Sa Mga Mata ni Ekang

This was another documentary by Kara David from GMA News and Public Affairs which showcases another story of poverty in the image of a family of a 3-year old girl named Ekang whose guardian or the people around her that should serve as an inspiration and supervise her could leave a bad mark or could affect her own vision of what life is about and lead her into wrong direction in life.


"Sa Mga Mata ni Ekang", which literally means 'In The eyes of Ekang' tackles a story about Ekang and the environment where she is growing, on how the people around her could basically affect her. With a mother that is an ex-prostitute and now lives as a drug pusher and rent their house to those who wanted a place to have their sessions on. A father, which works as a pedicab driver in the morning, and by night works as a hold-upper. A grandma, who is also an ex-prostitute back in her days and now serves as a pimp for another batch of prostitutes, and an uncle who is only 15 years of age, yet already a drinker and a smoker, and is always out with his peers.



I really can't blame anyone for what they have become, because each of them have their own stories on how they became what they are today. Her grandma that is an ex-prostitute which have dont have any knowledge on other jobs and being used to be as one, makes her self productive and tries to earn money by being a pimp. While Ekang's father who works in the day as a pedicab driver, wanting to provide more for his family, ventures into night and hoping to get money from his hold-up victims. Her mother, also wanting to help in the expenses of the family, expresses her own part by drug pushing and lending the house to the drug users for an extra income. Her uncle, with the young age of 15 though studying, spends most of his time with peers going out and drinking, and also learned how to smoke. Not able to stand anymore what he's experiencing at home, he wishes to forget it with the help of his peers.


Imagine what Ekang would be when she grow up with these kind of people surrounding her and influencing her mentally. Personally, this could be resolved but totally complicated, isolating and excluding Ekang from her family might lead to somehow good future for her but it would also be hard missing the love that her family is always be willing to give to her. Still, nothing is impossible when it comes to Him, And there is the power of choice in all of us, I'd say that as long as you dont hurt anybody and with devotion and trust to God, together with hardwork we will succeed. Imagine if all the children in this generation are all similar to Ekang, what will happen then in our society. We should start by now, in our ownselves and try to raise and love our own children so that they will grow as individuals with good morals, values and choice.