“Mga Bata sa Padre Noval” is a 17 minutes documentary, unravels the truth about the street children who stays almost for their entire life in the street begging for alms. The street is, for them, the so called 2nd home. It is where they meet new friends, play their favorite games and where they work for their living.
Katrina Placido found her best subject for her very first documentary in P.Noval. She also experienced giving alms to these children every time she’s taking her lunch in Noval. With the everyday habit of these children, begging for alms, she came up with the idea of setting her subject about the life of these children on street. How they work? What kind of work they have? Why are they on the street? Not at school? Where are their parents? Are they satisfied in what they are doing? Do they think of, having their education? And typical questions a Thomasian can ask about them.
She take her video camera and started to shoot and interview those street children with the familiar faces that she always see loitering and those children who likes to stopped her every time she’s eating siomai.
The children
“Si God ang taong dapat nagbibigay sa amin ng bente para pangbili ng pagkain,”said Gilyn.
Gilyn and her sister Girlie, two young girls who keep on begging for alms everyday, in order to satisfy their hungry stomach.
JP and Lawrence, two friends, who dreams of going to school and get their wanted course and experienced the treatment of DSWD but then they escaped because of they don’t want the treatment.
Buboy, Totoy and Kokoy, who remain friends despite their different personality and story, one of them experienced juvenile detention because of accused of pick-pocketing by guards but later on he was acquitted.
Gilbert, 8-years-old, who always who is always beaten by her mother every time he doesn’t have money in his hand once he go home.
Linggit and her little brothers, who scared you first and asked for your food several times and liked to play tug game on the street.
Lola Yolanda and her Grandsons who treats P.Noval as their home. They have this carton, where they sleep for their entire life, which spread on the sidewalk. And in their past time she makes decorative figurine and table design made from papier-mâché.
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