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Sa Hagonoy East Central School, lubog sa baha ang ilang classroom na dapat sana’y napakikinabangan ng mahigit 200 estudyante. Dahil sa taas ng tubig, napilitan na ang eskwelahan na abandunahin na ang mga ito.
Sa parehong lugar, inabutan ng bagyo sa gitna ng karagatan ang mahigit 30 estudyante na nakasakay ng isang bangka na papauwi na sana mula sa paaralan. Takot na takot ang mga estudyante habang hinahampas ng malalakas na alon. Isa sa mga sakay ng bangka ang Grade 8 student na si Jean Rose. Dahil sa nangyari, hindi na raw nawala sa bata ang pangamba sa tuwing bumibiyahe sila sa dagat papasok ng paaralan.
Ang problemang ito sa edukasyon, paano sosolusyunan ng mga susunod na uupo sa puwesto?
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Sa Hagonoy East Central School, lubog sa baha ang ilang classroom na dapat sana’y napakikinabangan ng mahigit 200 estudyante. Dahil sa taas ng tubig, napilitan na ang eskwelahan na abandunahin na ang mga ito.
Sa parehong lugar, inabutan ng bagyo sa gitna ng karagatan ang mahigit 30 estudyante na nakasakay ng isang bangka na papauwi na sana mula sa paaralan. Takot na takot ang mga estudyante habang hinahampas ng malalakas na alon. Isa sa mga sakay ng bangka ang Grade 8 student na si Jean Rose. Dahil sa nangyari, hindi na raw nawala sa bata ang pangamba sa tuwing bumibiyahe sila sa dagat papasok ng paaralan.
Ang problemang ito sa edukasyon, paano sosolusyunan ng mga susunod na uupo sa puwesto?
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00:00While traveling, this boat has more than 30 passengers in the ocean of Hagonoy, Bulacan.
00:30Suddenly, the strong rain poured down.
00:49The boat is being ridden by Grade 8 student Jean Rose Atienza.
00:55The students are being pushed by the strong waves.
00:58They are being asked to go home from their school.
01:02The boat stopped for a moment.
01:05But the waves continue to push them.
01:13At that time, we were afraid because the waves are strong.
01:24Others are crying and shouting because they are afraid.
01:30We are afraid for the safety of our children.
01:34We are worried because our children will not be able to go home safely.
01:40We will not be allowed to go home.
01:45How long can these children endure the difficulty of crossing the ocean?
01:54Don't move!
02:00They can only reach their dream of education.
02:25The sun is not yet rising.
02:28Jean Rose is preparing to go to school.
02:31She is only 13 years old.
02:33I reviewed because I heard that we have a long course in the Philippines.
02:39Our topic in the Philippines is Florent and Laura.
02:44Her mother, Jennifer, is also busy making greyhound balls.
02:52Aside from her school supplies, Jean Rose is also busy in some stores.
02:58When it comes to fishing,
03:02the most exciting part is that their children are already aged.
03:07They are all grown up.
03:09They are not afraid of the sea and the ocean.
03:14They can go to school without worrying about the school.
03:18I am not afraid of the sea.
03:21I am not afraid of the ocean.
03:24I am not afraid of the sea.
03:25Other students are also looking forward to it.
03:30They are one by one boarding the passenger boat to their junior high school in Hagonoy, Bulacan.
03:39The fare here is 35 pesos per trip.
03:43Is this the only way to go to school?
03:56If I'm left behind, I can't go to school because there's no other boat available.
04:06That's how it is for students. There's no other boat.
04:13They need to travel for almost an hour to the nearest school in their barangay.
04:24The sea is calm this morning.
04:27It's different from what Jean Rose experienced more than four months ago.
04:33Where are you going?
04:37They were supposed to go home from the other town.
04:41But their class was cancelled due to a typhoon.
04:45When we arrived, we were waiting for the announcement that the school would be suspended because of the heavy rain.
04:54When the school was suspended, we were allowed to go home.
04:57But in the middle of their journey, the heavy rain suddenly poured.
05:03And they were gradually swept away by the strong waves.
05:17I saw your video where you were swept away by the strong waves while you were in the middle of the sea.
05:24What did you feel at that moment?
05:28We were scared because the waves were so strong.
05:33That's why we stopped.
05:35The others were crying.
05:38We were nervous and scared for our children's safety.
05:43That's how we mothers are.
05:45We're worried.
05:47Until our children are safe, we won't be allowed to go home.
05:51Thank you, Lord, for your protection for our children.
05:57It's a good thing that they were able to reach their destination safely.
06:02But after the incident last year,
06:06they were no longer afraid whenever they traveled by sea.
06:11Why is it that even though it's dangerous,
06:14why do you still go to school?
06:18I want to be an inspiration to other children.
06:22When I became a teacher,
06:26I wanted to share what I learned with them.
06:43When we arrived at Jean Rose,
06:45they were in a hurry because their class was about to start.
07:00Because of the large number of students in their classes,
07:03the classes were divided into two shifts.
07:07Since we are catering almost 4,000 students,
07:11junior to senior,
07:12and we lack classrooms.
07:15So in order for us to cater for them,
07:19we had a double shift, the AM session and the PM session.
07:24There were more than 30 students in Jean Rose's class.
07:28Did you pass all the papers on this side?
07:33It's 8 in the morning.
07:35It's break time for Jean Rose.
07:36But she won't eat first.
07:38She needs to sell the snacks she brought.
07:43How many are left in your plastic bag?
07:4610 pieces.
07:4810 pieces.
07:50You can finish that now.
07:52How many more seconds?
07:55The Greyhound Balls that my mom made,
07:59she sent them to my school.
08:01The Greyhound Balls that my mom made,
08:04she sent them to my school.
08:07I only sold 8 of them.
08:09I earned P285.
08:11This is a big deal for her,
08:13so she can have a massage on the boat.
08:18It's almost 12 noon
08:20after Jean Rose's class.
08:29Before going home,
08:31the students are buying things
08:33for her big day tomorrow.
08:36She also bought a kid's lunch.
08:39Because it's time to go home,
08:41the students are slowly getting on the boat
08:45with Jean Rose.
08:50The boats that will take the students
08:53are already waiting for them.
08:55Jean Rose also ate her lunch on the boat.
08:59Did you buy your lunch?
09:02Yes, when I was still in school,
09:04before I went to school.
09:06Why did you buy your lunch?
09:08That was our lunch.
09:12It's 12 noon.
09:14The boat has already left.
09:29After an hour,
09:31they arrived at Islapugan.
09:40But Jean Rose's day is not yet over.
09:48When they arrived home,
09:50the students took a short rest.
09:59Because they still need to prepare
10:02for their recitation tomorrow.
10:05Inside their house,
10:07Jean Rose is hiding an important treasure.
10:12These are my medals
10:15and awards from elementary school.
10:18For Girl Scout,
10:20with honors,
10:227th place in column writing
10:25in Filipino,
10:26Good Moral Character,
10:29with honors,
10:31Kandak Award,
10:33with high honors.
10:35For me,
10:37when I finish my studies,
10:39it's easier for me to find a job
10:42and for a better future.
10:46While Jean Rose is studying,
10:51Jennifer is preparing
10:53the maruya.
10:54They will help sell
10:56what will be sold later in Islapugan.
10:59Because her husband's income
11:02from fishing is not enough.
11:05It's around Php280.
11:08I have to spend Php180.
11:11I have to spend it at home.
11:17Although Jennifer doesn't agree
11:19that her son's attention is divided
11:21in studying and selling,
11:22Jean Rose is the one
11:24who helps them.
11:27It's a big thing
11:29because when there's no catch,
11:31that's when I get their support.
11:40Maruya!
11:42Maruya!
11:44Maruya!
11:46Even though it's a sunny day,
11:48the island is still busy.
11:53Maruya!
11:55Maruya!
11:57Maruya!
11:59Maruya!
12:01Maruya!
12:03Maruya!
12:05Maruya!
12:07Maruya!
12:09Maruya!
12:11Maruya!
12:13After more than an hour,
12:15the market of Jennifer and Jean Rose
12:17is already sold out.
12:19We're already sold out.
12:20And what we were able to sell
12:23is around Php700 plus.
12:25That's for the two of them.
12:27And that's for here,
12:29for expenses.
12:31If there's food to buy.
12:33It's very important
12:35because that's our food.
12:37Before arriving at their house,
12:39we noticed the seawalls
12:41in their area.
12:43It was around 3 years ago.
12:45But it was only around 6 years
12:47that we were able to build it
12:48when we built it.
12:51I wanted to build a dam
12:54because when it floods,
12:56all the houses here get flooded.
12:59Especially in the month of July
13:01until September or October.
13:03So that we don't get flooded
13:06because the flood really hits us.
13:11In our continuous journey
13:13around Pugad Island,
13:15we learned the reason
13:16why Jean Rose's boat needs to cross
13:19and that she has other friends
13:21to study with.
13:23The school on the island
13:25is only until elementary school.
13:27In the first year,
13:29we went to San Pedro
13:31because the high school is there.
13:35We decided to have
13:37a high school here
13:39so that they don't have to cross
13:41because they travel for an hour
13:43and they still have to travel.
13:45Free transportation
13:47is a big help
13:49for the students.
13:52The absence of a school
13:54for the junior to senior high school
13:56is the reason why
13:58other youths on Pugad Island
14:00stopped studying.
14:02Just like 13-year-old
14:04Cairos Tamayo,
14:06who used to be Jean Rose's classmate.
14:08But because of poverty,
14:10she was forced to stop in Grade 8.
14:12In October,
14:14I stopped.
14:16When Cairos' parents were separated,
14:19her grandfather and grandmother
14:21supported her.
14:23But they couldn't afford
14:25the daily fare
14:27to go to the other barangay
14:29where the nearest school is.
14:31My grandfather stopped
14:33because of his age.
14:35I think my grandfather
14:37was 64 or 65.
14:39His eyes were blurry
14:41and he had high blood pressure.
14:42For now,
14:44Cairo is helping her grandfather
14:46in fishing.
14:48I can catch a lot of fish.
14:50If there are a lot of fish,
14:52I can sell it to the fishmonger.
14:54I can sell it for P600
14:56or P700.
14:58If there are only a few fish,
15:00I can sell it for P3,000.
15:02But the child still has hope
15:04to go back to school.
15:06I want to grow up.
15:08I want to be a policeman
15:10because I want to help
15:12the children.
15:14According to the latest study
15:16by the Philippine Statistics Authority
15:18or PSA in 2024,
15:20more than 10 million Filipinos
15:22are out of school.
15:24One of the reasons
15:26why the study is not continuing
15:28is the lack of access
15:30to education.
15:32Every child has different challenges
15:34in access in that respect.
15:36Again, those are things
15:38you have to think through.
15:40For example,
15:42if you want to get closer
15:44to school,
15:46the next question is
15:48if you have a teacher.
15:50This could be because
15:52of the budget implications.
15:54Because it's big,
15:56a lot of children need it,
15:58a lot of teachers need it,
16:00and we're just getting involved
16:02within the budget
16:04that we receive.
16:06If you compare it to other countries,
16:08the education spending
16:10may not be enough.
16:12In a survey conducted
16:14by Social Weather Stations
16:16in January 2025,
16:18equal access to education
16:20is one of the things
16:22voters consider
16:24when choosing candidates
16:26for the upcoming election.
16:2892% said it's important
16:30that it's included
16:32in the platform
16:34of their candidates.
16:36According to the latest data
16:38by the Department of Education
16:40or DEPED,
16:42the number of classrooms
16:44in the country is decreasing.
16:46In order to fill it,
16:48it will cost P413.6 billion
16:50to be enough
16:52for more than
16:5423 million students
16:56in public schools each year.
17:02Just like the education
17:04of Jane Rose,
17:06a shift in the class of
17:08Hagonoy East Central School
17:10is also needed
17:12for students to visit.
17:14Some of their classrooms
17:16are already submerged
17:18and unusable.
17:20The teachers here said
17:22that if we walk
17:24in the middle of the water,
17:26the water will reach
17:28to our ankles.
17:30Half of the students
17:32will go to AM
17:34and the other half
17:36will shift.
17:38If you don't shift,
17:40it will be painful.
17:42But now that
17:44the water has been collected,
17:46it's clean,
17:48it will be destroyed
17:50because students
17:52hope to benefit from it.
17:54Some classrooms
17:56are also slowly
17:58being filled with water.
18:01This morning,
18:03we were able to see
18:05Teacher Maylene
18:07in her classroom.
18:09Because of the high tide,
18:10our classroom is being filled
18:12with water.
18:14So there are classes
18:16that need to be cleaned
18:18so that the students
18:20won't slip.
18:22But their class
18:24is not yet finished.
18:26Suddenly,
18:28the heavy rain started
18:30and the classroom
18:32was slowly being filled
18:34with water by Teacher Maylene.
18:36Because almost all
18:38the things we use
18:40are on elevators.
18:42There are classrooms
18:44that have been abandoned.
18:46So the students are being
18:48brought here while they are in class?
18:50Yes, that's the scenario.
18:52Our school
18:54shouldn't be like that.
18:56That's why I wanted
18:58to transfer here
19:00because I want to help
19:02the people I serve.
19:04I want to be an instrument
19:06for the deaf education.
19:11Two years have passed
19:13and we have returned
19:15to Hagonoy East Central School.
19:17This driveway
19:19of Hagonoy East Central School
19:21was built
19:23when the flood hit.
19:25This area used to be
19:27completely submerged.
19:29So we built a dam
19:31so that our students
19:33and teachers
19:35can go around.
19:37That's why this classroom
19:38wasn't used before.
19:40This clinic
19:42was made
19:44into a Grade 3 classroom.
19:47It is also noteworthy
19:49that the school buildings
19:51that used to be submerged
19:53in the flood
19:57were demolished.
19:59A building with 4 floors
20:01and 16 classrooms
20:03was planned to be built here
20:05but it hasn't started yet.
20:06It was supposed to be
20:08for funding
20:10but it wasn't a priority
20:12for the deaf education
20:14because the leadership changed.
20:17Teacher Faye
20:19will be reassigned
20:21to another school in 6 months.
20:23She hopes that
20:25the problem in their school
20:27will be solved.
20:29It really affects
20:31the quality of education
20:33because if the area is flooded
20:34the enrollment will decrease
20:36because of our present situation.
20:38From 1,200
20:40it became 1,000
20:42and now it's only 872
20:44for our enrollment
20:46in the Central School.
20:50In the 3 days
20:52that we followed Jean Rose
20:54she always has one request.
20:56What do you want to happen
20:58or happen here
21:00so that you can
21:02have more students?
21:04I hope that
21:06there will be more boats
21:08that travel here
21:10so that if ever
21:12a boat is left
21:14there will be a vehicle
21:16to go to the school.
21:18We also ride a boat
21:20so it's better
21:22if there are more boats
21:24so that we don't have to
21:26ride a boat.
21:28She also has a message
21:30to her fellow students.
21:32I hope that they
21:34grow up
21:36because their knowledge
21:38is the only thing
21:40that will never be stolen.
21:51Jean Rose is making a huge sacrifice
21:54to be able to go to school.
21:59There is a chance
22:01that they will be put in danger
22:02while in the middle of the ocean.
22:12But this is not a barrier
22:14for them to continue their studies.
22:16The students of Pugan Island
22:18ask the government
22:20to help them
22:22to fulfill their dream
22:24of education.
22:28Until next Saturday
22:30I am Jun Veneracion.
22:33I am Mackie Pulido
22:35and this is the Reporter's Notebook.