21:12It stopped!
21:13Ha!
21:14Ha!
21:15Ha!
21:16Oh, my God, Tai.
21:17This Kalabaw is really something.
21:21Hey!
21:22Tai,
21:23you just stepped on it.
21:25What happened to your slippers?
21:26My slippers, ma'am?
21:29Were you saved?
21:30Yes, ma'am.
21:31Isn't that painful?
21:32It's painful, ma'am.
21:33My foot is already injured, ma'am.
21:35Oh, no, it's not injured.
21:36Let's look for something first.
21:38Slippers.
21:40No, ma'am.
21:41Later, ma'am.
21:43The problem is,
21:44it's still an hour's walk to Bagsakan ng Buho.
21:48His foot is already injured,
21:50but Father Joseph didn't fix it.
21:53The important thing is
21:54to sell every piece of wood
21:56to the children.
22:01Let's go.
22:09Okay.
22:18We went back and forth
22:20to load all the pieces of wood.
22:22But compared to before,
22:24the process is much easier now.
22:32This is 50.
22:43Before, Father Joseph and his children
22:45used to work as carpenters.
22:47Now,
22:48the children learn to work as carpenters.
22:55Before,
22:57they used to help me
22:59when I had a job,
23:01on Saturdays.
23:03Now, they don't, ma'am.
23:05Why?
23:06Because I have a helper
23:08who will carry heavy loads.
23:10Yes,
23:11and Maui studies.
23:12Yes,
23:13that's why they don't work as carpenters.
23:15Sometimes,
23:16I make fun of him, ma'am.
23:18I tell him,
23:19you should work as carpenters
23:20for two days.
23:21You're so tired.
23:22I don't want that.
23:24Because?
23:25It's a waste of time.
23:27That's what they say, ma'am.
23:34After a few hours,
23:35we were able to load all the pieces of wood
23:37into the truck.
23:39Before,
23:40Father Joseph used to load
23:4215 to 30 pieces of wood
23:44a day.
23:45But now,
23:46we can load up to 90 pieces of wood.
23:49How much will he earn now?
23:52Sorry.
23:54So,
23:55one piece of wood is
23:578 pesos.
23:58Yes.
23:59But,
24:0090 times…
24:0190 times…
24:02Do you know how to multiply?
24:04Not yet?
24:05Not yet, ma'am.
24:07Teach Maui.
24:08Yes.
24:0990 times
24:128.
24:139 times 8 is 72.
24:16720.
24:17720.
24:18Father!
24:19Yes.
24:22After the sale,
24:23I thought Father Joseph
24:25was going to rest.
24:27But,
24:28he said it's a waste of time.
24:29So,
24:30he's going to sell
24:31other products.
24:35So,
24:36aside from wood,
24:37Father also earns other things.
24:39Because,
24:40their work is faster
24:42because of the jackfruit.
24:43Here,
24:44they get the heart of a banana.
24:46How much do you sell here?
24:4870 pesos.
24:4970 pesos.
24:54Okay.
24:55Thank you, ma'am.
24:57So, you don't owe anything anymore?
24:58No, ma'am.
24:59So,
25:00how much do we earn today?
25:02Okay.
25:03Count this, Father.
25:086, 7, 8.
25:118.50.
25:129.00.
25:139.00.
25:149.00.
25:15You really know how to count.
25:189.00.
25:19What will you buy for 9.00?
25:21That's big.
25:22Yes, ma'am.
25:23What will you buy there?
25:27Rice.
25:28We don't have rice anymore.
25:29But, you still have rice.
25:30Yes, I do.
25:31So, it's just savings.
25:32Yes.
25:35Compared to the past,
25:36they borrow money every day.
25:38Now,
25:39they have the ability to save
25:41for the future.
25:48In the afternoon,
25:49at the time of rest,
25:50Karen patiently taught her father.
25:5210.
25:539.00.
25:5410.00.
25:5510.00.
25:56Her dream of becoming a teacher
25:57was fulfilled.
25:58She continued to teach.
26:01The dream continued
26:02that one day,
26:03her father would also learn
26:04how to read and count.
26:0710.00.
26:0810.00.
26:0910.00.
26:1010.00.
26:1110.00.
26:1210.00.
26:1310.00.
26:1410.00.
26:1510.00.
26:1610.00.
26:1710.00.
26:1810.00.
26:1910.00.
26:2010.00.
26:21Okay kids,
26:22our class today is
26:24while Maui
26:26diligently teaches
26:28to her peers.
26:33She distributes the light
26:34of knowledge
26:35so that one day,
26:36they no longer have to depend
26:38on raising rice.
26:43My dream
26:45I hope that other youths like me can finish their studies so that we don't have to go through what we went through in the past.
27:03Because no matter how hard it is, whether it's a storm or a hurricane,
27:10just like the horses, they can run, they can get up, they can fight.
27:33I am Kara David, and this is Eyewitness.
27:39Hey!
27:43Hey!
27:47Hey!
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