'Ulilang Lubos: Producer's Cut,' airs this Monday on Front Row

Front Row brings to our television screens, once more, the winner of the prestigious UNICEF Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award for Television- the documentary entitled, "Ulilang Lubos."
 

The documentary follows the daily life of 10-year-old Princess, who has had to take care of three younger siblings since their mother abandoned them. Princess washes products at a wet market to earn money. She receives five to 20 pesos for this. 
 

After working the entire morning, Princess then proceeds to her second job: scavenging. She has to do this every day to feed herself and her siblings. 
 

“I haven’t seen my mom since she left us three years ago,” Princess says. “We started scavenging to get some money and asking around for food. Sometimes we don’t have anything to eat and our stomachs hurt. We sleep on cardboard boxes on the floor. I envy my friends because they go to school but I don’t.”
 

"Front Row: Ulilang Lubos" was praised by the jurors for reflecting the vulnerable children’s world in their own eyes. “It was very effective,” they said. “There are many heartbreaking moments in this film. The interviews were handled with sensitivity and the three children came across as everyday kids. Their interaction during bath and meal times was very naturalistic, as if the cameras weren’t there. This is a powerful story that really captured the plight of these children.” 

Let's relive the story of Princess and her siblings this Monday, 11:45 PM after Saksi on GMA-7.