Aired (December 28, 2006): This is the story of a man with an intellectual disability who, after seeing the horrific fate that befell his friend, became an eyewitness to the crime.
Cast: Paolo Contis, Alfred Vargas, Lj Reyes, Jaclyn Jose, Matt Ranillo, Irma Adlawan, Mon Confiado, Augusto Victa, Esther Chavez, Simon Ibarra, Mario Magalona, Tom Olivar, Josef Marcelo, Paul Salas, Sandy Talag, Gabriel Roxas,
Cast: Paolo Contis, Alfred Vargas, Lj Reyes, Jaclyn Jose, Matt Ranillo, Irma Adlawan, Mon Confiado, Augusto Victa, Esther Chavez, Simon Ibarra, Mario Magalona, Tom Olivar, Josef Marcelo, Paul Salas, Sandy Talag, Gabriel Roxas,
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00:00No!
00:02Stop it!
00:04Stop it!
00:06Stop it!
00:08Stop it!
00:10We couldn't fight.
00:14I couldn't do anything.
00:16Laila was crying.
00:18But I couldn't do anything.
00:20They had no mercy.
00:22Laila fought.
00:24They fought.
00:28Then, they threw a rock at her head.
00:30You're so stubborn!
00:32You're so arrogant!
00:38I couldn't fight back.
00:40Do you have any advice for us?
00:42Where are the men you're talking about?
00:46Them?
00:48They're the ones who killed her.
00:50You're lying!
00:52You're lying!
00:58In 1996,
01:00when three men
01:02had no mercy
01:04and killed
01:06a woman
01:08whose name
01:10was Laila.
01:12No one knew
01:14who the killers were
01:16except for one witness
01:18in the crime.
01:20A 15-year-old girl
01:22who lacks
01:24in thinking.
01:26Can a mentally challenged
01:28star witness
01:30give justice
01:32to the death
01:34of a friend
01:36in a heinous crime?
01:38My friends,
01:40let's tell the story
01:42of the bravery
01:44and justice
01:46of an innocent Laila
01:48in the name of
01:50Robin Estacio.
01:52Hey,
01:54your parents will be here soon.
01:56Are you excited?
02:00She's really excited!
02:02Isn't that your granddaughter?
02:04She's so talkative.
02:06She just clapped.
02:08You know, I'm nervous about our granddaughter.
02:10She's five years old.
02:12She doesn't know anything.
02:14She just says,
02:16She's just clapping.
02:18She's so happy.
02:20What are you saying?
02:22She's so talkative.
02:24She's only three years old.
02:26She's so talkative.
02:28She's so talkative.
02:30She's so talkative.
02:32Don't make her talk.
02:34Mom!
02:36Mom!
02:38My daughter!
02:40My daughter!
02:42How are you?
02:44How are you?
02:46How are you?
02:48How are you, baby?
02:50Do you miss your mom?
02:52Grandpa.
02:54No, no.
02:56Say, Mom.
02:58Mom.
03:00Grandma.
03:02Grandma.
03:04I told you.
03:06No, no.
03:08She'll learn.
03:10It's just a short time.
03:12It's just a short time.
03:14I'm going to cook.
03:16Okay, okay.
03:18How are you, baby?
03:20Do you miss your mom?
03:22Do you miss Grandpa and Grandma?
03:24Say, Mom.
03:26Grandma.
03:28Grandma.
03:30It's just a short time.
03:32We'll see.
03:34Pinong, Pinong.
03:36Do you know our grandson, Robin?
03:38We've been looking for him.
03:40Yes.
03:42He's missing.
03:44What did he tell you?
03:46He's missing.
03:48Don't talk nonsense.
03:50He's missing.
03:52Where?
03:54Robin!
03:56Robin!
03:58Robin!
04:02Robin!
04:04Robin!
04:06What?
04:08Why are you here?
04:10What are you doing here?
04:12This is a different barangay.
04:14Yes.
04:16I'm just playing.
04:18We've been looking for you.
04:20Even though Robin is a mentally challenged child,
04:22he grew up to be helpful
04:24and full of compassion.
04:26Shali.
04:28Where are you?
04:30Why are you following us?
04:32I know him.
04:34He's just a kid.
04:36A kid?
04:38Don't say that.
04:40We're just playing.
04:42Come on, Laila.
04:44Let's play.
04:46Okay.
04:48Lala.
04:50Robin is like a love at first sight.
04:52He started hanging out with Laila
04:54until they became friends.
04:56As time passed,
04:58Laila's family
05:00will also become close to Robin.
05:02Laila.
05:04Robin.
05:06Who are you?
05:08I'm Lola Mitring Laila.
05:10Good morning.
05:12Good morning.
05:14So, you're the one
05:16who always tells us stories.
05:18I'm sorry.
05:20That's too much.
05:22It's okay.
05:24Robin is kind and cheerful.
05:26I'm kind and cheerful.
05:28I like that.
05:30Don't worry, Mitring.
05:32That's true.
05:34We'll go ahead.
05:36Robin, take care.
05:38Bye.
05:40Take care.
05:42Laila.
05:52Robin, come here.
05:54Let me help you.
05:58I don't have anything to do.
06:02You know what, Robin?
06:04I'm kind to you.
06:06I'm happy to be your friend.
06:08But...
06:10But I'm courting you.
06:14Robin, I'm sorry.
06:16But...
06:18I only see you as a friend.
06:20You're like a brother to me.
06:24But I'm still courting you.
06:28Robin,
06:30I'm sorry.
06:32I don't want to look like I'm just courting you.
06:36I'll help you.
06:38I'm courting you.
06:40You're so annoying, Robin.
06:42Robin, you're annoying.
06:46You might get hurt while washing the dishes.
06:50Peter, you're here early.
06:54This is for you.
07:00Robin, this is Peter.
07:02He's my boyfriend.
07:04Even though Laila has a boyfriend,
07:06Robin still loves her.
07:12Laila,
07:14let me help you.
07:16No, I'll ride the tricycle.
07:18I'll get off the tricycle
07:20in our school.
07:22I'm okay.
07:24Let me help you.
07:26Okay.
07:28Hold on, I'm almost there.
07:30Robin,
07:32you look good today.
07:36I heard that you want to ride the tricycle.
07:38Let's go.
07:42Can I?
07:44Of course.
07:46If you want to take Laila with you,
07:48why don't you take me with you?
07:52You're so nice.
07:54You're Laila's friend.
07:56Laila is also my friend.
07:58Peter.
08:00Let's go.
08:02Be careful.
08:34Gabriel,
08:36Brother,
08:38Nanay.
08:40Laila.
08:42Yes, Nanay?
08:44Where's Peter?
08:46He's at the terminal.
08:48He's riding the tricycle.
08:50He might get addicted.
08:52Let's eat.
08:54Osya, let's eat.
08:56The dinner is ready.
08:58Let's go.
09:00Ms. Lagring.
09:02Robin.
09:04Good evening.
09:06Wow, Brother Robin.
09:08Pasalubong.
09:10For you.
09:12There's a letter
09:14from your father.
09:16Really?
09:20Here.
09:22Thanks to your father.
09:26Good news.
09:28Your father is coming home for Christmas.
09:30This is for Christmas.
09:32I'm sure this is our best Christmas
09:34because we're complete.
09:38Are you sure it's Pasalubong?
09:40Let's eat, Robin.
09:42Let's go, Nanay.
09:44Let's eat.
09:46Let's eat.
09:50Let's eat.
09:54Laila, let's go together.
09:56I have to go to the office.
09:58I'm already late, Nanay.
10:00What's wrong with you?
10:02Laila, your bag.
10:04Laila.
10:06Laila.
10:12Laila.
10:14Laila.
10:18Nanay, what's wrong?
10:20What's that?
10:22Your brother
10:24suddenly disappeared.
10:28I heard a tricycle.
10:30I just talked to him.
10:34Nanay, calm down.
10:44Let's go.
11:14What now?
11:16Are you still not going to
11:18take me to your house?
11:20You're asking that every day.
11:22I'm fine.
11:24I'm just taking care of you.
11:26Are you sure?
11:28Let's meet up tomorrow.
11:30Take care.
11:34My clothes.
11:36Take care.
11:44Laila.
11:46You startled me.
11:48I'll go ahead.
11:50I'm not going to stay here.
11:52I didn't know that you're famous
11:54in the whole barangay.
11:56Let's ride a tricycle.
11:58I don't want to tire you.
12:00I have money.
12:02Are you sure?
12:04Tricycle.
12:14Let's go.
12:16Go straight.
12:30Where's Laila?
12:32She's not here yet.
12:34Maybe she's watching a movie
12:36or eating out with Peter.
12:38Why didn't she say goodbye?
12:44Let's go.
12:54Hello?
12:56Hello, Peter?
12:58Is Laila here?
13:00Are you two together?
13:02She's not here yet?
13:04I took her to the tricycle ride
13:06at 5 a.m.
13:08You know that's where she's going.
13:10Okay.
13:26She said she's going home.
13:32Why isn't she here yet?
13:34It's almost 6 p.m.
13:36I'm so hungry.
13:42Maybe it's Laila.
13:44Hello?
13:46Hello, Dennis?
13:48Dad?
13:50Did you call?
13:52We're okay here.
13:54We're excited
13:56that you're here.
13:58I'll talk to your mom.
14:00My mom?
14:02She's already asleep.
14:06How about Laila?
14:08Laila?
14:10She's already asleep.
14:12Ron is also asleep.
14:14Is that so?
14:16Just tell her that I called
14:18and that I got a ticket.
14:20I'm going home for Christmas.
14:22Okay, dad.
14:24Take care.
14:26Okay, bye.
14:28Mom,
14:30dad's going home for Christmas.
14:40Hey!
14:42You're already here!
14:44We've been waiting for you!
14:46Did you go out again?
14:48Huh?
14:52I went out for a walk.
14:56Why do you look like that, Robin?
14:58Where did you come from?
15:00Just a walk.
15:02Did you go out?
15:06Yes.
15:10Robin?
15:14Go to sleep.
15:18Okay.
15:20Go to sleep.
15:22Robin?
15:40After Laila's disappearance,
15:42she was looking for her family
15:44and Peter's family,
15:46as well as the entire police force
15:48and the barangay.
15:50But unfortunately,
15:52after two days of searching,
15:54they still couldn't find Laila.
15:56Until...
16:00Mom, the phone has been ringing for a while.
16:06I'm sure that's her father.
16:08I'm sure that's her father.
16:12Answer it.
16:28Hello?
16:30This is Mario.
16:32Mario?
16:34Are you going to chase someone?
16:36I got the robot that she wants.
16:40Hello?
16:41Lagrime, talk to me.
16:45Hello, Lagrime, is there a problem?
16:47Yes.
16:50Lagrime, talk to me.
16:55Laila...
16:58has been missing for two days.
17:02On the 23rd of December,
17:04five days after Laila's disappearance,
17:06Mario was asked to return
17:08from abroad early
17:10because of the bad news.
17:34I don't know where my father is.
17:37I don't know either.
18:04Laila...
18:19What happened, Lagrime?
18:21What happened, Lagrime?
18:26Laila is gone.
18:30Laila left us.
18:32Laila left us, Roby.
18:37Lagrime...
18:39Lagrime!
18:41Mario!
18:44What's going on?
18:46The robot was found.
18:48Maybe it's Laila.
18:50Laila?
18:51Yes.
18:52Please, go.
18:57I always come here
18:59before I go to Pina.
19:01A while ago,
19:03I noticed a strange smell.
19:05I got scared.
19:07Then, I saw the woman's body.
19:10Are you sure?
19:11Before you saw the body,
19:13you didn't notice anyone
19:15around you?
19:16Where?
19:17Wait, guys!
19:18Wait!
19:19Let's go!
19:20Wait!
19:21Let's go!
19:22Let's go!
19:27Laila!
19:29Laila!
19:30Laila!
19:33Laila!
19:41Laila!
19:52Laila!
20:00Laila!
20:03The most joyful Christmas
20:05they expect from their children
20:08has become the saddest.
20:13Sleep in heavenly peace.
20:22Sleep in heavenly peace.
20:30Sleep in heavenly peace.
21:00Sleep in heavenly peace.
21:14Take care of yourself, okay?
21:19You too.
21:21Are you really going back to Manila?
21:23Yes, Dad.
21:24I have a lot of work there.
21:27Take care of your son.
21:28Son,
21:29be a good boy, okay?
21:31Don't be so grumpy.
21:34You saw what happened to your friend.
21:36Have mercy on her, okay?
21:39Son,
21:41did you hear what your mother said?
21:45Her friend will never die.
21:47She's always like that.
21:49She's never quiet.
21:53She felt so bad
21:54when her friend, Laila, died.
21:56Where's Laila?
21:58Son,
22:00don't think about Laila.
22:03She's okay there.
22:04She's with God, right?
22:13I don't want it anymore.
22:15What?
22:16I don't want it anymore.
22:17What don't you want, son?
22:21I don't want to hide it anymore.
22:23What?
22:24What are you talking about?
22:27What do you mean?
22:28I know.
22:29Huh?
22:31I know who killed Laila.
22:34What?
22:35The one who beat her.
22:37Rape.
22:39Son,
22:41did you see that?
22:42Huh?
22:43What?
22:45You can't say that.
22:46They'll come back.
22:48They'll come back to us.
22:49You might be one of them.
22:51Robin, listen to me.
22:53Listen to me, okay?
22:55Huh?
22:56You shouldn't know.
22:58You shouldn't know.
22:59We'll take you back to the province.
23:02We'll protect you.
23:03Don't think that we'll let you go.
23:06Robin!
23:08Robin, where are you going?
23:09Robin!
23:10Robin, where are you going?
23:12Robin!
23:23Robin!
23:25Robin!
23:53Ms. Lagring,
23:54we'll go ahead.
23:55My condolences.
24:24Robin.
24:44Mario.
24:46Robin, are you okay?
24:48Laila might be in danger.
24:53I know who killed Laila.
24:58Who?
25:00Who killed my daughter?
25:20We rode a tricycle.
25:24Then we took a detour on the road.
25:29But we didn't know where we were going.
25:33Get in!
25:34What?
25:35Get in!
25:36Hurry!
25:37Get in!
25:38Get in!
25:39Get in!
25:40Get in!
25:41Get in!
25:42Get in!
25:43Get in!
25:44Get in!
25:45Get in!
25:46Get in!
25:47Get in!
25:48Get in!
25:49Get in!
25:50Get in!
25:51Get in!
25:53Let me go!
25:54I said let me go!
25:55Get out of here!
25:56Let us go!
25:57Let me go!
26:02Laila!
26:04Let me go!
26:06Let me go!
26:07Let me go!
26:14Let me go!
26:16We can't fight?
26:18I couldn't do anything, Laila was crying but I couldn't do anything, they had no mercy.
26:37Laila fought back.
26:39Then, Chan was punched and he was hit on the head with a rock.
26:53You're so annoying!
26:59I couldn't fight back.
27:01Then, Laila's face was covered in blood and she couldn't move.
27:18Are you okay?
27:19Hurry up, you still have a lot to do.
27:27Hey, it's taking too long, hurry up!
27:29Hurry up!
27:31You're so annoying!
27:32You're done!
27:34What do we do now?
27:35I think he's dead.
27:37He's not moving.
27:38What do we do now?
27:43What about him?
27:45Ask him, he's the one who brought him here.
27:48Let's just leave him here, we can't do anything to him.
27:51Leave him here?
27:52He'll talk!
27:54How can he talk?
27:55Who will believe him?
27:57He's a ghost!
27:58Who will believe him?
27:59Who will believe him?
28:00The whole village knows he's abnormal.
28:09You didn't see anything.
28:11You don't know anything.
28:12Do you understand?
28:16Who are you?
28:17Get out of here!
28:18Get out of here!
28:19Hurry up!
28:23What?
28:24Get out of here!
28:25Get out of here!
28:26Get out of here!
28:27Go!
28:28Go!
28:30Do you want to die?
28:32Get out of here!
28:36Get out!
28:37Do you remember what you look like?
28:39Or who are the men who raped and killed Laila?
28:50Yes.
28:52Do they exist in this world?
28:55Yes.
28:57If so,
28:58can you tell us
29:00where are the men you're talking about?
29:05Them.
29:07They're the ones who killed Laila.
29:08It's a lie!
29:09It's a lie!
29:10It's a lie!
29:11It's a lie!
29:12It's a lie!
29:13It's a lie!
29:14It's a lie!
29:15Even though the specialists who examined Robin
29:19believed that his testimonies were valid and consistent,
29:23it was still not enough
29:25to prove Robin's credibility as a witness.
29:30Unfortunately,
29:31the case was dismissed.
29:36Why is that?
29:39Shouldn't they be jailed?
29:45Yes.
29:48Sometimes,
29:49there are incidents
29:52that we can't understand why they happen.
29:56My advice to you is
29:59to just leave it to God.
30:03Ah!
30:04Ah!
30:21Because of the obstacles in Robin's life,
30:23he was temporarily housed by the authorities
30:26in a safe house.
30:28Even so,
30:29Robin still did not apologize
30:31for being housed by his friend, Laila.
30:36So that Laila's soul can rest in peace,
30:41she's already used up her life.
30:45Let's let her go.
30:51And we'll learn how to start again.
30:59Okay.
31:06I don't agree.
31:10Why did you do that?
31:21Dad.
31:26Ah!
31:30Why?
31:36Why did you do that to Laila?
31:40She loves everyone.
31:41Laila, I love you so much.
31:46That's enough.
31:48That's enough.
31:49That's enough, brother.
31:51Don't hurt yourself.
31:55That's enough.
31:56It's been years
31:58but Robin still can't forget
32:00the time Laila spent with him.
32:03His love for his friend
32:05will reach the heavens.
32:17You know what, Peter?
32:19Ronron
32:21did this.
32:23It's his sister's birthday card.
32:26Yes, it's beautiful.
32:31Is that Robin?
32:33Yes, that's Robin.
32:35He's younger than us.
32:43I hope you can forgive me, Laila.
32:51I can't forgive you for that night.
32:57I want to help you.
33:01But I'm scared.
33:06They look like demons.
33:10And their eyes are scary.
33:16I hope you can forgive me, Laila.
33:19I hope you can forgive me, Laila.
33:28And I hope what I did in court,
33:33what I taught in prison,
33:38I hope I can prove to you that
33:42I will protect you.
33:46I will fight for you.
33:48Laila,
33:51I love you.
33:59You're not here anymore.
34:00You're the only one here.
34:05You're the only one I can love forever.
34:14Goodbye.
34:18Goodbye.
34:38Lagrin, what did you feel
34:42after that case
34:43that you were not punished for what you taught Robin?
34:49It hurts our family.
34:51These people, the suspects that Robin taught,
34:56after that case, did you see them?
34:59I didn't see them.
35:01Robin, did you see them?
35:03Yes.
35:04Why did you do that?
35:06Because they're my sisters.
35:09Your sisters?
35:10Yes.
35:11At that time, when you saw what they did,
35:13did you know that they were drugged?
35:15Yes, they were drugged.
35:16Are they close friends, Lagrin?
35:19The truth is that they have the same crush on my daughter.
35:23They have the same look.
35:27The other one also has the same crush on Laila.
35:30Did you love Laila back then?
35:32Yes.
35:33Was she beautiful?
35:34She was beautiful.
35:35What lessons can we share to our parents?
35:41For me, for my parents,
35:44we really need to observe and take care of them.
35:50Because even if I work as a parent,
35:54I don't neglect my children.
35:57How could a parent bear
36:00such a painful incident?
36:02I prayed to God
36:05that they would give me strength.
36:07My children told me,
36:10Mom,
36:11you're the only one who's gone.
36:13The four of us are left.
36:15So, I prayed to God to give them strength.
36:18To the four of them.
36:20For example, if they were watching you that night,
36:22and their conscience went away,
36:24and they asked for your forgiveness,
36:26how would you react?
36:28It's easy to say,
36:29but it's hard to do.
36:30I might be able to forgive them,
36:32but my heart is full of anger towards them.
36:35If they ask you to face them,
36:38I don't think you can.
36:40What lessons can we learn from this, Robin?
36:44I hope you won't do that to other women.
36:48We salute you, Robin.
36:51You see, Robin is not like the others.
36:55He knows what's right and what's wrong.
37:00Am I right, Robin?
37:01Yes.
37:02We also know that your husband,
37:05your husband,
37:07passed away recently.
37:10So, please accept our condolences from the Church.
37:13And also, thank you so much
37:15for coming here and letting us feature Laila's story.
37:20This is for you.
37:21Thank you very, very much.
37:23Thank you so much.
37:24I'm the one who should thank you first, Aunt Mel.
37:27Second, to GMA 7,
37:30and to the staff of Magpakailanman,
37:33and to Magpakailanman History,
37:34and to all of the people of Magpakailanman.
37:37Thank you so much.
37:38I know that very soon,
37:40very soon, you will forget me.
37:42I hope so.
37:43Hopefully.
37:46Laila's family wanted to file a case
37:49against the perpetrators of Laila's death.
37:53They couldn't do it
37:55because of the lack of money.
37:58For now, it's enough for them to know
38:01who the salaried workers are.
38:04They are very thankful to Robin
38:06because of his courage in witnessing.
38:09Even though they couldn't get justice for Laila,
38:12because of Robin,
38:14they are still able to face tomorrow.
38:19Happy New Year to all of you,
38:22our beloved ones.
38:25May God bless us all
38:27in the upcoming new year.
38:31I am Mel Tiangco,
38:32and this is the story of each one of us.
38:35Now, tomorrow, and Magpakailanman.
38:39Magpakailanman
38:42Hindi magbabago
38:47Ang sinisigaw
38:50Nito'ng aking puso
38:54Magpakailanman
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