Aired (August 17, 2024): Marami ang naantig nang maitampok sa ‘I-Witness’ ang buhay ni Nanay Sita— isang ina na hindi iniinda ang katandaan para maalagaan ang kanyang anak na may kapansanan sa pag-iisip.
Makalipas ang ilang buwan, kumusta na nga kaya ang buhay nila? Nakawala na nga ba sila sa mga selda at sa karamdamang bumihag sa kanila? Alamin ‘yan sa dokumentaryo ni Atom Araullo sa #IWitness, ang #MgaBakantengSelda ngayong Sabado, 10:15 PM sa GMA.
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‘I-Witness’ is GMA Network's longest-running and most awarded documentary program. It is hosted by the country’s top documentarists— Howie Severino, Kara David, Atom Araullo, Mav Gonzales, and John Consulta. ‘I-Witness’ airs every Saturday, 10:15 PM on GMA Network.
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Makalipas ang ilang buwan, kumusta na nga kaya ang buhay nila? Nakawala na nga ba sila sa mga selda at sa karamdamang bumihag sa kanila? Alamin ‘yan sa dokumentaryo ni Atom Araullo sa #IWitness, ang #MgaBakantengSelda ngayong Sabado, 10:15 PM sa GMA.
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‘I-Witness’ is GMA Network's longest-running and most awarded documentary program. It is hosted by the country’s top documentarists— Howie Severino, Kara David, Atom Araullo, Mav Gonzales, and John Consulta. ‘I-Witness’ airs every Saturday, 10:15 PM on GMA Network.
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00:00In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
00:15Our Lord, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
00:20Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
00:25It was during the time that Mother Sita was praying for her two children
00:30who were suffering from a severe mental illness.
00:36Holy Mary, Mother of God,
00:39pray for us to be saved from this time of death. Amen.
00:48They had to be imprisoned in cells.
00:56But now, they are free.
01:16In a quiet corner of Negros Oriental,
01:20a family is the backbone of their world.
01:24Our Lord, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
01:29Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
01:38It was during the time that Mother Sita was praying for her two children
01:43who were suffering from a severe mental illness.
01:47May they be blessed with a long life.
01:50Even though she's old and barely able to move,
02:07Sita is still taking care of her children.
02:21Alan and Manuel, both have schizophrenia.
02:37Sita doesn't know when she'll be able to continue this.
03:07Sita has been living with schizophrenia since she was 4 years old.
03:20I don't know what to do.
03:26I don't know what to do.
03:30I'm 75 years old.
03:34I don't know what to do.
03:46I don't know what to do with my children.
03:49I don't know what to do.
03:54I don't know what to do with my children.
03:57I don't know what to do with my children.
04:00I don't know what to do with my children.
04:03This is where the siblings of Sita's mother live.
04:07Their house is cemented.
04:11But you can see that there are cracks in the front.
04:17This is where they sleep, this is where they eat,
04:20and in the corner is where they pee.
04:24You know, it doesn't look good.
04:27It really looks like a prison.
04:30But given the circumstances,
04:34this is their way of taking care of their siblings.
04:48The siblings have been imprisoned in Sita's mother's cell for 11 years.
04:56One of the most difficult feelings is to have a mental illness,
05:01especially in a situation like this.
05:05If you don't understand their illness, it's easy to get scared.
05:10If you don't care about them,
05:15you just have to look at others,
05:19and not just pay attention to them.
05:22How did they end up in this situation,
05:26where they were imprisoned?
05:29It's normal.
05:31We have chickens, we have chickens, we have chickens.
05:36We have chickens.
05:38We have chickens.
05:40We have chickens.
05:42We have chickens.
05:44We have chickens.
05:47We have chickens.
05:49We have chickens.
05:53We have chickens.
05:56Is it hard for you to take care of them?
05:59It's hard.
06:01I have to feed them.
06:03I have to feed them.
06:07I don't trust them.
06:09I'm the one who feeds them.
06:11I don't trust them.
06:18Do you still talk to your children?
06:22No, not yet.
06:26When was the last time they told you that they love you?
06:31Not yet.
06:33Not yet.
06:35I don't want them to die.
06:37I don't want them to die.
06:39I don't want them to die.
06:41I don't want them to die.
06:43I don't want them to die.
06:46I don't want them to die.
06:58Sometimes,
07:00Nanay Sita sings to her children every night.
07:08Sometimes,
07:10despite their parents' thoughts,
07:13they can still hear her voice.
07:43Sometimes,
07:45despite their parents' thoughts,
07:47they can still hear her voice.
08:03The next day,
08:05Nanay Sita has an early visit.
08:09Tatay Marcelo, or Erning,
08:12is a tricycle driver.
08:15His wife, Miriam, is with him.
08:19How are you and Nanay Sita?
08:22We're just neighbors.
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11:28He started to move in a different way
11:31when he couldn't finish his studies
11:33because of the lack of money.
11:35When he couldn't graduate,
11:39when he couldn't pay his tuition,
11:44when he couldn't eat,
11:46when he couldn't eat,
11:47he would always lie down
11:50and cry.
11:53So he got depressed in that situation?
11:55Yes, he got depressed in that situation.
11:57He couldn't eat.
11:59He couldn't achieve his dream.
12:09There is another hidden portrait of Mother Sita,
12:12There is another hidden portrait of Mother Sita,
12:13There is another hidden portrait of Mother Sita,
12:14Her wedding picture
12:15Her wedding picture
12:16of her esteemed wife.
12:18of his widowed wife.
12:20I am 47 years old.
12:2347? And you?
12:25I am 27 years old. My parents are also 27 years old.
12:28I am the wife of the Himalayan priest.
12:33I am the one who is going to be married to the Himalayan priest.
12:36I don't know him.
12:38I just want him to visit me.
12:42He is a good man.
12:43He drinks a lot, but he doesn't drink a lot.
12:46You have a very good memory.
12:49You even remember the dates.
12:51How old is he?
12:53He was born on June 8, 1928.
12:56Let me see.
12:58I will put it next to you.
13:00Let me see.
13:01Compare.
13:02I am old.
13:04I am old, but I don't want to get old.
13:06It's beautiful.
13:08It's good that you put this picture next to you.
13:11When I look at it, I feel like I am getting old.
13:16I will put it next to you.
13:35Sometimes, the siblings are admitted to a nearby mental rehabilitation center.
13:40How many?
13:43One, two, three, four.
13:45But they never came back
13:47after a bad experience with a former employee of the center.
13:58Mom, it's afternoon already.
14:00How are you, Mom?
14:02I want to go to the mountain.
14:03You want to go to the mountain?
14:05Okay.
14:05Let's go.
14:06Let's go to the mountain.
14:09After noticing her story,
14:12Mom Sita visited the health officers of the City of Cebulan
14:17and the province of Negros Oriental.
14:20Ma'am, in this case,
14:21these siblings reached our psychiatric center.
14:28Unfortunately, they were not given regular help.
14:33What was the problem?
14:35The problem was that Mom was hurt by a single worker.
14:40When she was hurt, she did not come back.
14:43She was out of pocket.
14:45She could not afford it.
14:47What is the plan for the care of the siblings and for Mom?
14:54Our plan is, we will be here to give the maintenance dose.
14:59We will give everything for free.
15:10It is really hard to take care of a disease like this,
15:13because it comes back.
15:16But I assure you,
15:18if there is maintenance,
15:21they can live a normal life.
15:27Can their condition still improve?
15:28Yes, it can improve.
15:29The caretaker said,
15:31after I gave the medicine,
15:32she saw an improvement.
15:41Mom Sita was full of hope
15:44after visiting the doctors.
15:46Last time, I went to the doctor
15:49to check on her.
15:52Last time, I went to the doctor to check on her.
15:56They said, she will recover.
15:59They said, she will recover.
16:03They said, she will recover.
16:04They said, she will recover.
16:11They said, she will recover.
16:13They said, she will recover.
16:29But it did not end well
16:31for Mom Sita.
16:40Six months ago, I visited my mother.
16:46Hello, mother.
16:48Hello.
16:49How are you?
16:50I'm fine. I'm 77 years old.
16:55How is your new house?
16:57It's okay. I'm used to it.
17:00We haven't talked for a long time,
17:03but she shared with me the bad news.
17:07My son is in the hospital.
17:11He's dead.
17:12Yes, I heard about it.
17:14I prayed for him.
17:17I'm so worried.
17:19I'm sorry, mother.
17:36The story of my mother and her children is very old.
17:57Some of them sent help,
18:00so the old couple's house was repaired.
18:06Marcelo was the first to build the house.
18:15We built a new house so we can see where the help is coming from.
18:19The money they gave is not wasted because we bought a house,
18:24food, and medicine.
18:26But what they experienced was a change of heart.
18:40The cells are empty.
18:43Alan's mother, Kamakailan, has passed away.
18:50When her brother died,
18:52Manuel became the center of attention.
18:56That's why we told the provincial health department about his condition.
19:08He was taken by health workers to be admitted to the hospital.
19:12Until now, his mother, Manuel, hasn't visited him yet.
19:26Now that his siblings are gone,
19:28it's strange how quiet this place is.
19:32But I can see how much he loves his family.
19:37It's sad to think that they were able to take care of him
19:43even though it was too early.
19:53For months,
19:56Manuel was in the hospital.
19:59His mother, Manuel,
20:02and her husband,
20:05have been taking care of his siblings for months.
20:11It's been a long day for them,
20:15especially for Alan.
20:17That's when he got better.
20:20I tried to take him outside.
20:22I said,
20:24I opened his cell.
20:28He ate a lot.
20:30I told him,
20:31you can't go back to jail.
20:33He said,
20:35I'll go back.
20:36Why?
20:37It's okay.
20:38I'll go out at night.
20:39I'll go inside.
20:41I don't want my siblings to be lonely.
20:45Go swim in the sea.
20:47Swim.
20:50As Alan got better,
20:52sometimes,
20:54his mother, Sita, would take care of him.
20:58She was also the one who pushed his mother's wheelchair.
21:03Grandma,
21:04they're here in the sea.
21:09While they're out in the sea,
21:12their favorite thing to do is
21:14to eat sorbetes.
21:25When I was young,
21:27I used to go to the boulevard to eat.
21:30When I got home,
21:31I'd sit on the bench.
21:34I'd eat bananas, bread,
21:36and sorbetes.
21:37It was a feast.
21:39What did you notice in your mother, Sita,
21:41when she saw her son getting better?
21:45She said,
21:47he's eating well.
21:49She said,
21:50I'll eat a lot so I'll get better.
21:53We're two now.
21:55Happy Birthday to you!
22:00But one day,
22:02Alan suddenly became weak.
22:06I asked her,
22:07does your head hurt?
22:09She said,
22:10yes.
22:13I told her,
22:14just drink your medicine.
22:16So I gave her medicine.
22:19She didn't really...
22:21When she stood up,
22:22she fell.
22:24Then her face,
22:26her face opened up.
22:34According to the doctors,
22:37Alan was attacked in the heart.
22:40He died
22:41at the age of 47.
22:52Alan died at the age of 47.
22:57I tried to stop him,
23:00but he died.
23:02I was the one who died
23:03because I was sick.
23:15Because she was sick,
23:16Sita could not go to Alan's grave.
23:20Until now,
23:22she still hasn't visited
23:24the grave of her son.
23:3840 days after the death of Alan,
23:43we brought Sita to the cemetery.
23:50Alan's grave
24:01But Sita could not be buried in sadness.
24:05Alan's grave
24:19She is still waiting for her son, Manuel,
24:23who is still confined in the hospital.
24:38She was followed by Sita's mother.
24:41Sita's mother
25:04She has pneumonia
25:05and severe anemia.
25:08It seems like she will be in the hospital for a long time.
25:21Even though Alan's condition is getting worse,
25:24the doctors hope that
25:26Manuel's condition will get better.
25:29To Sita's mother.
25:33If she gets better,
25:37she will cook
25:40or feed Sita's mother
25:42because Sita's mother is already old.
25:45That's my biggest aim.
25:55I was only able to go to the hospital
25:57because they have been here for a long time.
26:03I was only able to go to the hospital
26:05because they have been here for a long time.
26:12One month after Sita's mother visited the hospital,
26:20Manuel also got infected.
26:23The infection spread to his lungs
26:26and his body couldn't take it anymore.
26:33Even though he was getting weaker,
26:36Sita's mother accompanied
26:38Manuel to his final resting place.
26:44At the last moment,
26:46the mother held her breath
26:49for her brave son.
26:51O Lord, have mercy
26:56and bless us all.
27:01It's not easy for the brothers and sisters to accept
27:05especially when there is a lot of hope
27:08that they will get better.
27:13But despite what happened,
27:15they should still be thankful for the short time
27:18that their condition got better
27:20and they were able to be with their mother.
27:26I saw her and she was happy.
27:28I saw her and she was happy.
27:30She was able to talk to her.
27:32She was weak before
27:34but now she is strong.
27:36She is able to talk to herself.
27:40She is able to talk to herself.
27:51The words of the Lord are within you.
27:59Amen
28:01Amen
28:04Receive the words of the Lord.
28:07Receive the words of the Lord.
28:10Receive the words of the Lord.
28:15This is for you, El.
28:22Despite the hardship of Naalan and Manuel,
28:31they were given a chance to recover and help fight.
28:39But Sita's vacations were a reminder
28:45that there are still many things to do
28:48to help those with mental illness.
28:54Especially those who are living in poverty.
29:03I hope that Sita will be able to free herself
29:06from all the hardships
29:09especially to her children.
29:16Good night.
29:18Good night.
29:20I am Atom Araulio
29:22and this is Eyewitness.
29:46Thank you for watching Eyewitness.
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