The Representation behind "Minsan lang sila bata"

 Minsan lang sila bata is a documentary by Ditsi Carolino on 1996.

The Documentary is a representation of how the children were use to gain money

or to help out with the finances of the family because of poverty. It

also shows how as young as they are, they are already into doing things

that are supposed to be done by adults most especially their parents, instead

of enjoying their childhood life and studying.

The documentary focuses on the children that works on a slaughter house, 

removing excess hair on pigs. With lives at risk because of the slippery floor due to the

blood of the slaughtered animals and the sharp knives that they use. They also work all night only to get 

paid with the fats on the pigs skin.

Some of the children that was on the documentary are "mga batang taga tabas ng damo

and taga pulot ng mga natabas na damo." While some are working

on a pier as "taga hakot ng simento" .

All the children that were featured does those things to help their parents, 

to have food on their tummy and for the hope of someday be able to go back to school.

These children, on their young age, are already thinking like adults.

Some of them are only dreaming of small jobs because 

of loosing the chance to go to school. 

But they are left with no choice because as it is clearly

represented on the documentary, these children are living

a very cruel life because of poverty.