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Bata, Bata ... Pano Ka Ginawa - English PDF
Bata, Bata ... Pano Ka Ginawa - English PDF
Lea laughed but later stopped upon hearing that Both of them were tired and hot. But there was
suicide was the cause of the death. It was brought to her Johnny accompanying her in a time where she was
knowledge that it was the wife of the man who was killed having problems. Then Lea blurted out something that
in the picket line. Lea’s laughter turned into tears and the she had been wanting to say. She told Johnny that she
principal thought she understood Lea. But Lea explained wanted to have sex with her. And that Johnny could tell
that she was in a human rights organization and part of her if he wanted to do it also. Johnny was very shocked
her job was to look after labor union strikes like of that with what Lea said and quickly said he didn’t want to do it.
with Maya’s classmate’s parents. Mrs. Zalamea could not But Lea insisted that she will only do it if Johnny was
imagine what she learned from Lea. She never expected willing to do it too. He knew Lea felt ashamed of what
her to be in such an organization. In just a short while, she was saying that he got close to Lea and snuggled her
the two of them were, for the first time, agreeing with each and kissed her. The only mistake was she asked if Lea
other and on the same side. really wanted to do it so they ended up in a hotel that
night.
Chapter 24
Chapter 26
Lea participated in a rally for justice. Along with
thousands of women, men, and children they all marched. Lea prepared food and many other things for her
After taking part in the rally, Lea went to the office to pick children's return from the hospital. The two were
up some things. She received a call from Zeny, her accompanied home by Ding who left quickly after a brief
neighbor. The kids were in the hospital. argument with Lea. Lea then turned to her children and
talked to them about what they feel. Later that night, Lea
Lea hurriedly went to a hospital in Malabon. It met Chona, Johnny's wife, who told her that the latter was
was not much of a big accident. Ojie suffered a little gash arrested. Lea then immediately called Sister Ann who in
on his head and Maya, a bruise on her arm. But the turn promised to help Johnny's case. After Chona left, Lea
physician who attended to the kids suggested that they be bumped into documents and tapes of activists who were
confined over the night. killed. This made her scared of what may happen to
Johnny.
Raffy was there for Ojie and Ding for Maya. The
three of them were face to face in silence. Lea introduced Chapter 27
one to the other. Raffy left the room after a while. Then
Ding started blaming Lea for the incident. Lea knew it Lea participated in a protest in Plasa Roma which
was useless arguing with Ding because both of them aims to free political detainees. When she got home,
were not there when the incident happened to the knowing that it was Christmas season, she took out the
children. She went out of the room only to face another christmas tree and placed it in the corner wherein posters
useless conversation with Raffy. Both Ding and Raffy of what she believed in are displayed. The next morning,
took turns in telling her what she must and must not be Lea brought her children to the first political rally for
doing. Until Lea can not take it anymore, she ran outside children. After several days, Christmas Eve came. Lea
the hospital and went home. was patiently waiting for the carolers to come. These
carolers collects signatures of various persons instead of
Chapter 25 money for support of thier cause. Lea gladly gave hers.
Chapter 28 talking. At the end they decided to spend the day
together.
Lea and her children celebrated the New Year
together. Sister Ann was with them who kept on asking Chapter 32
Lea about her relationship with Ding. Suddenly the phone
rang. It was for Maya who probably stayed there for about It was graduation day. Lea was the guest speaker
twenty minutes. When Maya put the phone down her of that affair. Lea didn't prepare any speech but delivered
mom asked her why she used it for so long. Lea was a very inspiring one. Her speech was about how people
surprised to hear that the brother of Maya's classmate mature so fast and how life works. In her last lines she
died who was celebrating his birthday that same day. The told the graduates that graduation is not the end but is
reason of its death was his incapacity to adopt to bottled just the start of new things to come.
milk. Lea then went to the child's wake and noticed that it
turned out to be more of a birthday party. Suddenly Direction: Chito Roño
Screenplay (from her novel): Lualhati Bautista
people started to sing Happy Birthday but all are
Cinematography: Charlie Peralta
obviously unhappy with the incident. Sister Ann then Editing: Jaime Davila
found Lea at the back of the house crying. She was crying Sound: Albert Michael Idioma
because of what she feels and told the Sister that she Production Design: Manny Morfe
wants to fight back. Days passed by and Sister Ann Music: Jessie Lasaten
vanished without a trace. The news about her is that she
became a leader of an underground movement. ...Hanggang sa ang bata ay hindi na bata kung ama, o
ina. Ano ang ituturo niya ngayon sa kanyang mga anak?
Chapter 29 Lahat ng dapat niyang matutuhan ngayon pa lang, hindi
pagkamasunurin at pagkakimi, kundi pagkibo pag may
Lea missed Ding so much that the only thing in her
sasabihin at paglaban pag kailangan. Lahat ng panahon
mind was to reconcile and talk to the latter when it comes
ay hindi panahon ng mga takot at pagtitimpi; lahat ng
home. Her long wait finally ended when Ding came home. panahon ay panahon ng pagpapasiya. (Nakalathala sa
After taking a glimpse at the kids, Ding confronted Lea
likod ng aklat) May iba ring nakakuha sa aking pansin.
and told her that the reason of his long absence is that he
Nanatiling mahinahon si Lea habang nilalagyang ng
got married. Cool heads prevailed for minutes until Lea
solusyon ang kanyang mga problema. Hindi kailanman
could no longer hide her feelings. She figured in a fight
nagpadala sa kanyang emosyon si Lea, kahit na siya'y
with Ding and at the end the latter told her that he wants ilang beses nabigo sa pag-ibig, ipinagpatuloy niya ang
Maya to come along with him. The next day Lea told
pagiging responsableng ina at indibidwal.
Maya what happened. The child was so confused that
she asked her mother for help. Lea though told her that Lualhati Torres Bautista was born in Tondo, Manila on
it's up to her to decide. Lea then went out and saw a December 2, 1946. She became a fictionist and a movie
mother hitting her child. She said to herself that her scriptwriter through the influence of her parents, Esteban
children would remember her as a caring mom who might Bautista and Gloria Torres, who were into composing,
have hurt them unintentionally. singing and poem-writing. She graduated from the Emilio
Jacinto Elementary School in 1958 and from Torres High
Chapter 30 School in 1962. Although she completed only a year of
The historical Lakbayan commenced. All people her journalism course, she already began her
from all walks of life gathered in one voice: To boycott the professional writing after graduating from high school.
1984 election. Lea participated in the event. When she She even became at one time the vice-president of the
stopped for awhile to catch up with her breath she saw Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines and the chair of the
Raffy beside her who finally understood the value of Kapisanan ng mga Manunulat ng Nobelang Popular.
fighting for people's rights. She entitled her first screenplay Sakada in 1976 whose
Chapter 31 theme was the plight of Filipino minorities. It was Martial
Law then and the military banned the film for its very
Lea patiently waited for Raffy in a restaurant. She message, though it won awards in the Catholic Mass
knows that it will be the last time she will ever see her Media Awards during the same year. Her second film
former husband for the latter will be going to the US. In was Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap in 1984, which was
that instance she started to reminisce the good times she nominated for awards in the Film Academy. One of her
shared with Raffy. Finally Raffy came and they started best screenplays, also written during the same year was
Bulaklak ng City Jail based on her novel about imprisoned
women, has won almost all awards for that year from bring his son to the States. And her job required more of
various awards guilds including Star Awards and Metro her presence taking less of her vacant time for her
Manila Film Festival. children.
Being a good novelist as well, Lualhati garnered Lea’s presence was needed by many. She’s
several Palanca grand prizes of 1980, 1983 and 1984 for needed by her children most of all. She felt confused and
her novels Gapo, Dekada ’70 and Bata, Bata… Pa’no Ka scared of the thought that because of being busy with
Ginawa? exposing injustice and women activism during work; their fathers might take her children away from her.
the Marcos era. But the decision will not be hers to make because she let
her children decide for their own. In the end, all the
She became a national fellow for fiction of the worries and fear she felt subsided because the children
University of the Philippines Creative Writing Center in she had loved all her life chose their mother. And Lea felt
1986, and won for herself several awards for her short happiness and contentment with the company of her
stories such as "Tatlong Kuwento sa Buhay ni Juan children.
Candelabra" and "Buwan, Buwan, Hulugan Mo Ako ng
Sundang".
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