• 2 months ago
Sa gitna sa tensyon sa dagat at himpapawid dulot ng pangha-harass ng China, may iba pang hamong hinaharap ang mga taga-isla ng Pag-asa.


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00:00In the midst of the tension in the sea and the rising tide of China's invasion,
00:05the islanders of Pag-asa are facing another challenge.
00:08Ian Cruz is on the scene.
00:14It is still not enough even if the students are already using
00:18the existing structure of the Western Command and two houses of the municipality here in Pag-asa Island.
00:24So in a classroom with a wall, three grade levels are classed at the same time.
00:30While this grade 7 class is being taught under a tree.
00:34They ask...
00:35The classroom where they are more comfortable there.
00:39They are waiting to return to the school building that was destroyed by the Odette storm in December 2021.
00:45The teachers and students here in Pag-asa Island are hoping
00:48that this school building will be completed here on the island.
00:52Pag-asa Island is currently waiting for the temporary classroom that was donated by the Western Command
00:58and the two facilities that were built by the municipality, the students and their teachers.
01:04There are only a few students here, so hopefully, they will be given what is rightfully theirs.
01:10They arrived here in March, but their materials are almost not in use,
01:16so their construction work is being delayed.
01:20There are 11 teachers for almost 100 students in Pag-asa,
01:24less than Senior High.
01:26Hopefully, the needs of the students and Hazard Bay and the teachers living on the island will be fulfilled.
01:32We are still trying to get the permission of the Department of Education about this.
01:36We are very far from here, and we are here as a sacrifice
01:41for the country and for a community to be built here.
01:47Having a school is one of the reasons for the high number of residents in the area.
01:53Because their children also have the opportunity to study here.
01:57Then, others are working here in construction.
02:02And most of the people assigned here in the LGU are also working.
02:08There is also a sports program for the students.
02:11Chinalee, who sometimes participates in the Palawan athletics competition,
02:14will be used to the swimming competition.
02:17This island is known not only because of the Chinese,
02:22but also because of the people who can swim together even if the water is only the sea.
02:29The problem of the fishermen here is that they are often caught
02:33because of the illegal fishing of the fishermen.
02:36Our catch is dead because of the Vietnamese cyanide.
02:41The fish here are all gone.
02:43Experts from the UP Institute of Biology are studying the coral reefs
02:49that are mostly dead, which is why there are no fish left.
02:52It is also known whether it is natural or man-made
02:55that the corals are over-populated in Pag-asa San Cay 2.
02:59Overall, the condition is really degraded.
03:02I think that only less than 5% or less than 10% of the corals are alive
03:07that can be seen here in Pag-asa Island and Pag-asa Cays.
03:10It is also a problem that the label is full of trash.
03:14A team of Pag-asa DOST is also in Pag-asa Island
03:18that will build a synoptic station.
03:21Aside from the weather information, dissemination of information,
03:26it is also an early warning.
03:28For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz reporting for 24 Hours.
03:34As for the Education Department,
03:36the Hardship Index of Pag-asa is low.
03:39But even if there is no Hazard Pay or Special Hardship Allowance,
03:43the teachers on the island continue to monitor the situation there.
03:47They are also studying if there will be a housing program for the teachers there.
03:51There is a school building that was funded by the DepEd
03:54and the DPWH continues to build a 20% complete building.
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