"HAPAG NG PAG-ASA"

The title above was one of the best painting i ever hadhich gives me a lot of realization about life on how to struggle and survive in relation with other people. The painting has diff. scenarios represented by different character of a child who takeir journey of life in happiness and in sadness.

We all know that our country was no longer a healthy Economy where many people who have suffered in crisis. Each children that we found in the painting has a different story of struggle and hardship to their lives but despites of everything they still have that guts to smile when they were seen by many people.

One of the character in the painting was "NENE" who become a big part of my life and who helps me to realized on how lucky i am for having my own family. Nene lives on her simple way, she earned a living through cleaning the "nitsyo" of other people who passed away and not related to her. There are times that she was given a chance to eat imported goods give by her customers or the family of the person inside the "nitsyo", but then what Nene did? Even if she was so hungry but she still to give those foods to her other companions whoa also try to survive and struggle to their living.

The story of the twelve children represented in the painting was the evidence or the fact that Philippine country suffers from poverty. Where only those big businessmen experienced a healthy economy and progress to their living.

As Businesses progressing many of people also suffers that's why in every places we see there are people who are "taong-grasa."

In the business world centavo matters a lot because it can gain millions and the existence of those kind of individual can affect the market because they are part of the macroeconomics. If the income is less of course it constitute lower purchasing power.

The short movie convey a message of reality. The story of the twelve children are just mere representation of the crisis we felt. Joey Velasco painted the "HAPAG ng PAG-ASA" because he wanted to open the eyes of the government as well as the people that there are those kind of individual in countryside who needs care and protection.