‘Labor of Love,’ dokumentaryo ni Sandra Aguinaldo, ngayong Sabado sa ‘I-Witness’

“LABOR OF LOVE”

Dokumentaryo ni Sandra Aguinaldo

January 19, 2019

Mga malalambing na pagbati at nakahahawang ngiti ang kalimitang bumubungad sa mga panauhin ng isang hotel sa lungsod ng Davao. Ang kanilang mga trainee ay iyong may tinatawag na Down Syndrome.

Oktubre noong nakaraang taon nang umpisahan ng Green Window Dormitel at Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines -Davao chapter ang ganitong uri ng on-the-job training. Mula sa mga pagtutupi ng mga kumot hanggang sa pagpapalit ng mga kobre kama, natutunan nila sa halos ilang buwang pagsasanay.

Tumungo si Sandra Aguinaldo sa nasabing lungsod para kilalanin sina Aileen at Cresten. Sa kabila ng kanilang kondisyon, hindi raw sila naging pabigat sa kanilang kasamahan.  Nakapanayam din niya roon ang ilang may down syndrome na nagsasanay bilang office clerk. Lahat sila nagnanais magkatrabaho at mamuhay gaya nang nakararami.

Ayon sa mga eksperto, maituturing ding intellectual disability ang ganitong uri ng kondisyon pero sa obserbasyon ng manager ng hotel, mas angat pa nga raw sila kung ang pagiging matiyaga at responsable sa tungkulin ang pag-uusapan.

Tunghayan ang kanilang kwento ng pag-asa at pagsisikap na kikirot sa ating mga puso. Abangan ang dokumentaryong "Labor of Love" ni Sandra Aguinaldo ngayong Sabado, January 19 sa I-Witness sa GMA 7, pagkatapos ng Kapuso Movie Night.

English

Warm greetings and infectious smiles usually welcome guests in a hotel in Davao City. Their trainees are comprised of people with Down Syndrome.

Green Window Dormitel, in association with the Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines – Davao Chapter, has been training persons with Down Syndrome since October last year. From folding comforters to changing bed sheets, all trainees are taught the ins and outs of the job for a couple of months.

Sandra Aguinaldo meets Aileen, Cresten, and other trainees with Down Syndrome who, despite their condition, has never been a burden to their colleagues.  Some of them are training to become office clerks. And just like everyone else, they are hoping they’d get the chance to have decent jobs.

According to experts, Down Syndrome can be considered an intellectual disability.   But the hotel manager at Green Window Dormitel firmly believes that his trainees are superior compared to their counterparts when it comes to diligence and being responsible.

“Labor of Love” tells a heartwarming story about hope and perseverance. Sandra Aguinaldo’s I-Witness documentary airs this Saturday, January on GMA 7 after Kapuso Movie Festival.