00:00A group went to the theater to tell the story of the bitter experience of some in the war against drugs
00:07of the previous administration.
00:09Some in Gubanap were the children of the victims of extrajudicial killings.
00:15Vonna Kino has a report.
00:16We were sleeping that night.
00:18We were sleeping that night and we heard five gunshots.
00:25They saw my brother.
00:30His head was bleeding.
00:36We hid him in the hospital but we couldn't find him.
00:41This is the bitter experience of some in the war against drugs of the Duterte administration.
00:47But those in Entablado were the children of the victims of extrajudicial killings or EJKs
00:53like Irish, who was part of the Teatro Kabataan.
00:57This is a way of living, a way of studying, a way of not getting lost in the history of our country.
01:07I walked a lot. There was no traffic.
01:10In 2023, it was launched as a theater production initiative to give a platform to the children of EJK victims.
01:17It is also part of the program Paghilom that helps more than 300 EJK families.
01:24Aside from livelihood assistance, they are also concerned with legal, educational, and psycho-spiritual interventions.
01:30For now, they are in a school in Manila.
01:34But they will also have a performance in other venues to discuss some issues in society
01:40and to share the bitter story of their loved ones in life.
01:45We will continue to spread the message that extrajudicial killings are the consequence.
01:54Tears, weight, loss, but we will not give up.
02:09Von Aquino reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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