Manggagawa - Gary Granada (Original Pilipino Music)

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music : Manggagawa by Gary Granada from the album Pagsamba at Pakikibaka
video footages : BBC Documentary The Toughest Place To Be A Bus Driver

from the BBC iPlayer info :
In the second programme in the series where British workers accept the challenge to do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions in the world, London bus driver Josh West heads to Manila, the capital of the Philippines and the most densely populated city on Earth. Josh will be driving a Jeepney, a colourfully decorated, adapted jeep which has no power steering, dodgy lights and an uncomfortable seat. His host is Rogelio Castro and together they brave the chaos of the streets. It's a hair-raising and often hilarious ride, but Josh also learns about the incredible over-crowding and devastating poverty of Manila. He forms a strong bond with Rogelio and is moved by the daily struggle of an ordinary Filipino working to feed his family. It's an emotional roller coaster and Josh returns a changed man, aware that all the separates his life from Rogelio's is the country he happened to be born in.

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• pakikibaka

[bayoniq]

just saw on TV ... Mang Rogelio, the jeepney driver , has returned to his home province and was gifted a fishing boat for his birthday by a noontime TV show host.

[marifelmail]

I normally listen to worship songs on my way to office but this morning I decided to listen to one of Gary Granada's albums.. and then I heard this heart-wrenching song. I was in tears.. this song speaks volumes, and so are Gary's other songs, of what is the real picture of the Philippines.. I'm with an NGO helping the poor thru microenterprise dev and education.. I know there still is a lot of work to do.. and it all starts in believing that there is still HOPE in and for the Philippines..

[bayoniq]

@marifelmail - yes, there is still hope. even if it takes a lifetime of hoping.

[BaL000ga]

Eat Bulaga celebrated Ryan Agoncillo's birthday and helped this man.

[bayoniq]

@BaL000ga - -well that's good to know. Hope it is a genuine desire to help and not another publicity stunt.

[bobramos1000]

few months after watching this docu on bbc,i happened to see josh west on a bus frm westfield towards harlesden. nginitian ko siya at kinawayan,kumaway din at ngumiti...nababasa ko pa rin sa kanyang mga mata ang di niya makalimutang kahirapan na dinaranas ng ating di mabilang na manggagawa...

[2000saranghamnida]

@bayoniq can i have the link please, i'm eager to watch it...or just the date when was showed..thanks

[nelchoygwapo]

Kulang ang maghapon upang makaipon at makakaahon ang isang dukha,kulang din ang pawis kahit labislabis kung ang nagnanais ay maralita. Natutunan niyang hamakin ang sakit at sakuna tatlumpu'tpitong taon na siyang nasanay. sa matang namumutla ay inyong mapupuna siya'y mamamatay sa kakahanapbuhay. sa mga nagpapaluwal ang sahod niyang butalbutal nasanla nang matagal sa kagipitan, at kahit siya magpapagal, pilit mang isusugal ang hapo at nangangatal niya nang laman.

[Nhatzkiebhoy]

who says that the poor are not taxed in the philippines? it is NOT the poor who do lots of tax evasions. >.<

[ricksmooth47]

@EagleStrike119 No one likes the poverty or the high level of air/water pollution. I agree that birth control/Church situation must be remedied. However, once you begin to say things like there must be an effective way of taxing the rich, you are walking on shaky ground. The rich are taxed. The poor are not taxed. The government decides how to apply the tax revenue. The rich decide to be charitable. Who gets the right to decide now much of my own money I get to keep? You? Think before u talkDUMB