I-Witness: 'Ang Lihim ni Lola,' a documentary by Howie Severino (full episode)
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- Опубліковано 10 сер 2015
- Iloilo's last surviving comfort woman is 94-year-old Lourdes Divinagracia. For more than 70 years, she kept one little secret that she's now finally ready to reveal. (Date aired: August 1, 2015)
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Ang concern ko dito ay si Lola Sichang. Sana naman matulungamn financially ng mga kalahi niyang Hapon, if not yung mga Pinoy na may kakayahang tumulong pinasyal sa kanya. Gusto ko nga siyang ampunin, kaya lang hindi naman ako mayaman.
That is why we must never forget history. Nandyan ang history hindi para magsatisfy sa atin kundi para matuto at hindi na maulit ang mga kamaliang naganap noon. Kung wala rin ito, wala tayong pagkakakilanlan.
Parehas silang biktima ng pang aabuso nung panahong iyon. Yung mga hapon kay Lola, at ang mga Pilipino kay Sichang. My heart aches for both of them. But in the end, na-realize ko na kahit inabuso si Lola, nagtiwala pa rin sya sa isang hapon, si Miyasato. Salute to both women!
Is Miyasato or his ancestors a Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden Christian)?
April 2020, who's still watching?
The best talaga ang I-witness....marami kang malalaman..
Corny mo magcomment
Pero bitin
2021
@@j.e.t9361 HAHAHAH LT
2021 while on wfh hohoho
I love how GMA improves their documentaries a lot
4:25
"if it's sex and if the woman is not willing, then it's rape"
he just laid it down right there. he said it like its common sense and he is goddamn right.
well its true nman, a well organized system in raping the women :(
Tagalogin mo po nasa pilipinas ka wala ka sa England.
Unfortunately, war is where justice truly dies.
my Lolo was a Veteran also. When he died a rifle volley was performed. I am proud of him that he helped fellow Filipino in the war.
Pinanganak ako sa iloilo at ngayon ko lang nalaman (2020 may 31) na may ganitong kasaysayan sa iloilo .
Thankyou for documenting this mas lalo ko naapreciate ang iloilo😊
My lola got lucky...a japanese soldier fell in love with her kaya kapag may paparating na batallion ng sundalong hapon nauuna si admirer para magbigay balala sa lola ko...he dressed her up in men’s clothes...it saved her from becoming a comfort woman
Did your lola married the soldier?
You are so lucky!!!!
It could be a movie. Thats an interesting story.
Same!! My lola was a nurse and a japanese soldier also fell in love with her they were about the same age. The japanese soldier was a son of a corporal. He visits their often. My lola got scared of him but he got sad since he got rejected he commited sucide..
Lola ko nman kunwari may sakit sia na ketong.. Kaya ayun, nagtatakbuhan mga hapon... Palayo sa kanya! 😂 😂 😂
I love the I witness, reporter's notebook. kmjs. mga palabas sa channel 7 na paging inaabangan ko. keep it up! pang world class tlaga kayo
Hella MeanGurl :) sorry sa istorbo pero may napansin ko sa Video na yan :) pinakita nila ang LAPAZ-1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DONATED BY: KIWANIS CLUB OF ILOILO CITY :) pero may ipag-tatapat ako sa iyo diyan ako pinanganak believe it or not ;)
Paige Obie same.. sa abs naman ang gusto ko lng dun ay ung ted failon, imumulat ka sa katutuhana ay kurapsuong ng mga politiko. For entertainemtn, niy abunda, the rest, gma na...
@@ayejaecun5563 bakit hindi nila ilabas ang kalokohan ng abs
SOUTHERN SKY tanungin mo sila, para malaman mo?
😅😅😅
Anong world class ka dyan? Bakit pumunta ba sa Japan ang mga yan para mag research at mag interview ng mga Japanese?😅
One side lang narinig nyo.
Anong hustisya? Hangga ngayon may suporta ang mga comfort women na sinasabi nyo na nagdamihan ng malaman na makakatanggap ng suporta. Baka ang nangyari dyan katulad sa korea na ang suporta ng mga Japanese eh hindi binibigay ng government nila mismo sa mga taong karapat dapat makatanggap. Hangga ngayon may support yan mga comfort women pati nga mga apo ng mga apo ng mga apo na nila nakakapunta sa Japan ng walang VISA at nakakapag trabaho sa factory. At ang billion billion na utang ng Pilipinas sa Japan? Ano na?
Huag nga kayo….
Ni minsan May journalist ba na nag interview sa mga Japanese tungkol sa ww2? Tumigil nga kayo. Ung reason nga kung bakit sumabak sa war ang Japan inalam nyo ba? Alam nyo ba na dahil sa kasamiman ng ilang malalaking bansa noon na hindi pag bentahan ng kerosine ang Japan ang isa sa mga dahilan? May tag lamig sa Japan na kung wala silang kerosine ay mamatay ang mga tao lalo na sa norte. Nang nag announce ng pag attact ang Japan sa Hawaii hindi nai announced ng America kaya nangyari ang surprise attact ng Japanese imperial sa Pearl Harbor. Puro kayo sabi sabi… and excuse me, War yan na umabot ng 4 na taon kahit na baligtarin pa na ang Philippines ang nag occupied sa isang bansa ganon din ang mangyayari baka mas worst pa. Puro kayo paawa, bakit alam nyo ba na mas maraming namatay na Japanese nong nag pasabog ng atomic bomb ang America sa Nagasaki at Hiroshima sa Japan? Alam nyo ba na halos hindi tinubuan ng grass ang lugar na yan at karumal dumal ang mga naging pagkamatay ng Japanese. Alam nyo ba na sa haba ng panahon na hanggang ka apo apohan din nila ay humingi din sila ng justice? And nong naging president si Obama first time na nag alay ng bulaklak sa Peace Park ng mga namatay?
Totoo nga ang history ay parang tsismis lang. Tingnan nyo nga sa Pilipinas puro rape cases puro pag nanakaw lahat ng kasamaan nasa Pilipinas na yata. Ano ba ang image ng Japanese? Diba hindi naman ganyan?
Japan ang pinaka safe at convenient sa buong mundo.
Shame!
I feel proud of them both kase ang strong nila. Both victims of war and discrimination :( Sana matulungan silang dalawa. Si lola Sichang obviously nahihirapan sa buhay din.
My Grandma from Iloilo and she was 1/4 Chinese kaya may lumalabas tlaga na mga singkit sa amin isa na ako diyan..Kaya lagi akong napagkamalang chinese or vietnamese. Happy nakita ko ito accidentally..
Kya pala totoong maunlad ang Iloilo before war and even now.
Im half Japanese half Filipino
I was born and raised in the Philippines and spent my teenage years in Japan I'm still living here.
When I was studying here in Japan the text books about the history and when it comes to ww2 atrocities it isn't written! So bias!!
Hope Japan accept what they have done like Germany did.
Lola shichan and lola Lourdes may godbless you ❤️
father mo ba Japanese
Ya d nila isinisiwalat yan p ro may ibang Japanese na eager TALAGA maka alam kaya meron din sa kanila may alam at may iba rin nagsasabi na bakit daw ginawa ng kapwa nila japon ang karumaldumal na gawain sa mga Pilipino ....( kaalaman ko lang sa history teacher ko😉) I still hate Japanese super duper hate😅
@@maeabas4053 .
I was born and raised here in Iloilo City, pero first time ko lang makita ang interior ng mansion na iyan dahil sa documentary na to. Everytime na mapapadaan ako, napapaisip ako kung ano ba ang pamumuhay ng mga taong nakatira diyan dati but I never imagined na may ganyang history pala siya.
Palagi ko din dinadaanan yan dati. Only rich kids goes to that Angelicum school. Di ko rin Alam na naging garrison pala ng mga Hapon yan. Kaya seguro hindi binomba ng mga Hapon yan. Tong mga Hapon nato namangha nong nakarating sa iloilo mas madami pang mga magagara na building dyan sa atin kisa Japan noon. Just prove na mas maganda pamumuhay ng mga magulang at ninono natin dati kisa kanila. Palagi din ako dyan sa Lapaz elementary school di ko Alam ginawa nilang cemetery yan eh sa likod nyan marami nang mga bahay. Nanay/Tatay ko di man lng ngsasabi samin. Hay naku my regret kasi namatay na pareho at wala ako dyan.
It was so overwhelming nang malaman na hindi ang pagiging comfort woman ang kaniyang lihim, kung hindi ang lihim na nagpakasal siya sa isang sundalo
lola malaalamat ang buhay nyo,,kayu ang buhay na saksi nung panahon ng hapon..mabuhay poh kayu?
Sana di sila mabaon nalang sa limot ng kasalukuyang pamunuan,ang kanilang mga naging ambag sa ating lipunan at mga sakripisyo ay imahe ng kagitingan at katapangan.
Sa giyera wala talagang nananalo. Nakakalungkot ang mga istorya nila pero hanga po ako kay Lola Lourdes dahil sa kabila ng nangyari sa kanya hindi siya nag-discriminate at di niya sinisi sina Si Chang. Sana po matulungan si Lola Si Chang.
Napaiyak ako sa kwento ni lola,ang hirap pala ng dinaanan nila noon.napakasakit isipin kong pano pinapahirapan ang tao noon lalo pa yung mga kababaihan.
habang tumatagal, lalong dumadami ang mga pilipinong nawawalan ng interes sa kasaysayan, kaya imbis na matuto nananatiling mang mang sa kasaysayan at may mga pagkakataon pang hinuhusgahan ang mga bawat karakter nang wala nmang basehan.
Ako sobrang interesting ako sa history ng ating bansa. It's very interesting talaga unti unti ko nalalaman kahit papano ang history kasi nung nagaaral Pa ako ng grade school at high school Hindi lahat inaaral ang kasaysayan ng pilipinas tsaka karamihan sa mga nakatala sa aklat na pinagaaralan ay mali parang buod lang hindi ditalyado. Maganda manood sa mga documentaryong legit tungkol sa kasaysayan ng pilipinas.
Old but Gold... Marami talaga ako natututunan at nalalaman sa mga docu ng GMA
Sa santa barbara ako nkatira...sa golf course may tunnel jan
Spain, US and Japan must apologize to Philippines for all the abuses done to Filipinos.
but filipino's must apologize to mother nature
no one sincerely did.
@@MrLarry25618 lol u have a point xD
Why?but U.S help filipinos Kung wala sila maybe philippine might fall
@@allenthe1st76 my God wala ka atang alam sa history hindi mo ba alam na nung sinakop nila tayo they killed millions of filipinos and during the world war 2 iniwan nila tayo nung kasagsagan ng giyera laban sa mga hapon dahil natatalo na sila at nung nabalitaan nila na nananalo na ang puwersang filipino laban sa mga hapon saka sila bumalik and they claim all the credits
She did the right thing. He protected her during the Japanese occupation. and she protected his children after the war. She is a good woman. I will probably keep a secret too, but not for a long time. I wish she encouraged the kids to get educated but she was not well educated too. She did her best. I salute her.
I find this docu helpful for me to appreciate more my history and culture as an ilonggo
@Erwin Manipula Hi nongskieee it's a small world gd ya hahaha.. huo nongskieee. Heheheh sorry subong q lg nakita ang reply mo
I’ve studied college in Iloilo City and worked there for almost 2 years. I saw that mansion just across the former Iloilo Prison but I never knew that there was a sad history behind it. Thank you for letting us know this part of the history! Proud Ilonggo here. ❤️
Me too, i was born and raise in Mindanao, pero s iloilo kmi pina aral ng parents nmin . I was in iloilo 1999 to 2006, sa Iloilo doctor's college ako ang aral ...
.yang santa barbara n bayan n yan, halos weekly kmi dyan dhil my ksma ako s dorm n ang bahay malapit s golf course...ang ganda ng church dyan ang marami ka mkkita na lumang bahay , tiempo hapon pa ........ang lola ko ay inaasawa ng isang Spanish, kaya ang mother ko magandang babae,...
@@anne73071
That's another story during the Spanish time. Hindi na natin mabalikan 2 centuries before. Samin mi Chinese at Japanese din. Pero Alam ko Nanay ko dati BF kano kasi bahay nila dyan sa old us Airforce base dyan sa airport sa Sta. Barbara. Namatay daw yong kano Kaya di na sila natuloy.
I‘m so proud of my lolo for being a resilient filipino. He had a japanese friend and he was the one who toured them. Unfortunately, he died last September 13 at the age of 90
Amazing
😅
We are so grateful sa matatapang natin n mga Lolo at Lola sa panahon ng digmaan lumalaban sa ating kalayaan...Tayo kaya mga millennials...paano pinahalagahan Ang kalayaan n ating natatamasa Ngayon?
A Brief Backgrounder:
The last comfort woman to survive during the WW2 Japanese occupation of Iloilo was born LOURDES "Uding" SEQUIO of Barrio Buyo in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. She was a household helper and nanny to the 3 young children of a Japanese couple in Iloilo named Tokomori and Uta Miyasato.
When Tokomori's wife died on April 19, 1944, he married Lourdes to take care of his children. A year after, on April 28, 1945 in line of duty as interpreter for the Japanese imperial Army, Tokomori was killed at Punta bridge in Cebu.
Later, after the war, the former Lourdes Sequio of Sta Barbara, Iloilo married a DIVINAGRACIA. --dinggol.d~~~
Hello..are you the husband po ba??
@@azegirl Negative! I was only a few years old at that time. Sad to say, my father, a young Lawyer died during that war.
Sana tinulungan din nila howie na matulungan si lola sichang ng japanese embassy. kakalungkot.. This video it helps me realize more that there is God.
Kawawa nman si lola Sichiang khit sa huling sadali sana ntulingan nman sya mkuha pension nang papa nya at matanda nrin sya.
Lola sichang i'll pray for you.😊
my lola and lolo are both 91 yrs. old . They used to tell me stories about the war and survival . They even hide underground . So painful to hear .
Prayers for lola sichang and lola lourdes . I wonder how and where they are now. 🙏🏻
Ang ganda ng kwento. Excellent!
Ang galing ng i witness talaga pagdating sa documentary. God bless kay nanay lourdes at sa inampon niya. Nagbago ng ang panahon.
..magagaling tlga Mga reporter ng channel 7.. lalo na pg dating sa docu....
No wonder my lolo always speaks english and he alwys read english newspaper everyday...na miss ko tuloy lolo ko....
The "wounds" of war may have healed, but the scars will forever remain...
I just wonder if Lola Lourdes who was 92 at the time this was made is still alive...God bless you.
Buhay pa kaya si Lola Sichang ngayon? Sana naman ❤ long live po, lola ❤
Oh my. I really like this kind of documentaries from GMA. Kudos. 😍😍😍
Grabe watching this episode, naaamaze ako sa veterans. They all speak english fluently kahit ilang taon o dekada na ang nakalipas! 😱 and sana talaga mabigyan na ng pansin ang mga comfort women na ito dahil grabe grabe po yung kanilang sakripisyo at paghihirap para lang mabuhay sila sa digmaan. Kahit na napakatagal na po noong nangyari ito sa kanila, maituturi pa rin po natin silang "treasure" dahil sa ipinakita nilang tapang upang mabigyan ng hustisya ang nangyari noon.
One side lang narinig nyo.
Anong hustisya? Hangga ngayon may suporta ang mga comfort women na sinasabi nyo na nagdamihan ng malaman na makakatanggap ng suporta. Baka ang nangyari dyan katulad sa korea na ang suporta ng mga Japanese eh hindi binibigay ng government nila mismo sa mga taong karapat dapat makatanggap. Hangga ngayon may support yan mga comfort women pati nga mga apo ng mga apo ng mga apo na nila nakakapunta sa Japan ng walang VISA at nakakapag trabaho sa factory. At ang billion billion na utang ng Pilipinas sa Japan? Ano na?
Huag nga kayo….
Ni minsan May journalist ba na nag interview sa mga Japanese tungkol sa ww2? Tumigil nga kayo. Ung reason nga kung bakit sumabak sa war ang Japan inalam nyo ba? Alam nyo ba na dahil sa kasamiman ng ilang malalaking bansa noon na hindi pag bentahan ng kerosine ang Japan ang isa sa mga dahilan? May tag lamig sa Japan na kung wala silang kerosine ay mamatay ang mga tao lalo na sa norte. Nang nag announce ng pag attact ang Japan sa Hawaii hindi nai announced ng America kaya nangyari ang surprise attact ng Japanese imperial sa Pearl Harbor. Puro kayo sabi sabi… and excuse me, War yan na umabot ng 4 na taon kahit na baligtarin pa na ang Philippines ang nag occupied sa isang bansa ganon din ang mangyayari baka mas worst pa. Puro kayo paawa, bakit alam nyo ba na mas maraming namatay na Japanese nong nag pasabog ng atomic bomb ang America sa Nagasaki at Hiroshima sa Japan? Alam nyo ba na halos hindi tinubuan ng grass ang lugar na yan at karumal dumal ang mga naging pagkamatay ng Japanese. Alam nyo ba na sa haba ng panahon na hanggang ka apo apohan din nila ay humingi din sila ng justice? And nong naging president si Obama first time na nag alay ng bulaklak sa Peace Park ng mga namatay?
Totoo nga ang history ay parang tsismis lang. Tingnan nyo nga sa Pilipinas puro rape cases puro pag nanakaw lahat ng kasamaan nasa Pilipinas na yata. Ano ba ang image ng Japanese? Diba hindi naman ganyan?
Japan ang pinaka safe at convenient sa buong mundo.
Shame!
Wow na enhance kaalaman ko sa history para kang nag time travel sa kasaysayan and during WW2 kawawa nmn sila mga babae noon but still mabait pa Rin si Lola saka mga girilya na lumaban nakaka amazed determination nilang lumaban talagang deserve nila Ang maparangalan bilang magigiting na mandirigma!!! Salute po sainyo mga bayaning Filipino Yan Ang bayani handang mamatay para sa bayan sobra ng ina admire ko sila mga tao noon sayang diko natanong sa Lola ko noon Yan 99 y/o namatay yun although nagkikwento nmn sya pro mas interesado kc kami sa mga aswang maligno n kwento noon ngaun sobra ko cyang namimiss parang gusto ko yan yakapin mahigpit si Lola Sana mabuhay kpa po matagal salamat sa history 🤗🤗
In the last part Sichang said that she wants her father's pension, bakit parang walang na sabi ang journalist na tlungan sya at iparting sa Japanese government . It will be a good documentary kung matulungan sya
Tama ka
Tama , nakakalungkot naman isipin na parang wala man lang napala si lola Sichang,
Ibig sbhin walang maitutulong Hahaha.. Sana sa kmjs sia!
Oo nga...walang kuwentang journalist si Howie, ang babaw, limitado lng sa kung anong makukuha niya info, di man lang nirefer si Sichang sa Japanese Embassy o Japanese war veterans....
True. Dapat nga noon pa. Recognize si Lola Sichang as Japanese Citizen. Hindi sana tumanda siya tumanda sa ganung kalagayan.
Thank you Iwitness for revealing the real secret of Lola… The love of a mother is indeed immeasurable
There were lives being sacrificed because of Japanese regime's action before. Including Lola Sichang, she and her siblings suffered a lot until now where she hasn't received acceptance from her community though she was innocent of someone else's action. She is now living as Filipino hence if Japan can't give her something I hope our gov't grant her what she deserve. She is also a human being who is suffering in life and has nothing to do with all the crimes committed by Japanese troops before.
I miss my Lola 😭😭😭 dati nagkukwento sya ng tungkol sa giyera at kung pano sila nagtatago, at ang lolo ko naman (kapatid ni Lola) ay isang bayani na hinde narecognized kasi sila yung nakikipaglaban sa mga hapon at nung makorner pinugutan ng ulo, SKL po
Sayang si Sichang, she has all the documents to be recognized as a Japanese citizen and can live in Japan confortably.
pwede ring may sustento sia galing sa Japanese government diba.
Totoo naaawa ako sa kanya habang nanonood.. daming benefits ng mga tao dito sa Japan e 😔
Nah Hindi yan tatangapin ng mga kalahi nila.
@@hafizmakiglalis4380 why naman po?
I remember how my grandma told me that my grandfather ain't afraid about japanese military! (He's not a army) im just happy he survived and made it, i'm proud so of him but i never meet my granda he died when my mom was pregnant (that was me)
dapat ikwento to sa magpakaylanman or sa MMK .... grabe sacripisyo ni lola ....
ano na po ang balita kay Lola Sichang? Sana matulungan sya na mailapit sa Japanese Embassy. She has the documents to prove na sya ay Japanese national.
Viral Trendz that is correct. There were lives being sacrificed because of Japanese regime's action before. Including Lola Sichang, she and her siblings suffered a lot until now where she hasn't received acceptance from her community though she was innocent of someone else's action. She is now living as Filipino. I hope our gov't also grant her what she deserve.
Viral Trendz japan will not grant her citizenship. Japanese people who lived in foreign countries at the event of WW2 were considered unpatriotic.
Viral Trendz ......
si Lola Sichang kasi is pinanganak sa pinas, unlike her older siblings. And I think Japan uses the "jus soli" system, not the jus sanguinis
The Lola is showing unconditional love.
while I'm watching this, I remembered my lola, she was borned before WWII, her surname is NACHURA...she was a Japanese daughter
ganda ng dokomentaryo tlga ng GMA
Sana mapasama to sa history books. Sa college ko lang ‘to nalaman.
Naiiyak ako, ang hirap lang ng ganun. Si Lola Lourdes, ginamit ng mga hapon, then siya nagpalaki sa mga anak. Tapos yung bata na si Lola Miyasato, tinutukso kahit wala siyang kinalaman sa mga pangyayari noon. This is so frustrating.
That's what war brings. My lola lost her mom during the war. She was only 7 at that time. She was lucky a family friend took her in.
The Emperor of Japan should apologize.
Already they even send money but it seems none of them got those dime.
Mian Ms.Z binulsa na ng gobyernong ganid...
Fuck the emperor of japan
not emperor but prime minister
They already did and gave compensation. Di ko lang alam kung nakarating o hindi sa mga biktima.
salamat sa mga nagbuhis ng buhay para sa kalayaan natin.... hindi man kayo mapangalanan lahat....sa kabayanihan nyo.... taos puso po akonh nagpapasalamat sa kalayaang nararanasan namin ngayon.....
I think the biggest impact a person could have on their life is to have known the truth about your identity and what could’ve been your life if you had known it. It’s sad to eventually one day die without knowing it. I hope Sichang will find the help she needed and for Lola Lourdes the peace, forgiveness and healing that she prays for.
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Ilang beses na nag bayad at nag sorry ang Japan hindi naman natin pwede isisi sa bagong generation ng japanese ang kasalanan ng mga ninuno nila.
tama ka jan! sana mga pinoy kng mapatawad nila ang mga japanese no-on, im sure mapatawad nila si marcos!
Jojo Pimentel di naman kse sila nag sorry
Mian Ms
Humingi na nn paumanhin ang gobyernong Hapon. Manood kasi ng balita. Mag-google muna bago mgcomment, mahirap ang walang alam.
compensation kulang.sabagay kasi pambababoy ginawa ng mga hapon.ang mga narape halos lahat gusto magpakamatay napakahirap ng sitwasyon nila.
ah. ganito pala ang history ng mansion na yan. I always pass that mansion everytime pupunta ako sa city.
Ung lolo ko grade 3 inabot.. pero galing mag english❤
Wow, I can only imagine what “Lola” has gone through. Thank you so much for this episode.
Mahirap bumalik sa panahon ng hapon. Ung pananakop nila malaki ung epekto sa kasaysayan. Madaling maghilom ang sugat ng nakaraan pero mahirap kalimutan ang nangyari
"Amazing"&"Great"Excellent History"."Thanks God and thanks a lot po Brothers"&"Sisters
*Get well soon laban lang sir Howie Severino GOD bless us all!*
July 25, 2020 who's with me ?
My Aunt was one of the luckiest. Lolo and lola sacrificed everything to save their children specially my oldest Aunt. They were hiding under the big trees during the day and walked during the night. She also had an official Japanese soldier as her admirer.
my lolo was only 17 when the japanese soldiers took him from the farm while he was tying his carabao. afraid of getting killed by the japanese, he begged to become their ally, and helper. for 3 months he was with the soldiers in the mountains of Antique and Iloilo, he became a cook, a grave digger and a masseur. he digged the graves of his fellow filipinos being killed by the japanese. he saw how the japanese behead and slaughtered the filipinos and he would prepare their graves after. he cannot do anything because he was so afraid that the japanese knows where he lives and threatened him that they would kill his family. then one day, the japanese soldiers encountered the Guerellas, they had a bloody fight and all of the japanese soldiers died. when the Guerellas saw my lolo, they wanted to kill him for being an ally of the japanese, but my lolo explained his side to the Guerellas, that he did it for the safety of his family and ofcourse in order to survive. the Head of Guieella army listened to my lolo's plead, and in order to make use of him, they recruited him to build bridges and rebuild some houses that was destroyed by the japanese soldiers. it lasted for months. an unexpected encounter happened between guerillas and japanese, while they were shooting at each other, my lolo took the chance to escape. He ran and ran as fast as he could without looking back. he didn't go jome straights for the fear that someone might be following him, he went to his friend's house and stayed there for 2 weeks before heading home to his parents.
this is actually a long story , I could make a documentary. when given a chance I would film an interview with my lolo who is 92 years old now. I missed him and I hope to see him soon.
I hope it can be made into a film or documentary
yes, you should. it will a lot in educating our youth about our history under the Japanese occupation
Naiiyak ako!!!! Naaawa ako sa mga biktima ng giyera dati.
I love this documentary...
This for me is the best documentary created in the philippines.
Thank you for this documentary video. I've learned a lot from the past happenings.
Saludo at Respeto para sa mga matatapang na Lolong beterano na nagtanggol sa mga lola natin at sa ating bayan! At sa mga lola na nakipagtulungan.Dapat lang parangalan at bigyan sila ng pabuya hanggang ngayon ng Gobyerno ng Republika ng Pilipinas.
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One side lang narinig nyo.
Anong hustisya? Hangga ngayon may suporta ang mga comfort women na sinasabi nyo na nagdamihan ng malaman na makakatanggap ng suporta. Baka ang nangyari dyan katulad sa korea na ang suporta ng mga Japanese eh hindi binibigay ng government nila mismo sa mga taong karapat dapat makatanggap. Hangga ngayon may support yan mga comfort women pati nga mga apo ng mga apo ng mga apo na nila nakakapunta sa Japan ng walang VISA at nakakapag trabaho sa factory. At ang billion billion na utang ng Pilipinas sa Japan? Ano na?
Huag nga kayo….
Ni minsan May journalist ba na nag interview sa mga Japanese tungkol sa ww2? Tumigil nga kayo. Ung reason nga kung bakit sumabak sa war ang Japan inalam nyo ba? Alam nyo ba na dahil sa kasamiman ng ilang malalaking bansa noon na hindi pag bentahan ng kerosine ang Japan ang isa sa mga dahilan? May tag lamig sa Japan na kung wala silang kerosine ay mamatay ang mga tao lalo na sa norte. Nang nag announce ng pag attact ang Japan sa Hawaii hindi nai announced ng America kaya nangyari ang surprise attact ng Japanese imperial sa Pearl Harbor. Puro kayo sabi sabi… and excuse me, War yan na umabot ng 4 na taon kahit na baligtarin pa na ang Philippines ang nag occupied sa isang bansa ganon din ang mangyayari baka mas worst pa. Puro kayo paawa, bakit alam nyo ba na mas maraming namatay na Japanese nong nag pasabog ng atomic bomb ang America sa Nagasaki at Hiroshima sa Japan? Alam nyo ba na halos hindi tinubuan ng grass ang lugar na yan at karumal dumal ang mga naging pagkamatay ng Japanese. Alam nyo ba na sa haba ng panahon na hanggang ka apo apohan din nila ay humingi din sila ng justice? And nong naging president si Obama first time na nag alay ng bulaklak sa Peace Park ng mga namatay?
Totoo nga ang history ay parang tsismis lang. Tingnan nyo nga sa Pilipinas puro rape cases puro pag nanakaw lahat ng kasamaan nasa Pilipinas na yata. Ano ba ang image ng Japanese? Diba hindi naman ganyan?
Japan ang pinaka safe at convenient sa buong mundo.
Shame!
Kaawa tlga mga pinoy noon😥sbi ng lola ko sbra hrap ng dinanas nila pra ma buhay
June 2020, whose watching? 😁 😁 Andami kong natutunan sa pagmamarathon ng mga docu ng I-witness. Thanks GMA for this.
My grandfather was a Guerilla and he often tells us young ones the stories about WW2 and what his job was in the Guerilla group. He never killed anybody but he was part of the intelligence group of the Guerillas. He also told us that Japanese businesses are flourishing in the Philippines already (they were in Manila) even before WW2, and he himself was employed to one Japanese bicycle company before the War happened.
Those Japanese in the Philippines before the WW2 who had been worked here was a Japanese SPY so they could knew the situation here and how to invade the Philippines.. SPY is one of the Military strategy if they want to invade a nation..
@@THEMAN-ru8ek
True yan din Sabi ng Tatay ko.
Ang lolo ko rin guerilla, taga dala ng kaldero ni Bomifacio 😂
The Japanese migrants before WWII may not be as many as the Chinese but they were a decent sized minority in the country. They were everywhere from Baguio to Manila to Iloilo. WWII changed that.
Lola Sichang unfortunately got the blame after the war just because she was born to Japanese parents but she will always be a Filipino because she was born here during the commonwealth and her parents were migrants.
kahanga hangang dokyumentaryo. isang kasaysayan na nman ang aking natuklasan. i salute you lola Lourdes!.😍
ano po ang update sa hinihinging tulong ni sichan?..sana matulungan siya po
noon halos pag dating japon tago mga anak na babae. ngayon pag dating japon labas mga anak na babae ...
sana maging movie ito..gnda ng story
Justice and may their soul found healing and peace in God.😭
God Bless Lola Sichang and Lola Lourdes💞
if only walls could talk. it will speak what happened in the past.
This is really heartbreaking 😭💔
I hope ang nag report nito sana matulungan Sichang na makatanggap mn lang ng konting pension bc of her father.
Gienny Street Oo nga kawawa xa, amo xa ni lola pero nging alila at mhirap din pero di bali ma swerte pa din xa at nbuhay cla ng kuya nya hindi cla pinatay ng mga Pinoy
Gie T kala ko ako lang ang nag iisip ng ganun. Sana nga ate matulungan si cichang miyasato para guminhawa ang kanyang buhay god bless her
@@victoriagreen8848 Someone should ask the japanese embassy . about her benefits as a duaghter of a japanese, afterall she has papers to show her veracity and identity
nangingilid ang mga luha ko habang pinapanood ito
Amazing story... I wonder what happened after this...
Until now it's puzzling me how come the Japanese people of this generation is so different from the Japanese during WW2...
Pau Hernandez E. Only took 2 bombs to humble a nation
I agree. It is the bomb who changed them. They have learned that they are not the stronger in this world.
We pray that this kind of war may not repeat again 🙏🏻
If that so, then I could only cry for the rest of the world. We can't bomb every arrogant nation just to humble them. Oh earth.
Japanese were now apologetic about what happened during that war
My lola said that the atmosphere of hate and war changes people. Before the war, my lola (she was 6 years old) had Japanese neighbors in San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City. They were very nice, she said but the Japanese officials indoctrinated them to look on other races as inferior. Some obeyed, but some just hid and left because they can't stomach what the Japanese forces did. Some Japanese even actively helped Filipinos to escape for the price of their own lives. It really is all about ideology.
Thank you for educating us
ganda ng kwinto👍👏
Ang bait naman ni Lola Lordes sakabila ng lahat mabait sya sa hapon...
My lola FLOR DIVINAGRACIA OSANO that now live in bacolod but family origin is from iloilo is now 97 years old.naging isa sya sa taga harap sa mga hapon upang bigyan nag pagkakataon na maka tago ang mga lalake na lumaban sa gyera.hindi sya nkapag aral kahit grade one lng manPero magaling nya mag hapon at english she said everything is fresh to her....
Florenda Osano r
Kung titignan ang mukha ni lola Sichang... Lahing Haponesa nga sya....its good buhay pa si lola lourdes....at naibahagi pa nya tunay na kwento ng nakaraan....its good matatalas pa ang memorya nila ni Lolo....
Ay grabe...prang hirap ng balikan at alalahanin ang nkaraan...sakit nun..parang sugat na inasinan...😢😢😢😢
i agree sa isang nag comment dito na sana matulungan ng GMA 7 si Lola Sichang na ma contact ang Japanese govt. agency na nag aasikaso ng pension, para makatanggap ng pension galing sa father nyang Japanese. dapat nga may back pay na yan e. Intact naman yung mga papeles nya.
My great-grandfather was a ww2 war veteran and survivor of bataan death march, us navy siya. Kaya ang mga karamihan sa mga pinsan ko ay mga sundalo at pulis.
Amazing
ganda ng kwento
ganda ng kanilang paglathala
Wow Wow Wow! Great job making this documentary! Thank God you got their stories while they’re still alive! 🤓🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭. How about making one about the Sulu / Australia guerillas? 🤓🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
inglish speaking lahat halos sila.
Respect to the author, and calling to our DSWD and LGU of Iloilo, Mayor Treñas ,please help lola, the last survivor of Women comfort women
Naiiyak ako sa kwento.dami kong natutunan at nalaman.