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00:00In a shrinking space between humans and mosquitoes
00:08It is inevitable that it will return to steal the territory
00:14Who has more rights over them?
00:20In a place where they both belong
00:30The Mosquitoes
00:35Mosquitoes in Banton, Romblon have their own way of finding food
00:44Be careful every time you move
00:49Especially when there are a lot of eyes waiting for them
00:53And the Mosquitoes are waiting to be caught
00:57In...
00:59Patibong
01:04In 2018, the Municipal Ordinance made it legal for Mosquitoes to be trapped there
01:12Especially when it is not permissible to go near their nests
01:15In the reward system that was implemented, each Mosquito's nest has an equivalent of 150 pesos
01:25In 2022, we documented it
01:29We were able to catch the trapped Mosquitoes and a few dead Mosquitoes
01:36After the story was released to our program, the implementation of the Ordinance was immediately halted
01:46We halted the implementation because there were questions regarding the implementation
01:53And it was said that there were violations as to the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act
02:01We coordinated with the National Agencies that can help us
02:05They continued to study the next step to stop the Mosquitoes' nesting
02:13This is also the problem we are facing now in Basilan
02:19Every time the water level is low, there are groups of Mosquitoes that join forces and are ready to fight
02:31With the help of the camera traps we installed, we were able to catch a Mosquito that seemed to be preparing
02:39It is still moving
02:43It is just waiting for a chance to enter a house
02:51But it is not alone
03:01Their leader, Barotan, is the one who is serving as a lookout
03:08Some of their companions are still balancing on the fence
03:16They are just waiting for a chance to enter a house
03:22So these are the things that they are destroying?
03:26Yes
03:27Is that why you installed this?
03:28Yes, because if it wasn't for this, we wouldn't be able to fight or go to my children's school
03:33I would just stay here at home
03:36You are just watching them?
03:37Yes
03:38The food that they got was borrowed by Rasmina from the store
03:44They said that they won't be able to kill this because it is against their religion, Islam
03:52What were the people's decisions?
03:54Nothing, sir
03:55We are also afraid because if we get bitten one day, we will get sick, sir
04:03That is why the affected residents asked for help from the local government
04:08We don't have an alternative, ma'am, because it is against the religion of Islam
04:13It is also not edible
04:14That is their solution
04:16If it is possible, we will just collect it if it is approved
04:22Mosquitoes are also like humans
04:26They are looking for food to live, according to Doc Aloy Duya, a mammalogist
04:34That is why they are frequent in areas like that because it is an easy source of food
04:39It is not hard for them to find food
04:44So they know that there is a source of food here
04:46And that is a very high risk for health because the interaction between wildlife and humans is increasing
04:53And monkeys are mammals, humans are mammals
04:56So the transmission of diseases, the potential spillover of potential virus is very high
05:07But it is not necessary to get infected to stop its spread
05:14In North Cotabato, humans and monkeys live peacefully
05:21There are four groups of monkeys living in the area
05:26The most dominant group is called the Democracy Troop
05:36You can see them running, fighting, and playing
05:46This is a normal scene for the residents
05:51You can see their windows here
05:53There are wires like that because they can get food
05:58Because of the number of monkeys on the road, a motorist is adjusting it so that it won't get wet
06:03This is also the place chosen by biologist Leif to study the behavior of monkeys
06:12One of the major observations is that monkeys move more in the forest
06:19And their range is bigger compared to the monkeys that we see in the community
06:27And what we see as an implication is that monkeys in the forest practice their ecological role such as seed disperser
06:37Monkeys always misunderstand humans as pests
06:41I think the most important thing is that they are seed dispersers in the forest
06:45And they do it for free?
06:46Yes
06:49The monkeys are accepted by the community
06:53However, there still needs to be a safe distance
06:55There still needs to be boundaries that need to be established
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