Mag-asawa sa Sorsogon City, umabot sa 21 ang bilang ng anak?! | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho - video Dailymotion

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00:00In today's difficult times, parents limit the number of children they will have.

00:11But in Sorsogon, Bicol, we met a couple whose number of children reached 21 or almost 22 dozen.

00:26The dream of Rommel and King-King was simple.

00:31It was the dream of two children.

00:33They achieved it. They had two children.

00:37But it was added, added, and added.

00:43King-King was pregnant for almost a year.

00:47He was dancing. We were making fun of him.

00:49Hey, he's been dancing since last night.

00:51Don't you get tired, kids? It's too much.

00:54King-King, you're a good boy. Be a good boy, King-King.

00:57Until their dream of having two children became times ten and over.

01:0421.

01:06Yes, at the age of 50, King-King gave birth to almost 21 children.

01:14I was pregnant for a year.

01:16Even if I go to the hospital, I don't know anything.

01:19I'm here again. I don't know anything.

01:22When I go to the hospital, I'll write down the names of the children.

01:25Your wife will give birth.

01:27This notebook is full.

01:29How about you fill the other one?

01:3321 children.

01:35Can you do it?

01:39In this house in Bukal-Bukalan, Sorsogon City, their whole family is able to do it.

01:46I don't know.

01:48I don't know.

01:52King-King, yes, that's it!

01:54My name is Romel.

01:56My name is Patnil.

01:57My name is Dithner.

01:58My name is Patrina.

01:59My family name is Christina.

02:02My name is AJ.

02:04I'm always pregnant.

02:06Of their 21 children, the 33-year-old is the eldest, Kissy.

02:12The youngest, Maggie, is 5 years old.

02:16Hi!

02:17I'm afraid that someone will fight with us because we have a lot of children.

02:22Before, we don't have electricity.

02:25That's why it's cold.

02:28Before, when I came from abroad, of course, it's cold.

02:33That's why it happens.

02:36Out of their many children, King-King admitted that there is a chance that they will exchange their names.

02:44My name is Patrina.

02:46My name is Christina.

02:48They just call me by my name.

02:50They say, Mama, my name is not Patrina.

02:54My name is Christina.

02:59They are like sardines swimming inside their house.

03:04There is a bed underneath.

03:07This is where we sleep.

03:09This is where we sleep.

03:11This is where our head is.

03:13This is where our feet are.

03:15When there is a baby, we just put him in the cradle so that we can sleep.

03:20They don't have their own room and bathroom.

03:23This is where we take a bath in public.

03:26We take a bath because there is no bathroom here.

03:33It's like they always have a feeding program in their house whenever they eat.

03:39We plant trees there.

03:42Sometimes, you know, that's what my children eat there.

03:46We don't do it anymore.

03:48When I'm not full, I just drink water.

03:51There are several organizations that have reached 21 of their children.

03:58The truth is, their situation is not pleasant.

04:03Because they have a hard life.

04:05In one day, we sold 500 grams of everything.

04:08Even rice, coffee, sugar, and our children's bread.

04:14King King is a fisherman.

04:16His mister, Rommel, is also a fisherman.

04:19But these past few days, he has stopped fishing.

04:23I suddenly got sick.

04:25I still can't swim.

04:26I don't have money.

04:27I have a chance to help my children.

04:32We don't have money to buy medicine.

04:35Rommel Jr. is the second child of the couple in taking care of their family.

04:42When I was 12 years old, I started working.

04:44I would throw away our neighbors' garbage.

04:48Even if they pay me 5 pesos, I would throw it away.

04:50So that we can have food.

04:52Sometimes, I would throw it away.

04:53Because this is our situation.

04:55We grew up.

04:56But it's gone.

04:57It's already there.

04:58So I just accept it.

04:59I get tired.

05:00But I can do it.

05:02Because I have younger siblings.

05:04Almost all of them are siblings.

05:07The eldest is Salau or Am.

05:09When we eat rice,

05:12I just add more soup

05:14so that our younger children can drink.

05:17For example, if there's no more salau,

05:20I just add water with sugar.

05:22But not all of the 21 children of King King are alive.

05:27Four of them are still alive.

05:29Only one of them survived.

05:32It's because of the lack of nutrition.

05:34For the others,

05:36I don't have much money.

05:37Maybe because I can't pay for the check-up.

05:40There's also one who died in an accident.

05:44I was in the hospital for 1 year and 6 months.

05:47At that time, I was pregnant.

05:50I was the one who gave birth.

05:53If I was the one who took care of the baby,

05:56I hope it won't die.

05:58Meanwhile, the other 13 children

06:01were forced to give birth.

06:04None of us survived.

06:06I'm not happy that I gave birth to him.

06:12Because if there was a future,

06:16I wouldn't have given birth to him.

06:21At present,

06:22out of the 21 children who are alive,

06:2615 are still forced to give birth.

06:29King King is very poor.

06:31That's why he doesn't seem to be out of poverty.

06:36My father is still alive.

06:39He's always drunk.

06:41My mother used to drink a lot.

06:45I don't want to be a widow.

06:48I want to leave my family.

06:55Rommel was 16 years old when he gave birth to his first child.

07:01My dream is to have 2 children.

07:03It's hard to have many children.

07:05I don't want that.

07:06I want to have a wife.

07:07I want to have 20 children.

07:09I have 5 children.

07:10I gave birth every year.

07:12I gave birth every month.

07:13I gave birth every year.

07:14I gave birth every month.

07:15Until they didn't realize that their children

07:19have already reached 21.

07:22What's left to do is

07:24what happened to King King.

07:26He didn't want to give birth to his children again.

07:28His eldest daughter, Kissie,

07:30got married early.

07:32I was thinking that

07:33when the time comes for my sister to graduate,

07:35she will help us.

07:37Until my sister got married.

07:40The 6th child, Katrina,

07:42was only 17 years old when she got pregnant.

07:45That's why I got married early.

07:47I went with my friends.

07:49I just want to forget about housework

07:52because I'm tired.

07:54When I see my mom, she's always in a hurry.

07:56I'm the one who's always the mother.

07:58It's hard.

07:59She's always crying.

08:00Sometimes, there's nothing to eat.

08:02Katrina's brother, Kendy,

08:04was only 14 years old when he got married.

08:08At the age of 27,

08:10he already has 5 children.

08:12I thought it would be easy.

08:14But it's hard.

08:16I regret it.

08:17I want my child to study well

08:20and not to disobey us.

08:22The family expected

08:24that they would be able to finish first

08:26because this is what the smartest person,

08:29Kitty, was only 14 years old

08:31when she got pregnant.

08:33When I finished grade 5,

08:35I got pregnant.

08:38King King and Rommel admitted

08:41that they lacked in raising their children.

08:45I'm still asking my children

08:48if I can't give them what they need.

08:51No matter what I do,

08:53even if I'm a marine,

08:55what I'm giving them is not enough.

08:58What happened to them

09:00proved the lack of knowledge

09:02or the lack of importance

09:04in planning the family.

09:06The use of contraceptives.

09:09I don't have enough knowledge

09:11and I don't have a family.

09:13I'm afraid that if I drink,

09:15I might die.

09:16The contraceptive method

09:18is generally safe and not fatal.

09:21But we need to consult

09:23with a healthcare professional

09:25to give the right contraceptive method

09:27for them.

09:28According to the DOH,

09:30or Department of Health,

09:3210 million women in the country

09:35still don't have access to family planning.

09:38Even if they plan to get pregnant,

09:41they don't have a partner.

09:43The number of women

09:45who get pregnant

09:47continues to increase.

09:49At the age of 15.

09:51If a family or a husband

09:53has too many children,

09:55beyond their means,

09:56it will affect,

09:57first, the health of the children.

09:59Second, their ability to go to school.

10:01These children,

10:03if they don't get enough support,

10:05they will be in the cycle of poverty.

10:09You need to be aggressive

10:10when giving information,

10:11when giving services.

10:12You can go to health centers.

10:14The Church believes that

10:16the birth of a person

10:17is not in the hands of a person.

10:19That is the work of God.

10:20That's why it should not be controlled.

10:22The Church teaches birth control.

10:25But in family planning,

10:26it's good because

10:27it's really planned by the family.

10:30In the hope of guiding

10:31King King and Romer's family

10:33about family planning,

10:35this Friday,

10:36they were visited by relatives

10:38of the City Health Office

10:40of Sorsogon.

10:41You're already 50.

10:42Have we posted yet?

10:43Not yet.

10:44Oh, not yet.

10:45I'm still pregnant.

10:46Yes, so you still have a chance

10:47to get pregnant.

10:48It's not the same

10:50as your age

10:51and the current status

10:53of your health.

10:55The prematurity

10:57of delivering a baby

10:59causes a lot of pregnancies.

11:00Because there are a lot of pregnancies,

11:02the substance that

11:03the mother should have

11:04will not return.

11:05All medical complications

11:06will come out.

11:08We have a lot of ways

11:09for childbirth control.

11:11Natural method.

11:12Withdrawal.

11:13Calendar method.

11:14Avoid those days

11:15when you are fertile

11:16to have contact.

11:17Second,

11:18the barrier method.

11:20The condom,

11:21when it says barrier,

11:22so that the sperm does not enter,

11:24what we call pills.

11:25Our injectables.

11:27Third is the implants.

11:29Permanent method.

11:30We offer it

11:31to our patients

11:33who have more than 5 pregnancies.

11:35That's the bilateral tubal ligation

11:37or BTL.

11:39The other one is the vasectomy.

11:40It's for men.

11:42Control,

11:43contraception,

11:44or family planning

11:45should not only be for women.

11:47It should be discussed

11:48with the husband.

11:49That's why it's a mutual consent.

11:51King-King was advised

11:52to get a ligation

11:54or to get a tie.

11:56I was afraid

11:57to get a cut

11:58because of the low blood pressure.

12:01In ligation,

12:02there's anesthesia.

12:04You won't feel pain.

12:06And then,

12:07we still give you

12:08what we call pain relievers.

12:10You choose your fear

12:12of getting a cut

12:14compared to the consequences

12:16that will happen

12:17if you don't get a ligation.

12:19But will he agree?

12:22I'm okay with getting a ligation

12:25so that I won't feel pain.

12:27If you're ready to get a ligation,

12:30go to our barangay health station

12:33and get a health assess.

12:35After that,

12:36refer to the RHU

12:37to get a referral.

12:38It's all free.

12:39Our team also brought Rommel

12:42to Sorsogon Provincial Hospital

12:44to see

12:45what he's waiting for.

12:47Maybe he has

12:48what we call

12:50ischemic heart disease.

12:52We can help him get an ECG

12:54to confirm

12:55the condition of his heart.

12:58I don't want to give birth now

13:00because our life is hard.

13:03If I can go back in time,

13:06I want to have a family planning.

13:09Yes,

13:10every child

13:11who is born

13:12is a blessing.

13:13But unplanned pregnancy

13:16and lack of preparation

13:18for the responsibility

13:19of having a family

13:21can cause

13:22harm

13:23to the health of the mother

13:25and the child.

13:41Thank you for watching, Kapuso!

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