Stories of lost innocence and childhood

Episode on November 24, 2007 Saturday, 11:30 p.m. This Saturday night, Sine Totoo presents “Buhay Bata", the episode that won for Imbestigador the recognition of Best Public Service Program during the 2006 Catholic Mass Media Awards. In “Buhay Bata", Imbestigador documents the lives of Filipino children who are deprived of their basic rights to proper nourishment and healthcare, education and protection from forced labor and sexual abuse. From newborn infants already malnourished while still in their mothers’ wombs, to a one-year old baby who dies in front of the camera, to elementary students who skip half their classes to earn a living, to 13 year old girls who become mothers themselves … “Buhay Bata" contains one heartbreaking story after another of lost childhood and innocence. Imbestigador segment producer Angel Directo says this episode was conceptualized in reaction to statistics that show the increasing number of minors involved in crime and who become victims to abuse and exploitation. And in a touching interview with Sine Totoo host Howie Severino, Imbestigador host Mike Enriquez shares how the episode deeply affected him, considering he and his wife have long wished to have children of their own. Catch the eye-opening and CMMA award-winning “Buhay Bata" this Saturday late night, only on Sine Totoo, over GMA-7.

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Ngayong Sabado nang gabi, mapapanood sa Sine Totoo ang episode na nagpanalo sa Imbestigador bilang Best Public Service Program sa 2006 Catholic Mass Media Awards – ang “Buhay Bata". Dito, iminulat ng Imbestigador ang mga manonood sa sunud-sunod na kuwento ng mga kabataang Pilipinong napagkakaitan ng pangunahing karapatan nila sa edukasyon, kalusugan, edukasyon, at proteksyon mula sa pang-aabuso. Nasaksihan ng Imbestigador ang batang ipinapanganak na malnourished na agad. May isang sanggol na nakunang bagong pasok sa ospital, hanggang isang oras makalipas ay namatay na habang kinukunan ng kamera. Makikilala rin sa “Buhay Bata" ang mga batang maagang nagbuntis. Naroon din ang kwento ng mga batang babaeng biktima ng panggagahasa – ang isa’y nabuntis ng sariling ama habang ang dalawa nama’y tuluyan nang naligaw ng landas at nahulog sa mundo ng prostitusyon. Sa kulungan, isang bata ang nakakulong kasama ng matatandang preso… kahit na wala namang pormal na reklamo laban sa kanya. Nakapanayam din ni Howie Severino ng Sine Totoo ang “Sumbungan ng Bayan" na si Mike Enriquez. Ayon sa kanya, isa itong ‘di malilimutang episode lalo na sa mga katulad nilang mag-asawa na wala pang mga anak. Huwag palampasin ang “Buhay Bata" ngayong Sabado nang gabi sa Sine Totoo.