Aired (July 30, 2024): Sa unang episode ng digital documentary na #KaraDocs, pinuntahan ng batikan na dokyumentarista na si Kara David ang isang sitio na wala pa ring supply ng kuryente. Sundan ang buong kuwento sa video na ito.
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00:00In the past, there are still places in the Philippines where there is no electricity supply.
00:05In the first episode of the digital documentary of Kara David,
00:08in Kara Docks, they went to the residents who need to walk on rocky and white mountains
00:14and ride on both boats to be able to charge their gadgets.
00:18Let's watch this.
00:20It's hard.
00:21We often panic when we hear the sound of our cellphones ringing.
00:27But did you know that there are still places in the Philippines where there is no electricity supply?
00:32You still need to walk on rocky and white mountains and cross the river to be able to charge your gadgets.
00:49We are now going to a remote place in North Zagaray, Bulacan.
00:53They call it Sitio Iligan.
00:55We are now here at Angat Dam.
00:57This is what supplies water to Metro Manila.
01:05I am with Julay, who is a diver.
01:09She is the one who is supposed to charge the cellphones and flashlights of her fellow residents in Sitio Iligan.
01:19When we arrived at the site, Julay and I went home.
01:24Yes?
01:28Are you going to charge your gadgets?
01:30Yes.
01:32What are you going to charge?
01:35Flashlight? Cellphone?
01:36None.
01:39I also met Ann and her two-month-old daughter, Raedan.
01:44What is this for?
01:45Cellphone.
01:47Where do you use it?
01:48We use it for electricity.
01:51You use it for electricity at night?
01:53Yes.
01:56After we collected the cellphones and power banks that will be charged by the residents of the other barangay,
02:02we went down the mountain again to go to their charging station.
02:11It's still soft!
02:17Am I that heavy, Kuya?
02:21Yes, you are.
02:43We are now here at Barangay San Lorenzo.
02:47It's about 30 minutes away from Pampang earlier.
02:52We are here now.
02:53We can watch TV.
02:54We can charge our gadgets.
02:55Let's go.
02:56It's a bit far. Let's go.
02:58The residents of Angat Watershed, where this place is located, were encouraged to charge their gadgets.
03:03The electricity and water here is free, so they don't hesitate to charge their gadgets whenever they want.
03:11According to the 2023 Census on Population and Housing,
03:15more than 11 million Filipinos, or 2.4 million households in the Philippines, have no access to electricity.
03:23If they have access, they just have to charge their gadgets,
03:26or their electricity will run out in less than 4 to 6 hours per day.
03:33We have electrified over 15.01 hectares.
03:40We have 0.018 million household customers of electric cooperatives.
03:45We have gathered that there is a potential increase of 0.95% a year.
03:52Yes, we are covering the IP communities, both in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
04:00It's sad to think that in times of new technology, there are still communities left in the dark.
04:08I hope that the day will come when they will no longer have hope that they will have light.
04:16Because on the journey to the future, nothing should be left behind.
04:37For more information, visit www.fema.gov