SIDE TRIP 24: Barangay Naguey, Atok, Benguet
I am in the river at the foot of the mountain. A little boy – he can’t be more than five – struggles up the path carrying a sack of sand on his back. A few feet up the slope he begins to totter with his burden. He doggedly pushes on, resigned perhaps to the fact that he had to carry his load all the way up to the village. He’ll get fifty centavos for his sack of sand.
When I was five, I
had to drink milk
had to eat food I didn’t want
had to take vitamins
had to endure immunization
had to be sent to bed at eight
had to wake up early to go to school
I did not have to earn a living hauling sacks of sand.
When I was five, I
had to drink milk
had to eat food I didn’t want
had to take vitamins
had to endure immunization
had to be sent to bed at eight
had to wake up early to go to school
I did not have to earn a living hauling sacks of sand.
posted by Miki at
9:00 AM
4 Comments:
very sad. poverty and inaccessibility to schools or the lack of quality education spurs parents to enter their children in more profitable pursuits. saw poor kids and homelessness when mother showed me realities of life there but took me to mature to understand social and economic injustices.
we're still lucky miki we are afforded life's comfort but this boy toiling in a severe working condition has higher risk of back injury and stunted growth. luoy. but i guess, issues of child labor is a problem all over the world. down undah included.
hey, wish you luck on your travel to vietnam and cambodia. abinako end of july. and your trip to your aklan and boracay. ingat
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Poverty is very sad. The challenge is that those inside poverty can't see a way out. Those outside poverty can see ways out but it is difficult to get the message across. It is harder to give a hand up rather than just a hand out. I would actually like to go to the CAR region and start a small business growing flower plants to later export to the USA. I am wondering if you have any advice on where to start. I was thinking ATOK or KIBUNGAN in Benguet because there is frost and that is good for much of what I grow. I am married and am wondering where dalawa ka kano would be safe and welcome. I know Ilonggo and some Tagolog and can learn other languages(nagmission ko sa Bacolod sa 2001 - 2003). I am hoping that we could make a profitable business and employ some needy people. I have a background in horticulture so I want to help introduce new and more profitable crops and farming methods to the mountain regions.
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