Virgin People

Virgin People

Janet Bordon as Ikang

Myrna Castillo as Aning

Pepsi Paloma as Talya

Ernie Garcia as Isaac

Joonee Gamboa as Cho Igna

Where's father?

He's over there, I think. Gathering sweet potatoes.

Where?

Over there.

Father!

I thought we were going to the forest...

to get the lizards from the traps we set up?

Later. After I eat breakfast.

Where is Ikang?

Over there. She's talking to Father.

Let me drink.

Wait a second! I have yet to boil this!

Hey! Stop it!

Here...

Hey! Why you...

Stop it! Ouch.

Talya the tease! Talya...

Here you go!

Talya the tease!

Talya the tease!

Let us all sing and dance, let's celebrate our triumphs.

Praise be to the Blessed Virgin!

Let us all sing and dance.

Praise be to the Blessed Virgin!

Cho Igna!

- Cho Igna! Cho Igna! Cho Igna! - Oh my daughters.

Such pretty young ladies!

Cho Igna! Did you bring a present for me?

- Oh my! - Cho Igna!

- Where's Father? - Over there. Go get him.

- I brought a lot of presents for all of you. - Father! Father! Come here!

Hurry! Cho Igna is here!

Here. Of course.

- I'm sick of bananas, you know. - Yes.

- Don't fight, there's plenty outside. - Really?

Cho Igna! Cho Igna! You blow into this thing and then it grows big, right?

- Is this it? - Yes. It's a balloon.

Cho Igna, how about my bubblegum?

- That's a balloon. - Give me that.

- Don't grab those. - Give me that!

Give her that. There's plenty outside. No need to fight over it.

- What is this? - Those are rice puffs.

- Rice puffs? - Try it.

Give me some!

We have to show our respect first. Show respect for Cho Igna. Hey!

- Cho Igna. - Cho Igna.

Oh, this kid.

Cho Igna.

- Oh, these girls! - There's more.

- I come here and I see such pretty girls! - No. Give me some and I'll give you some.

Oh! Come here, come here.

- Oh! Let me kiss you. Let me kiss you. - You want some, Cho Igna?

- Wow! Oh my! - Give me some!

Why are you wet? Did you just take a bath?

You want some?

- No. Give me some, please. - You're all wet...

Wait. Wait. Let's go get Cho Igna's other presents.

Hey! Talya, that's enough. Hey!

Come on. Hurry up.

Hey, girls, don't attempt to carry the heavy stuff.

- I'll take care of those. - Yes.

Ikang, Ikang.

This is for you, because you're already a young woman.

Wow, Cho Igna brought us so many presents.

A dress!

This will look good on me! Wow!

Hey, that's mine!

- No! Wait a second! - I think this is the present he told me about!

There's more stuff!

You carry those. I'm carrying a lot already.

- Yes. - Hurry!

Cho Igna!

- Cho Igna! - Did you see my present?

Your present for me?

I already have my present.

I knew that was mine.

Thank you!

Thanks again.

You girls go inside.

Friend!

Hey there, my friend!

Come here!

Come here for a minute! Do that later! Let's discuss our business!

Hey, I got you a present too!

What do you mean it's small? It will fit me.

These are so nice.

Yes.

- So nice, right? - Ikang! Ikang, look!

Cho Igna brought us many clothes!

That's right.

Ikang!

Ikang! Come here! Hurry!

It's so pretty, right?

This will look good on me!

- I'll take this. - What?! That's mine!

This is what Cho Igna gave me.

It's so nice!

And on your hand too!

Ikang, you can have all these. Just give that to me.

- Even just a single piece. - So nice.

Please?

Friend, I never imagined, these girls grew up so fast.

And they're pretty too.

But they're all like daughters to me.

I remember when they were little...

they like to play outside when it's raining.

They were even buck naked.

Aning, I was the one who taught you how to swim, remember?

Oh, that wasn't her. That was me, Cho Igna.

Was that you?

And me too. You also taught me how to swim, right?

Yeah, yeah I did.

By the way, Cho Igna, next time you come to visit...

please bring me a present, just like the one you gave Ikang.

That one and the other too.

Yes. But don't be jealous of your sister Ikang.

She's already a young woman.

As for you, you're still a girl.

Friend, if you're going to the forest...

it's best that I go with you so I wouldn't get bored here waiting for you.

Friend, how old is your daughter Ikang?

Well, she's turning seventeen on December.

Don't think I'm imposing my ideas on you, friend.

This is the first time I will be speaking on matters involving your daughters.

I regard them like my own, anyway.

I just think that it isn't right to deprive these young women...

of experiencing life in a town setting.

What do you say about that, friend?

You know, friend...

I don't want my daughters to experience...

the cruelty I suffered in the hands of the townspeople.

You know what happened to me.

I braved the town to make friends with them...

but what did they do?

I ended up with wounds on my hands and feet.

The people in this world are confused.

They don't know where they're going.

Their hearts are full of hatred and greed.

They have lost all sense of virtue.

So why do we have to leave and head out to town?

So we can find work?

And why do we need to work?

We because we need to have food on our table, right?

In that case, we already have what we need here in our little paradise.

The happiness we feel here as a family is enough for us.

Friend, why?!

Why, friend?!

Father!

Ikang, you...

...are the eldest of the three. You.

Thus.

You are now expected to make decisions on behalf of your sisters.

But of course, you can ask me for advice...

since I'm concerned about your welfare.

First and foremost...

First and foremost...

I was...

I was the last person your father spoke with...

before he passed away.

And what he said took me by surprise.

I suppose you'll be just as surprised when I tell you all about it.

Your father said he wants me...

to take you girls to the town proper...

so that he can be assured...

that you and your sisters will be in good hands.

He also asked me, as a dying wish...

to tell you...

that he wants you...

to take me as your husband.

You know... you know what's so funny?

What's funny is...

Listen to me carefully.

Why do you think I come up here to this mountain every month?

Certainly not to buy the lizards your father caught.

I just pretended to need those monitor lizards...

for business downtown.

No.

No.

No.

I wanted to see you often, Ikang.

And if it's possible, I would live here...

or take you to town to live with me.

It's true.

It's true, Ikang.

Back in the day I would see you bathing naked in the rain.

I've loved you since then.

It was like raising a little girl to be my wife.

I've made love with you in my mind. I was fucking a fantasy.

That's why...

I'm still a bachelor at my age.

Let go of me, Cho Igna!

Talya! Aning!

- Help me! - Please love me!

Talya! Aning!