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00:00 Balikbansana is the Filipino name of one of the founders of the Hamas group.
00:05 And her experience when the war between Israel and Hamas broke out,
00:09 Alamid, in the performance of Sandra Ginab.
00:12 From Israel, Jimmy Pacheco returned to his family's warm embrace
00:19 that followed him at the airport, just a week before Christmas.
00:26 A family he didn't expect to see again after the fall of Hamas,
00:31 more than two months had passed.
00:34 Pacheco was released on November 24,
00:37 the first day of the humanitarian pause between Israel and Hamas.
00:41 I'm happy that I'm here in the Philippines.
00:45 I saw my children, my family, my wife.
00:49 It's like a dream.
00:52 Pacheco told a caregiver about his experience
00:56 when Hamas invaded Israel on October 7.
01:00 He said he hid his old wife in a bomb shelter.
01:04 She told me that I locked all the doors.
01:10 I secured my life because she was already old.
01:15 I chose to stay with her until her last breath.
01:22 She was killed in the shelter where she was sleeping.
01:29 It was around 8 or 8.30.
01:33 She was cut three times.
01:37 Two of them hit my chest and here.
01:42 I'm just praying to God.
01:45 Despite what happened, Pacheco will return to Israel to work again.
01:50 He has three job offers a day that he's waiting for, according to his wife.
01:55 I don't want to lose my hard work since I was a child until now.
02:01 Pacheco's family will celebrate Christmas together.
02:05 The time came when I lost hope because I thought it was over.
02:09 I haven't talked to anyone for 49 days.
02:15 We haven't heard from each other.
02:17 It's very sad.
02:19 It's good that it's over.
02:24 Pacheco was joined by officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs,
02:27 Department of Migrant Workers,
02:29 and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration who brought help.
02:33 The Israel Embassy also promised to help him.
02:37 He's entitled of getting all the support that any other Israeli who is a victim of terror.
02:44 Clarice mentioned that she wants to have a business.
02:48 Jimmy agreed that she wants to have a business in the market.
02:53 Aside from Jimmy Pacheco,
02:54 we also have many Filipinos who are returning home this Christmas.
02:58 They are excited about the traditional Filipino Christmas,
03:02 especially the whole family's gathering.
03:05 It's important for me to see my family happy.
03:07 For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo, NKTOK 24 Hours.
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