Batang magkapatid na sina Ipiw at Rhealyn, kumusta na ang kalagayan? | Reporter’s Notebook
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00:00This is heavy.
00:07This is heavy.
00:10Are you okay?
00:13Are you okay?
00:14In the mountains of Montalban, Rizal,
00:18the two siblings of Ipiu, 13 years old, are struggling.
00:25I still need to work.
00:30And his younger brother, Reyalin, 12 years old.
00:36Despite their young age,
00:39they are carrying in their heads
00:42almost twice their weight.
00:45I get tired sometimes, but I don't give up.
00:52They hope to sell these to increase their family's expenses
00:57and to support their studies.
01:01Ipiu stopped studying two years ago
01:04because of the hardship of life.
01:07I also want to help my parents.
01:10Sometimes, we don't have rice.
01:14We just borrow.
01:22But Reyalin insisted on continuing her studies.
01:26But if she doesn't go to school,
01:28she helps to carry the garbage in the mountains.
01:35Look how fast these kids are.
01:38They still have a load.
01:40And their load is almost twice their weight.
01:44When Reporters Notebook brought the case of Ipiu and Reyalin's family
01:49to the local government of Montalban, Rizal,
01:56Ipiu was able to return to school.
02:02But the return of the school and the happiness of the kids
02:14was quickly replaced by tragedy.
02:17My house was hit by a rock.
02:20The last time I saw Ipiu was from the top.
02:23I was sad because my house was hit by a rock.
02:27We were able to return to school.
02:38To ensure the well-being of the family,
02:41Reporters Notebook and the LGU of Montalban
02:44examined the mother, Marivic,
02:46and the siblings, Ipiu and Reyalin,
02:48at the local health center.
02:58This is the first time that the kids were checked up
03:02to find out that Ipiu was malnourished for her age.
03:06According to our assessment of the usual 13-year-old kids in the Philippines,
03:10she is shorter in stature and thin.
03:15It can also be due to lack of nutrition,
03:18depending on what they eat there in Wawa.
03:21The kids should not carry heavy things,
03:26especially if it is possible for it to affect the growth rate of the child.
03:32The doctor also recommended that Ipiu and Reyalin
03:36should stop carrying heavy things.
03:40We have to allow them to rest.
03:42Because the body of the kids, up to this age,
03:45they are still growing.
03:47We are already charting their growth.
03:49We are also referring them to PETJA.
03:55Despite the hardships in life,
03:57despite the hardships in life,
03:59Reyalin continues to persevere.
04:02What do you tell your siblings?
04:04I tell them to study well
04:07so that they can help our family.
04:10I also get tired sometimes,
04:12but I don't give up.
04:14I do it so that I can finish my studies.
04:21Because of this,
04:22Reyalin convinced Ipiu to go back to school.
04:27In April this year,
04:28Reporters Notebook helped the local government of Montalban.
04:33The kids don't like the situation.
04:36That's why they need to work
04:38so that they can meet their basic needs.
04:43Because of their father's condition,
04:45of course, they are the ones who are struggling.
04:47But because they are still kids,
04:49they should not.
04:50The state should also see
04:52how we can help and support these kids.
04:58Reyalin and Ipiu went back to school.
05:06Ipiu went back to school
05:08and Reyalin became their classmate.
05:23Five months later,
05:25Reyalin and Ipiu were already in the 6th grade.
05:32And they stopped laughing
05:34and working in the mountains.
05:36I'm happy because I can go back to school.
05:41I feel sad when I can't go back to school.
05:44We used to laugh a lot,
05:46but not anymore.
05:51They still teach each other
05:53subjects that they don't understand.
05:58Green light,
06:00green well,
06:01nature,
06:03harmony,
06:0515 times 1.
06:07Is that 15?
06:09Yes.
06:12Do it.
06:13It's easy for me.
06:15Okay, 15 times...
06:1815 times...
06:205.
06:22Only 75.
06:25But behind the laughter of the siblings,
06:33something bad happened to their family
06:36during the earthquake.
06:38It's been two months.
06:46There was a landslide in their area
06:49and their house was one of the victims.
06:52The house was destroyed.
06:54This is it.
06:55This is the last one.
06:56It came from up there.
07:00According to Ipiu,
07:01around 10 p.m.,
07:03they heard a loud bang
07:05from the top of the mountain.
07:07I heard a rock falling.
07:11It hit our house.
07:13We were shocked.
07:15It was up there.
07:17I thought it was going to hit us.
07:23But it hit our house.
07:26It fell.
07:30Thankfully,
07:31no one was hurt in their family.
07:33But they were not able to save anything.
07:37It's sad.
07:38Our house was destroyed.
07:41We can't go back here.
07:48The hardship of people like the Sison family is unforgivable.
07:57Despite the trials they faced,
08:00they did not lose hope
08:02that one day,
08:03their lives will also be saved.
08:07But in order to continue,
08:09their daily efforts will not be enough.
08:14As long as there is no proper help
08:16and government programs for them,
08:19the question is,
08:20how long will people like Ipiu and Reyalin endure?
08:26Until next Saturday,
08:28I am Maki Pulido.
08:30I am Jun Veneracion.
08:32And this is Reporters Notebook.
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