Miners risk death as they free dive to as deep as 60 feet to plunder boulders and rocks in underwater tunnel systems in search of gold. In the remote region of Tawi Tawi, the final gateway before the sea border with Malaysia, the Marines and Maritime Police are struggling to close the smuggling and trafficking corridors that flow through the area to reach international waters.
16 All Scripture is inspired of God+ and beneficial for teaching,+ for reproving, for setting things straight,+ for disciplining in righteousness,+ 17 Jehovah kingdom will bring peace to the earth
As a Filipino, This is heartbreaking. Hope the government would give alternatives so People won't do illegal activities that destroy the Natural Resources. Poverty shouldn't also be an excuse to do this horrible things. It's frustrating that we can't even do much in solving this type of problems.
In God's eyes what their doing is not illegal, if you go up in space you will realise we are just tiny sparks... Its man made rules that are unfair like fishing certain things on certain days ect...
Naniniwala ako na marami talagang taglay na likas yaman ang Pilipinas, hindi lang talaga marurunong ang gobyerno na nagpapatakbo nito. Maasenso na talaga sana ang Pilipinas kung marunong lang sila umunawa sa mahihirap.
Tama po kayo. Tingnan mo ung Japan at South Korea. Mas marami pa tayong mga likas na yaman ikumpara sa dalawang bansa na yan pero tayo 3rd worl country pero sila napakayaman.....kawawa tayo....proud to be pinoy lang palagi pero wala naman tayong mapakita sa ekonomiya natin.
Imagine this there are multi billion dollar industries that already steal and mine and destroy ecosystems no one bats an eye, but if a couple people that are poor to start with and have no other ways of income do it it’s a tragedy. Give me a break
Thanks free documentary for streaming this kind of story in our beloved country. Hopefully the government take actions.watching here from valenzuela city.✌️
The PH President left the BRI and - he has confronted China way more than Duterte did. PH is siding with Japan, USA, Taiwan, and Australia and India, etc. building strong allies that will also confront China.
Thank you for showing this documentary, these type of fishing, both bombing and using compressor is illegal in mostly of the country of the world and specially here in The Philippines, but still no one do anything to stop these fools. Not only they harm themselves but also the beautiful environment where they live, their home. KUDOS KAY PAR ENFORCERS SA PALAWAN 🙌🏼 LONG LIFE TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS IN THE WORLD
Sah leyte is baluarte neh house speaker nah seh congressman tambaloslos MARTIN ROMUALDEZ. So people of leyte must demand to romualdez stop doing corruption for hos interest and he must priority givinng work to the people of leyte.
So sad to see now in palengke (wet market), tuna barely the size of a sea bream 😢 The seas around Luzon have become dead zones because of dynamite destroying the reefs, and overfishing the resource without even letting fishes breed...
@@FreeDocumentary I try to measure my words, Filipino pride is quite touchy and foreigners are easily expelled from the country, even long time residents like me... 😢
I love the Philippines as my second home and these stories hurt because they are the truth, yet it’s worst when you realize that people just accept these situations as being “normal” because they’ve seen these things happen since they were born. The question is; how can we change the mentality of those accustomed to accept corruption and crime as the inevitable and unchanging laws of the land? The Filipino people are very smart with the average person having at least one marketable skill but the educational system never teaches them to take advantage of these skills… so many think that crime is the only option left. By experience I know I couldn’t come in and just find funds for that school to thrive only because I’m not Filipino nor speak the language and it would be a “great embarrassment” to the local leaders if a stranger / foreigner did what they couldn’t or wouldn’t. The only way to get past this “embarrassment” is to bribe these so called leaders, and the people accept this as normal.
I was there in SAMAR ,LEYTE in the 90's and I already saw this Dynamite fishing all he time and the Military , Police or what ever did not care about it. Paricularly , I was in Gamay Island ,Samar-Leyte.
Small individuals searching gold by diving the shoreline: illegal Big companies irresponsible mining clearing forest areas flattening mountains: not illegal
Instead of the government trying to govern the hole ocean give the people designated areas to mine and fish since you're not accommodating them with adequate resources 🌄🦍❤️
Gold, that might work, "fishing", not a chance. The problem is a combination of scarcity and over harvesting, a problem around the world. These illegal groups deplete their region, then take over others who are already struggling or managing properly and it snowballs. The only way to truly stop is an org or gov stepping in.
government officials are the ones behind those mining operations. Those they called "boss" are town councilors and local leaders. They like it that way cause they don't pay tax and have to follow regulations.
You are right. I have traveled over 70 countries . I often talked poor people and hear difficulties how they live while I travel. It’s an interesting thing I embedded watching this video two days after I came back from Philippines. It is such a wonderful country. Ocean life is so beautiful there. Somehow we need to stop this nonsense. This selfishness is destroying our earth. Nature lovers, we need to protect our ocean before it is too late. Let’s do some homework to stop this craziness.
Kung sana nag aral Sila, they will learn na mali ginagawa nila. They want to survive daw pero hindi nila inisip Ang future generation na magdedepende sa coral reefs Ang pagkain ng isda. Mga walang utak!
Hope in your channel can document the bullying of China's of the Philippines in the West Philippines sea so that the whole world can see how China will treat the bards of the Philippines who only bring supplies to its own territory in the West Philippines. Be your channel to gain sympathy in the world
Don't call these practices horrible, while yes it may be bad and illegal, these fisherman have no choice to make a decent profit, and it is far from a city so they cannot find a alternative job. The government barely does any action to change these fishermen's lives. Hopefully we will find a way to stop and change this.
My father who grew up in rural Guatemala tells me that fishing with explosives was a common practice in his youth. Very dangerous thought.. he tells of one man that was diving while an explosive detonated under water killing him along with the fish
It is one of the poor provinces in the Philippines but look at the other side of the Philippines, there are big skyscrapers and bussinesses, railways, expressways, bridges and highways and you don't have them. and among the fastest growing economies in Asia. There are many rich cities and provinces and strong industry. so don't judge the Philippines just because of a documentary.
I was frustrated in my country although we are surrounded by seas, we still have struggled the high price of fish in wet market. As of now the government is importing fish from abroad which according to some source of information those fishes are coming from Philippine Sea also. The local government is not capable to prevent illegal fishing for they are also incapable public officials as whole.
This is government people's fault they don't do anything to help thier constituents to improve thier lives.. And a lot of officials are corrupt.. That's why people are desperate and they turn to do illegal things just to survive..
With all the wars and destruction going on around the world , we could at least spare the beautiful calm seas , leave them damn fish alone. Humans just like to keep touching and destroying everything around.
Throwing grenades to catch fish is not new. This has been a thing since I was a little kid. My grandma (Lola) used to tell me about it and she hated it.
why does the government not give proper funding and resources to the sea protection teams? or even deploy military to guard the sea i presume senior government officials are behind the illegal mining and dangerous fishing practices
Blame it on the corrupted government. It is a sad thing to see poor Filipinos having to fend for themselves in living from hands to mouth all these long years. Manila is basking in glory with elites and is a politically corrupted US culture. Nothing much was done to improving the infrastructures and economy. In this regard, Indonesia is doing better now with a good leader of integrity and love for her country. Philippines has natural resources and manpower, could be put to good use.
I worked in Filipinos , no danger at all if you know how to work . Al Quaieda was mx job , so all this stories are like Disney cartoon . Go in Mindanao , go in Zambaonga , go in Basilan iland there is danger . I worked for some networks , bigstories , here you dont know notthing ! Sorry to say that , good luck !
It is my wish that all coastal areas in the Municipality in the Philippines should organize themselves to be known as "bantay dagat" funded by the LGUs themselves and not to wait for help from the national government in protecting the sea and natural resources underneath especially against the chinese dredging and island building.
Miners risk death as they free dive to as deep as 60 feet to plunder boulders and rocks in underwater tunnel systems in search of gold.
In the remote region of Tawi Tawi, the final gateway before the sea border with Malaysia, the Marines and Maritime Police are struggling to close the smuggling and trafficking corridors that flow through the area to reach international waters.
16 All Scripture is inspired of God+ and beneficial for teaching,+ for reproving, for setting things straight,+ for disciplining in righteousness,+ 17 Jehovah kingdom will bring peace to the earth
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Best channel on TH-cam.. Never change 🙏.... It's like you don't ask for these episodes.. Yet they just so captivating..
As a Filipino, This is heartbreaking. Hope the government would give alternatives so People won't do illegal activities that destroy the Natural Resources. Poverty shouldn't also be an excuse to do this horrible things. It's frustrating that we can't even do much in solving this type of problems.
so true and insightful comment thank you
filipinos don't care about the environment, they burn rubbish everyday.
In God's eyes what their doing is not illegal, if you go up in space you will realise we are just tiny sparks... Its man made rules that are unfair like fishing certain things on certain days ect...
Wasn't like this with duertay I believe was his name
Why do you expect the government to solve your problems? The government's job should be to stay far away and allow your individual liberty
Naniniwala ako na marami talagang taglay na likas yaman ang Pilipinas, hindi lang talaga marurunong ang gobyerno na nagpapatakbo nito. Maasenso na talaga sana ang Pilipinas kung marunong lang sila umunawa sa mahihirap.
They understand everything, they are creating and keeping a class poor. Every government does it
tumakbo ka pangulo at iboboto kita baka sakali ikaw ang makakasolve ng problema na ya. punta ka sa mindanao huliin mo lahat mga sila...suportahan taka
Tama po kayo. Tingnan mo ung Japan at South Korea. Mas marami pa tayong mga likas na yaman ikumpara sa dalawang bansa na yan pero tayo 3rd worl country pero sila napakayaman.....kawawa tayo....proud to be pinoy lang palagi pero wala naman tayong mapakita sa ekonomiya natin.
It’s called corruption!
this is the outcome of their so called peoples power / revolution 3 deades later.....so sad. hopefully it don't happen again.
this is one of the best philippine documentaries ever !
Its awful and shame because once the animals, coral and oceans are gone. They are gone for good and poverty still exists.
Tks for sharing life in the Philippines due to economic necessities !!!
Imagine this there are multi billion dollar industries that already steal and mine and destroy ecosystems no one bats an eye, but if a couple people that are poor to start with and have no other ways of income do it it’s a tragedy. Give me a break
Thanks free documentary for streaming this kind of story in our beloved country. Hopefully the government take actions.watching here from valenzuela city.✌️
We love philippines peoples you deserve the best . Love you from 🇸🇦🌹
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@@da-parmesan you heard me
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@@da-parmesan no
It is such a shame because once the animals, coral and oceans are gone. They are gone for good.
There is enough to feed the need but not enough to feed the greed.
Well sed
Yet the government won't confront the Chinese fisherman
The PH President left the BRI and - he has confronted China way more than Duterte did. PH is siding with Japan, USA, Taiwan, and Australia and India, etc. building strong allies that will also confront China.
@@user-rl3gq2xb6tjust ask yourself that those countries will fight for you? PH people IQ is 76 only. You just proved it perfectly
You do know all this is scripted? Right? 😭😭😭😭🧐🧐🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
@@user-rl3gq2xb6t my my you took the bait. The west is over
True! Chinese are just laughing with the Philippine Government, it got worst when Duterte let these Chinese to come in without any consequences
Thank you for showing this documentary, these type of fishing, both bombing and using compressor is illegal in mostly of the country of the world and specially here in The Philippines, but still no one do anything to stop these fools.
Not only they harm themselves but also the beautiful environment where they live, their home.
KUDOS KAY PAR ENFORCERS SA PALAWAN 🙌🏼
LONG LIFE TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS IN THE WORLD
Sah leyte is baluarte neh house speaker nah seh congressman tambaloslos MARTIN ROMUALDEZ. So people of leyte must demand to romualdez stop doing corruption for hos interest and he must priority givinng work to the people of leyte.
Great documentary and very informative.
Kudos to the subtitles's accuracy this time. You earn another subscriber.
Amazing content that inspired me to create a similar video for my own TH-cam channel. Keep motivating other content creators like myself. Love the 🇵🇭
Watching from Nairobi Kenya
Beautiful oceans
2 May 2024 :
Thank you for your presentation , I watched all of it .
They need to be educated!!
So sad to see now in palengke (wet market), tuna barely the size of a sea bream 😢 The seas around Luzon have become dead zones because of dynamite destroying the reefs, and overfishing the resource without even letting fishes breed...
thank you for the eye witness account. Sad doesn’t even begin to describe it.
@@FreeDocumentary I try to measure my words, Filipino pride is quite touchy and foreigners are easily expelled from the country, even long time residents like me... 😢
@@tripackonetooth4910 Free documentary should make a documentary about aquaculture in the country
@@paulvandoorn9405 Like in Taal lake, where these aquaculture companies have totally destroyed the lake ?
Salamat at may mga tao pa ma nangangqlaga sa ating karagatan. Sana yong trabaho ng pagbabantay ng illegal fishing ay sa pamahalaan na yan
God bless my beautiful country Philippines… 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Government should educate these fishermen.. help them and train them instead for easier & better ways.. they need help actually
Watching here from Leyte Philippines 👏🙏🙂
Hello from Ireland.
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Musta waray ka o bisaya?
It's not potassium nitrate, it's ammonium nitrate. Do not mix with water, mix with kerosene, fuel oil, or nitromethane. 3k/1n.
The narrator intentionaly mislead the information,since its already considered as explosive ordnance and might fall to unfriendly individuals
@@ariossynquil8272 That is nonsense, if that was the intention then they wouldn't have mentioned the ingredients. It was a mistake.
@@supersardonic1179 what I said was mislead, coz Im frm PH and such fishing method is considered as open secret thing among the fisher men
Damn. Dynamite/explosive fishing was banned in the PH in my youth, I was really hoping it was a thing of the past.
Watching😊
I love the Philippines as my second home and these stories hurt because they are the truth, yet it’s worst when you realize that people just accept these situations as being “normal” because they’ve seen these things happen since they were born. The question is; how can we change the mentality of those accustomed to accept corruption and crime as the inevitable and unchanging laws of the land? The Filipino people are very smart with the average person having at least one marketable skill but the educational system never teaches them to take advantage of these skills… so many think that crime is the only option left. By experience I know I couldn’t come in and just find funds for that school to thrive only because I’m not Filipino nor speak the language and it would be a “great embarrassment” to the local leaders if a stranger / foreigner did what they couldn’t or wouldn’t. The only way to get past this “embarrassment” is to bribe these so called leaders, and the people accept this as normal.
Need to see more filipina in bikinis to make this worth watching, especially T-backs! ya yum! 🥲🥲🤤😛
Philippine govt /agency should take the responsibility enforcing the laws..
Nakakalungkot... Bakit humantong sa ganito ang Pilipinas.. Isa sa pinaka mayaman na bansa dito sa Asya nuon 😢
God Timing, The last will be first! Thy Heart !!! Speaks!!!
What do you mean?
So weird the law enforcer is the one hiding from lawless element.
It’s sad but unfortunately there is more bad guys than good guys.😢
But Philippines is soooo beautiful evergreen ♥️♥️♥️ would like to visit one day
I was there in SAMAR ,LEYTE in the 90's and I already saw this Dynamite fishing all he time and the Military , Police or what ever did not care about it. Paricularly , I was in Gamay Island ,Samar-Leyte.
I love the Filipino people, just doing what they can to survive
Legal and Ellegal they both create damage
so true
right on time.
Small individuals searching gold by diving the shoreline: illegal
Big companies irresponsible mining clearing forest areas flattening mountains: not illegal
Good to watch this as I am planning to head there lol
Lord have mercy 😢😢😢!!
👍🙏🇵🇭🙋 from Philippines
Unless you know what extreme poverty does, you won't understand 😢😢😢
Instead of the government trying to govern the hole ocean give the people designated areas to mine and fish since you're not accommodating them with adequate resources 🌄🦍❤️
Gold, that might work, "fishing", not a chance.
The problem is a combination of scarcity and over harvesting, a problem around the world.
These illegal groups deplete their region, then take over others who are already struggling or managing properly and it snowballs.
The only way to truly stop is an org or gov stepping in.
If they have nothing why not move to new opportunity like... if they literally have NOTHING to lose why stay there for decades?
government officials are the ones behind those mining operations. Those they called "boss" are town councilors and local leaders. They like it that way cause they don't pay tax and have to follow regulations.
The designated areas would become wastelands in very short order.
being a poor doesn't mean to be a criminal and do illegal activities like dynamite fishing
You are right. I have traveled over 70 countries . I often talked poor people and hear difficulties how they live while I travel. It’s an interesting thing I embedded watching this video two days after I came back from Philippines. It is such a wonderful country. Ocean life is so beautiful there. Somehow we need to stop this nonsense. This selfishness is destroying our earth. Nature lovers, we need to protect our ocean before it is too late. Let’s do some homework to stop this craziness.
@@jmg2239 god bless you madam,how i wish that this people should think first before theiy do illegal activities
Y'all all dumb bet y'all all got money 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kung sana nag aral Sila, they will learn na mali ginagawa nila. They want to survive daw pero hindi nila inisip Ang future generation na magdedepende sa coral reefs Ang pagkain ng isda. Mga walang utak!
If they keep doing this there will be no more fish the fish will disappear
Hope in your channel can document the bullying of China's of the Philippines in the West Philippines sea so that the whole world can see how China will treat the bards of the Philippines who only bring supplies to its own territory in the West Philippines. Be your channel to gain sympathy in the world
❤❤ I Agree with You...
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This is in Pinut-an in Panaon Island, Southern Leyte. There was a GOLD RUSH during the 80s.
During 1990's many fishermen was caught and got blown up, but nowadays it is unlikely because they can go to jail
best ❤
Nice 👍
Johar🙏💐🇮🇳🍻Khumusta po.
Kinagagalak ko po kayong makilala.
Maraming salamat .
Magandang araw.🙏💎💐🏁😎🤝😊
Scary!!😢
Good
There's no-one in comfort zone😢
OMG, they need to be educated about the ocean!! Lord have mercy.
Unfortunately there are some governments are more interested in taking care of themselves.
Godbless the Philippines 🫶🏻
Don't call these practices horrible, while yes it may be bad and illegal, these fisherman have no choice to make a decent profit, and it is far from a city so they cannot find a alternative job. The government barely does any action to change these fishermen's lives. Hopefully we will find a way to stop and change this.
My father who grew up in rural Guatemala tells me that fishing with explosives was a common practice in his youth. Very dangerous thought.. he tells of one man that was diving while an explosive detonated under water killing him along with the fish
The resources of the country, belongs to the people who borne in the Philippines. It's your inheritance, from your ancestors.
Please make national advertising about human trafficking 😮😢
So shocking to see the rampant poverty in the Philippines. I'm so thankful for my country Papua New Guinea.
look who's talking, papua new guinea has a lot of poverty compared to the philippines
LMFAO 😂 6th world country commenting about how thankful for their country 😂😂😂
It is one of the poor provinces in the Philippines but look at the other side of the Philippines, there are big skyscrapers and bussinesses, railways, expressways, bridges and highways and you don't have them. and among the fastest growing economies in Asia. There are many rich cities and provinces and strong industry. so don't judge the Philippines just because of a documentary.
Shout out to the phil. Govt.
I was frustrated in my country although we are surrounded by seas, we still have struggled the high price of fish in wet market. As of now the government is importing fish from abroad which according to some source of information those fishes are coming from Philippine Sea also. The local government is not capable to prevent illegal fishing for they are also incapable public officials as whole.
High prices for fish? Philippines gave some of the cheapest seafood in the world.
12.46 minute - Malaysia is mentioned as the buyers of these fish. How sad.
This is government people's fault they don't do anything to help thier constituents to improve thier lives.. And a lot of officials are corrupt.. That's why people are desperate and they turn to do illegal things just to survive..
this is a 'snake eating its own tail' situation.
living off the sea while destroying it at the same time.
until they have no fish they will stop people are just ignorant philippines should not be allowed more than one child or no children enough
With all the wars and destruction going on around the world , we could at least spare the beautiful calm seas , leave them damn fish alone. Humans just like to keep touching and destroying everything around.
What is cost of potassium nitrate, what is the cost of fishing hook and thread......
Mu country Kenya is the most reachest and cleanest country in Africa
Say amen
Ammonia Nitrate is used as an oxidizer
Free always delivers great documentaries
Buddy had a Canada hat on sweet. Represent.
We have to be the one to stop people like this
the way it jumps back and forth between Leyte and Palawan is really annoying...
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Filipinos tend to think day by day and not long term. This will hurt them alot more in the long run.
Throwing grenades to catch fish is not new. This has been a thing since I was a little kid. My grandma (Lola) used to tell me about it and she hated it.
Congress needs to have stricter laws, regulations and consequences on the people of the country
why does the government not give proper funding and resources to the sea protection teams? or even deploy military to guard the sea i presume senior government officials are behind the illegal mining and dangerous fishing practices
tapos mag rereklamong ubos na ang isda kasi lumipat na sa malalalim na parte ng dagat grabe pag ka greedy gusto araw araw pasko ang huli
He needs to go after his government instead of his people.
alam nyo na kung saan banda ito? sana maaksyunan ng DILG
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So, meron bang support ng local government enforcement or even the police or the military? You don’t mention any support.
Am i the only one admiring the rebreathing system... talk about Atlantis...
Blame it on the corrupted government. It is a sad thing to see poor Filipinos having to fend for themselves in living from hands to mouth all these long years. Manila is basking in glory with elites and is a politically corrupted US culture. Nothing much was done to improving the infrastructures and economy. In this regard, Indonesia is doing better now with a good leader of integrity and love for her country. Philippines has natural resources and manpower, could be put to good use.
We have more zone hir in Caloocan
What the heck is the role of Philippine coast guard. They should be the o e who is paroling the sea
DENR and local government should work together
I worked in Filipinos , no danger at all if you know how to work . Al Quaieda was mx job , so all this stories are like Disney cartoon . Go in Mindanao , go in Zambaonga , go in Basilan iland there is danger . I worked for some networks , bigstories , here you dont know notthing ! Sorry to say that , good luck !
Traducieron todos los comentarios del español al ingles? Porque no encuentro comentarios en español todos están en inglés Jiji que onda he?
ok yan para wala n silang makuha in the future good sa inyo mangingisda
Should be titled 'Plastic Pollution isn't just a Western Ting'
Yea but western countries send garbage to these countries
Exotic beauty? According to whom?
Clearly, you havent been to PH beaches
It is my wish that all coastal areas in the Municipality in the Philippines should organize themselves to be known as "bantay dagat" funded by the LGUs themselves and not to wait for help from the national government in protecting the sea and natural resources underneath especially against the chinese dredging and island building.
Wonder if Eliot Eastman, watched this?
Probably, not…
Pues es difícil elegir entre el medio ambiente y la necesidad del ser humano😢
destroying corals and using fish bombs could only lead to scarcity with fish.. no fish will live in that area anymore unless they stop that..