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00:00Oh my God, help me!
00:11Projects that were supposed to continue for the residents to go to school and use for their livelihood.
00:21But they were destroyed and not saved.
00:25In the town of Mercedes, Camarinas Norte,
00:29a video was captured of the students crossing the river while the water was overflowing.
00:38A few moments later, the two students lost their balance and were quickly swept away by the water.
00:50Then, another child was swept away.
00:58Hurry, hurry!
01:01In the distance, the three students could hardly see the force of the water.
01:06Hurry, hurry!
01:09The water was so strong that they had to go all the way to the other side.
01:18This hanging bridge in San Miguel, Bulacan,
01:20was also used by students like Christine Joy to cross the river whenever the water was too strong.
01:29It was destroyed.
01:31We couldn't cross the river.
01:33We had to hold on to the bridge.
01:35We were able to hold on to it, but we were swept away.
01:37A wrong step could cause the bridge to fall into the deep and flooding water.
01:45Of course, we were worried that the water was too strong.
01:51In another visit of the Reporter's Notebook in Mangatulay,
01:57what will we encounter?
01:59We've been waiting for a long time for an answer, for a solution.
02:04Because of the force of the rain, this river flooded the Mercedes-Camarines Norte.
02:10Oh my God!
02:12The small road to cross to the other side was submerged in the water.
02:17They can't cross the river anymore.
02:19At that time,
02:22the students were on their way home from school.
02:26The school was closed.
02:28The school was closed?
02:30Yes.
02:32The students, Narena Rose, Daniela, and her brother, Danilin, were on their way home from school.
02:38That's why they had to cross the river.
02:42But while the water in the river was flooding,
02:45they didn't expect what would happen next.
02:50Narena Rose and Daniela quickly crossed the river.
02:54Oh my God! There's a hole!
02:56Then, Danilin followed the water.
02:59There's a hole!
03:01Hurry!
03:02Oh my God!
03:04There's a hole!
03:05Hurry!
03:12Two days after the incident,
03:14Reporters Notebook went to Barangay Pambuhan in Mercedes-Camarines Norte.
03:19The rain is getting stronger.
03:22According to Jessibel Dayulena,
03:24one of the people who filmed the incident,
03:27she immediately ran to the river
03:29when she heard that students were watching the water flood.
03:35Oh my God! There's a hole!
03:38That's when she found out that the three students were her neighbors.
03:42Hurry!
03:43Oh my God!
03:45Hurry!
03:46The water was flooding here.
03:49It was in the middle of the river.
03:51It was getting stronger here in August.
03:55They were brought here.
03:57They were taken directly to the parking lot.
04:03It was far away.
04:05The people here couldn't avoid crossing the river
04:09because there was no other way.
04:12Jessibel says
04:13that this river is already known to be dangerous whenever the weather is bad.
04:18Even if it's just a little rain,
04:20it immediately floods and floods their road.
04:24Especially when the rain is in the mountains,
04:27it suddenly floods.
04:30Reporters Notebook also went to the house of the students who were watching the river.
04:35Some of their school supplies were even left outside their house.
04:40This is where we found out that the students,
04:43Rena Rose, Daniela, and her brother, Danilin, were saved.
04:48The water was flooding here.
04:52It was in the middle of the river.
04:54We were inside the house when the water suddenly flooded.
05:02My sister was saved and I was also saved.
05:07Oh my God! There's a snake!
05:10It's fast!
05:12I'm scared.
05:14I don't want to go down there.
05:16I think I'll just stay here.
05:20It's fast!
05:22It's good that they were saved
05:24and that some residents were able to find a place to live in the river.
05:28According to one of the rescuers,
05:30he didn't hesitate to jump into the river to save the children.
05:33I saw that they fell down and I ran.
05:37When I ran, I slipped, so I jumped to catch them.
05:42Daniela and Danilin's mother was worried about the news that her children were in an accident.
05:49I was so scared and there were two of them.
05:52When you saw them and they were saved,
05:55I couldn't explain how I felt.
05:57I just thanked God
06:00that they were both saved.
06:05The reporter's notebook also found out that there used to be a river in Barangay Pambuhan.
06:10But the problem is that it was cut off in 2019 due to the heavy rain.
06:16Since then, there hasn't been a safe crossing for the residents whenever the river floods.
06:23This is what the river used to be.
06:26It was just a path for people to cross.
06:28But in 2019, the other side of the river was cut off.
06:36The barangay told us that there's a budget for this.
06:44I just don't know when.
06:47To be honest, there's a small road next to the river.
06:52But whenever the river floods, the road is cut off.
06:55That's why the residents are still forced to cross the river even if it's dangerous.
07:00Hey! Don't run! Hurry!
07:04This problem has been going on for a long time.
07:08There's always a promise.
07:10There's always an election.
07:14Should we wait for something to happen again?
07:17I hope that this will not happen again.
07:20I hope that this accident will not happen again.
07:26Next to the cut-off river,
07:28there's a tarpaulin that shows the details of a bridge project.
07:35This is what's shown next to the broken river.
07:39This is the project description.
07:41It says that the implementing agency is DPWH Camarines Norte
07:46and the cost is P35 million.
07:49The barangay captain said that the project will be completed by the end of February.
07:56But until now, no one has started the project.
08:00The barangay captain said that they have approached the municipal and provincial government several times.
08:07We have made a lot of resolutions to give us a project.
08:11If the barangay can afford it, I've been doing it for a long time.
08:14We don't stop asking for help.
08:17That's why I'm still alive inside.
08:21Last week, they told me that by the end of February, the project will be completed.
08:30In January 2024, the reporter's notebook released the footage of a flood
08:37of students crossing a muddy road in the town of Mercedes Camarines Norte.
08:43When we brought it to the local government of Camarines,
08:47they immediately started the rehabilitation of the flood.
08:51P35 million was the amount allocated for this project.
08:55And it was only in September 2024 that the flood was over.
08:59In the past, this was a small road above the river where residents cross.
09:05Now, the flood is cemented and it is safe to cross even if the water level in the river is high.
09:13Motorcycles and vehicles also cross this road.
09:18The fund came from the General Appropriations Act.
09:23We asked the mayor of the town how the project is being done.
09:29The LGU also asked the national government for help in the construction of the project.
09:36The LGU is poor. They can't afford the Mercedes fund.
09:41We can't afford it, ma'am.
09:44Our 20% development in the past year was only 20%.
09:51So, we can't afford it.
09:54So, we asked for help in the construction of the project.
10:03How is the situation now?
10:06How is the situation now?
10:09There's a lot of rain.
10:11Is it possible for the project to be done even if there's a lot of rain?
10:16We also asked Jesse Bell again.
10:20He showed us the newly constructed project in his area.
10:24It's so beautiful.
10:27It's high and it can't reach the river.
10:30Jesse Bell said that the accident happened after he showed it in a reporter's notebook.
10:36It's so beautiful.
10:38It's so beautiful.
10:40It's so beautiful.
10:42It's so beautiful.
10:44The local government immediately agreed.
10:47The construction of the project happened so fast.
10:51I'm so happy, ma'am.
10:54I'm also happy for you.
10:57The residents are also happy.
11:00It's fast.
11:01Especially now, ma'am.
11:03There's a lot of rain.
11:05If we don't have a roof, we won't be able to cross the river.
11:10So now, even if the water level is rising,
11:14it's safe to cross the river.
11:17Yes, ma'am.
11:19It's safe.
11:21I'm thankful for your program, ma'am.
11:24For the reporter's notebook, ma'am.
11:26It's about our roof.
11:29Jesse Bell is very thankful
11:32because their problem has finally been solved.
11:41That's what's bad, ma'am.
11:44We've been waiting for a long time
11:48and we finally have an answer to help you.
11:58For more information, visit www.fema.gov