00:00RECIPIENTS OF ILLEGAL WATER CONNECTIONS
00:08The recipients of illegal water connections this afternoon
00:11have no water!
00:14That's what a resident of Tondo, Manila, said about the recipients.
00:18He said that he has no money to pay his rent every month.
00:22What he's trying to say is that it's illegal to have water connections in their area.
00:31The action of the recipients will take place later.
00:35I'm telling you what can happen.
00:40A man is about to get his justice done in Caloocan City.
00:43He was shocked when a dentist introduced his hand to his mouth.
00:51And he was forced to wear surgical gloves.
00:56And he doesn't even have a shirt to cover his mouth.
00:59There's even a bonus.
01:01He noticed the moldings and the work of the doctors
01:05next to the chicken cages.
01:08And the sink is shaking.
01:12Is your style outdated to the authorities?
01:17Whatever complaint you make, we'll give you blood.
01:19We'll find a solution to every problem.
01:22This is your latest news.
01:24We won't let the wrongdoers get away with it.
01:27Here, there's no salvation for the victims.
01:29And there's no hope for the victims.
01:32Let's look for the recipients.
01:35I'll be right back.
01:40Some residents of Tondo are paying for their water.
01:43But most of the time, they don't have any money to pay their rent.
01:48The reason?
01:49They say that the illegals are connecting to the source of the water.
01:53But they're not paying.
01:55Can they find a solution to every problem with the water in their area?
02:02A concerned citizen went to the Recibo Action Center.
02:07He's hiding behind the name Edgar.
02:09He's complaining that the illegals are watching the connection of the water in Tondo.
02:12A.k.a. water jumpers.
02:15The water in our area is an illegal connection.
02:19You can see that the water is flowing to the houses.
02:25Edgar added that the water is unli and bottomless for most of his neighbors,
02:30who are benefiting from the illegal connection.
02:33The water there is unlimited.
02:35People throw it away if they don't use it.
02:37That's why the water is flowing down.
02:39But when it comes to Edgar's house,
02:41the water only reaches the floor.
02:54What's worse,
02:55he doesn't have water anymore.
02:56His water bill is so high that he has to pay from P600 to P800.
03:02Now,
03:04P1,000.
03:06P3,000.
03:08When Recibo received Edgar's complaint,
03:11our group conducted a first-hand surveillance of the area.
03:15When it comes to the road he's talking about,
03:18the water hoses are filled with garbage.
03:21When Recibo continues to observe the area,
03:24he can also see the water drainage from a metro hose.
03:28Outside the houses,
03:29at first glance,
03:30it looks like there's no metro or water pump in front.
03:32It's comfortable.
03:33It can be washed,
03:34it can be bathed,
03:35it can be washed dishes,
03:37and it can be cleaned by a motorcycle by the residents.
03:40Wow!
03:41So blessed by the yarn.
03:44You're paying and this is what's happening.
03:46Right?
03:47It's really painful.
03:49It should stop now so that we won't be affected by the water.
03:52In order for Edgar's complaint to work,
03:54this March 11,
03:55Recibo intended
03:57to be the water service concessionaire in the area.
04:01When we showed the Recibos of our group,
04:05they confirmed that they are not linear
04:07and that the pipes are connected to the community.
04:11In the past days,
04:12we've been doing leak detection
04:14and we've seen that there are areas
04:16where leaks can occur.
04:19There are identified manholes of drainage
04:21that we've looked at for leaks.
04:25The next day,
04:26March 12,
04:27Manholes were surrounded by Manilaans
04:29where their water connection comes from.
04:31When they lifted the damaged cover of the manhole,
04:34the connections of the pipes and hose
04:36below it burst.
04:39When we looked inside,
04:41we saw illegal connections
04:44that are connected to our line.
04:48That's why on March 13,
04:50Manilaans became ready
04:52to conduct an on-site operation.
04:56They also contacted the Philippine National Police
04:58for assistance in the area.
05:02When they received a call from Manilaans in the barangay,
05:08the group went to Edgar's place
05:10with the Recibo.
05:18When they arrived in the area,
05:19a group of manholes
05:20that were filled with trash and opened
05:26Four illegal connections
05:27to their main pipe were seen by Manilaans.
05:31This is how Manilaans became gay.
05:38So now,
05:39six pipes have been cut.
05:41Yes.
05:42We're expecting more pipes below.
05:44This is the main drain pipe.
05:46When it's exposed, we'll see it.
05:48Okay, okay.
05:49We'll see it.
05:50Those black things,
05:51are those illegal connections?
05:52Yes, sir.
05:53So, the pipes go straight in?
05:54Yes.
05:55Okay.
05:56We're expecting 40 houses on this line.
05:5940 houses?
06:00That are connected.
06:01Okay.
06:02Is that free?
06:03Or are they being paid?
06:04It's free.
06:06As you can see in our video,
06:08the illegal connection pipes
06:12are in the same building.
06:14Look at this.
06:16How dirty it is.
06:17How dirty it is.
06:20So, what they're saying is
06:21there's a high possibility
06:22that it will go into the pipe
06:24directly to the houses that are using it.
06:26I think our connections are substandard.
06:31Customers can enter the line
06:35and they can get water
06:38and we can drink it.
06:40There's a possibility
06:41of water airborne diseases.
06:43Yes.
06:45They can use water
06:46that's substandard.
06:50So, what are they doing?
06:53They came to our barangay
06:55to say goodbye.
06:57But we don't have a barangay.
07:00I don't have a jurisdiction
07:02to allow that.
07:04We don't have a barangay.
07:06I'm just a council.
07:07I'm just one of the residents.
07:09So, how do you do it?
07:10That's why we can schedule it, sir.
07:13We need respect
07:15for the barangay.
07:17Because there's no barangay,
07:19I tried to call him
07:20to ask for his money.
07:21He gave us the number
07:23of Chairman Rodison Simbyong.
07:26We will call him
07:27so that he can personally get the money
07:29for the operation in Manilat.
07:34Ring.
07:36He's not answering.
07:37So, I will text him first
07:39so that he knows that I'm calling him.
07:41The residents who benefit
07:43from the illegal connections
07:44did not stop
07:45until now
07:46that they will lose water.
07:48What can you say?
07:49Manilat is operating.
07:50The water line is being cut off.
07:52We are pitiful.
07:53We will suffer.
07:56In the middle of the continued
07:57departure of Manilat
07:58from the pipes and pipes,
07:59it seems that some people
08:00in the barangay
08:01don't like what's happening.
08:02We don't have a permission.
08:03We will stop that.
08:04Sir, wait a minute.
08:06You don't have authority to do that.
08:07Hopefully,
08:08they were consulted
08:10on how to remove the lines.
08:14Because of this,
08:15Manilat and barangay officials
08:16agreed to talk first
08:17in the barangay hall
08:18to cool their heads.
08:22When there is more information
08:23and explanation,
08:24Manilat continued
08:25to remove
08:26the illegal connections
08:27in the two manholes.
08:28I'm sorry.
08:29I was just surprised
08:30by the workers.
08:31That's right.
08:33Fix it
08:34so that the water will flow better.
08:36Just like what I'm complaining about
08:38so that many people
08:39will be able to pay.
08:41In the interview
08:42of Recibo in Manilat,
08:43their investigation shows
08:44that many pipes and pipes
08:46were damaged
08:47in their main connection.
08:48We saw
08:49some illegal connections.
08:51And definitely,
08:52we will remove it outright
08:54because it's not legal.
08:56Aside from the permission
08:57to bring it to those
08:58who are really paying
08:59for the water in Manilat,
09:00it can also bring
09:01danger to health.
09:02When there is contamination,
09:04everyone is prone
09:05to the risk of contamination
09:07which can lead
09:08to waterborne diseases.
09:10Manilat added
09:11that it is strictly prohibited
09:12in the law
09:13to connect
09:14any connection
09:15to their line.
09:16We have a law
09:17on water pilferage
09:18anti-illegal.
09:21That is RA 8041
09:23where there is a penalty
09:26or punishment
09:27for those who are caught
09:28in illegal connection.
09:29There are many kinds
09:30of illegality
09:31in water pilferage.
09:33And one of them
09:34is unauthorized connection
09:35to our main line.
09:37First of all,
09:38there is a monetary penalty.
09:41Second,
09:42there is a punishment
09:43for those who are caught
09:45in illegal connection.
09:47Meanwhile,
09:48Manilat stopped
09:49the leak diagnosis
09:51and repair
09:52in the barangay.
09:53If this is an informal settler,
09:54we need to check
09:55the status of the area
09:56to determine
09:57if we can provide
09:58individual water connections
10:00for the residents
10:01or we can offer
10:03just a public faucet
10:05or communal faucet
10:06where everyone
10:07can get their supply.
10:10They just need
10:11to operate in our area
10:13and provide
10:14the requirements needed
10:16so that we can regularize
10:18their connection
10:19to our main line.
10:20Edgar was warned
10:22that there will be
10:23enough water
10:24in his house.
10:25He will continue
10:26to help
10:28to solve
10:29the problems.
10:31Especially if
10:32there is a law
10:34that is
10:35binding
10:36and
10:37permissible
10:38to the people.
10:45Authorities
10:46investigated
10:47a dentist
10:48in Caloocan City
10:49who has been
10:50checking
10:51and pulling teeth
10:52for decades
10:53and is still
10:54doing justice.
10:55But he doesn't have
10:56a license.
10:57Say ah!
10:58The police
10:59are here!
11:04A barangay
11:05in Caloocan City
11:06is stress-free
11:07every time
11:08a resident's teeth
11:09are broken
11:10because
11:11their friendly
11:12and very approachable
11:13neighbor
11:14to the rescue
11:15to bring back
11:16their missing teeth
11:17is smiling
11:18at a price
11:19that can be
11:20called
11:21in angka
11:22mga
11:23kabaga.
11:25It's okay.
11:26It's been a long time.
11:27It's been 3 years.
11:28It's strong.
11:29For me,
11:30it's been 8 years.
11:31It's been a long time.
11:32It's cheap.
11:33Here,
11:34there's a dentist
11:35and a retainer.
11:36It's nice.
11:37It's okay.
11:38It's fit.
11:40But Naper,
11:41a dentist
11:42who doesn't have
11:43a license,
11:44and the place
11:45where dentists
11:46and retainers
11:47do their job
11:48is inside
11:49their own house
11:50next to
11:51the chicken
11:52and chicken coop
11:53surroundings.
11:56Doctor,
11:57is there a danger
11:58to the health
11:59of the patient?
12:00Yes.
12:01Based on
12:02evidence
12:03survey,
12:04HIV virus
12:05and Hepa virus
12:06are spreading.
12:07Okay.
12:08So,
12:09we're avoiding
12:10its spread.
12:11That's why
12:12we're avoiding
12:13dental missions
12:14if you don't have
12:15proper
12:16sterilization,
12:18if you don't have
12:19a set-up,
12:20if you don't have
12:21a proper
12:23space
12:25for your treatment.
12:27So,
12:28especially
12:29with this.
12:30According to
12:31the investigation
12:32of the authorities,
12:33this has been done
12:34by the suspect
12:35for more than
12:36two decades.
12:37This is the
12:38worst
12:39I've seen.
12:40At the same time,
12:41on a large scale,
12:42five to six patients
12:43a day.
12:44So,
12:45to stop
12:46the illegal
12:47work of men,
12:50March 10,
12:51with the
12:52receipt,
12:53an entrapment
12:54operation
12:55of the Criminal
12:56Investigation
12:57and Detection
12:58Group,
12:59Kamanawa,
13:00a complaint
13:01is being
13:02filed.
13:03The complaint
13:04is that
13:05the patient
13:06will be
13:07an asset
13:08of the police.
13:12When it comes
13:13to the area,
13:14the asset
13:15of the suspect
13:16goes straight
13:17to the house
13:18for the
13:19prosecution
13:20to make a
13:21case.
13:22The suspect
13:23faces
13:24a man
13:25with no
13:26clothes
13:27to put on.
13:28Wow,
13:29so he
13:30started
13:31measuring
13:32the patient's
13:33mouth
13:34using
13:35only his
13:36hands
13:37and no
13:38personal
13:39protective
13:40equipment
13:41or PPE.
13:42But wait,
13:43the man
13:44is not
13:45happy yet.
13:46He
13:47followed the
13:48patient's
13:49mouth
13:50so that
13:51his
13:52perfect
13:53smile
13:54can be
13:55achieved.
13:56Oh no,
13:57instead of
13:58putting
13:59on his
14:00gloves,
14:01he
14:02put on
14:03his
14:04glasses.
14:05When
14:06I put
14:07on my
14:08glasses,
14:09what's
14:10the first
14:11thing
14:12you can
14:13say
14:14that's
14:15not
14:16right?
14:17If you
14:18don't
14:19have
14:20gloves,
14:21you'll
14:22hold
14:23on to
14:24the
14:25next
14:26patient.
14:27But
14:28if
14:29you
14:30don't
14:31have
14:32gloves,
14:33you'll
14:34hold
14:35on to
14:36the
14:37next
14:38patient.
14:39If
14:40you
14:41don't
14:42have
14:43gloves,
14:44you'll
14:45hold
14:46on to
14:47the
14:48next
14:49patient.
14:50If
14:51you
14:52don't
14:53have
14:54gloves,
14:55you'll
14:56hold
14:57on to
14:58the
14:59next
15:00patient.
15:01If
15:02you
15:03don't
15:04have
15:05gloves,
15:06you'll
15:07hold
15:08on to
15:09the
15:10next
15:11patient.
15:12If
15:13you
15:14don't
15:15have
15:16gloves,
15:17you'll
15:18hold
15:19on to
15:20the
15:21next
15:22patient.
15:23If
15:24you
15:25don't
15:26have
15:27gloves,
15:28you'll
15:29hold
15:30on to
15:31the
15:32next
15:33patient.
15:34If
15:35you
15:36don't
15:37have
15:38gloves,
15:39you'll
15:40hold
15:41on to
15:42the
15:43next
15:44patient.
15:45If
15:46you
15:47don't
15:48have
15:49gloves,
15:50you'll
15:51hold
15:52on to
15:53the
15:54next
15:55patient.
15:56If
15:57you
15:58don't
15:59have
16:00gloves,
16:01you'll
16:02hold
16:03on to
16:04the
16:05next
16:06patient.
16:07If
16:08you
16:09don't
16:10have
16:11gloves,
16:12you'll
16:13hold
16:14on to
16:15the
16:16next
16:17patient.
16:18If
16:19you
16:20don't
16:21have
16:22gloves,
16:23you'll
16:24hold
16:25on to
16:26the
16:27next
16:28patient.
16:29If
16:30you
16:31don't
16:32have
16:33gloves,
16:34you'll
16:35hold
16:36on to
16:37the
16:38next
16:39patient.
16:40If
16:41you
16:42don't
16:43have
16:44gloves,
16:45you'll
16:46hold
16:47on to
16:48the
16:49next
16:50patient.
16:51If
16:52you
16:53don't
16:54have
16:55gloves,
16:56you'll
16:57hold
16:58on to
16:59the
17:00next
17:01patient.
17:02If
17:03you
17:04don't
17:05have
17:06gloves,
17:07you'll
17:08hold
17:09on to
17:10the
17:11next
17:12patient.
17:13If
17:14you
17:15don't
17:16have
17:17gloves,
17:18you'll
17:19hold
17:20on to
17:21the
17:22next
17:23patient.
17:24If
17:25you
17:26don't
17:27have
17:28gloves,
17:29you'll
17:30hold
17:31on to
17:32the
17:33next
17:34patient.
17:35If
17:36you
17:37don't
17:38have
17:39gloves,
17:40you'll
17:41hold
17:42on to
17:43the
17:44next
17:45patient.
17:46If
17:47you
17:48don't
17:49have
17:50gloves,
17:51you'll
17:52hold
17:53on to
17:54the
17:55next
17:56patient.
17:57If
17:58you
17:59don't
18:00have
18:01gloves,
18:02you'll
18:03hold
18:04on to
18:05the
18:06next
18:07patient.
18:08If
18:09you
18:10don't
18:11have
18:12gloves,
18:13you'll
18:14hold
18:15on to
18:16the
18:17next
18:18patient.
18:19If
18:20you
18:21don't
18:22have
18:23gloves,
18:24you'll
18:25hold
18:26on to
18:27the
18:28next
18:29patient.
18:30If
18:31you
18:32don't
18:33have
18:34gloves,
18:35you'll
18:36hold
18:37on to
18:38the
18:39next
18:40patient.
18:41If
18:42you
18:43don't
18:44have
18:45gloves,
18:46you'll
18:47hold
18:48on to
18:49the
18:50next
18:51patient.
18:52If
18:53you
18:54don't
18:55have
18:56gloves,
18:57you'll
18:58hold
18:59on to
19:00the
19:01next
19:02patient.
19:03If
19:04you
19:05don't
19:06have
19:07gloves,
19:08you'll
19:09hold
19:10on to
19:11the
19:12next
19:13patient.
19:14If
19:15you
19:16don't
19:17have
19:18gloves,
19:19you'll
19:20hold
19:21on to
19:22the
19:23next
19:24patient.
19:25If
19:26you
19:27don't
19:28have
19:29gloves,
19:30you'll
19:31hold
19:32on to
19:33the
19:34next
19:35patient.
19:36If
19:37you
19:38don't
19:39have
19:40gloves,
19:41you'll
19:42hold
19:43on to
19:44the
19:45next
19:46patient.
19:47If
19:48you
19:49don't
19:50have
19:51gloves,
19:52you'll
19:53hold
19:54on to
19:55the
19:56next
19:57patient.
19:58If
19:59you
20:00don't
20:01have
20:02gloves,
20:03you'll
20:04hold
20:05on to
20:06the
20:07next
20:08patient.
20:09If
20:10you
20:11don't
20:12have
20:13gloves,
20:14you'll
20:15hold
20:16on to
20:17the
20:18next
20:19patient.
20:20If
20:21you
20:22don't
20:23have
20:24gloves,
20:25you'll
20:26hold
20:27on to
20:28the
20:29next
20:30patient.
20:31If
20:32you
20:33don't
20:34have
20:35gloves,
20:36you'll
20:37hold
20:38on to
20:39the
20:40next
20:41patient.
20:42If
20:43you
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