00:00Ito si Jojo, isang informal tour guide sa Makati.
00:17Magaling magsalita, tunog stateside.
00:21He just gave me a little bit of money. If you're a bad person, nobody would treat you like that.
00:28Ang ingleserong tour guide na tila maraming kaibigan.
00:32Saan kaya nakatira?
00:34This way please.
00:36Dito nakatira si Jojo.
00:52Ooh, grabe.
01:05Ariko.
01:07Be careful, watch your head.
01:09Hey.
01:10Hey, watch your step.
01:11Kamusta?
01:12Mabuti naman po.
01:13Jojo, no? Kamusta ka?
01:14Hi, how are you sir?
01:15Atto.
01:16My God, baha pala dito? Lagi pang ganito?
01:18Yes po, on a daily basis. It's kind of a bit worse po yung harina ko ka Ukraine last night.
01:23Okay.
01:24So, sorry for the inconvenience you guys.
01:26Okay lang, okay lang.
01:27Watch your step po.
01:31Ah, talagang lubog talaga.
01:33Correct.
01:34And this is where I do my laundry.
01:38Kaya mas bumaka.
01:40So, saan lang ano mo? Saan ang pwesto mo?
01:42Sa room.
01:48Okay.
01:49Sa dulo ng madilim na eskinita, nakasiksik sa maliit na espasyo si Jojo.
02:04Kung yung rent lang ang pag-uusapan, magkano ang upa mo dito?
02:072,000 naman po.
02:082,000 naman.
02:09Tapos, nipakasama dun yung?
02:11Tubig at saka kuryente.
02:12Sino may-ari na itong espasyong ito?
02:14Um, actual, we're squatter area po to.
02:17So, we're all out here squatting.
02:20Pero may mga rights yung mga matagal lang na una dito.
02:23So, they build their own spaces and I'm renting in one of those spaces.
02:28Wala pang apat na metro kwadrado ang malalunggang kwarto ni Jojo.
02:33Gulob at nakasasakalang espasyo.
02:37Pero minsan, may mga nakikisleep over pa raw siyang kaibigan dito.
02:42Yan, ganito kami.
02:44So, pretending he's like my roommate.
02:46Okay.
02:47Kung ako ang roommate mo, ganito, pwesta natin.
02:49So, we sleep like this.
02:51There you go.
02:52Talagang hindi mo may uunat yung katawan mo.
02:54Mahirap, yeah.
02:55So, we have to sleep like this.
02:57Half body.
02:59Now, Sir Atom knows how hard it is.
03:02Naramdaman niya, he's been here.
03:03He knows how it felt.
03:04Alam niya kung paano kami mabuhay dito.
03:08See?
03:09Well, I mean, sabi mo nga, at least it's better than being out on the streets.
03:14Correct.
03:15Ano yung mga linagay mo dito para kahit papano naman eh?
03:18Well, just a simple reminder.
03:20Number one is like itong malit na alarm clock.
03:24Okay.
03:25Just so I will be reminded what time it is.
03:27Kasi you don't see the sun up in here.
03:28Oo, ang dilim dito.
03:29Hindi mo makikita yung araw.
03:30And then number two is yung electric fan.
03:32Okay.
03:33Hindi nagsisirculate yung hangin so I have to have that.
03:36Hindi na kailangang magpaligoy-ligoy pa.
03:39Hindi komportable ang ganitong pamumuhay.
03:42Sira-sira yung mga tokong so I kinda like buy some sugar.
03:46Oh, thank God.
03:47Wow.
03:48We have electricity.
03:49Hi guys.
03:50Ayos.
03:51Ayan, bukas na yung electric fan, grabe.
03:54Hindi ko maimagine paano ako magsusurvive dito kung walang kuryente.
03:57Bukod kay Jojo,
04:03Marami pang ibang naninirahan sa komunidad na ito.
04:07Ang iba, mga pamilya,
04:10na nagsisiksikan sa maliit na espasyo.
04:13Kitang-kita naman na talagang hindi ito dapat tinitirahan ang mga tao dahil delikado.
04:19Mga ganitong kahoy, takaw-sunog ito.
04:22Pag kumuulan, bumabaha sa maraming mga peste.
04:25So, mag-aalala ka doon sa safety,
04:28tsaka doon sa kalusugan ng mga naninirahan dito.
04:32Pero kung wala kang pambabayad sa upa, tulugar ka lang talaga eh.
04:37At ang realidad para sa maraming nating kababayan,
04:40ito lang yung kaya nilang ma-afford.
04:43Bago dumilim,
04:45lumakad na si Jojo para magtrabaho.
04:48Laman siya ng mga kalsada ng Makati.
04:51This is the busiest corner.
04:53Makati Avenue and Kalayaan Avenue.
04:55This is where all the big hotels are.
04:57This is where we usually hang out in the corner
04:59and this is where we find foreigners that we take.
05:01for bar hop it and running errands for them.
05:04So, let me show you around guys.
05:08Dahil sa galing niyang mag-Ingles,
05:10madali siyang nakakakuha ng mga kliyenteng inililibot niya sa siyudad.
05:15Hello sir, how are you today man? You good?
05:17That's good. You're from what country?
05:21Ah, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney?
05:24Welcome to Makati.
05:26Yes sir, you folks have a lovely evening.
05:28Oh, careful.
05:29If there's any way we can be of service, you let us know.
05:32Name's Jojo.
05:33Yes sir.
05:35Magkano ang kinikita mo dun? Tips lang ito?
05:37Opo, tips lang.
05:38It's not mandatory, it's voluntary.
05:43Paano ba humantong sa ganito ang buhay ni Jojo?
05:46You talk like a Native American speaker, meron kang accent.
05:49Bakit? Ano ba ang background mo?
05:51Actually, I grew up in the States.
05:53I went there when I was 16 years old.
05:56Paano kang nabalik dito sa Pilipinas?
05:58I got deported unfortunately.
06:00Ano yung kinasa sa'yo?
06:01Possession with intent to sell of illegal drugs.
06:04Oh no, mabigat na kaso.
06:06So, it's kind of a huge case.
06:08Look, I am sober. Right?
06:11Mahigit sampung taon na mula ng pauiin ng Pilipinas si Jojo.
06:16Mula noon, namuhay na siyang mag-isa sa isang bayang hindi na pamilyar sa kanya.
06:22Hindi na rin daw silang magkasundo nang naiwan niyang pamilya.
06:27Paano yung pamilya mo? Naiwan doon lahat?
06:29Lahat po sila nandun.
06:30Mula nung din-report ka dito sa Pilipinas na kakausap mo pa ba sila?
06:35Never had any... not even a phone call.
06:38Sa kabila ng kanyang malungkot na sitwasyon,
06:43umaasa si Jojo na unti-unti,
06:47gaganda rin ang estado ng kanyang buhay.
06:50You cannot be negative about it.
06:52So, I tell myself, this is only temporary.
06:55And guess what?
06:56In this type of situation, it makes you harder.
06:58In a way,
07:00you figure out if I can be able to survive out here,
07:04there's no way in the world that I would not be able to survive.
07:07Kahit sa inyo ako daling ngayon, I'm ready to face this challenge.
