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00:00There is an old belief that if a human leaves a green spot or bone, he is a good person.
00:13And the green bones have luck.
00:18Roddy, Ronna, and Joed from Bukawe, Bulacan have two most important stories.
00:28One is displayed on the altar of their house.
00:31While the other one, Roddy always brings it wherever he goes.
00:39These stories are not made of stone.
00:43They are not made of any expensive stone.
00:47But the importance of these stories are incomparable.
00:52What's inside the pendant is not only the image of their mother, Edna,
00:58but also a piece of her bone instead of being white, it's green.
01:04This is called a green bone.
01:12According to the Chinese belief, it is rare to find a green bone next to a human.
01:21It means that she is a good person.
01:25It's a fact.
01:29In the case of their mother, Edna, when she was still alive.
01:35When I found out that she has a green bone, I did not hesitate anymore.
01:39Because I know that she is really kind, not just to our family.
01:43Edna is a born scholar.
01:45In the 1970s, she was a working student in Manila.
01:49Then, they formed the family of her husband, Roddy.
01:54We never fought.
01:57Sometimes, he would beat us.
01:59I love him very much.
02:02Since we got together, we have no other choice.
02:06We raised our child.
02:08We want to give him a good life.
02:11In their education, we were able to graduate.
02:15He did everything.
02:17He did everything so that my brother and I could graduate.
02:24We want to pay back for what they did to us.
02:30Just like what my mother did to my father.
02:34Because I know how much they did for us.
02:46Edna is also a true follower of the Church.
02:49She is a devotee of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Tondo.
02:53She always attends the Church.
02:55She is always with my father.
02:57She is the one who gives donations.
03:05She also became a prayer giver.
03:07She would give gifts to the children every Christmas.
03:10Even if the child is just with us,
03:12we don't give birth to the child.
03:13We give birth to the child every Christmas.
03:15She feels the goodness of Edna's heart
03:18even though she is not a blood relative.
03:21Just like her former colleague, Maricel.
03:24She is the only one I can talk to when I have problems.
03:27She is like my second mother when it comes to war.
03:34Edna has a chance to take care of her children.
03:39She doesn't think about it.
03:41She even washes the pots.
03:46She also loves to dance.
03:49They dance together.
03:53Edna is also a gift from heaven
03:55to her former housemate, Angelina.
03:58Every time she comes home, she brings a lot of gifts.
04:00She gives them to everyone in the house.
04:03She is like my family.
04:06She is like my parents and my guide.
04:08Edna also became a way for her to learn dressmaking
04:13even though her father was against her and her two children's studies.
04:18If she were still alive,
04:21I would have told her how important she is to me.
04:29Thank you!
04:37But in 2018, Edna was hospitalized after falling from a car.
04:44She had a fracture in her back.
04:46Since then, her body deteriorated.
04:52She developed dementia.
04:59She was also blind.
05:02I feel sorry for her.
05:04I've always wanted to see her.
05:06We've been planning to visit her for a long time.
05:09But we couldn't make it.
05:11When she got sick,
05:13we did everything we could to help her.
05:17We went to every hospital that could help her.
05:22Get out of bed.
05:24Love you, Mama!
05:29Love you, Mama!
05:31I resigned.
05:32We were together every day.
05:34Love you, Me.
05:37Love you, Mama.
05:39She was having a hard time at that time.
05:42We rushed her to the hospital.
05:44But when we got to the hospital,
05:46we did everything we could.
05:48She couldn't take it anymore.
05:58It hurts so much.
06:01There are so many people in the world.
06:03Why do women always come first?
06:09Do you remember all the good things she did for you?
06:13Even if she's gone,
06:15you'll still remember her.
06:18Edna was cremated.
06:23And they were shocked to see a piece of bone
06:28that was changing color.
06:33We cut a whole bone to preserve it.
06:38The green bone that was found beside Edna
06:41was immediately turned into a pendant.
06:46We buried her here in Mayhagdan.
06:49So when we leave the house,
06:51we can always visit her.
06:55That's what hurts.
06:57That's what doesn't have a home.
06:59That's what hurts.
07:01At 6 p.m.,
07:03they were praying at the altar
07:06where they found a piece of bone
07:08with green bones of their mother.
07:11It's like Mama is still there.
07:13There's a part of her body that's still there.
07:17Roddy's account was placed in a box
07:20that was covered with plastic
07:22that always contained his bag.
07:25This is my bag.
07:26I bring this everyday when I go to work.
07:29It's for safety.
07:31Some believe that green bones bring good luck.
07:35Sometimes, I sell gold.
07:39I borrow money from buyers.
07:41I help my family financially.
07:44We don't get broke.
07:45He's my lucky charm.
07:47There are people who do good karma.
07:49It's not always about money.
07:50It's also well-known for warding off
07:52bad spirits or negative energies.
07:57There's a saying that
07:59if a person is blessed
08:01and he finds a piece of green bone in his grave,
08:06it means he's a good person.
08:09The belief about green bones
08:12and the goodness it symbolizes
08:14is the theme of the latest edition of
08:17GMA Pictures and GMA Public Affairs this Christmas.
08:22The film, Green Bones, is directed by
08:25actors Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid.
08:31I know you're hiding something.
08:43If you're going to give yourself a chance,
08:47you can accept it.
08:49The question is,
08:51what kind of person will you be?
08:56It's rare to find green bones
08:58in the graves of the deceased.
09:00But in the case of the Tigarragay
09:02in Camarines Sur, in Simonina,
09:04not just one, but two.
09:07In the graves of the deceased,
09:09two of his family members
09:11found green bones.
09:14First, when his mother passed away in 2021
09:18and his father, Nestor,
09:20who passed away this year.
09:23They both had complications in their kidneys.
09:26Even though we're a Chinese family,
09:29we don't know anything about green bones.
09:32The green bones they collected
09:35from their parents,
09:37they hid it in their urns.
09:42This is where my mother's urns
09:46and green bones were placed.
09:50This is it.
09:53This is where my father's urns were placed.
09:59This is where his green bones were collected.
10:08LULU AND MR. NESTOR
10:10Lulu and Mr. Nestor,
10:12who used to be the captain of their barangay,
10:15are very helpful.
10:17I see them when someone comes to our house
10:21and asks for help.
10:23They help from the inside
10:25without asking for anything in return.
10:27When I have a bad feeling,
10:29I go to them.
10:31They also give us medicine.
10:34Charles, who studied with his nephew,
10:36is also a married man.
10:38My father tried to kill me at that time.
10:41I was still young.
10:43This is Nestor's house,
10:46down here.
10:48There's an extension on the other side.
10:50He's a bedridden son.
10:52I don't want to see him like that.
10:54He told me,
10:55I'm tired.
10:56I want to rest.
10:57He held my hand.
11:00It hurt.
11:02Ninety-five.
11:03Ninety-four.
11:04Ninety-five.
11:05Ninety-six.
11:06Ninety-seven.
11:07Ninety-eight.
11:08Ninety-nine.
11:10But there's really no one perfect.
11:13In Nestor's last moments in the world,
11:16his son, Monina, witnessed
11:18how his father changed his illness.
11:22Maybe because he's shy.
11:25He's just feeling bad.
11:32We always fight.
11:36It's sad.
11:38It hurts to feel that
11:42I didn't take good care of him.
11:47I was lacking.
11:49I didn't give him everything.
11:52He should've given me
11:55what he gave me.
11:57I shouldn't have given him
11:59what he gave me when I was young.
12:01I shouldn't have given him.
12:03That's it.
12:10Even now,
12:11until his last breath,
12:13he has no other desire
12:15but to take care of his family.
12:17He just loves me.
12:19That's all that's on my mind.
12:21If you're tired,
12:24go ahead and rest.
12:26Go with your mom.
12:33I don't see many good people anymore.
12:38It makes me sad.
12:40Especially when I see his picture
12:42on my cell phone.
12:51But if you look at it from the point of view of science,
12:55why are there green bones
12:59in some patients?
13:06Once the other parts are burned or dissolved,
13:09like the organs, the skin,
13:10the bones are the only thing left.
13:12The operators will sift through the bones.
13:15So there might be different discolorations.
13:18If there are particular chemicals,
13:21compounds, or drugs
13:23that were incorporated or exposed to the bones,
13:26the bones are exposed for a lifetime.
13:29But in certain cases,
13:31for certain elements and compounds,
13:34the bones can also be exposed
13:36during the burning process.
13:39Meanwhile,
13:40in order to continue the advocacy
13:42of their mother,
13:44who is about to celebrate her birthday,
13:46Now, we are preparing
13:48to give out candies
13:52and biscuits to the children.
13:58Roddy has returned
14:00to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish
14:03in Tondo, Manila
14:05to give an early Christmas
14:07to the evacuees of Sunog Kamakailan
14:09and the current residents of Parroquia.
14:13Parroquia,
14:14which was gifted by Edna years ago,
14:17is still alive.
14:33Thank you very much.
14:35Thank you very much.
14:37I will not cry.
14:38Mama, we love you very much.
14:40Take care of us always.
14:42And you will always be taken care of
14:44wherever you are.
14:47The law of the world is simple.
14:50You will live without being trampled by anyone.
14:53In times of confusion,
14:55what is right from wrong?
14:57What is the lie from the truth?
15:01Choose!
15:02And let us still choose to be good people,
15:05even if it is not right from wrong.
15:07But what you know,
15:09because of you,
15:10there are lives that will change.
15:12Because you are willing to love,
15:15and you are willing to be good people.