Disputed Philippines dam aims to quench Manila's water needs

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The Philippines is building the Kaliwa Dam to address Manila's looming water shortage. But an Indigenous community with claims to the area where the dam is being built says the dam threatens their way of life.

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00:00I'm going to wash away my hands next week.

00:04I'm going to wash away my hands.

00:08I can use a little bit of the floor.

00:12I have to use a little bit of the floor.

00:17I simply wash away my hands.

00:22I will wash it the floor,

00:25...

00:28Mayroong mga kasaysayan na mayroon.

00:43Ang mga pamayanan hinggil sa paglaban sa mga nakakasirang proyekto na sa tingin namin ay hindi lang pa-physical,

00:55But even in our culture, even in our culture, in our culture, even in our culture, we have been affected by our communities.

01:04We're not going to do it.

01:18We're not going to do it.

01:23This is not going to be a part of our culture.

01:27We're not going to be able to get away.

01:30We're not going to be able to get away our own place.

01:34aalagaan ang aming asisal lumen, ang aming lupa yung ninulo,

01:37at siyempre, magbubunsun ito ng kasiguraduan ng aming pamayanan

01:45na ito ay napapangalagaan nila.

02:04I would like to have a conversation for the free, prior and informed consent process and understand what this process is.

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