“Alulod” is about a family who lived on top of ‘sitio siete’ hill of Sinala, Bauan, Batangas where water scarcely flow and rain seldom drops. Families share a toll at the bucket area called “Tunggaan” (manual ‘Jetmatic’ water pump) 1.5 kilometers down the hill near the Barangay tubigan (water) center. A sufficient 6 to 7 buckets full is worth P35.00 equivalent to the price of a kilo NFA rice to feed the day of a family of 5. As important food is to each family, so is water.
For 15 years nothing has changed in the lives of the poor at Barangay Sinala. The flow of life produces marks obvious to tell how poverty eats up dreams of the growing children. The marks may deceive the newcomers but for those familiar with Sinala, the smudges of water are ambitions surged under the drains.
For 15 years nothing has changed in the lives of the poor at Barangay Sinala. The flow of life produces marks obvious to tell how poverty eats up dreams of the growing children. The marks may deceive the newcomers but for those familiar with Sinala, the smudges of water are ambitions surged under the drains.
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