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    Paraisong Salat

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    The document follows 14-year-old Sarfaina Bakil who lives on one of the isolated Eleven Islands off the coast of Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines. She must paddle a boat over an hour each day to fetch water from the mainland for her family of nine children, as there is no water or electricity on their island. Despite facing challenges like being too old for her grade in school due to responsibilities of providing for her family, Sarfaina remains hopeful. The documentary shows the harsh conditions faced by residents of the impoverished islands, which once served as a transit point for rebels and pirates but are now isolated and lacking basic infrastructure.

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    Paraisong Salat

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    The document follows 14-year-old Sarfaina Bakil who lives on one of the isolated Eleven Islands off the coast of Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines. She must paddle a boat over an hour each day to fetch water from the mainland for her family of nine children, as there is no water or electricity on their island. Despite facing challenges like being too old for her grade in school due to responsibilities of providing for her family, Sarfaina remains hopeful. The documentary shows the harsh conditions faced by residents of the impoverished islands, which once served as a transit point for rebels and pirates but are now isolated and lacking basic infrastructure.

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    The document follows 14-year-old Sarfaina Bakil who lives on one of the isolated Eleven Islands off the coast of Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines. She must paddle a boat over an hour each day to fetch water from the mainland for her family of nine children, as there is no water or electricity on their island. Despite facing challenges like being too old for her grade in school due to responsibilities of providing for her family, Sarfaina remains hopeful. The documentary shows the harsh conditions faced by residents of the impoverished islands, which once served as a transit point for rebels and pirates but are now isolated and lacking basic infrastructure.

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    Paraisong Salat

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    Mikee Baloy
    The document follows 14-year-old Sarfaina Bakil who lives on one of the isolated Eleven Islands off the coast of Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines. She must paddle a boat over an hour each day to fetch water from the mainland for her family of nine children, as there is no water or electricity on their island. Despite facing challenges like being too old for her grade in school due to responsibilities of providing for her family, Sarfaina remains hopeful. The documentary shows the harsh conditions faced by residents of the impoverished islands, which once served as a transit point for rebels and pirates but are now isolated and lacking basic infrastructure.

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    Paraisong Salat

    Introduction:

    At the far end of Zamboanga, lie eleven islands pirates and terrorist used to

    pass through h these island. Islands which were once considered “No Man’s Land”.

    Now paradise stuck in the past.

    Body: Clear blue waters. Flawless white sand. Hues of red and orange skies.
    Blessed with these wonderful colors of nature, a group of islands simply called
    "Eleven Islands" lies quietly in the south of the Zamboanga Peninsula. Its beaches
    would easily be the envy of many; its isolation, the yearning of some. But behind
    this perfect panorama is a pallid reality: there is no water, no electricity, not a school
    for the children or health center for the infirmed. A jump-off point for many rebels
    and a byway for modern-day pirates, these islands have been witnesses and
    casualties to the many years of fighting in Mindanao. At 14 years old, Sarfaina Bakil
    has been paddling their family’s boat every day of her life. The eldest of nine
    children, she has been tasked with the most important chore in the house unmindful
    of the fact that she is old for Grade 4. Education is her only avenue to her dreams.:
    fetching water from the mainland. Traversing the Moro Gulf takes her almost an
    hour and lining up with the rest of waterless Zamboanga residents can take almost
    two hours. More tasks await her in their island of dearth, but never did Sarfaina
    complain. She remains full of hope. Recently, she went back to studying, unmindful
    of the fact that she is old for Grade 4. Education is her only avenue to her dreams.

    Proof / Arguments: I-Witness documentarist Kara David follows Sarfaina and her
    family who endure the harsh barrenness of the Eleven Islands. What does it mean to
    have close to nothing? Watch “The Barren Paradise (Paraisong Salat)”

    Reaction: Paraisong Salat” is a documentary about how the people in zambuanga’s


    eleven island lives. This documentary made me realized that most of the youths
    nowadays are very luck because we live a normal life and we have enough foods to
    eat everyday, that we don’t need to crossed over the sea and walk miles away just
    to go to school. We also don’t need to sell a fish to have an allowance for the whole
    day in school.Us youths need to be thankful even though sometimes our parents
    can’t give us what we want or have some many complain in our life because there
    are some other youth out there can’t have what we have like a nice clothing, nice
    shoes, comfortable bed, have electricity and water.I hope that this documentary can
    help the youths nowadays how lucky they are.

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