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'Paraisong Salat,' dokumentaryo ni Kara David ngayong Sabado sa 'I-Witness'


 

 
 
 
“PARAISONG SALAT”
Dokumentaryo ni Kara David
MARCH 5, 2016
 
Paraisong Salat

Bughaw na tubig, puting buhangin, nag-aagaw na pula at kahel na langit. Mayaman sa mga kahanga-hangang kulay ng kalikasan ang “Eleven Islands”, isang grupo ng isla sa katimugang Zamboanga Peninsula. Ngunit ang nakabibighaning paraiso ay larawan ng karukhaan: walang tubig, walang kuryente, walang paaralan o health center. Dating lagusan ng mga rebelde at pirata, ang Eleven Islands ay saksi at biktima ng maraming taong bakbakan sa Mindanao.

Sa edad na 14, araw-araw nagsasagwan ng bangka si Sarfaina Bakil. Bilang panganay sa siyam na magkakapatid, nakaatas sa kanya ang pinakamahirap na gawaing bahay: ang mag-igib ng tubig sa kabilang pampang. Halos isang oras niyang binabaybay ang Moro Gulf at umaabot naman ng dalawang oras ang pila ng tubig para sa mga residente ng Zamboanga. Pagbalik niya ng isla, marami pang gawaing naghihintay… ngunit kailanman ay hindi nagreklamo si Sarfaina. Hindi siya nawawalan ng pag-asa. Kung kaya’t kahit matanda na para sa Grade 4, matiyaga siyang bumalik sa pag-aaral. Ito ang susi sa kanyang mga pangarap.

Samahan si Kara David na kilalanin si Sarfaina at ang kanyang pamilyang nagtitiis sa kasalatan ng Eleven Islands. Paano nga ba mabuhay ng malayo sa lahat?  Panoorin ang “Paraisong Salat” ngayong Sabado (March 5, 2016), pagkatapos ng Magpakailanman sa GMA 7.

            Magtweet o magpost sa I-Witness @IWitnessGMA (ang official Twitter and Facebook accounts) ng mga aral o paboritong linya mula sa dokumentaryo (gamitin ang #ParaisongSalat) at manalo ng “The Best of Kara David, Vol. 2”. Maaari ring magtweet kay Kara David, @karadavid.
 
English version: 
 
Barren Paradise (Paraisong Salat)

Clear blue waters. Flawless white sand. Hues of red and orange skies. Blessed with these wonderful colors of nature, a group of islands simply called "Eleven Islands" lies quietly in the south of the Zamboanga Peninsula. Its beaches would easily be the envy of many; its isolation, the yearning of some. But behind this perfect panorama is a pallid reality: there is no water, no electricity, not a school for the children or health center for the infirmed. A jump-off point for many rebels and a byway for modern-day pirates, these islands have been witnesses and casualties to the many years of fighting in Mindanao.

At 14 years old, Sarfaina Bakil has been paddling their family’s boat every day of her life. The eldest of nine children, she has been tasked with the most important chore in the house: fetching water from the mainland. Traversing the Moro Gulf takes her almost an hour and lining up with the rest of waterless Zamboanga residents can take almost two hours. More tasks await her in their island of dearth, but never did Sarfaina complain. She remains full of hope. Recently, she went back to studying, unmindful of the fact that she is old for Grade 4. Education is her only avenue to her dreams.

I-Witness documentarist Kara David follows Sarfaina and her family who endure the harsh barrenness of the Eleven Islands. What does it mean to have close to nothing? Watch “The Barren Paradise (Paraisong Salat)” this Saturday (March 5, 2016) on GMA 7, after Magpakailanman.

For a chance to win “The Best of Kara David, Vol. 2”, tweet or post memorable sound bites or lessons from the documentary at I-Witness @IWitnessGMA (official Twitter and Facebook accounts) and use #ParaisongSalat. You may also tweet Kara David, @karadavid.