00:00A community struggling to stay afloat is now caught between environmental hazards and the loss of their daily livelihood.
00:07A smoke from a landfill continues to take its toll.
00:10What was once a steady source of income has turned into a day-to-day battle for survival,
00:15with residents forced to weather both health risks and economic hardship.
00:20Gab Villegas reports.
00:25Imelda has been alone in the modular tent for a week.
00:28She has also been unable to harvest oysters for a living.
00:31She as well as others also cannot sell her fish catch because of the widespread and harmful thick smoke from
00:38the Navotas Sanitary Landfill.
00:40Ang hirap po, iguti nga po, may kong pagkain na dumarating dito.
00:44Yung iba pinapadala ko dun sa mister ko kasi po wala din po sila dun.
00:49Akala nila nakaka-efecto sa usok.
00:53Yung gabi po, malakas po usok.
00:56Kahit po nga dito eh, e kami isa po na sa pupo kami.
01:00Doon po kasi kami malapit doon sa area.
01:02Mary Grace also complains that her husband finds it hard to sell fresh oysters.
01:07Simula po kasi nagkaroon ng ganyang sunog talaga po pati po yung pagkahanap buhay po ng mga mangingisda po dito
01:15talaga po nawala po talaga ang ano.
01:18Kasi po gustuhin po muna mga mamimili magdayuhan dito eh hindi po makadayo dahil po nga sa usok na yan.
01:25Kaya po medyo matumal po yung tinda ng mga ano dyan sa parang.
01:30Today, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa paid a visit to the 126 families seeking refuge at the Ubando National High School
01:39in Bulacan
01:40to provide hygiene kits and personally update them of this situation.
01:45More than 100 residents experience cough, fever and difficulty breathing from inhaling the smoke.
01:51The Secretary said blood samples will be taken from the residents living in Barangay Salambaw which was affected by the
01:57haze.
01:57Para makita kung tumataas sa dugo nila yung sulfur at saka yung methane, pati carbon monoxide kasi di dikit sa
02:06hemoglobin yun eh.
02:08Tapos pwede kang mamatay talaga pero over time kasi unti-unti yun eh.
02:12In the latest footage from Ubando Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office taken this morning,
02:19thick smoke is still visible from the 44 hectare landfill.
02:22According to Ubando Mayor Leonardo Valeda, their local government is continuing to provide for the needs of their residents in
02:30the evacuation center.
02:31According to the mayor, fishermen from the four barangays affected by the haze are now having difficulties.
02:37Kasi kahit sila magdagat, hindi nila alam yung daan eh, hindi nila nakikita.
02:42Kaya dumadaing sila na isang pahirap sa nila na hindi sila makapaghanap buhay.
02:47Mayor Valeda also thanked the national government for assistance to their town.
02:51Secretary Herbosa also has a reminder for residents who cannot leave their homes because of the haze.
02:58Very important, yung mga bata, yung mga tao, huwag maglalagi sa labas kung madaming mataas yung haze level.
03:04And kung lalabas kayo, hindi talaga maiwasan, magsuot minimum N95 mask. Hindi po pwede yung surgical mask.
03:11Gabumil de Villegas from the National TV Network for New and Better Philippines.
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