Sitio Agusuhin was a small fishing village located in the coastal areas of Subic. In 2006, about 300 families were evicted to make way for the construction of a ship building facility. After several resettlements, the new Agusuhin relocation site has been the home of these families for several years. Still, unsettled disputes and problems haunts the community. Now being threatened again by a possible eviction, these community faces yet another uncertain future.
Antonio and Erlinda Eda 69 and 70, are one of the many elders in the new Agusuhin Rellocation site. But unlike most elders in the site, they have already learned to accept their fate. Not that they don’t support the cause of the other elders but because of their advance age they have chosen to live their lives in the best way they can whatever the situation maybe.
Antonio and Erlinda built a mini “compound” were their family can be close to each other. Having lost their old livelihood which was fishing after they were demolished, they make the most out of it by adapting to their new environment. Antonio began making charcoal which he sells and use for their daily needs. While Erlinda takes care of the household chores while providing descent meals for her children and grandchildren.
Times can be rough and uncertain, but rather than worry about things they can’t control, the couple instead focus on what’s most important to them. To provide and spend time with their loved ones, as long as that may be.
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