'Palimos ng Hangin', dokumentaryo ni Tina Panganiban-Perez, ngayong Sabado sa 'I-Witness'

I-WITNESS
May 29, 2021
Guest Host: Tina Panganiban-Perez

PALIMOS NG HANGIN

 

Batid ng bawat taong dinapuan ng COVID-19 na isang biyaya ang makahinga nang maayos.  Sa biglang pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID sa Pilipinas na nagsimula noong Marso, tumaas din ang pangangailangan para sa medical oxygen at oxygen tanks.  Dumating sa punto na muntik nang magkaubusan ng oxygen at nagsitaasan din ang presyo nito.

Pero paano na ang mga taong hindi kayang mabuhay nang walang suporta ng oxygen tank?  Ito ang mundong sisilipin ni Tina Panganiban-Perez, ang mga pamilyang walang COVID ngunit may ibang sakit, at kailangan ang oxygen tank para mabuhay.

Makikilala niya ang pamilya ng dose anyos na si Jammier na halos tatlong taon nang nakakabit sa oxygen support.  Mula nang magka TB-meningitis ang bata, sunod-sunod na ang naging sakit nito. Ang tumutulong sa kaniya para makahinga nang maayos-- tatlong tangke ng oxygen na nakaabang sa bahay nila.  May nagmagandang loob na nag-ipon at nangolekta ng barya para sa bata, pero sa tumataas na presyo ng oxygen tank at refill, paano na ang mga tulad ni Jammier na hindi kaya ang halaga nito?

Huwag palalampasin ang dokumentaryong “Palimos ng Hangin” sa I-Witness ngayong Sabado, May 29, 2021, 10:15pm sa GMA.

ENGLISH VERSION

For many COVID survivors, every breath is a blessing.  With the sudden spike of COVID cases that began last March, oxygen has become a prime commodity for survival.  There came a point when oxygen tanks in the Philippines were hard to come by, and until now prices of oxygen tanks have gone up.

But what about family members who also need oxygen yet suffer from conditions beyond COVID 19?  Tina Panganiban-Perez looks into this segment of society-- patients who are oxygen dependent but cannot afford the high prices of oxygen tanks and refills.

She meets the family of 12-year-old Jammier who has been oxygen dependent for the past 3 years.  Jammier suffers from multiple conditions that has kept him bound to his bed ever since he was a few months old.  His only lifeline now are the tanks of medical oxygen that he consumes day in and day out.  With the high cost of oxygen, how will Jammier and low-income families like his, survive?

“Palimos ng Hangin” airs this Saturday, May 29, 2021, 10:15pm on I-Witness. #