1 INT.

HOUSE IN THE SLUMS (HAMORAWON)- LIVING ROOM – LATE

AFTERNOON

Showing the status of the place and the sceneries of the

slums. RUBEN then walks in, in a secluded place where his
family lives. Wearing his uniform and a bag full of
"paninda", he went to his home and greets Kim, his mother.
 
KIM
Oh… RUBEN human na iyo klase?

RUBEN
Oo ma, kadamo hirimoon na mga School works uy… Damo ngay-an
liwat yana ma pumalit sa imo turon ngan lumpia.

KIM
Uyyy… maupay nala damo pumalit maka palit kit gihap yana
sakto na pag kaon para sa aton.

RUBEN
(Giggles)
An marasa na sura aton ma para iba na liwat.
KIM
(Pissed)
Hala oo sige mapalit nala kit lechon manok lugod.
RUBEN
(Laughing)
Joke la ngane ma… Ikaw gud.

KIM
Salamat nak ha…Sadi na imo nabaligya bisan makuri lalo na
yana na college ka na.

RUBEN
Ok gad la iton ma, kaya gad ine.
 
ENTER ANGELICA, one of RUBEN’s sister.
 
ANGELICA
Ma… Adi na an an mga saging ngan lumpia wrapper.

KIM
Hay salamat ‘nak.

RUBEN
Oh kadamo man sana na mga gin palit.
 ANGELICA
Kay kadamo na baya napalit kuya kan mama mga pagkaon.

KIM
Oo kadamo yana ngadto sa plaza napalit.

RUBEN
Bali damu-on ko na ngay an liwat ma an pag dara ngadto
school kay halos ubos ubos liwat sa akon mga classmate an
mga baligya.

KIM
Hala oo damu-on ko nala yana an batch na himuon.

ANGELICA
Ma, magawas ak anay ha.

KIM
Oh makain ka na liwat…Mag nilaag ka na liwat.

RUBEN
Lugod pag tuon nala didi

ANGELICA
Ah liwat kay may kadtuon ak.

ENTER YAEL, one of RUBENs sister.

 
ANGELICA
Oh, Ma adi naman si Yael, siya nala. Sige na Yael, ikaw nala
ngada tuon.

YAEL
Tah si ate liwat, kakaabot ko pala ngane.

KIM
Oh adi na imo usa pa na bugto...Pagtuon na didto Yael kay
mag andam pa ak sadi na mga baligya para buwas.

RUBEN
Dali a na didto pag tuon na kay may hirimoon la ak liwat.

YAEL
Anay gad, paliwana gad ak anay kuya..
 RUBEN
(laughs)
Oo sige, dali-a na

Yael then proceeds to change her clothes and proceeds to

cook rice for their supper. Her mother is busy preparing
"turon" and "lumpia" to sell the next day. RUBEN is busy
studying as a preparation for his midterm exams and doing a
lot of school works.

2 HOUSE – KITCHEN – EVENING

Yael is preparing their dinner and setting up the table, and

then Kim called RUBEN and Cindy so that they could eat
dinner together.
 
KIM
(Helping Yael)
RUBEN! Cindy Dali na kaon na didi!
RUBEN Anay…Makada na…Cindy kadto na didto kaon na.

Cindy
Anay kuya, humanun ko la adi.

RUBEN
Niyan na iton dali na kay mag isog na liwat si Mama.

KIM
Cindy! RUBEN! Pakadi na kam…Hain naman liwat adto si
Angelica? Gab-e na liwat adto mauli.

ANGELICA walks inside the house.

ANGELICA
Ma, adi gad la ak dd. Bati baya imo tingog sa gawas

KIM
(Gin pingot sa talinga ni Angelica)
Ikaw gud man, kalaag-laag mo.

ANGELICA
Aduy.. Kadali la ak ngane ma.

YAEL
(Laughs)
Haren kay kalaag hahahaha.
 KIM
Dali-a na kaon na dd pag hinsaw na ngadto.

CINDY and RUBEN then walk in the dinner table and the four
of them sat on the together and prayed.

RUBEN
*PRAYER* Amen

ALL FOUR OF THEM

Amen

*Getting foods and getting their shares*

YAEL
Ma... May baraydan ngay an kami sa school ma tapos may mga
project liwat kami yana sa 2nd quarter namon.

KIM
baraydan na liwat… haduy daw… pera naman liwat iton?

YAEL
200 ma…

KIM
Jusko kadako man liwat sana… ig tirok ko pa liwat adi na
kwarta para sa tuition sa imo kuya.

YAEL
Tah kay ma... Kailangan ko yana liwat kay sa amon mga
projects.

CINDY
Ako liwat ma kay para sa amon contribution sa school.

RUBEN
Oo sige na ako na bahala sana na iyo baraydan.

YAEL
Hehe salamat kuya.

CINDY
Balitaw gad kuya.. Kay bangin may baraydan ka pa liwat sa
school niyo.

RUBEN
Ayos la may ada pa ak dd sobra liwat.
 CINDY
Salamat kuya.

RUBEN
Basta upaya la niyo na sa school gud adi na iyo baraydan.

YAEL
(Laughs)
Siyempre gad tago mag buwa ak liwat.

KIM
Oh na.. Kaon na kam gin lalangaw na an pag kaon.
 
3 HOUSE – LIVING ROOM – EVENING

RUBEN is busy working on his school works and then Kim

approached him. Kim and RUBEN have a serious conversation
regarding to the financial struggles that they are
experiencing right now.
 
KIM
Turog na imo mga bugto?

RUBEN
Oo ma turog na adto sira nga tulo... Gin hapo na gud ada
sira sa eskwelahan kay si Cindy kanina sige adto himo mga
outputs...

KIM
Naman ikaw di ka pa pa makaturog?

RUBEN
Damo pa ak hirimoon ma, mag himo pa ak liwat reviewer para
sa amon exam.

KIM
(giggles)
Uy daw kamauyatom sa akon anak.

RUBEN
(giggles)
Siyempre ma para makuha akon karuyag na trabho ngan para
maka suporta ak liwat sa imo para dri ka na magkuri.

KIM
(Laughs)
Badaw…Naman palitan mo na ak mga gamit sa kusina?
 RUBEN
(Laughs)
Oo ma palitan ta ikaw duha na stove para tag usa lumpia ngan
turon

KIM
(Laughs)
Buang aka gud man uyy

RUBEN
Pero balitaw karuyag ko maka suporta na sa imo tapos para
liwat kanda Yael, Cindy ngan Angelica kay sa pira ka tuig
mag co-college naliwat sira…. Karuyag ko na mag kamay ada
liwat sira tuhay na trabaho na ira man ta liwat karuyag

KIM
(Anxious)

Umm nak…

RUBEN
Oh,naman ma?

KIM
May iyakan ak unta.

RUBEN
Oh nano man ma?

KIM
Diba tiharani na iyo exam… kulang na adi na pan tuition sa
imo nak… tapos mag bayad pa ak liwat sa aton mga utang…

RUBEN
(Saddens)

KIM
Sige na balik sa Aling Janice dd sa balay kay wara na ak
bayad bayad

RUBEN
Tah ma tiharani na liwat an amon exam kailngan ko na sana
mag bayad tuition
 KIM
(Anxious)
Panano nak kun undang ka anay sa pag eswela kay kulang
talaga adi na aton kuwarta tapos sa aton pa dd pan gastos sa
balay ngan sa imo mga bugto liwat.

RUBEN
Tah ma tiharani na lugod ak ma graduate.. Kay mag yakan nala
gad la ak didto sa amon Dean or an amon prof. na pwede ig pa
hold la anay an tuition. Maniguro ak liwat pamaligya ma para
ngan pag himo mga pag kaon tapos ok la liwat sa akon wara
balon basta pamasahe la sakto na.

KIM
(Saddens)
Sige, yaknun ko nala si Aling Janice na pwede ayaw la anay,
ngan pasensya na liwat sa imo nak ha kay dri gud dako aton
kita.

RUBEN
Ayos gad la iton ma, tiis tiis la kit kay harani naman liwat
ngan maniguro gud ak baligya ngan pag aram.

KIM (Hugs RUBEN)

Salamat na ak sa imo paniguro.

RUBEN salamat liwat ma sa imo sakripisyo.

KIM
Oh na…. humana na iton na imo trabahuon ngan turog dayun ha
kay mag mata ka pa aga.

RUBEN
Opo ma.. Ikaw liwat turog na kay mag lu-luto ka pa liwat.
 
 
Kim then walks out and RUBEN continued his work and showed a
lot of determination upon hearing her mother's concern about
their financial status.
 
 
RUBEN
(Internal monologue)
Tiis tiis la kit ben… Kay para ine sa imo pamilya ngan sa
imo liwat kalugaringon.
 
Both of them didn’t realize that Angelica was actually awake
and listening to their conversation and Angelica had some
realization about their current status.

4 INT. IN THEIR HOUSE - MORNING

 
Early in the morning, they are all busy preparing to go to
school. After they left, Kim noticed that Angelica did not
go to school. Then both of them had some serious
conversation regarding to the things that Angelica heard
last night.
 
Cindy and YAEL
(Preparing their stuff)
Ma, makadi na kami ni Yael.

YAEL
makadi na kami Ma ngan kuya.

RUBEN
hinay kam na duha.

KIM
Oo adi iyo balun.. Pag hinay kam didto ha.

CINDY
Salamat Ma.

RUBEN
Adi ma an mga baligya ready na liwat, makadto na ak ma.

KIM
Salamat nak ha... Oh sige na bangin ma late na didto,
paghinay.

RUBEN
Sige ma makadi na ak.

KIM
Hain naman liwat adto usa wara pa man adto nag andam….
Angelica! Buhat na dda naman wara kam klase?! Adto na sira
Cindy ngan Yael.

ANGELICA
Ma... Dri nala ak masulod.
 KIM
Uy kay naman? Malain imo pamati?
 
*Angelica won't tell what's wrong and is obviously avoiding
the question. She then proceeds to sit down in the living
room and Kim ask her about it.
 
KIM
Naman Angelica…Malain imo pamati?

ANGELICA
Nabatian ko ma imo harampang ni kuya ka gab-e.

KIM
(Feeling anxious and silent)

ANGELICA
Ma kun dri na gud kaya sa kuwarta an pag suporta sa
amon…Ako nala an maundang pag eskwela ma.

KIM
Ayaw na nak pag undang.. Pasensya na kun nabatian mo adto na
harampang namon sa imo kuya ka gab-e.

ANGELICA
Kay ma nag kukuri na kam liwat ni kuya… ngan na dri ak liwat
na maundang si kuya sa pag eskwela kay maaram ak karuyag gud
iton ni kuya na makapag tapos.

KIM
pero sigurado ka na gud sana na imo karuyag?

ANGELICA
opo ma.. Mabulig po ak sa iyo pag baligya o di ngane
mamiling nala ak trabaho na may ada.

KIM
tah kay pananuon ta man sine imo pag eskwela.

ANGELICA
Pwede man ak bumalik utro ma pag eskwela… basta makahuman la
si kuya sa pag eskwela.

KIM
maaram ak na bangin mag isog imo kuya… pero wara na gud kit
talaga kuwarta liwat para sa iya tuition.
 ANGELICA
ako na gad la bahala kan kuya ma… basta makabulig la ak sa
iyo.
KIM
(Hugs angelica)
salamat nak ngan pasensiya liwat sa imo kay tungod sa ston
sitwasyon ine yana an nahihinabo

ANGELICA
ayos la ine ma… basta maabot man panahon na dri na kit ma-
mroblema sa aton gastuson.

KIM
oo sige na makadi na ak kay mag pwesto pa ak didto sa plaza
liwat.

ANGELICA
sige ma pag. Hinay ako nala anay dd bantay sa balay.

KIM
sige makadi na ak.

ANGELICA
Sige ma hinay!
 

5 INT. NWSSU – COED – ROOM 202

RUBEN enters the classroom where his first class will be

held. MARY JOYCE, one of his classmates, announces his
arrival to the class.

MARY JOYCE
Guys! Adi na si RUBEN!

CLASSMATE 1
Uy, wow. Ben nano imo baligya yana?

CLASSMATE 2
Ben, mayda ka baligya nga turon?

CLASSMATE 3
Palit kami, Ben.

MARY JOYCE
Anay la, palingkura anay niyo si RUBEN
 RUBEN
(Laughs)
Kalma la kit guys, damo yana akon baligya. Ubusa niyo ha?

CLASSMATE 1
Alang gad, ikaw pa ba?

[RUBEN’s classmates swarm around him as they buy foods from

him]

CLASSMATE 3 Guys! Adi na si ma’am!

The room is engulfed in silence as everyone returns to their

seats. RUBEN packs up his paninda inside his bag and sits
properly.

TEACHER
Good morning, class!

STUDENTS
Good morning, ma’am!

TEACHER
Naman iton na may pangaon na, wara pa man kit magtikang?

STUDENTS
Marasa kasi an pagkaon ni RUBEN ma’am *laughs*

TEACHER
Kamo gudman, hala timaha na iton niyo. RUBEN pakadi niyan
lunch kay mapalit ak liwat.

RUBEN
Sige po, ma’am. Salamat

TEACHER Okay, class let’s start our class.

TIME LAPSE of RUBEN listening, reciting, and taking notes in

his classes.

6 INT. FOOD COURT – LUNCH

RUBEN was having lunch after his food was sold out. He was
eating with his friends when he received a phone call.
 RUBEN
(Checking out who’s the caller)
Guys, anay ha? Batunon ko la nga tawag.

FRIEND 1
Uy, sino iton ha? May yagid ka na ‘no?

RUBEN
Yagid ka na, akon ini bugto.

FRIENDS
(Laughs)

RUBEN walks out of the food court before answering the call
from his sister, ANGELICA.

RUBEN
(Into phone)
Hello, Angelica? Naman tumawag ka?

ANGELICA
(Sobbing)
Kuya…

RUBEN
(Anxious)
May nano? Naman nagtatangis ka?

ANGELICA
(Sobbing)
Kuya, si mama…

As RUBEN listens to ANGELICA, shock and worry begins forming

in his face. He drops his phone.

- BLACK SCREEN –

7 INT. HOSPITAL – EMERGENCY ROOM – MID-AFTERNOON

RUBEN arrived at the hospital, worried and almost panicking.

He frantically searched for his mother and sister amongst
the numerous patients present. The news he heard from his
sister was still inside his head, like a broken record.

ANGELICA
 (Voice over)
Nagkuha kami kanina labahan…Hng…Tapos si mama…Tigda nala
nagsinuka dugo…Huhu tapos…tapos nadismayo siya…Gindara namon
siya sa hospital yana…

YAEL
(Eyes are puffy)
Kuya!

RUBEN
(Shaking)
YAEL! Hain si mama? Kaynaman adi siya? Nano an siring san
doctor? Okay la ba siya?!

YAEL
Ginbalhin na siya sa usa nga kwarto. Adto si Angelica
kahampang an doctor.

RUBEN
Dali na. Kadtuon na naton sira.

8 INT. HOSPITAL – ROOM

YAEL guides RUBEN to where his mother is located. As they

enter the room, RUBEN finds his mother sleeping and his
sister, Angelica, talking to the doctor.

ANGELICA
Doc, adi na po akon kuya

RUBEN
Doc, kamusta po si mama?

DOCTOR
Ikaw an maghurang sa iyo ‘noy?

RUBEN
Opo

DOCTOR
Sige, ngadi kit sa gawas maghampang.

HALLWAY

RUBEN follows the DOCTOR outside, leaving his sisters to

tend to their mother.
RUBEN
 (Heart beats faster)
Doc, nano po an problema? Kay naman nadismayo si mama?

DOCTOR
May sakit imo mama…

RUBEN
(Clenches his fist)
Nano man po?

SILENCE—The DOCTOR starts speaking and RUBEN listens

carefully. As the DOCTOR finishes the news, RUBEN breaks
down.

TRANSITION to RUBEN entering his mom’s room.

ANGELICA
Nano an siring san Doctor, ya?

YAEL
Okay la ba kuno si Mama?

RUBEN
Diri pa kami tapos maghampang. Uli nala kam anay pagkuha
bago.

YAEL
Tah si Kuya…

RUBEN
Hala na, ngadto na kam. Ikaw nala pagdara san bago ngan
pagkaon didi, Angelica. Tapos ikaw Yael, updi si Cindy sa
balay kay waray bantay didto.

ANGELICA
Sige kuya makadto na kami.

Although hesitant, Angelica persuades Yael and the two of

them left to return to their house. RUBEN, on the other
hand, sat at the chair beside his mother’s bed.

RUBEN
Ma…mata na, waray na sira Yael.

KIM
 (Opens her eyes)
‘Nak…

RUBEN
(Starts crying)
Ma naman wara ka magsiring?

RUBEN began crying as he recalled what the doctor told him.

FLASHBACK
DOCTOR
Your mother has cancer. Unfortunately, it is in its late
stage and spreading quickly.

RUBEN
H-ha? Doc sigurado ka? Panano?

DOCTOR
The tests don’t lie. Pero ayaw kabaraka kay pwede pa naton
ini maagapan kahit papaano. As you already know, cancer is
not curable, we can only provide treatment by chemotherapy.

RUBEN
Pero Doc kamahal sana. Kakuri yana san kinabuhi. Diin daw la
ak mamimiling kwarta?

DOCTOR
Don’t worry, we’ll give you time para magdecide.
I will also try to reach out and recommend your mother sa
PCSO para mabuligan siya san ira Individual Medical
Assistance Program.

RUBEN
Salamat, DOC

END OF FLASHBACK

KIM
(In a weak voice)
Sorry nak. Kakuri san kinabuhi naton asya wara na ak
magsumat. Kakarag san kwarta…mas maupay pa nga kamo nala san
imo mga kabugtuan an magpulos.

RUBEN
(Crying)
Tah, si mama liwat. Naman karag? Para man ini sa imo
kaupayan.
 KIM
Ayaw na ak pagproblemaha, anak. Diba ma-graduate ka na? Nano
man aton gamiton nga kwarta sana? Nano an gamiton san imo
mga bugto?

RUBEN
Tah kay mamiling gad ak pamaagi ma. Ako na an bahala sana.

KIM
RUBEN…

RUBEN
Dapat magpaupay ka ma. Kaya gad ini naton, nakaya naton
sadto, yana pa ba?

KIM
Kanino ka ba ini sumupo nga ka-optimistic mo?

RUBEN
Syempre sa imo gad. Pagpaupay ha ma?

RUBEN and KIM laughs despite the sadness of their situation.

9 INT. NWSSU – COED – ROOM - MORNING

RUBEN walks in the classroom then suddenly; his classmate

approached him looking worriedly.

CLASSMATE
Oy Ruben, kamusta na an kondisyon sa im mama?

Ruben is in silence for a second trying not to breakdown in

front of his classmate.

RUBEN
Sa ungod la...dri pa gud maupay si mama...kailangan ko...pa
lat mag ipon...

RUBEN
(He started crying)
Para may pangpachemotherapy ak kan mama ngan para nalat sa
iba na garastosan sa amon pamilya huhuhu.
His classmate gave him a gentle tap on his shoulder trying
to calm him down and comfort him at the same time.

CLASSMATE
 Ruben, kaya mo iton, waray man problema na dri na susulbad
diba? In fact, may angayan ak na balita para sa imo.

CLASSMATE
(Cheerful tone)
Akon ante nag start business karinderya, naghahanap siya
kabulig para mag asikaso sa mga customers, karuyag taka
isulod para makabulig man lat sa imo biskan gamay.

RUBEN
Para sa akon, dri iton gamay la, sobra sobra an maibubulig
sito na trabaho sa akon pamilya, salamat nga sobra sobra.

10 INT. KARINDERYA - MORNING

TIME LAPSE of RUBEN started working at the Karinderya that

his classmate offered to him.

RUBEN
Ma’am, salamat po sini na opportunity na iyo ginhatag ha,
dako po ini nabulig para sa akon pamilya...

AUNT
Walang anuman iho, basta maduruto la sa pagtrabaho, sigurado
nga magdudugay ka dinhi... Hmm(delivered the line with
positivity)

RUBEN smiled.

TIME LAPSE – RUBEN found another part time Job as a cashier

and later on, found an opportunity to work on a mall as a
salesman.

RUBEN continued to work hard and put all of his effort and
energy to find jobs, day by day, as he keep himself busy
doing part time jobs, from selling turon and lumpia, a
helper in a karinderya, a cashier up to becoming a salesman,
his worries about his family’s financial crisis started to
ease down.

11 EXT. OPEN AREA – GRADUATION DAY – AFTERNOON

After receiving the diploma, RUBEN immediately seek his

mother and keep shouting his mother’s name with full of joy
and excitement.

RUBEN
 Ma! Ma! Graduate na ako!!! Woohoo!

KIM
(Teary-eyed and raspy voice)
Nak, proud gudman ak sa imo.

KIM
Natupad mo na imo pangarap makagraduate. (Cries and gave his
son a hug)

RUBEN
(Cries happily)
Ma...Dri ko ini matatapos kun wara iyo suporta.

RUBEN
Mamiling ak dayon stable na trabaho ma para makapadayon na
liwat si Angelica sa iya pag eskwela ngan padayon an imo
chemotherapy ma

KIM
Excited na ako para sito nak, salamat kay bisan pa, karuyag
ko na ikaw umundang tungod sa aton sobra nga kakuri,
nagpadayon ka gihapon Huhuhu.

His mother started coughing severely.

KIM
Nak... (coughs severely) karuyag ko na magpahinga ha
(coughs) dri mo aram kung gaano ak nimo napasaya yana,
natupad mo na imo pangarap na makagraduate ngan sigurado ako
na pati pangarap mo sa imo mga manghod matutupad di
madugay...nak...salamat sa tanan na sakripisyo(coughs) mahal
ko kam iton an tandai niyo ha? Paalam...nak...

His mother suddenly fainted.

RUBEN
Ma! Ma! Ma!!!!!!!!! Huhuhuhu

RUBEN keeps calling for her mother while crying heavily

together with his two siblings.

RUBEN
Ma! Mata na gad ma! Bangon na dida ma!!! Huhuhuhu Ayaw ini
paghimoa maaaa!!! Ayaw kami biyai huhuhu. Maaaa!!!! (RUBEN
keep shouting and crying out loud forcing his mother to hear
his agony)
As RUBEN did not know what to do anymore, he finally stood
up with a blank face with teary eyes looking at the crowd.

12 EXT. HAMORAWON – OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE

The camera SLOWLY ZOOMS IN to RUBEN’s face then transitions

as the camera SLOWLY ZOOMS OUT away from RUBEN’s face.

Going back to his place, Hamorawon, where he stood up with a

blank face and teary-eyed, as reality slowly hits him. They
are still poor, he lost his mother, and all of his success
begins to fade as he realized that... It was just in his
imagination all along.