It’s difficult to live in certain poverty areas, especially Manila, where desperation drives people to do whatever they can to feed their family. Arnel, the lead singer of journey is a great testimony of growing up like this. As Americans, we see this is horrifying, but look at how responsible, hard-working and dedicated these children grow up to be so that their own children don’t have to live the way they did.
Good work Tom! It is unfortunate to have kids in that situation. The root of the problem runs deep and branches out to different things. We can only do our part that for a brief moment we can impart some joy and respite from these kids lives.
Yeah i remember seeing kids my age or even younger back then doing work just to survive, i was the lucky one but i felt like i didn't deserve it. The most notable memories i have is kids collecting garbage/recyclables and kids selling flowers and other stuff.
Such a heart touching vlog of yours Tom.A sad reality which exposes among the sensitive social problems in the Philippines encourages the public to plan rightfuly and properly for the future(family planning)to avoid the next young generation(children)experience this kind of situation...
This type of things are pretty common and its roots are deep embedded in the culture to the point that we have a metaphor for it "maagang nagbanat ng buto" or in literal English translation is "stretching his/her bones early or at young age". It is sad but as a Filipino adult, I hope we can build a better country for the children of tomorrow so they won't undergo this hardship anymore. Peace!
At the age of 7/8 yrs. old, I clean our neighbor's house and I also do a car wash to get an allowance for my studies. At the age of 15, I'm already paying taxes officially as a Service Crew in one of the fast-food chains here in PH. Life is though here in PH, but somehow those experiences molded me to become who I am today and I'm still grateful for everything. I'm happy that we already have Batas Kasambahay Act, so that parents need to be more responsible.
Me and my siblings experienced this growing up by helping our parents in selling food products, but unlike less fortunate kids, we only do this after school and still have time to play (we live in NCR where school is only for half a day). I agree that children should not be forced to earn a living and just enjoy their childhood, although on a positive note, I am glad that my parents taught us the value of hardwork at a young age and other life skills and lessons that allowed us to prosper and really enjoy life now that we are adults and have our own families.
You have a great point tom. I guess every poor people did the same thing during childhood but this has to be addressed because it was totally wrong it should never be a norm.
for a filipino i think its normal. i did that too.. i sell pandesal everyday, i wake up 3 am go to bakery and take some pandesal and sell it out to the streets. 6 am im home that time and prepare for school. i think it helps me a lot to become mature and value money. i thrived hard so that i can help my family.
That is normal for Filipinos, especially not all people are perfect. Children who sell different kinds of goods are selling them so that they can have more money to get foods to eat and they can help to there parents.
Birth control might be the mid-term solution to this problem. Unfortunately many lawmakers acquiesce to the dictates of the Catholic Church and hence not much positive stride towards legislation to curb population growth which, sadly, is much higher among the very poor population that could least afford a big family.
We have birth control though nagdidistribute sila sa slums namin d2 ng free 5 to 10 pieces of condom per week pero for some goddamn reason lomolobo pa rin population d2 samin. What's worst walang gumagamit ng mga condom.
I dont see a bad thing for this. Just to be positve me as i grow up nothing. And now i can stand alone without my parents support. Beacuse if the parents did not teach to be independent after the kids grow up they can handle well the problem or struggles.... it could be bad if they showing abused.. to the point that need a rescuer.
Nothing changes😣😣😣😣 i wished the parents of this kids stop making them! This is not right! Those poor angels😰😰😰 we have the biggest malls amd arena in the world! But still poor people gets poorer and the rich people still counting their cashes. We have a lot of people that have so much but choose to be blind . Those kids should be in school ,those kids should be having fun playing😣not sweating to earn something for the parents.God bless those kids😣
Tom im a filipino Im happy that you are showe ase Am a little girl im 9 years old i hope i see you in heare in CAVITE . Im so proude of you because you stil kipping hatting for the Filipino suture Be safe at youre house and Salamat po
Thank you so much,you are full-hearted that I can’t forgive someone will hurt like you who helping us,I mean those people like me to spread that poverty kills the country!
Hi Tom, it is true. It’s sad but that’s the reality that needs to be solve. Philippines has a long way but the government is trying. Pres Duterte is doing he’s best to solve all the problem. All we need to do is to support him in ang way...
The problem not only in the Philippines but also in Thailand and most of SEA is that poor people are having more kids on average, and girls who get pregnant are younger. So these young parents drop out of school. Then, they end up with their kids helping them making low wages with their food stall or wtv because they don't make enough to pay for employees. So they use their child as an employee. I see that all the time in Thailand countryside. They then hope that their child(s) will take care of them went they get older, because for example in Thailand, the elderly don't receive much financial or retirement money every month. They can't self sustain. Both Thailand and The Philippines don't believe in Abortion, and we know for a fact that young pregnancy affects poor girls at a much higher rate. So if we do the math, the poor are screwed. So what I'm saying is, unless the teenage pregnancy rate goes down drastically, the Child Labor Act is just a facade. It's a looping circle that even exists in some black communities in the USA. The root of the cause is not Child Labor, but it's why Child Labor is even a thing and a necessity for some family to begin with.
The government needs to do better. I think the act is helping a little bit according to the numbers but the real story here is that the government doesn't do enough to help the poor in this country. I agree about birth control and abortion. I don't want to blame the people too much because it's their government that is failing them here. Then things like vote buying ensure the powerful stay in power. Vote buying is such bullshit if you asked me.
@Muffins Dela Cruz what about all the money I spend here, though? I buy food, pay for rent, buy electronics, buy wifi, buy travel, buy everything here. There's a reason why countries generally like to increase tourism, because that's dollars flowing into a country's economy. I'm not paying taxes directly, but the money I give to other businesses will get taxed and go to the government. Plus I'm helping local Filipinos by paying for their services and goods. To me that's more than good enough and something you've overlooked.
This is just normal, but yes this is sad. I was 10 and I already knew how to wash our laundry and sell BBQ and Banana Q. Walking under the heat of a sun is fun somehow and you can meet lots of people. Thru those hard-works I became the person that what my parents want me to be- a responsible guy. And I learned a lot from those experiences I had. One thing was, there’s no really easy way on achieving ur dreams. No shortcuts and has lots of challenges. The other thing was, I learned how to calculate thru my mind. By that, I realized I was good in math LOL. Anyway, Those experiences had toughen me and it’s fun to share it with your friends. It was a great experiences tho :)
Poverty- lack of education- teenage pregnancy- giving birth with no family plans- and whole repeatitive cycle until one comes into the senses of working them butt off to alleviate from the said cycle.
Would love to adopt if you ever know any such young pregnant girls looking for a good family for the baby. My wife and I cannot have children unfortunately, and it is our greatest dream to have children. Just throwing it out there.
Life is hard, im happy that Boy has something to sell. He'd probably have it worst off if he didnt. My mom says complaining will do nothing My mother grew up like that. She sold weaved paintings to making a living when she was young.
Thats maybe the reason why? Most of Filipino mothers going abroad. Sacrificing thier mother duty or fathers duty to give comfort to thier children. They don't want thier children to be in hard situations like this...
In the philippines if both parent have a work and then they force their child to work just to have food because the salary of parents instead buying of food they buy illegal drugs or alcohol, the majority of this youll see on the slums area
Church vs State (Government) in Philippines. Church ignore Family Planning. About 30 years ago, Philippine Government wants Family Planning Systems because of avoid overpopulation and reduce unemployment rate. Blame Church!
Hi Tom! I'm sorry but this is actually not about your video. I just wanna know if you've heard about Doctor Adam? Does that ring a bell? I just hope we could help him. I saw his video on Facebook and i think it'll be great if you would help him to voice out or probably give your opinion about it. If you'll be curious to know about the video, it's titled, Goodby Facebook. And i just think it's important to give notice to it.
Just to share a thought. This could look bad but the fact that majority of this kids are doing it to help their family and have something to eat. The government made a law but THIS SITUATION DOESN'T NEED A LAW, IT NEEDS ACTIONS. MOST OF THIS KIDS DO THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO. THEY HAVE TO BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT MIND TO HELP, THE JOBS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR PARENTS MAKING KIDS THINK OF DOING THIS TO HELP. This is just a sad realization. Sorry.
The person to blame is their parents coz what the hell on earth making babies that they can't even feed and give a bright future. It's engraved on Filipino culture having lots of children withuot thinking the outcome the important is today enjoying sex. Instead of making plan for a bright future, most Filipinos is much concern about lovelife that many women end up to a wrong irresponsible men coz of too much worrying of they ran out of men to be their partner everyone is desparate as young at teenage years. Phil is the highest fertility in the world 1k babies per second very alarming rate. How can our country feed them all and give job opportunities later on and the ending of this is put the blame on the government, very third world mentality.
Am a filipino and i like things not from my country i dont like the philipines i know that sounds wrong but its true i dont even like speacking filipino most of the words are to long and to hard to say
You guys think this is child labor?? This is to grow money for your FAMILY! YOU'RE PARENTS ARE OLD AND CAN'T TAKE CARE OF YOU THAT MUCH , BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THIS CHANNEL I WAS REALLY A FAN OF YOU WHEN I WAS A KID NOW YOUR BREAKING OUR HEARTS FILIPINOS? STOP THIS PLEASE YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHTS TO INSULT US AND BREAK US APART, YOU REALLY THINK GOD IS HAPPY WITH ALL THESE DOINGS?
Everything he said is true. Accept it ore not, this is child labor forced by the parents. It's a culture of slavery. Don't blame this immoral culture. Blame the ones who expose it.
As a Filipino, this I agree to. I see this so often.
Alot you meant by that
It’s difficult to live in certain poverty areas, especially Manila, where desperation drives people to do whatever they can to feed their family.
Arnel, the lead singer of journey is a great testimony of growing up like this.
As Americans, we see this is horrifying, but look at how responsible, hard-working and dedicated these children grow up to be so that their own children don’t have to live the way they did.
Good work Tom! It is unfortunate to have kids in that situation. The root of the problem runs deep and branches out to different things. We can only do our part that for a brief moment we can impart some joy and respite from these kids lives.
Yeah i remember seeing kids my age or even younger back then doing work just to survive, i was the lucky one but i felt like i didn't deserve it.
The most notable memories i have is kids collecting garbage/recyclables and kids selling flowers and other stuff.
As a filipino i can agree this video...
Such a heart touching vlog of yours Tom.A sad reality which exposes among the sensitive social problems in the Philippines encourages the public to plan rightfuly and properly for the future(family planning)to avoid the next young generation(children)experience this kind of situation...
Man this is sad bad but even me i did that as a child but i did it to help coz we have reason to do so.
I really appreciate your Love For The PHILIPPINES GOD BLESS BRO❤️
This type of things are pretty common and its roots are deep embedded in the culture to the point that we have a metaphor for it "maagang nagbanat ng buto" or in literal English translation is "stretching his/her bones early or at young age".
It is sad but as a Filipino adult, I hope we can build a better country for the children of tomorrow so they won't undergo this hardship anymore. Peace!
This is really true .
Actually I experienced that kind of life when I am in 8 until 15 years old.
You are being heard Tom! Thank you very much for spreading awareness!
Your content are the "true reaction video" unlike others......, you know what i mean~ 😂😂😂😂😂
At the age of 7/8 yrs. old, I clean our neighbor's house and I also do a car wash to get an allowance for my studies. At the age of 15, I'm already paying taxes officially as a Service Crew in one of the fast-food chains here in PH. Life is though here in PH, but somehow those experiences molded me to become who I am today and I'm still grateful for everything. I'm happy that we already have Batas Kasambahay Act, so that parents need to be more responsible.
Me and my siblings experienced this growing up by helping our parents in selling food products, but unlike less fortunate kids, we only do this after school and still have time to play (we live in NCR where school is only for half a day).
I agree that children should not be forced to earn a living and just enjoy their childhood, although on a positive note, I am glad that my parents taught us the value of hardwork at a young age and other life skills and lessons that allowed us to prosper and really enjoy life now that we are adults and have our own families.
keep doing what you do tom, we appreciate your empathy towards our people
You have a great point tom. I guess every poor people did the same thing during childhood but this has to be addressed because it was totally wrong it should never be a norm.
Yes kuya tama ka
Mga pilipino huwag susuko sa buhay Laban lang tayo ngayong pandemiya fight, fight, fight
I Am From Switzerland
I Really Felt Sad There Is No Child Labour In My Country
i Hope Your Country Will Become More Rich As My Country
One of the reasons why RH law really needs to be implemented seriously. Poorer families need access and education about family planning the most.
for a filipino i think its normal. i did that too.. i sell pandesal everyday, i wake up 3 am go to bakery and take some pandesal and sell it out to the streets. 6 am im home that time and prepare for school. i think it helps me a lot to become mature and value money. i thrived hard so that i can help my family.
That is normal for Filipinos, especially not all people are perfect. Children who sell different kinds of goods are selling them so that they can have more money to get foods to eat and they can help to there parents.
Birth control might be the mid-term solution to this problem. Unfortunately many lawmakers acquiesce to the dictates of the Catholic Church and hence not much positive stride towards legislation to curb population growth which, sadly, is much higher among the very poor population that could least afford a big family.
We have birth control though nagdidistribute sila sa slums namin d2 ng free 5 to 10 pieces of condom per week pero for some goddamn reason lomolobo pa rin population d2 samin. What's worst walang gumagamit ng mga condom.
I dont see a bad thing for this. Just to be positve me as i grow up nothing. And now i can stand alone without my parents support. Beacuse if the parents did not teach to be independent after the kids grow up they can handle well the problem or struggles.... it could be bad if they showing abused.. to the point that need a rescuer.
Congrats to you. Unfortunately, the situation may not have a positive impact on majority of the kids forced to work for a living.
Nothing changes😣😣😣😣 i wished the parents of this kids stop making them! This is not right! Those poor angels😰😰😰 we have the biggest malls amd arena in the world! But still poor people gets poorer and the rich people still counting their cashes. We have a lot of people that have so much but choose to be blind . Those kids should be in school ,those kids should be having fun playing😣not sweating to earn something for the parents.God bless those kids😣
Tom im a filipino Im happy that you are showe ase
Am a little girl im 9 years old i hope i see you in heare in CAVITE .
Im so proude of you because you stil kipping hatting for the Filipino suture
Be safe at youre house and
Salamat po
I used to do the same thing and yes i don't have any regret, because I became the person who I am today
Hello to all Filipino out there ..nice blog Tom..
Thank you so much,you are full-hearted that I can’t forgive someone will hurt like you who helping us,I mean those people like me to spread that poverty kills the country!
Hi Tom, it is true. It’s sad but that’s the reality that needs to be solve. Philippines has a long way but the government is trying. Pres Duterte is doing he’s best to solve all the problem. All we need to do is to support him in ang way...
The problem not only in the Philippines but also in Thailand and most of SEA is that poor people are having more kids on average, and girls who get pregnant are younger. So these young parents drop out of school. Then, they end up with their kids helping them making low wages with their food stall or wtv because they don't make enough to pay for employees. So they use their child as an employee. I see that all the time in Thailand countryside. They then hope that their child(s) will take care of them went they get older, because for example in Thailand, the elderly don't receive much financial or retirement money every month. They can't self sustain. Both Thailand and The Philippines don't believe in Abortion, and we know for a fact that young pregnancy affects poor girls at a much higher rate. So if we do the math, the poor are screwed. So what I'm saying is, unless the teenage pregnancy rate goes down drastically, the Child Labor Act is just a facade. It's a looping circle that even exists in some black communities in the USA. The root of the cause is not Child Labor, but it's why Child Labor is even a thing and a necessity for some family to begin with.
The government needs to do better. I think the act is helping a little bit according to the numbers but the real story here is that the government doesn't do enough to help the poor in this country. I agree about birth control and abortion. I don't want to blame the people too much because it's their government that is failing them here. Then things like vote buying ensure the powerful stay in power. Vote buying is such bullshit if you asked me.
@Muffins Dela Cruz what about all the money I spend here, though? I buy food, pay for rent, buy electronics, buy wifi, buy travel, buy everything here. There's a reason why countries generally like to increase tourism, because that's dollars flowing into a country's economy. I'm not paying taxes directly, but the money I give to other businesses will get taxed and go to the government. Plus I'm helping local Filipinos by paying for their services and goods. To me that's more than good enough and something you've overlooked.
This is just normal, but yes this is sad. I was 10 and I already knew how to wash our laundry and sell BBQ and Banana Q. Walking under the heat of a sun is fun somehow and you can meet lots of people. Thru those hard-works I became the person that what my parents want me to be- a responsible guy. And I learned a lot from those experiences I had. One thing was, there’s no really easy way on achieving ur dreams. No shortcuts and has lots of challenges. The other thing was, I learned how to calculate thru my mind. By that, I realized I was good in math LOL. Anyway, Those experiences had toughen me and it’s fun to share it with your friends. It was a great experiences tho :)
Poverty- lack of education- teenage pregnancy- giving birth with no family plans- and whole repeatitive cycle until one comes into the senses of working them butt off to alleviate from the said cycle.
Would love to adopt if you ever know any such young pregnant girls looking for a good family for the baby.
My wife and I cannot have children unfortunately, and it is our greatest dream to have children. Just throwing it out there.
Life is hard, im happy that Boy has something to sell. He'd probably have it worst off if he didnt. My mom says complaining will do nothing My mother grew up like that. She sold weaved paintings to making a living when she was young.
Nice one Tom!!!!
Awesome content Tom!
Im sorry i cant share. I have a private or none public account. But i can like and subscribe. You have a nice vid
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Sad but true
good to hear you again Tom
I agree with you💯
wow very nice
Hi Gwapo!
I love you!
Thats maybe the reason why? Most of Filipino mothers going abroad. Sacrificing thier mother duty or fathers duty to give comfort to thier children. They don't want thier children to be in hard situations like this...
Can someone find Tom? Where are you? Hope all is well🙏🏼
Can you react to the trending Manila Bay and also the people without social distancing who came to Manila Bay? Thanks.
Acctully that is life they say we are not lazy since we are just chilid we need to work so if u grow up u know how to work we need to know to survive
Mahirap i-abolish ang child labor, maabolish lng yan pag wala nang mahirap
hey Tom, how are you? You have no videos lately?
Tom, it is a sad reality but try to see the underlying causes for us to understand. There are countless underlying causes to this reality.
i did that also, i am selling Ice Candy in the Street and now I have own mini grocery
Sometimes countries are bad unless if you go there
So sad 😓
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me too
In the philippines if both parent have a work and then they force their child to work just to have food because the salary of parents instead buying of food they buy illegal drugs or alcohol, the majority of this youll see on the slums area
Well I work on construction just a helper tho when I was 10 to save up money to buy my school suply and lunch money or baon
Church vs State (Government) in Philippines. Church ignore Family Planning. About 30 years ago, Philippine Government wants Family Planning Systems because of avoid overpopulation and reduce unemployment rate. Blame Church!
This is the best channel than filipino reaction poo poo using us to earn money
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Hi Tom! I'm sorry but this is actually not about your video. I just wanna know if you've heard about Doctor Adam? Does that ring a bell? I just hope we could help him. I saw his video on Facebook and i think it'll be great if you would help him to voice out or probably give your opinion about it. If you'll be curious to know about the video, it's titled, Goodby Facebook. And i just think it's important to give notice to it.
Just to share a thought. This could look bad but the fact that majority of this kids are doing it to help their family and have something to eat. The government made a law but THIS SITUATION DOESN'T NEED A LAW, IT NEEDS ACTIONS. MOST OF THIS KIDS DO THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO. THEY HAVE TO BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT MIND TO HELP, THE JOBS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR PARENTS MAKING KIDS THINK OF DOING THIS TO HELP. This is just a sad realization. Sorry.
The person to blame is their parents coz what the hell on earth making babies that they can't even feed and give a bright future. It's engraved on Filipino culture having lots of children withuot thinking the outcome the important is today enjoying sex. Instead of making plan for a bright future, most Filipinos is much concern about lovelife that many women end up to a wrong irresponsible men coz of too much worrying of they ran out of men to be their partner everyone is desparate as young at teenage years. Phil is the highest fertility in the world 1k babies per second very alarming rate. How can our country feed them all and give job opportunities later on and the ending of this is put the blame on the government, very third world mentality.
Am a filipino and i like things not from my country i dont like the philipines i know that sounds wrong but its true i dont even like speacking filipino most of the words are to long and to hard to say
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Too sad, aye!
You are so gwapo!
Yup this sitch should be reported we’re not in the old ages now
Are u half filipino?
Bro why u still living in Philippines?
So there's this new thing in the philippine that I would like you to please react it the #CancelKorea please react to it and give us your thoughts
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What I see is irresponsible parenting...parents should not be and cannot be parents if the cannot take care of their children...
Hey this is Jared’s mom. Can you message me please?
You guys think this is child labor?? This is to grow money for your FAMILY! YOU'RE PARENTS ARE OLD AND CAN'T TAKE CARE OF YOU THAT MUCH , BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THIS CHANNEL I WAS REALLY A FAN OF YOU WHEN I WAS A KID NOW YOUR BREAKING OUR HEARTS FILIPINOS? STOP THIS PLEASE YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHTS TO INSULT US AND BREAK US APART, YOU REALLY THINK GOD IS HAPPY WITH ALL THESE DOINGS?
Everything he said is true. Accept it ore not, this is child labor forced by the parents. It's a culture of slavery. Don't blame this immoral culture. Blame the ones who expose it.
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