Sa Piling ng Wala: 'Sandra Aguinaldo's Kalam 1

Sandra Aguinaldo's Kalam

They say you are what you eat. The food you consume or the lack thereof, defines you as a person. In some cases, it can determine your fate.

In a nation where people toil to defy hunger, putting food on the table is a daily struggle. Hand-to-mouth existence is still a reality for millions of Filipinos.

In the municipality of Tarangnan , Eastern Samar, considered as having the highest malnutrition rate in Eastern Visayas , constant hunger and malnutrition reigns in the most vulnerable families.

Barangay Mancares, a coastal community in Tarangnan, is home to Mercy Matilla. She lives with her husband Sonny and their six children. Thin and underweight, they are all malnourished.

Despite the couple's combined efforts as a crab hunter and a laundrywoman, the family income is never enough to feed every member of the family. On some days, they only subsist on thirty pesos, enough to buy them one kilo of rice, nothing more. Once in a while, the family is unable to eat at all, surviving only on root crops and hot water.

Thus, Mercy's children go to school hungry, always skipping recess and coming home to a lunch of rice and salt. At times, they cut classes, unable to bear the pangs of hunger. Her four year old son Brian says, he dreams of becoming a fisherman one day so he can catch a big fish to eat.

As I-Witness celebrates its 12th anniversary, Sandra Aguinaldo goes back to the fundamentals of documentary filmmaking. In her 72- hour immersion, she will join Mercy's family's constant hunt for one of man's most basic needs—food.

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[rely73539]

ang problema kase sa mga third world country gaya ng pilipinas ndi naniniwala ang mga tao sa paggamit ng condom at birth control. Mahirap na nga ang buhay nila anak pa ng anak. Biruin mo 10 ang anak nila. Wala naman silang pinagkukunan ng regular income. Pagkatapos isisisi sa gobyerno.

[nabundo18]

saan lugar ba yan?

[mhyle16]

sana matulungan sila!!!:((

[mhyle16]

sna mabigyan nyo ng work si tatay im sure d na sila magugutom dahil may sigurado na silang pinagkukunan ,kahit di sila nakapgaral dapat bigyan sila ng pagkakataong magkaroon ng work hindi puro may pinagaralan ang pinapriority niyo ,sobrang na heartbreak talga ako sainyo...

[mhyle16]

ganun talaga gustuhin man nilang di sila magutom wala talgang magagawa ganun talga pag isang kahig isang tuka kong wala nga namn mahanap na magandang trabaho papanu nga nmn sila mkakakain ng maayos kahit anung sikap mo kong wala nmn talga..dumadami anak nila kasi di nmn nila alam ang mga contraceptive na yan .gustuhin man nilang d magkaroon ng maraming anak papanu nila gagawin kong walang tumutulong sa knila para maiwasan yun.,

[mhyle16]

wawa nmn sila sana may makatulong sa kanila

[mhyle16]

anu ba yan kasi

[sweetirene29]

wala ng makain dami pang anak...dapat my disiplina...kawawa ang mga bata

[kate2011755]

i don't have anything against sandra aguinaldo or any other i witness hosts...they are all marvelous and brilliant reporter..,give that to them..its just that im an individual and as such i have my own preferences...i find kara's character connects better to me as others connect better to jay or to sandra or to howie...its just as simple and plain as that...

[dayunyol]

bakit naman po kasi nagpakadami pa kayo ng anak? naman naman namannnnnnn