Noong nakaraang linggo, naging laman ng balita ang ilang kaguluhang kinasangkutan ng mga kabataan. Ang puno’t dulo ng mga riot na ito, maging tugon ng mga otoridad para mapigilan ang ganitong mga insidente, sinundan ng ‘Reporter’s Notebook’. Panoorin ang buong ulat sa video na ‘to.
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00:00 In this cellphone video, you can see a young man with a burning flame running on the middle of the road.
00:09 Later, there are some other young men who followed him and even attacked him on the other side of the road.
00:21 You can see that they are being split on the other side and it seems like they are fighting with other young men on the road.
00:30 In another CCTV, a group of men are holding a video while they are on the road.
00:38 A few moments later, there was a commotion on the other side of the road when a man was walking wearing a red T-shirt.
00:47 Later, a group of men chased a man and he was shot.
00:54 On the other side of the CCTV, you can see a man who is floating in the middle of the road.
01:07 [Protesters shouting]
01:17 What is the purpose of these riots by the youth groups?
01:22 And what is the authority's duty to stop these kinds of riots and violence?
01:36 In this cellphone video that was taken on the early day of September 5 in Barangay 12, Caloocan City,
01:42 you can see a young man who is floating on the road.
01:47 He is holding a burning flame.
01:51 Later, you can see his group of men who are chasing and running
01:57 until it became a full-blown riot.
02:04 [Explosion]
02:06 To know the story behind the video, Reporters Notebook went to the community where the riot happened.
02:13 According to the resident here, Tita Tan, this is not the first time that the youths in their area have rioted.
02:21 The riots here are almost every night.
02:27 This is the hotspot. People come from there, from the end, until there.
02:33 Then they meet here.
02:35 Of course, we can't sleep.
02:39 We really call the barangay and the police.
02:43 When the police arrive, they will be gone.
02:47 Aside from the sticks, molotovs, and bottles, she also saw a bracelet with a bat on it.
02:55 Only children have it.
02:57 Maybe they were afraid because we saw it.
03:01 I said, "Children, children, hold this."
03:04 Early on September 5, the two groups of youths rioted here in Sabalo Street, Barangay 12, Caloocan City.
03:13 One group of youths came from this direction, the other from the opposite direction.
03:19 These two groups of youths were in a fight.
03:23 The residents we talked to said that this often happens.
03:28 To better explain how the riots started, our team reviewed the barangay's CCTV.
03:36 At the first opportunity, the barangay saw where the youths came from.
03:42 In this CCTV footage, you can see some youths entering a corner.
03:51 After a few minutes, they came out again but their numbers increased.
03:56 One of them was carrying a bottle and quickly ran to the middle of the street.
04:03 His companions were roaming around in another group of youths who were carrying bottles.
04:11 After more than 10 minutes of patrolling, chasing, and robbing,
04:18 the group left the youths who were fleeing the street.
04:23 How many times a month?
04:28 It's the third time.
04:30 So, when they leave, the people will hide.
04:35 They will hide in their cars.
04:39 In the middle of Barangay 12, most of the youths who were involved in the riots were from the faraway places.
04:46 Who are they?
04:48 They are from different barangays.
04:51 They are social workers who are in the barangay.
04:54 One of the youths who were always involved in the riots was Reynald, who was 17 years old.
04:59 He doesn't have a real name.
05:01 I'm just a part of the fights.
05:04 I'm just a part of the fights.
05:06 I'm a part of the JCPO.
05:08 What do they talk about?
05:10 Where they will meet, where they will fight, in what places.
05:14 Sometimes, he was rescued and brought to a shelter for the case of "frustrated murder."
05:19 But he was released last year.
05:22 Since then, he thought that he needs to start a new life.
05:26 I was just a star back then.
05:28 I really had a dream.
05:29 I was always on the CCTV.
05:31 When I was in SWD, I was jailed there.
05:35 I stopped there.
05:36 I wanted to study and I had a dream.
05:39 I wanted to be a seaman so I could help my family.
05:43 According to Reynald's mother, Julian,
05:46 he didn't lack in disciplining his son.
05:49 But he admitted that it was hard for him to find a job and take care of his four children,
05:55 especially since he was a single mom.
05:57 Sometimes, I was always out of work.
06:00 I would go home and stay in the barangay, not in the barangay but in the police station.
06:06 There was a time when he was in the streets.
06:10 How was that?
06:12 Even if I wasn't okay, I needed to be strong.
06:16 Because I was the only one who supported them.
06:19 Of course, I needed to provide.
06:23 Instead of just thinking about my job, I needed to think about them.
06:30 I shouldn't do it anymore because they're already grown up.
06:33 In the middle of my interview with Julian,
06:39 a woman was angry and she was being shot.
06:44 You think we won't see each other? We will see each other.
06:48 You're still denying what you did?
06:51 You're just going to see each other because the case will be messed up.
06:55 Wait. Wait until they teach you.
06:58 Do you know what you look like? You have a person's permission.
07:02 What is the permission that he's talking about?
07:08 We learned that Leslie's husband died in a riot in March this year.
07:14 He was shot and was in a wheelchair.
07:18 This is my husband. He ran back because he saw that someone was praying.
07:27 He was able to reach six people.
07:30 They all have their own bags.
07:32 One of them had crates of dry food.
07:37 The other had a handkerchief.
07:39 One of them had two bags and the other had a stone.
07:42 After they beat my husband, he was beaten twice.
07:48 The second time, he was beaten and he was standing.
07:59 He was beaten and he was shot. They ran away when they saw the fire.
08:04 The gunman that he confronted on the street,
08:12 can see that Leslie's husband's body was beaten even though it was already buried in the cement.
08:18 Leslie and her fiancé Ron Ron have four children.
08:25 Leslie is now taking care of their children.
08:29 How is your family now, since your husband died?
08:32 When my husband died, it was very hard because I was the only one taking care of the children.
08:37 It would be better if he was the only one, if he was the only one, not the other four.
08:43 My husband was very kind.
08:45 I helped him in everything.
08:48 I didn't expect him to die like that because of the children's story,
08:55 the lives that were lost because of the people who had no story.
09:00 They destroyed the lives of those who were happy.
09:04 They destroyed my family.
09:06 Leslie was prosecuted for the case of seven gunmen who were caught in the CCTV footage.
09:14 Four of them were brought to a shelter for the Children in Conflict with the Law or CICL
09:20 because they were over 15 years old when they confronted the four gunmen in the murder case.
09:26 If the City Social Welfare and Development Office can prove that the accused has discernment
09:31 or knows that the minor is the one who did the crime,
09:35 the case will be transferred to the court.
09:41 Early that day, on September 8, in Camarín, Caloocan, two groups of children were rambled.
09:46 But by chance, three children were rescued and one was arrested and helped because of legal age.
09:54 In this cellphone video that was taken on the early day of September 8 in Barangay 178, Camarín, North Caloocan,
10:02 two groups of children were seen throwing bottles and flying molotov cocktails.
10:09 [Explosion]
10:10 [Shouting]
10:11 [Shouting]
10:12 Two buildings were bombed and when the barangay patrol arrived, some members ran here.
10:19 But four were rescued and the children were arrested.
10:23 According to Camarín, Caloocan Police Substation 4, a group was caught with a gun and a pen gun.
10:33 The group faces an alarm and scandal complaint and there is an additional complaint of illegal possession of deadly weapon
10:40 by the two minors after they were caught with a gun and an improvised gun.
10:45 The 18-year-old man who was arrested on September 8 was arrested by the barangay before the riot happened.
10:52 But he admitted that he was with the minors who were arrested and were involved in this.
10:57 Why were you arrested?
10:59 I did not do anything.
11:00 I was with the children.
11:01 What did you do?
11:02 I was caught with a gun.
11:06 We were caught without a gun.
11:11 For the chief of Caloocan City Police, while investigating and giving a lecture,
11:17 it is more important to understand the children who are involved in the riots in their area.
11:23 There are many of them who were abandoned by their parents so they cannot be guided.
11:29 We know that the people involved in these incidents are out-of-school youth.
11:35 Because we can see the profile of the parents who are also having a hard time in life,
11:40 that is what causes it.
11:42 The orientation and upbringing of the children is different.
11:45 We should also understand what these children are facing so that we can address it and help them.
11:55 This is why we need to give them some guidance.
12:00 According to the City Social Welfare and Development Office of Caloocan,
12:04 they are continuously intervening on the children who are being arrested and are involved in various cases.
12:10 I will give a directive to my people to go down to the barangay and find out who are the children involved
12:19 so that they can call their parents and ask them to check what they should do so that they won't repeat the same mistake.
12:29 We will approach them with restorative justice.
12:32 The problem is more than the youth being a burden.
12:38 As long as the deeper roots cannot be solved, like poverty and lack of education,
12:45 the rescue of these youths on the streets will be a challenge.
12:49 I am Mackie Pulido and this is the Reporter's Notebook.
12:59 [Music]
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