ISLA SA EASTERN SAMAR, PINANINIWALAANG SINUMPA DAHIL ANG MGA RESIDENTE, SUNOD-SUNOD NA… NAMAMATAY?!
Isang isla sa bayan ng Guiuan sa Eastern Samar na tahanan ng higit 600 tao, sunod-sunod na nabawasan ang populasyon!
Nitong mga nakaraang buwan kasi, sunod-sunod daw ang mga namamatay sa kanilang isla.
Ang itinuturong ugat ng lahat ng ito, isang… sumpa?!
Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
"Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" (One at Heart, Jessica Soho) is the Philippines' top-rating news magazine program, hosted by one of the most-awarded broadcast journalists in the country, Jessica Soho. It features human interest stories, food, news personalities, travel, trends and pop culture.'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:15 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS
Isang isla sa bayan ng Guiuan sa Eastern Samar na tahanan ng higit 600 tao, sunod-sunod na nabawasan ang populasyon!
Nitong mga nakaraang buwan kasi, sunod-sunod daw ang mga namamatay sa kanilang isla.
Ang itinuturong ugat ng lahat ng ito, isang… sumpa?!
Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
"Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" (One at Heart, Jessica Soho) is the Philippines' top-rating news magazine program, hosted by one of the most-awarded broadcast journalists in the country, Jessica Soho. It features human interest stories, food, news personalities, travel, trends and pop culture.'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:15 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS
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00:00In the town of Giwan in Eastern Samar, there is an island that is inhabited by more than 600 people.
00:12This is Barangay Victory Island.
00:17But in the past few months, residents have been feeling that they are being shot.
00:24The population of their island has been decreasing.
00:31The number of deaths is increasing.
00:34In November, there were deaths. In December, there were two.
00:38Then in January, there were four. Then in February, there were more. And now, there are more.
00:43And the reason they teach is rooted in a curse.
00:51Because the people who died one after another are also related to me.
00:55I am afraid that the same thing will happen again.
00:58The island is cursed.
01:00If there is an opportunity, how will they counter it?
01:09From the center of the town of Giwan, it takes 40 minutes by boat to reach the island.
01:20The life here is peaceful. There is no electricity.
01:23We only use solar energy. It's hard because it rains a lot.
01:30Here, our team was able to reach the widow, Alma,
01:34from her husband, Mr. Romar, who died on March 14 due to pneumonia and heart disease.
01:42I was cleaning the fish that I caught.
01:45After that, she said, I will rest. She fell asleep.
01:48It was raining. She fell asleep.
01:51Romar is the 10th resident of the island who died just this October.
01:57We are very sad.
02:01She passed away because we still have a child.
02:07In our team's tour of the island, they met Esmeralda.
02:12On January 7, her brother, Resmi Hilda, passed away.
02:17His condition is an untreatable disease.
02:20I was surprised because he was so thin. He was bleeding. He was dizzy.
02:24He was weak. His eyes were deep.
02:29His face, skin, and body were all swollen.
02:33He had dark circles.
02:36Resmi Hilda was taken to the hospital.
02:39But...
02:40We couldn't get in because we were asked to pay 9,000 pesos. We didn't have money.
02:45So they just went to the Albularyo.
02:48The Albularyo told us that he might have fought with someone.
02:51My brother said, I didn't fight with anyone there.
02:55His condition only got worse.
02:58Resmi Hilda was rushed to the hospital.
03:01But fortunately, he was brought back to life.
03:04If I only had money, I would have taken care of him.
03:08I miss him because he's the only one I have.
03:13But their family is still in mourning.
03:17Esmeralda's brother, Vienan, was the next one to die because of pneumonia.
03:23I was afraid that he might die again.
03:26I want my brother to pray.
03:28The good Albularyo will pray here so that no one will die.
03:33In November, someone died.
03:35In December, two.
03:36Then in January, four.
03:38Then in February, someone died.
03:40And now, someone died.
03:41They have been buried for months.
03:44The problem is that there is no cemetery on the island.
03:47That's why they need to cross the sea,
03:50the shores of Yumao,
03:51to be buried in a cemetery in another barangay.
03:54It's hard.
03:55It's hard to transport.
03:56It's like this, it's difficult.
03:59But is it true that there is a curse?
04:03And if there is, where or who started it?
04:09This is the opinion of the barangay members of Victory Island.
04:13I don't believe that a curse is happening to us.
04:16Maybe it's God's will.
04:18Maybe because other people don't have a cemetery.
04:21It's just a rumor.
04:22It's time, it's time.
04:23That's why we're afraid.
04:24What are we going to do?
04:26Who are we going to approach?
04:27It's like a curse.
04:30But if Minerva is the one to ask,
04:33it's true that there is a curse.
04:35And she knows the root of it.
04:39No one else but the first one who died
04:42before the others followed.
04:46No one else but her servant, Angel.
04:50Minerva's story,
04:52on October 5, when her head was cut off
04:54and her head was broken,
04:55Angel was just an opera singer back then.
04:58She was an opera singer, appendix.
05:00She was walking,
05:02and when she was about to stop,
05:04she fell down.
05:06Her head was cut off.
05:10Angel was transferred by the sea
05:12to be taken to the hospital.
05:14But she was also declared dead on arrival.
05:18It was always in my daughter's mind
05:21that I should be the one to restore her
05:23so that she wouldn't die.
05:25But why did Angel believe that the curse started?
05:32Because in their place,
05:34the land next to Angel's house is believed to be cursed.
05:39It's evil.
05:40According to the elders,
05:42there used to be a children's grave here.
05:46The people here were doing miscarriages
05:50in this barangay.
05:51They buried their children here.
05:55It's also possible that the people on the island
05:58came back to life one after another
06:00because Angel was cursed three times
06:03in different places.
06:04The curse started
06:06about four days ago.
06:08And here, it lasted for four days.
06:10After the curse,
06:12this place was flooded.
06:14It's evil.
06:15According to the elders,
06:17something might happen.
06:19Something might follow.
06:22The residents
06:24are now discarding their own children
06:26to fight against the curse.
06:29They said,
06:30if it's a female,
06:32she should be processed.
06:33We did it.
06:34From January 22,
06:3628, 29,
06:37four of them died.
06:38Why did you come here?
06:39Why did you come here?
06:40Why did you come here?
06:41My brother comes here
06:42and prays every month.
06:44Once a month,
06:45sometimes three times.
06:47This Saturday,
06:48Mr. Romar,
06:50was taken to his final resting place.
06:54He was taken to his final resting place.
07:03Where are you going, sir?
07:05Let's go again, sir.
07:06No, no, no.
07:07One more time.
07:08No, no, no.
07:19Minerva also did her best
07:20to bless the house
07:22of the angel.
07:24We did the blessing
07:26for the dead
07:27and we are blessing them
07:29with the love of God.
07:30I am telling them
07:32that God cannot do
07:34the curse to you.
07:35He is the God of love.
07:37Deepen your faith in God.
07:41The causes of death,
07:42the four of them
07:43were previously admitted
07:44to the hospital.
07:45So, they have histories
07:46of illness.
07:47We will not say
07:48foreseeable,
07:49impossible,
07:50it happened,
07:51one after another.
07:52I hope you will take the opportunity
07:54to tell them
07:55what the problem is.
07:56And then,
07:57if you feel something,
07:58let's not wait
07:59for it to get worse.
08:00The doctor came
08:02to solve
08:04whatever problem
08:05our body has.
08:06It is also possible
08:07for these people
08:09to look for
08:11possible people
08:12to blame.
08:13Maybe they are
08:14carrying the curse.
08:16If the person
08:17is completely
08:18believing in the curse,
08:20it becomes a barrier
08:21to investigate
08:22the whole situation.
08:24Why are there so many
08:25people who are sick
08:26on this island?
08:27It is possible
08:28that there is a problem
08:29with the clean water.
08:30The nutrition they receive
08:31is not enough.
08:33My call is
08:35to help us here
08:36in our medical missions.
08:38Give us knowledge.
08:40Our plan,
08:41specifically in medical,
08:42is to provide
08:43additional transportation facilities
08:45that will help them
08:46to transport faster
08:48if they have
08:49a health emergency.
08:50For the people of Victory,
08:51we should not worry
08:53since it is backed up
08:55by the data
08:56that the natural causes
08:57of death
08:58of our constituents.
09:00I am not afraid
09:01here in this house.
09:02Maybe the curse
09:03has been broken here.
09:05Even if the people
09:06of Victory Island
09:07are now praying,
09:09they are praying
09:10for their relatives
09:12to be blessed
09:13by their relatives
09:15so that they can succeed
09:17in overcoming
09:18their greatest enemy,
09:19the curse of poverty.