"Pedicab Driver" (Documentary Photography)

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His name is Rogelio S. Señarosa also known as "Ogie" and he live at Obando, Bulacan . He was a "Pedicab Driver" he turned around the whole Malabon to get a passenger and to have a money to his family and sustain everyday life. Pedicab or "Padyak" is a transportation in the Philippines it is powered by foot in the pedal. Pedicabs reduce the noise, odors and vibrations so that make more pleasant. The sidecar can usually contain 2-4 but it depends if the passenger is adult or child or it can be used to simple things or transport heavy like furniture etc. that would be too heavy to hand-carry it is not easily to drive the pedicab unlike the tricycle it is not paddle with a typical motorized of transportation.

"Pedicab Driver"

"Halika at sumakay"

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"Here"

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"Purpose"

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2003 When he lost a job and he started again he started thinking what to do with his family specially he has no job after all, 2004 He started working as Pedicab Driver” de padyak” . They lived his family in his Brother in one small room where they are their bedrooms, kitchens and living room they are all fit in small room with his family. His Eldest Son was in Grade 6 ,Grade 5 when the second , Grade 2 the third ,then Kinder the fourth ,She is currently pregnant with his youngest son.

They do not have electricity they have only gasera are they only light they have, they have only P30.00 every day for daily cost the expenses may go to the savings of his children for their baon for pocket money or expenses in their school. And his family needs financial necessity.

Rogelio says “ Hindi ako nasisiraaan ng loob dahil obligasyon ng magulang ang pag-aralin ang mga anak”

He wakes up before sunrise has not risen yet and with more pedicabs , hoping to serve one of a passenger . Going early gives him the advantage of serving more passengers, thus gathering is more earning passengers!. 4:00 am in the morning he is going out to mamasada pass from his pedicab. Go home before lunch and a little rest and he will go again his work and up to 9:00-10:00 pm his pedicab was placed in the garage.

Rogelio says “kumukuha din ako ng pantarya dahil “Hulog Tarya” noon ang aking Pedicab “de padyak” halos mag paalila ako sa palengke para lang kumita araw- araw ganoon ang tagpo ng aking buhay, kahit may sakit ay sige lang ang byahe, umulan o umaraw”

He will get his passenger at the market where the buyers are in the market at Malabon Hulo Market their sometimes he service a students from school.

He is state in heavy Loan in Bumbay and the boundary of his pedicab , because of the things can’t afford for their necessity .

Rogelio say “ Muntik na ring mahila ng may ari ang aking pedicab “

When his eldest son was in high school he was in a special section at Malabon National High School

He says “ Subalit habang nagtatagal hindi narin maganda ang nagiging pasada ko , naghinto muna ang aking pangalawang anak para mabigyan ng daan para makapag tapos ang anak kong panganay”

His son fit the little money gave him by his father for everyday in school after his son graduate in high school his father decide him to apply in a scholar at SM Foundation because Rogelio can’t afford the cost for the College he is believing his son to pass the test at SM . S.M called him for the interview and then he exam, after the exam says they call them for the result that’s why Rogelio take a entrance exam for his son at University of the East (Caloocan) .The result of entrance exam at U.E has passed but the S.M no result yet, he says “ Namoblema ako ng husto dahil baka hindi na makapag-aral ang anak ko … pero nasopresa kami ng may nagpunta sa bahay na taga S.M nakita nila ang payak na pamumuhay at binate kami dahil karapat-dapat daw maging scholar ng S.M ang aking anak”

His son finished the Bachelor of Science Accounting Technology ( BSAT) at University of the East (Calooocan)

And after his eldest son had just finished the collage the second of his daughter continued to study from collage.

His eldest son was able to work and he studied her sister to continue her collage and third sister too.

And he says “ Nakalipat na rin kami ng bahay kung saan ay may sala, tulugan at lutuan na pwede naming galwan at di katulad dati na iisang kwarto na pagkaliit-liit”

And the present His second child is now a teacher at Nuestra Señora de guia at Valenzuela she finished B.S Education she teaching a elementary students , his third child next year 2018 will be graduate on the course of B.S.E major in Social Studies it is teaching a high school students, and his fourth child was Grade 9 then Grade 6 the youngest

“hindi narin ako pwersadong bumiyahe di gaya ng dati nag umpisa sa wala pero di ko naman sinasabi na narating na naming ang tagumpay ng pamilya subalit malaki na rin ang nabago sa antas ng aming pamumuhay , nabili naming at nakakain ang gusto namin, nakakapamasyal na kami ng magkakasama di gaya nung dati na talagang wala”

“Ang ambisyon sa buhay ay hindi pwedeng ambisyon sa salita at pawang imahinasyon lang kundi gawin sa gawa nang may sariling sikap at di umaasa sa iba.”

Rogelio was a great father, father was a greatest gift not just a mother but father too ,they always their to guide you and proud being who you are. And he enrolled his son and daughter's just the only one job he has a pedicab driver , he survive the poverty and he can smile with his his children studying well , he can make bonding each other and with simple dream that he want is to graduate his/her children and so that they can fulfill their dreams .

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You don't measure what others life has rich or poor everything has a equal each other, Do not be envy if you do not have what they have it's just for you and it's just for him/her , and not for you and not for her/him just the life has a purpose that's why you belong from what you have, be contended what you have and everything was being fine and better Believe at your self . The future is belongs at you , you handle it and you are never too old to chase your dreams and make another day to begin again. Now it is the time to start and begin again