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CHRISTMAS HOPE IN CEBU This season, we go beyond the news and into the heart of hope. 🎄❤️
Join us for a special Christmas edition of Beyond the Headlines as we celebrate resilience and creativity in Cebu.
✨ Meet Janet Gordola, a Capiz parol maker in Basak, Cebu City, who keeps her doors open despite challenges.
✨ See how Cebu artists transformed roofs torn off by recent typhoons into a glowing Christmas tree at The Kabilin Center—proof that hope can rise from ruin.
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Join us for a special Christmas edition of Beyond the Headlines as we celebrate resilience and creativity in Cebu.
✨ Meet Janet Gordola, a Capiz parol maker in Basak, Cebu City, who keeps her doors open despite challenges.
✨ See how Cebu artists transformed roofs torn off by recent typhoons into a glowing Christmas tree at The Kabilin Center—proof that hope can rise from ruin.
📺 Tune in LIVE later and witness stories that redefine the true spirit of Christmas.
📌 Don’t miss it.
💬 Share this with someone who needs a little hope today.
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00:31Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to a special Christmas edition of Beyond the Headlines.
00:38We celebrate resilience, creativity, and the true spirit of the season.
00:44First, we'll visit Janet Gordola, owner of a Capiz Parol store in Basak, Cebu City, who continues to welcome customers despite challenges.
00:55Then see how Cebu artists turned up by Taipuntino into a glowing Christmas tree at the Kabilin Center, a symbol of hope and ingenuity.
01:08Let's go!
01:39so
01:45nataka ron sa parole store
01:47ni Janet Gordola
01:49silang Janet, isa ni sila
01:51sa mga entrepreneurs
01:52na affected yun in tawon sa mga
01:55calamidad na nilabay din ni sa Cebu
01:57City, ni kabalota nga na
01:58agianta o ka ng earthquake
02:00and then at the same time
02:02nisunod na rin po ang typhoon Tino
02:05so diligid kain ni siya maayong
02:07ang panahon para sa uban
02:09na itong mga entrepreneurs sa Manila Janet
02:11but they continue to
02:13persevere to ensure
02:14that ang mga Cebuanos are still
02:17able to celebrate
02:18Christmas in a more meaningful
02:21way. So karun,
02:22tanaw na itong ilang story of perseverance
02:25and festive hope.
02:26Dayunta!
02:39Good afternoon Janet, may ng hapon?
02:52May ng hapon po.
02:54In office na mo rin yung tagalog, taga Cebu?
02:57Hindi po, taga Pampanga po.
02:58Ah, may ng Pampanga. So, what brought you to Cebu?
03:02Kasi po, nung start ko nung buhay pa,
03:06mahilig siya mag-ikot.
03:08Tapos na ano na po niya dito sa Cebu,
03:10wala doon nagtitinda ng parol.
03:12Sabi niya doon tayo mag-business.
03:14Kaya yun po, nag-upisa na po kami.
03:16So, pila naman mo,
03:18ah, sorry,
03:18pila naman mo katuway nga magbiyahe
03:21to Cebu?
03:23Siguro, mga 19 years na po kami
03:26dito, kabalik-balik na kami.
03:27Kasi 2 years old pa lang po yung eldest
03:29ko ngayon, 21 na.
03:31Okay. So, kaning store, this is also
03:33like 18 years?
03:35Hindi po, nag-rent lang po kami.
03:36Ah, okay. Nag-re-rent. Pero kaning
03:38yun yung gibalik niya, this is already
03:3919 years old na?
03:41Ah, po.
03:42Ah, okay. So,
03:43kanang base na git mo din sa Cebu,
03:46from Pampanga? Or, because
03:47na-mention niyo mo, or pabalik-balik na po?
03:49Oo, pabalik-balik na po. Pero yung
03:51ano po, province ko po, Pampanga,
03:53talagang Pampanga, galing sa tatay ko po
03:55yung ganitong negosyo namin. Pero,
03:58nalakatira din po kami sa Manila,
04:00Las Piñas.
04:01Ah, Las Piñas.
04:02So, kung sa man mo nga,
04:04what month naman mo mo,
04:06ano yung isa Cebu?
04:07Mga katapusan po ng August,
04:09nandito na kami.
04:10Ah, and then,
04:11mo stay mo hanggang December?
04:13Until December.
04:14Yes, sir. So, for example,
04:15for this year,
04:17antod ka nung sa Aman Madenisa, Cebu?
04:19Agang ngayon, December 20,
04:20ito na lang.
04:21Ah, December 20,
04:22then after that,
04:23you go back to Pampanga,
04:25and Panela,
04:26and then,
04:26mabalik na po mo next year.
04:27Next year naman.
04:28Which is also August.
04:30Apo.
04:31Okay.
04:31So, kumos naman
04:32ang business na ito,
04:35karo?
04:36Ay, nung ano po,
04:37mga bandang,
04:38September to
04:39October,
04:40okay naman po
04:41yung bentahan namin.
04:43Tapos,
04:43nung nagkaroon na ng Kalamida,
04:45yun po,
04:45humina po talaga kami.
04:47Pero,
04:47ngayon pong,
04:48mga December,
04:48Pampanga in December,
04:50bumawi naman po ng konti.
04:51Okay.
04:52So,
04:52kayo diba,
04:53so August,
04:54so nabo din nga pa,
04:56you're here during the
04:57typhoon,
04:58you were also here
04:59during the
05:00birth rate.
05:02So,
05:02how was that
05:03experience
05:04sa inyo?
05:05Nakakatakot ko,
05:07lalo na yung lemdol.
05:08Akala ko po,
05:09matutomba na yung mundo.
05:11Nakakatakat ko talaga.
05:12And then,
05:13kumos naman na yun
05:14ang business ninyo
05:16after sa earthquake
05:19or after sa
05:20Mayco?
05:20Wala po talagang.
05:22Talagang,
05:22nasisiro po talaga kami.
05:25So,
05:25mungun sabay ka na,
05:26what keeps you going, man?
05:28Wala po.
05:29Hindi po kami
05:29nawawala ng pag-asa.
05:31So,
05:31kasang-asang
05:32nakihika na hubon?
05:33Opo.
05:33Talagang,
05:34kailangan,
05:34talagang makabenta tayo,
05:36magdadasal tayo.
05:38Talagang,
05:38ginawa naman po namin
05:39ng masahal.
05:41And by the way,
05:42sa,
05:42kung anong naman mo
05:43into the parole business,
05:44why are you in the parole business?
05:47Yung tatay ko po kasi,
05:48ito yung business
05:49na bata pa ka.
05:51Sabi po niya
05:51sa aming mag-asawa,
05:53tayo na lang magpatuloy
05:54kasi wala na po yung tatay ko.
05:56Kaya kami po talaga
05:57nagpatuloy
05:57ng business.
05:59So,
06:00karo,
06:00dun sa may,
06:01because bowling naman mo
06:02by,
06:03you're going home
06:03by tomorrow,
06:0522.
06:0522.
06:06So,
06:07how do you plan
06:07to celebrate
06:08your Christmas night?
06:10Siyempre,
06:10para kasama ko po
06:11yung mga anak ko.
06:13Dalawa po.
06:14You said na,
06:16yung eldest,
06:172 years old
06:17pag-sulga,
06:18and then 21 na karon?
06:2021.
06:20The other child?
06:2216 years old.
06:2316.
06:24And then,
06:25do they also plan
06:26to continue?
06:28Yung eldest po po,
06:30parang gusto niya.
06:31Because?
06:32Parang na,
06:33ano po siya kasi,
06:34ito po yung
06:35binuhay ko sa kanila
06:36kasi wala na yung mister ko.
06:38Siyempre,
06:38kaya?
06:40Siyempre,
06:40yeah?
06:41So,
06:41in your family,
06:43how important is Christmas
06:44to you sa ito?
06:46Ay,
06:46napaka-importante po
06:47ng Christmas.
06:48Pag nasa
06:49pamilya ka po
06:50na magkikristmas,
06:52parang kompleto na yun.
06:54Masarap po
06:55mag-Christmas
06:55sa pamilya.
06:57So,
06:57Mike,
06:57what's your Christmas wish
06:59man for this year?
07:00Ay,
07:00sana po,
07:01walang,
07:02walang magkasakit
07:04sa pamilya ko.
07:05Tapos,
07:06peace,
07:07peace sa buong mundo.
07:08Sa,
07:09lalo na dito sa Pilipinas,
07:11napaka-gulo.
07:12And then,
07:13if there's anything
07:14na ilungin pasalamat
07:16sa corona here,
07:18sa mga ka-Blessed?
07:19Ay,
07:20marami po
07:20akong pagpapasalamat
07:21kay Lord.
07:22Hindi po ako tumitigil
07:23magpasalamat sa kanya.
07:24Lahat po,
07:25nang meron ako,
07:26lahat po,
07:26ng,
07:27ano ko na,
07:28kay Lord po talaga
07:29lahat kami.
07:30And,
07:31kung nakakay,
07:32hindi ka na
07:33kasulti sa atuwang
07:35viewers.
07:37Paul,
07:37hello po.
07:38Ano sa ba ni mo,
07:38ang Christmas wish,
07:39ay lahat?
07:40Ang wish ko lang po,
07:41wag po kayong mawalang
07:42pag-asa sa buhay.
07:44Tuloy lang.
07:45Tuloy lang ang laban.
07:48And then,
07:49hindi mo wish
07:50for the business.
07:51Sana po,
07:52laging good
07:52ang business.
07:54Abs and down.
07:56Magiging okay din po,
07:58di ba?
07:58Wag po tayo mawala
07:59ng pag-asa.
08:01And then,
08:01through abs and down.
08:02Sa atuwang country.
08:05Ayun,
08:05nga po.
08:06Ito po yung nakakalungkot.
08:07Sana po,
08:08maayos na po yung mga
08:09corruption sa Pilipinas.
08:12Para naman po,
08:13yung mga mahihirap.
08:14Tayo po lahat,
08:15kahit hindi mahihirap,
08:17makinabang naman sa
08:18gobyerno natin
08:19ang maayos.
08:20Hindi po yung
08:20napupunta lang sa
08:21mga kurakot na,
08:23ano,
08:23na mga politik po.
08:25Kailangan po mawala na
08:26yung mga lahat.
08:27Sige.
08:28I'm also hopeful
08:29that your hopes
08:31for this year
08:32will also be answered.
08:33Yes po,
08:33salamat.
08:34So,
08:34thank you kay
08:34Janet for giving us
08:35your time.
08:36Apun,
08:36salamat.
08:37And Merry Christmas.
08:38Merry Christmas to you.
08:39Janet's story is
08:41that of hope.
08:44How hope can light up
08:46communities and home.
08:48And from one story
08:49of creativity
08:50and perseverance,
08:52we are here
08:52at the Kabilin Center.
08:55Taypun Tino
08:56tore off roofs
08:57around Cebu province.
08:59But a group of artists
09:01did not let the damage
09:03go to waste.
09:05They transformed
09:05the damaged roof
09:07into a glowing
09:08Christmas tree.
09:10Come,
09:10let's talk to
09:11one of the three artists.
09:12Her name is Victoria
09:13because this is another
09:15story of perseverance,
09:17creativity,
09:18and hope.
09:19Let's check this out.
09:38So,
09:52we are here,
09:53no?
09:53At the Kabilin Center
09:54and joining me
09:55in this conversation
09:56is Victoria.
09:58She is one of the three
09:59artists who made
10:00this happen.
10:02So,
10:02good afternoon,
10:03Victoria.
10:03Good afternoon,
10:04sir.
10:04D.K.
10:05Yes.
10:05So,
10:06you're the artist
10:07who worked on
10:08Christmas tree.
10:09So,
10:09it's like
10:10Christmas tree
10:11that I'm going to
10:12live,
10:13including myself.
10:14So,
10:14that would be
10:14Ryan Hentes,
10:16Van Gavud,
10:17and Victoria.
10:19Okay.
10:20And then,
10:21because this is
10:22inspired out of
10:23a tragedy.
10:25Yes,
10:25of course.
10:26So,
10:26what was
10:28in your mind
10:29and along with
10:30the other two artists
10:32when you saw
10:33the damaged
10:33rule?
10:35Well,
10:36one of the
10:37artists is actually
10:38working with
10:39debris material
10:41in the first place.
10:42But,
10:43for this Christmas tree,
10:45taken from the
10:45experiences,
10:46good siya.
10:47The act of moving
10:48forward and the
10:49rise of the
10:50people amidst
10:51all the struggles.
10:53Karo na napa
10:54experience sa
10:55bagyo ong Pilindor.
10:57So,
10:57what was the
10:58aha moment?
10:58Pakakita niyo,
10:59wow!
10:59A di po niy,
11:00wow!
11:00Night damaged
11:01tree.
11:02So,
11:02what was the
11:02aha moment
11:03to turn it
11:04into something
11:05beautiful?
11:06Well,
11:06definitely,
11:07kay,
11:08kanimang good
11:08ng mga scene
11:09kay,
11:10paan man siya,
11:11scattered man siya,
11:12during the
11:12bagyo or
11:13even the
11:14little,
11:15but,
11:15during
11:16Typhoon Tino.
11:17So,
11:18ang aha moment
11:19yud is,
11:20nakakunahan
11:21namin na,
11:21wow!
11:22Pwede radeay
11:22niyng scene.
11:24Even though
11:24it's,
11:25technically
11:26trash,
11:27since,
11:28pagung mga
11:28dun siya
11:28junk shops,
11:29ang mga
11:29scraps,
11:31no?
11:31But,
11:32we saw
11:33the potential
11:33that it had,
11:35and so,
11:36we realized
11:37na,
11:37pwede man
11:37dahil niyng magamit.
11:38Like,
11:39we don't
11:39necessarily
11:40have to
11:40purchase
11:41the usual
11:42materials for
11:43Christmas tree,
11:44such as,
11:45actually,
11:45sa UT,
11:46napay,
11:47same po,
11:48no?
11:48So,
11:48much same
11:49na scrap wood
11:50from fallen
11:51debris po,
11:51did to.
11:52We did the
11:53same,
11:53okay?
11:54Mauman po,
11:55dang,
11:55kadaghan,
11:56daghan mo,
11:56dyan siya,
11:57scene,
11:57nga,
11:58kwan,
11:58na,
11:59mga,
12:02debris,
12:03so,
12:04yeah,
12:04we saw the potential
12:05and we said,
12:06let's go,
12:07let's do it.
12:08I can tell,
12:08actually,
12:09na,
12:10it's,
12:10it also takes a lot
12:11of creativity
12:12to put this
12:13together.
12:14So,
12:14what were the
12:15initial challenges
12:16that the three
12:17of you faced
12:18to make sure
12:19that even if
12:20they're damaged
12:21scraps,
12:23if you call it
12:23that way,
12:24they still are
12:25able to form
12:26together
12:27into a beautiful
12:28piece?
12:29Well,
12:30first challenge,
12:32siguro,
12:33we actually
12:34went to around,
12:35we limited it
12:36to two junk shops
12:37around the area
12:38lang din po.
12:39So,
12:39all of the
12:40scene is
12:41sourced from
12:42Barangay Tejero,
12:44which is actually
12:44Dool Revere.
12:46So,
12:48sa junk shops
12:49Manggud,
12:49namanggud kay Kapilian.
12:51So,
12:51na yung mga scene na,
12:53okay,
12:53scrap ni,
12:54pero bag o pa kayo,
12:55tanaw.
12:55And there are also
12:56scraps na,
12:57yung nanin na,
12:57marag,
12:58nipis na judkay siya,
13:00very thorn,
13:01and,
13:02well,
13:03easier to bend
13:04ni siya,
13:04definitely.
13:05So,
13:06kato,
13:06one of the
13:07challenges we had
13:08was,
13:08ay kanin nga scene
13:09kay Bagara kayo,
13:10although,
13:11na siya potensyal,
13:12taro baga arapod kayo siya,
13:13dili na to siya ma-fold.
13:15So,
13:16one of the factors
13:16that we really had to,
13:18um,
13:19really,
13:20uh,
13:20consider,
13:20is,
13:21ang iyang kanipsun
13:22sa mga scene.
13:24So,
13:24yeah,
13:24mas genuine man,
13:25sa good,
13:26if,
13:26we use these scraps
13:28na marag,
13:29halag,
13:30dugay na kayo siya,
13:31nanas,
13:31siya taya.
13:32So,
13:32easier to bend,
13:33good siya,
13:34even with our own bare hands.
13:35So,
13:36ba-to siya.
13:36So,
13:37it's really,
13:38uh,
13:38work of art,
13:39no?
13:39So,
13:39on a personal note,
13:40what does this tree
13:43also mean to you?
13:44Kaya,
13:44art is mag-yod,
13:46kaya,
13:46it's also a form
13:47of self-expression.
13:48Yes,
13:49well,
13:50for me,
13:51I would like to echo
13:51what Rafi said,
13:53na,
13:54kanyang art is,
13:56really,
13:56beauty can emerge
13:57from brokenness.
13:59So,
13:59mamandrid ang thought,
14:00kaya,
14:00if you can see,
14:01naadyo yung mga scene,
14:02or like,
14:02corrugated sheets na,
14:04busulot nagyod.
14:05And some would even say,
14:07na,
14:07oh,
14:08maybe dili naman na magamit,
14:09kaya,
14:09kaya,
14:10busulot na siya,
14:10maybe usas na siya.
14:12So,
14:13for me,
14:13as an artist,
14:14kaya,
14:16kana,
14:16like,
14:17dili lang dyan,
14:18nimo,
14:19siguro,
14:19ma-expect kod na,
14:21aw,
14:21pwede padahin na siya,
14:22mga purma,
14:22huwagin mo na ni.
14:23So,
14:23maybe,
14:24like,
14:24don't,
14:25the usual things
14:27na we take for granted,
14:28maudod na ang mga nindot
14:30sa atong kinabuhi.
14:31So,
14:32really,
14:32just,
14:33never take anything for granted.
14:35And also,
14:36kanang,
14:37tungod sa,
14:38katong nga field work,
14:39katong pagatulam mo
14:40sa mga junk shops,
14:41na ka-realize,
14:41jud ko na,
14:42tinod yuday na,
14:44one man's trash
14:45is another
14:46man's treasure.
14:48So,
14:49yeah,
14:49ma-auto siya,
14:50sir.
14:50Sige,
14:51so,
14:51thank you for sharing your thoughts
14:53and also,
14:54your heart,
14:55no?
14:56Not just for this interview,
14:58but also,
14:58through this work of art.
15:01So,
15:01anta may wish ni mo karong Christmas,
15:04no?
15:04For yourself,
15:05and for the Cebuanos.
15:07Well,
15:07for myself,
15:08and for the Cebuanos,
15:10definitely good health po,
15:11no?
15:12Because,
15:13ayun,
15:14like,
15:14considering everything,
15:15and also good health,
15:17sa atong pagbangon,
15:19kay,
15:19I know na,
15:20diligyod siya,
15:21sa yun,
15:22ang pagbangon,
15:23kikan sa mga kalamidad,
15:24diri sa Sugbo,
15:25especially in places like,
15:27San Remedio,
15:28and Buggo,
15:28which is the epicenter.
15:30So,
15:31kaya na,
15:31I wish this Christmas,
15:34I hope that she could give us hope
15:36moving forward,
15:37not only karong Pasko,
15:38but also sa umaabot na bagong tuin.
15:41So,
15:42mga rote siya, sir.
15:43Sige,
15:43so,
15:43salamat,
15:44Victoria,
15:44for this wonderful creation,
15:47and also for joining us this afternoon,
15:50because this is also another demonstration
15:53of the Cebuano spirit,
15:55that even out of,
15:58tragedy,
15:59we can still find a way
16:01to turn it into something beautiful
16:04and inspiring.
16:06Yes, pa.
16:06So,
16:07sa kaniya mong Christmas tree,
16:09maoni ang final product,
16:11and maupan na yung mga tao behind it.
16:15So,
16:15aside na mo ni Van o ni Roy,
16:17kayo na po yung mga tao na nagtabang na mo
16:20sa pagmount
16:21para sa iyang electrical needs.
16:24So,
16:24maoni ang dagway sa mga scene,
16:27samtang,
16:27wala pa siya gitaod,
16:29and nag-use may scaffolding
16:31para mataod yun siya
16:32from the very top.
16:34So,
16:34naka-realize me na
16:36ang best way
16:37to really mount it
16:39is working from
16:40top to bottom,
16:41so,
16:42so,
16:42layo mong god if,
16:43koan,
16:44kayo nang,
16:44magsugod ta sa ubos,
16:46and then,
16:46balik na sadta sa taas,
16:48since nag-use mantags ka po,
16:49and then,
16:50maoni ang mga scene,
16:51katong ama ng gecrumpol,
16:53o gehammer,
16:54maoni ang mga scraps
16:57na among ginayus
16:59from Typhoon Tino,
17:00and,
17:02gipintalan na mo siya,
17:03usa,
17:04na mo siya,
17:04gikoan,
17:05gikram po,
17:06so,
17:07ka na.
17:08And then,
17:09these scraps
17:09from Typhoon Tino,
17:11kay,
17:11koan man siya,
17:12kanang,
17:13dira man yun pa doon
17:14tanang scraps
17:15sa mga nabagyohan,
17:16so,
17:17we realized,
17:18na para po na,
17:19ginansyo po ang mga junk trucks,
17:21o mga nagbaligya,
17:22para nalang po,
17:23balipay po nila,
17:24na po sila,
17:25ginansyo from it all,
17:26kay,
17:27amo din siya,
17:27gisource,
17:29dito.
17:30So,
17:30maoni ang mga tao,
17:32na,
17:32nag-help po na mo
17:33sa pagtimbang sa mga scene.
17:36That's it for the special Christmas episode
17:39of Beyond the Headlines.
17:41Today,
17:41we celebrate resilience,
17:43creativity,
17:44and the spirit of Cebu.
17:46From Janet Gordola
17:48keeping her parol shop alive,
17:50to the Cebu artists
17:52like Victoria Tangquerido
17:53transforming Typhoon Damage Roo
17:56into a glowing Christmas tree.
17:59These stories remind us
18:01that even in challenging times,
18:04hope and community
18:05can shine through.
18:08This is also our last episode
18:09for the year.
18:10We'll be taking a short holiday break,
18:13and we'll see you again
18:14on January 5.
18:15I'm DJ Moises.
18:17We are just six days away
18:18from Christmas Day,
18:20and from all of us at Sunstar,
18:22we wish you a Merry Christmas,
18:24a joyful holiday season,
18:26and a Happy New Year.
18:29We'll see you again in 2026,
18:31and Happy Holidays!
18:33Happy Holidays!
19:03Happy Holidays!
19:04Happy Holidays!
19:05Happy Holidays!
19:06Happy Holidays!
19:07Happy Holidays!
19:07Happy Holidays!
19:24Peace!
19:25Have a great day!
19:27Bye-bye!
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