Shocking family abuse stories

Episode on July 19, 2008 Saturday, 11:30 p.m. Close family ties are at the very heart of Filipino culture . which is what makes Sine Totoo's offering for Saturday such an eye-opener. Sine Totoo brings together two unforgettable Imbestigador stories . where people are rescued from the abuse of their very own families. Caught on hidden camera: a man whose wife and little daughters leave him to starve for days. On certain occasions, they are seen beating him with a broom and even a hammer. And in one of the most shocking sequences ever seen on Imbestigador, the man's youngest daughter pours boiling water over him! The father turns out to have suffered from a stroke months before. Unable to care for himself, his impoverished family takes out their own hunger and frustrations on him. Next caught on camera: a man who keeps his daughter and wife chained so tightly, they can only sit and lie down. They are never released from their chains ... not even to use the toilet. When asked why, the father explains he must keep his mentally-ill family members from wandering off. Sine Totoo host Howie Severino interviews the producers of these disturbing Imbestigador stories - Florence Ballesteros and Cliff Gingco. They explain how they tried to deal sensitively with the families involved in both cases. They also provide updates on the state of the victims today. Sine Totoo airs Imbestigador's shocking stories of family abuse and rescue this Saturday late night over GMA-7.

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Dalawang kaso ng pangmamaltrato sa sariling kapamilya ang mapapanood sa Sine Totoo ngayong Sabado ng gabi. Unang ipinalabas ang mga ito sa programang Imbestigador. Huling huli sa kanilang hidden camera ang isang tatay na ginugutom at pinupukpok ng walis at martilyo ng kanyang asawa't anak! Sa isa sa pinakamatinding video na naipakita pa ng Imbestigador, ang tatay ... binuhusan pa ng mainit na tubig ng kanyang bunso! Napag-alaman ng programa na matapos ma-stroke, hindi halos makakilos si Aljer. Nang dahil sa gutom at sama ng loob, ganito na lang ang pagmamaltratong sinapit niya sa kamay ng mismong kapamilya. Isang buwan matapos ipalabas ang storyang ni Aljer, isang ama naman ang nagkadena sa kanyang mga kaanak. Sa higpit ng pagkakakadena ni Felix sa asawang si Helen at anak na si Clarisse, tanging pag-upo at paghiga lang ang kayang gawin ng dalawa. Sa loob ng maraming taon, hindi pinakakawalan ni Felix ang dalawa dahil nawawala raw ang mga ito sa sarili at kung saan-saan napupunta. Nakapanayam ni Howie Severino, host ng Sine Totoo, ang mga producer ng mga storyang ito para sa Imbestigador - sina Florence Ballesteros at Cliff Gingco. Ayon sa kanila, nangyayari ang ganitong mga pang-aabuso dahil na rin sa kahirapan. Ang mga di malilimutang storya na ito, wag palampasin sa Sine Totoo