00:00This is the story of a woman who was beaten up by a man in San Miguel, Bulacan.
00:02There's action, there's evidence, there's a receipt.
00:04There's no money, there's a trace.
00:09The receipts were scattered this afternoon.
00:13The house of a woman in San Miguel, Bulacan,
00:16is often rained by a man with a big gun.
00:20I was beaten up.
00:23When my head hit the ground, I was telling you,
00:25I was beaten up.
00:27I was beaten up.
00:28She was also beaten up several times,
00:30and her belongings were destroyed.
00:33My belongings were broken into pieces.
00:36Who is this man?
00:38And what is the reason behind his violence?
00:42I was beaten up.
00:48In Asan Juan City,
00:49motorcycles were parked on the road the previous year.
00:58There's a famous modus in the city
01:00where in a blink of an eye,
01:02your parked broom broom disappeared on the road.
01:14Brothers and sisters,
01:15your plans are about to be seen.
01:22Whatever complaint you give,
01:24we will find a solution to every problem.
01:27This is your bank in the hell.
01:29We will not let the wrongdoers pass.
01:32Here, there is no safety in the capital,
01:34and there is no trace of a trace.
01:37Because of all of this,
01:38we will look for a receipt.
01:40Good afternoon, I am Emil Sumangil.
01:46It is said that in their barangay,
01:48a man who is often beaten up and disappears
01:52became the home of a senior citizen
01:54who was not saved.
01:56What is the reason behind his unstoppable anger?
02:03Stop it, you two!
02:07You can hear on this cell phone video
02:09the sound of the beating of stones
02:11on the roof of Josefina Aquino's house,
02:1367 years ago.
02:17It was recorded several times when the man disappeared.
02:20It was actually Josefina's grandchild.
02:26We will hide him under the name Harold,
02:2825 years old.
02:30It has been two months since
02:32Harold started to get sick.
02:35In the first video,
02:36there will be a moment of silence
02:38because the baby came out of the house.
02:41But only for a few seconds,
02:44this silence will end
02:46and the man will return.
02:48Again, his grandmother was hit by a stone.
02:51She was the one who was white outside the door.
02:57The grandmother was so angry
02:59that she hit her head with a stone.
03:02This is what you did to me.
03:04I will not do that again.
03:09I lost my glasses.
03:11I lost my glasses too.
03:13I lost everything.
03:15I lost my tools.
03:18I lost everything.
03:22The neighbors often bully and fight with Harold.
03:26The neighbors and the children
03:29would bully him.
03:31Now, when they say that to him,
03:33he would say,
03:34you stink.
03:40Whenever he gets angry or irritated,
03:42Harold gets angry and becomes painful.
03:44My husband's nephew got angry too.
03:50He threw stones at him.
03:51He threw stones at him.
03:52He broke his stand.
03:54So, I paid for it.
03:56The neighbors of Josefina
03:58also said that
04:00Harold's anger was unstoppable.
04:05The house is shaking.
04:07Our roof tiles are full of stones.
04:10Sometimes, we experience
04:12the shaking of bottles.
04:14When it comes to broken bottles,
04:16the children are alert and hide.
04:25Whenever I hit my head with a stone,
04:27I would say,
04:28you stink.
04:29You hit me.
04:30You stink.
04:32Because of Harold's uncontrollable anger,
04:35Josefina was forced to be chained
04:37and imprisoned in her room.
04:40There are only two months left.
04:42I can't not be chained
04:44even if it hurts me inside.
04:47Because they say,
04:48if I am chained,
04:49why did they make me disappear?
04:56It hurts so much.
05:01I said,
05:02we are trying to find a way
05:06to stop him from throwing stones at me.
05:08Until we were chained.
05:11Even if it hurts me inside,
05:13I force him to be chained.
05:18They said,
05:19we have to kill him.
05:20That's what they said.
05:22Josefina's mother told her
05:23that Harold was just a child
05:24when he left her and her son.
05:26Since then,
05:27Josefina has been
05:29Harold's stepmother,
05:30mother,
05:31and grandmother
05:32for 25 years.
05:34His mother left me
05:36just a month ago.
05:38She said,
05:39she was working.
05:40In the past,
05:41she didn't show it
05:43until now.
05:44She didn't feel it.
05:46But his father,
05:48in Pampanga,
05:49got married again.
05:51He already has two children.
05:54In Josefina's situation,
05:58Just a month.
05:59Just a month.
06:00Just a month.
06:06I asked for a check-up
06:07at the mental hospital.
06:10I told them,
06:11he's losing weight.
06:12He's throwing stones.
06:13But,
06:14they don't want to accept it.
06:16Because,
06:18it's special.
06:19It's inborn.
06:20They said it's inborn.
06:22No one can tell
06:23what the grandchild is suffering from.
06:24And,
06:25Josefina's mother gave her medicine
06:27to make Harold drink
06:29to calm him down.
06:30I can't.
06:31I can't drink it.
06:33The other one
06:34is to calm him down.
06:36The other one is for his mind.
06:38She's making him drink it.
06:40But,
06:41he's not drinking it.
06:45Your head is dirty.
06:47Every day,
06:48Josefina's mother's time
06:49goes around
06:50taking care of Harold.
06:52After bathing
06:53and washing the grandson,
06:55one of the things
06:56Josefina's mother
06:57is afraid of
07:01Hey,
07:02let's go.
07:05Harold
07:06went outside
07:07of their house
07:08and
07:09Josefina's mother
07:10chased him.
07:11Let's go.
07:12No,
07:13I don't want to.
07:14After going home,
07:15Josefina's mother
07:16returned the chain
07:17to Harold's feet.
07:19You can't take it anymore.
07:20You're going to get it.
07:21You're going to get it.
07:23Let's go.
07:24Wait.
07:26I love him.
07:27That's why
07:28I don't want him
07:29to go through
07:30such a hard time.
07:31It's up to him.
07:32Even if I'm having a hard time,
07:33it's okay.
07:35The receipt was brought
07:37to the local government
07:38of San Miguel, Bulacan
07:39asking Josefina's mother
07:40to take care of Harold.
07:41They immediately
07:42went to some
07:43municipal health unit
07:44offices
07:45and
07:46some social workers.
07:51Are you able to sleep?
07:52Yes, I'm able to sleep.
07:53It's good for you to sleep.
07:54It's good for you to eat.
07:55It's good for you to eat.
07:56Yes.
07:57And then,
07:58drink your medicine.
07:59Yes.
08:00Harold was given
08:01an extra dose of medicine
08:02and
08:03he was also given
08:04a sedative.
08:05It's good for you to eat.
08:06It's good for you to eat.
08:07It's good for you to eat.
08:08It's good for you to eat.
08:09It's good for you to eat.
08:10He was given
08:11a regular dose of medicine.
08:12That's what's good about it.
08:13His grandmother
08:14guided him.
08:15And his injections
08:16were monthly.
08:17In order for Harold
08:18to fully recover,
08:19the receipt was brought
08:20to him
08:21so that he can see
08:22a specialist.
08:26From San Miguel, Bulacan,
08:27the receipt traveled
08:28to Mandaluyong City.
08:33When he arrived at the clinic,
08:34Harold followed the examination.
08:37Where are you from?
08:39Where do you live?
08:41In Bukid.
08:42In Bukid.
08:43Who's with you?
08:46This one.
08:47What's your name?
08:48My mother.
08:49Your mother.
08:51Did your mother teach you
08:52how to count on your fingers?
08:55Yes.
08:56Show us how.
08:58I'm scared.
09:00Why are you scared?
09:01He's shy.
09:03I'll guide you.
09:05One.
09:07Two.
09:09Three.
09:11He's not very good at this.
09:13Sometimes,
09:14they say,
09:15you prick your fingers.
09:17Then,
09:18they say,
09:19you can't do it at home.
09:20Why can't you do it at home?
09:23I pricked my fingers.
09:25He also showed
09:26Josefina's mother
09:27the medicines
09:28he gives to his grandson.
09:30This medicine,
09:31when he drinks it,
09:32he can control his movements.
09:34No,
09:35I can't take it anymore.
09:37Drinking medicine
09:39depends on what we call
09:41body metabolic rate.
09:43Like your grandson,
09:44he can't take
09:46the dosage of the medicine,
09:48his body weight.
09:50That means,
09:51we need to increase it.
09:55Based on his initial observation,
09:57aside from developmental delay,
09:59Harold has schizophrenia.
10:02This is a condition in his mind
10:04that affects his perception of reality.
10:07It can also lead to
10:09being aggressive
10:10and losing control of emotions.
10:13Then,
10:14another problem in this child,
10:16Patient J,
10:17is what we call
10:19level of mental retardation.
10:22His IQ is very low now.
10:25So,
10:26you can't really teach him
10:28what is right.
10:29Because based on his IQ,
10:30he doesn't know
10:32what is right
10:33and what is wrong.
10:35For the psychiatrist,
10:36it's not surprising that
10:38Harold has schizophrenia.
10:41One of our wrongdoings
10:44is to say
10:46that it gives us comfort.
10:48Because if you tie the patient,
10:50if you imprison the patient,
10:52you have no responsibility to him.
10:55Which is wrong.
10:56People like him
10:57should be understood.
10:59Instead of imprisoning
11:00or tying him at home.
11:02Specialist Josefina was taught
11:04what to do
11:06whenever Harold is absent.
11:09She was also prescribed
11:11new medicines
11:12that are more effective
11:13in stopping Harold's absence.
11:16We gave him a medicine.
11:18We prescribed it
11:19so that this medicine
11:20can control
11:22what you noticed earlier.
11:23He would suddenly laugh.
11:25Then, he would suddenly talk to himself.
11:29In the end of Harold's chain,
11:30Josefina hopes
11:32that from now on,
11:33he will continue to get better.
11:34She also desires
11:35a wider understanding
11:37of those around
11:38about Harold's feelings
11:40along with his
11:42love for his grandson.
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