Aired (November 23, 2024): Sa kawayan nakasalalay ang buhay ng Pamilya Liwanag. Araw-araw nagbubuhat ang katutubong Ayta na si Tatay Joseph, kasama ang kanyang tatlong anak, ng 50 buho ng kawayan pababa ng bundok para ibenta at magakroon sila ng pangkain at pang-aral.
Para sa kanilang pangarap na makaahon sa kahirapan, hindi nila alintana ang matarik na daan at mabigat na kawayan. Makalipas ang halos isang dekada, muli natin silang babalikan. Kumusta na nga ba sila?
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Para sa kanilang pangarap na makaahon sa kahirapan, hindi nila alintana ang matarik na daan at mabigat na kawayan. Makalipas ang halos isang dekada, muli natin silang babalikan. Kumusta na nga ba sila?
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00:00Okay, 1, 2, 3, go!
00:30Sampung taon na ang nakararaan mula nang isulat ang awiting ito.
00:47Ang inspirasyon ng kanta, ang kawayang pangarap,
01:00ng pamilya liwanag.
01:19Isang kahig isang tuka, ganyan ilarawan ng maraming pamilya sa Pilipinas.
01:24Anong gagawin dito, Tay?
01:29Pupuapo ako ng bigas.
01:31Ah, ng bigas.
01:32Pero sa kaso ng pamilya liwanag ng sityo Malipano,
01:36kulang ang isang kahig para makakain sa bawat araw.
01:40At 399, ito po yung kinuha nila ngayon.
01:43Madalas, baon sila sa utang.
01:47Ilang buho po yung kailangan nating mababa para mababayaran tong pananghalian?
01:55Sixty.
01:57Sixty? Anim napung buho?
02:00Opo.
02:07Nakasalalay sa kawayan ang buhay ng pamilya liwanag.
02:17Araw-araw, nagbubuhat si Tatay Joseph ng mahigit limampung buho
02:22para may pambili ng bigas at may pambao ng mga bata sa iskwelahan.
02:29Bakit po importante na makapag-aral yung mga bata?
02:33Ayaw po namin matulad sila sa amin na walang pinagarawan.
02:37Kasi po, ma'am, kuminsan po may naloloko kami,
02:41kuminsan may naloloko kami,
02:44may naloloko kami,
02:46kuminsan pag may nangungutan kami sa may tindaan,
02:50kahit konti lang po yung alam namin na konti yung nautang namin,
02:54palalakiin na yung utang namin.
03:01Edukasyon ang pinakamataas na pangarap ng pamilya liwanag.
03:05Isang pangarap na handa silang pasanin gaano man kahaba ang lakarin.
03:14Katulong ni Tatay Joseph ang kanyang tatlong anak,
03:17si Karen, Jeline, at ang pinakamaliit na si Maui.
03:22Bubuhatin mo ito?
03:24Ha?
03:25Kaya mo ito?
03:29Itali natin?
03:32Itali na lang natin. Mahirapan.
03:35Magkatinggay sapatan, kirain mo nalang.
03:50Bakit ka naman nagbubukat ng buho?
03:54Naawa po ako sa papa ko na na-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in.
04:00Naawa po ako sa papa ko na nahihirapan po siya.
04:06Nahihirapan siya saan?
04:07Opo.
04:08Saan siya nahirapan?
04:10Dito po.
04:11Ah.
04:12Dahil masakit po yung tatay ko.
04:14Engineer Palmetto
04:35Ano pong naiyayari sa inyo?
04:37Pagka ano po nahihilo ako,
04:39kaya naisip po ang mga anak ko,
04:41If we don't have money to buy food, we can't afford it.
04:48But we can afford it.
05:01What if you see your children carrying the load?
05:04Sometimes I want to cry, ma'am.
05:07That's why I endure it.
05:09Instead of working,
05:12we have to make a living out of poverty.
05:17That's why I endure it.
05:20If I want to cry, I can't do anything.
05:28One day, we went up and down the mountain to buy rice.
05:34It takes 60 people to buy rice.
05:40But after a few hours...
05:50I'm tired.
05:52How old are we?
05:5535, 36.
05:57Huh?
05:58Isn't it?
05:59No, 36.
06:0136?
06:02We only brought 15.
06:0440.
06:0545.
06:0646.
06:08We still haven't reached the top of the list.
06:17So it's time to pay.
06:19How do you pay?
06:21They sit in my tent.
06:24I lift their load.
06:27I deduct their debt.
06:30I don't deduct their debt.
06:32How much is it now?
06:342,584 pesos minus...
06:36What's 2,584 pesos?
06:37It's their debt.
06:39I deducted it from the beginning.
06:42It's not just 399 pesos that they owe.
06:48He owes 2,584 pesos.
06:52Minus 400, it's 2,188 pesos.
07:00He owes 2,188 pesos.
07:09So what's your plan now?
07:13My plan now is to pay my debt.
07:20In a family of a farmer and a farmer's wife...
07:25There's not enough money to pay for their dreams.
07:44I'm thankful to God.
07:47Even though I'm sick,
07:50I'm still trying to take care of my children.
07:54I hope that before I die,
07:57you'll be able to finish your studies.
08:02After almost 10 years of hard work,
08:06can his dreams be realized?
08:11In 2014, I went to Malipano, Batiawan.
08:16I remember,
08:18the kids were exercising here.
08:22They're Maui.
08:24His father was watching him.
08:26His name is Kuya Joseph.
08:28Now, they say,
08:31he's the only one left.
08:34He's the only one left.
08:36He's the only one left.
08:38They say,
08:40Maui is now a senior in high school.
08:42So 10 years have already passed.
09:09Yes!
09:15Maui!
09:19How are you?
09:21I'm fine.
09:23We haven't seen each other for a long time.
09:31Maui was only in Grade 2 when we first met him.
09:39The boy who used to pass the sticks,
09:47is now carrying a bag and a book.
09:57Since the documentary,
09:59Kawayang Pangarap was released,
10:01we hired him as a scholar
10:03in Project Malasakit.
10:06A lot of people worked to train Maui.
10:09Now, he's in Grade 12.
10:13So, next year,
10:15you're done with high school?
10:18Yes.
10:19What about college?
10:20What do you plan to do?
10:22I plan to continue college
10:27so I can finish it.
10:29I want to be a teacher.
10:33So I can teach the kids,
10:38especially here.
10:40There are a lot of things that I can't read,
10:45especially the older ones, ma'am.
10:47I was surprised to hear
10:49that Maui's biggest dream
10:54is to become a housewife.
10:56Why do you want to finish school?
10:59So I can help my dad.
11:03What kind of work do you want to do?
11:08I want to be a housewife.
11:16Now, he dreams of becoming a teacher.
11:21He wants to teach math and reading
11:24so no one can fool him.
11:27Sometimes,
11:29when you're at home,
11:32you have to buy something
11:36and you know that you have a lot of money.
11:40When you sell it,
11:42you know how much it will cost.
11:49Aside from Maui,
11:50we also took his sister Karen to school.
11:53Father Joseph's dream of becoming a housewife is real.
11:56Let's start our program
11:59for the Filipino nationals.
12:12I still remember
12:13when Karen finished grade 6,
12:15Father Joseph was so happy.
12:22Karen was the first member of the Liwanag family
12:25to attend high school.
12:43What's that?
12:44Pancit.
12:46He was so happy
12:47that he even borrowed money
12:49to prepare his son.
12:55Pancit.
13:07Here's your Pancit.
13:10Ten years have passed
13:12and Karen is now in college.
13:18But...
13:21Why are you crying?
13:23Why are you crying?
13:26Why are you crying?
13:28I missed you, Mom.
13:29You missed me?
13:32Come here, Maui.
13:34Why is Maui taller than you?
13:43You're crying again.
13:45Why are you crying?
13:49I'm sorry, Mom.
13:50I couldn't fulfill my dream.
13:52What did you not fulfill?
13:53Your dream.
13:54Oh, my God.
13:57The important thing is
14:00you're a good mother.
14:03How many children do you have?
14:04I have two.
14:05You have two children?
14:06Yes, Mom.
14:07Your children are what we're going to study.
14:10They're what we're going to work hard for.
14:12Okay?
14:13Okay.
14:15Your children are studying?
14:16Yes.
14:18I'm sorry, Mom.
14:21Karen was in 10th grade
14:22when a friend of hers
14:26forced her to stop studying.
14:30I couldn't fulfill my dream, Mom.
14:33I just want my children, Mom.
14:35I want them to have a good future, Mom.
14:38I just want to fulfill my dream, Mom.
14:42I just want them to have a good future, Mom.
14:45Karen has two children now.
14:49Her only dream is
14:51to have a good future for her children.
14:55I just want them to have a good future, Mom.
14:57I just want them to have a good future, Mom.
15:02I just want them to have a good future, Mom.
15:06This is your house.
15:09I remember this place.
15:11Dad!
15:14Dad is still strong.
15:19How are you, Dad?
15:23How are you?
15:26How are you, Dad?
15:29How are you?
15:32It seems like you haven't changed.
15:36Your hair has grown longer.
15:38I remember this house.
15:40This is your house.
15:41Wait, what about the pumpkin?
15:43Is it still alive?
15:44Yes, it's still alive.
15:45It's in the mountains.
15:46Thank God, it's still alive.
15:48Sir Mike is already dead.
15:50Mike Enriquez gave you the pumpkin.
15:53He's already dead.
15:55But the pumpkin he gave you is still alive.
15:59You're still using it.
16:01That's good.
16:05Mike Enriquez is one of those
16:07who watched the documentary, Kawayang Pangarap, in 2015.
16:16I remember Sir Mike called me to his office
16:20because he wants to help the Liwanag family.
16:32He donated the pumpkin to the family
16:34so that the children won't have to carry it
16:37and so that Dad's burden will be lessened.
16:46In the past, ma'am,
16:48it was really hard for us.
16:52Sometimes, I had to carry heavy things.
16:55Now, it's not like that anymore.
16:57Because of your help,
17:00we now have a helper
17:03who can carry the pumpkin you gave us.
17:05Is the pumpkin old now?
17:07Yes, it's old.
17:08But it can still work?
17:10Yes, it can.
17:11His son is the one who works.
17:14But now, he's the one who carries the pumpkin.
17:17So, you have two pumpkins now?
17:19Yes, ma'am.
17:21Two pumpkins, ma'am.
17:22That's great!
17:24He has three pumpkins now.
17:26What will you do with the three pumpkins?
17:29It will be up to the children
17:31what they will do with them.
17:33They will multiply them?
17:34Yes, they will multiply them.
17:36So that when I get old,
17:39they will also have a helper.
17:41They won't have to carry heavy things anymore, ma'am.
17:49There is a saying,
17:50if you want to prolong your life,
17:53you should learn to share and give.
17:57Even though Mike Enriquez passed away,
17:59his memories of the people he helped are still alive.
18:05The pumpkin he gave to the Liwanag family
18:08is proof that they were able to multiply it.
18:21How much is thirty?
18:22Forty.
18:23Forty.
18:27Forty.
18:45Before, my father used to carry ten.
18:50Is that right?
18:51Yes, ma'am.
18:52One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
18:55Before, my father used to carry one like this.
18:59He used to wrap it with ten pieces of bamboo
19:01and turn it upside down.
19:02But now,
19:03he can carry forty pumpkins.
19:08We can carry forty pumpkins.
19:22We can carry forty pumpkins.
19:28Oh, that's a big pumpkin.
19:35They are still growing up,
19:38but it's getting more and more difficult
19:40to go down the mountain.
19:42Mmm.
19:44Mmm, mmm.
19:47Mmm.
19:48This part is getting lower.
19:51I remember the last time I accompanied my father,
19:56it was really hard for us to go down here
19:58because we might fall.
20:00But now,
20:01Kalabaw is able to do it.
20:04But before we could reach the foot of the mountain,
20:07Kalabaw accidentally stepped on my father's slippers.
20:12Mmm.
20:13You're not allowed to give up.
20:15Here.
20:17Take this.
20:18Oops!
20:19Your slippers, Tai.
20:20Come on, let's go ahead.
20:24Ahh!
20:25Wait!
20:26Wait, ma'am!
20:27Ahh!
20:28Ahh!
20:29Wait, ma'am!
20:30Ahh!
20:31Wait, ma'am!
20:32Wait, ma'am!
20:33Oh, my God!
20:34Father!
20:37Oh, no!
20:38Oh, no!
20:40Hey, run!
20:47Ha!
20:48It's going to stop!
20:51Wait, Kali!
20:52Wait!
20:53Ha!
20:59I don't want to stop!
21:03Ha!
21:05There!
21:06There's a barrier!
21:09Oh, thank you!
21:10Whew!
21:11There!
21:12It stopped!
21:13Ha!
21:14Ha!
21:15Ha!
21:16Oh, my God, Tai.
21:17This Kalabaw is really something.
21:21Hey!
21:22Tai,
21:23you just stepped on it.
21:25What happened to your slippers?
21:26My slippers, ma'am?
21:29Were you saved?
21:30Yes, ma'am.
21:31Isn't that painful?
21:32It's painful, ma'am.
21:33My foot is already injured, ma'am.
21:35Oh, no, it's not injured.
21:36Let's look for something first.
21:38Slippers.
21:40No, ma'am.
21:41Later, ma'am.
21:43The problem is,
21:44it's still an hour's walk to Bagsakan ng Buho.
21:48His foot is already injured,
21:50but Father Joseph didn't fix it.
21:53The important thing is
21:54to sell every piece of wood
21:56to the children.
22:01Let's go.
22:09Okay.
22:18We went back and forth
22:20to load all the pieces of wood.
22:22But compared to before,
22:24the process is much easier now.
22:32This is 50.
22:43Before, Father Joseph and his children
22:45used to work as carpenters.
22:47Now,
22:48the children learn to work as carpenters.
22:55Before,
22:57they used to help me
22:59when I had a job,
23:01on Saturdays.
23:03Now, they don't, ma'am.
23:05Why?
23:06Because I have a helper
23:08who will carry heavy loads.
23:10Yes,
23:11and Maui studies.
23:12Yes,
23:13that's why they don't work as carpenters.
23:15Sometimes,
23:16I make fun of him, ma'am.
23:18I tell him,
23:19you should work as carpenters
23:20for two days.
23:21You're so tired.
23:22I don't want that.
23:24Because?
23:25It's a waste of time.
23:27That's what they say, ma'am.
23:34After a few hours,
23:35we were able to load all the pieces of wood
23:37into the truck.
23:39Before,
23:40Father Joseph used to load
23:4215 to 30 pieces of wood
23:44a day.
23:45But now,
23:46we can load up to 90 pieces of wood.
23:49How much will he earn now?
23:52Sorry.
23:54So,
23:55one piece of wood is
23:578 pesos.
23:58Yes.
23:59But,
24:0090 times…
24:0190 times…
24:02Do you know how to multiply?
24:04Not yet?
24:05Not yet, ma'am.
24:07Teach Maui.
24:08Yes.
24:0990 times
24:128.
24:139 times 8 is 72.
24:16720.
24:17720.
24:18Father!
24:19Yes.
24:22After the sale,
24:23I thought Father Joseph
24:25was going to rest.
24:27But,
24:28he said it's a waste of time.
24:29So,
24:30he's going to sell
24:31other products.
24:35So,
24:36aside from wood,
24:37Father also earns other things.
24:39Because,
24:40their work is faster
24:42because of the jackfruit.
24:43Here,
24:44they get the heart of a banana.
24:46How much do you sell here?
24:4870 pesos.
24:4970 pesos.
24:54Okay.
24:55Thank you, ma'am.
24:57So, you don't owe anything anymore?
24:58No, ma'am.
24:59So,
25:00how much do we earn today?
25:02Okay.
25:03Count this, Father.
25:086, 7, 8.
25:118.50.
25:129.00.
25:139.00.
25:149.00.
25:15You really know how to count.
25:189.00.
25:19What will you buy for 9.00?
25:21That's big.
25:22Yes, ma'am.
25:23What will you buy there?
25:27Rice.
25:28We don't have rice anymore.
25:29But, you still have rice.
25:30Yes, I do.
25:31So, it's just savings.
25:32Yes.
25:35Compared to the past,
25:36they borrow money every day.
25:38Now,
25:39they have the ability to save
25:41for the future.
25:48In the afternoon,
25:49at the time of rest,
25:50Karen patiently taught her father.
25:5210.
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25:56Her dream of becoming a teacher
25:57was fulfilled.
25:58She continued to teach.
26:01The dream continued
26:02that one day,
26:03her father would also learn
26:04how to read and count.
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26:21Okay kids,
26:22our class today is
26:24while Maui
26:26diligently teaches
26:28to her peers.
26:33She distributes the light
26:34of knowledge
26:35so that one day,
26:36they no longer have to depend
26:38on raising rice.
26:43My dream
26:45I hope that other youths like me can finish their studies so that we don't have to go through what we went through in the past.
27:03Because no matter how hard it is, whether it's a storm or a hurricane,
27:10just like the horses, they can run, they can get up, they can fight.
27:33I am Kara David, and this is Eyewitness.
27:39Hey!
27:43Hey!
27:47Hey!