Standing firm in the Ring of Fire
Two platforms stand firm in an earthquake zone off the Philippines, producing natural gas used to meet around 20% of the country’s electricity needs. Discover how the Malampaya energy project has equipped local people with skills for a better life, including Brenda, the first female welder in her region. And see how the nation’s oldest tribe is welcoming electric light into their homes for the first time.
The malampaya energy story in film
About 90% of the world’s earthquakes occur in a huge Pacific Ocean basin called the Ring of Fire. How do you safely unlock natural gas from a platform at the ocean surface where tremors and typhoons strike?
Title: Standing firm in the Ring of Fire
Malampaya unlocks vital energy
Duration: 4:18 minutes
Description:
Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project.
Shell Technology Malampaya Transcript
[Background music plays]
Dramatic instrumental music
[Video footage]
Footage of a Philippine city, some fast motion shots, showing roads and highways filled with vehicles and pedestrians, cutting to a low-angle shot of a flag flying against the sky, and then to footage of trees bowing in typhoon winds and then to a smoking volcano.
[Narrator]
The Philippines sits in the ring of fire, a basin in the Pacific Ocean where the world’s largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
[Video footage]
Footage of the scenic beauty of Palawan, including footage of elements of the Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project.
[Narrator]
Yet here, 80km West of Palawan, clever engineering has safely unlocked natural gas from deep below the West Philippine Sea. This is the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project.
Interview with Sebastian Quiniones
[Title]
Managing Director for Shell Philippines Exploration B. V.
[Text displays]
Sebastian Quiniones
Managing Director for Shell Philippines Exploration B. V.
[Sebastian]
We can withstand a typhoon like Haiyan. That requires a high degree of, engineering expertise to be able to make it happen.
[Video footage]
Close-up of Sebastian standing in an office environment.
Footage of men dressed in safety gear, working at laptops. A screen displays drawings of the platform design.
Underwater footage of the platform cutting to panning wide shot of the platforms in the ocean.
[Text displays]
Standing firm in the Ring of Fire
Malampaya unlocks vital energy
[Video footage]
Still shot of the Malampaya platform. Text displays frame-left.
[Narrator]
Built in 2001, Malampaya provides enough energy to meet around 20% of Philippines’ electricity demand. It’s the largest and most significant industrial investment in the history of the Philippines.
[Video footage]
Cut to beauty shots of Malampaya
Interview with Albert Emas
[Title]
Offshore Installation Manager
[Text displays]
Albert Emas
Offshore Installation Manager
[Albert]
We’re the only ones here in the Philippines so if we do not supply natural gas, there’s no one to take over.
[Video footage]
Footage of workmen in safety gear standing on one platform and looking towards frame-right. The shot pans to the second platform at frame-right.
Close-up of Albert standing on the platform.
[Narrator]
It has generated billions of dollars in revenue for the national government and reduced energy imports. And it delivers a more stable supply of cleaner energy in the form of natural gas. The gas is piped from the platform onshore and used as fuel in power stations, producing electricity.
[Video footage]
Cut to beauty shots of Malampaya, then to footage of the busy streets of the city.
Wide shot of workmen in safety gear working on the platform, cutting to underwater footage of the platform and back to footage of the city skyline and streets.
[Albert]
We employ deep water technology. Basically it’s harnessing natural gas in deeper waters. There’s more complex drilling, subsea facilities, and subsea technology that’s being employed.
[Video footage]
Close-up of Albert standing on the platform cutting to CGI imagery of the platform and pipeline beneath the surface. A white line and text indicates the depth at 820 metres. CGI imagery shows further detail in the subsea facilities.
[Narrator]
In order to extract gas in such challenging conditions, Shell first built a shallow water platform 14 years ago. 50 kilometres out at sea with strong currents and typhoon winds, one issue was stability. And one way to overcome this, was weight. It sits on the sea floor, weighing around 13,000 tonnes, or more than 7,000 average-sized cars.
[Video footage]
Footage of the platforms and the ocean, including underwater shots of the platform.
Albert]
The weight is a factor of being able to accommodate all this equipment into such a compressed area as well as also to keep the facilities stable, sitting on top of the seabed.
[Video footage]
Close-up of Albert standing on the platform cutting to CGI imagery of the subsea facilities.
[Narrator]
The Malampaya shallow-water platform has produced gas for the last 14 years, but as the pressure of the reservoir fell over time the gas produced wasn’t high pressure enough for the onshore network. A second platform was built alongside the first to compress the gas.
[Video footage]
Footage of the platforms and the ocean, including underwater shots of the platform as well as close-ups of various above water parts of the platform.
[Sebastian]
This time it was really different type of technology. Quite novel. It actually is a barge with legs. So picture a barge that’s floating in water, when it reach this particular area, the legs then drop down, and then the barge went up and it became a platform. This is the first self-installing type of platform that use this technology. So we are again ground-breaking here.
[Video footage]
Fast motion shots of the construction and floating out of the platform, interspersed with CGI imagery of the platform being floated out to sea.
Close-up of Sebastian as previously described, cutting to more footage of the platform being floated out. CGI imagery shows how the legs drop down to the seabed and the floating structure rises to form the platform.
Fast motion shots of the platform in the ocean as it is self-installed.
[Albert]
So at the back here you can see the Malampaya Shallow Water platform. Now where we are is the Depletion Compression platform.
[Video footage]
Close-up of Albert standing on the platform and gesturing to the Malampaya shallow water platform and cutting to footage of the depletion compression platform.
[Narrator]
In extreme weather, these platforms move more than a metre in all directions, so all the pipework running across the bridge has to be flexible and keep working, even when the structures are moving.
[Video footage]
Footage of trees blowing in strong wind and dark clouds racing above the ocean, cutting to high angle view of the legs and pipes of the platform where they meet the water.
Footage of the pipework running across the bridge, cutting to a low angle shot of two workmen in safety gear crossing the bridge, and then to underwater footage of the platform.
[Sebastian]
In the ocean, the foundations aren’t that steady. So what we had to do was that we had to bring in 40,000 tonnes of rocks and level out the bottom of the sea where the Depletion Compression Platform would be installed. We had to really make sure that that particular area was stable so that the new platform that’s there would not sink
[Video footage]
Bird’s eye view of a platform support vessel rising and dipping in the waves.
Close-up of Sebastian as previously described, cutting to footage of rocks being tipped into the water and underwater footage of the platform resting on the even surface.
Close-up of Sebastian as previously described, cutting to fast motion footage of the depletion compression platform.
[Background music plays]
Rock instrumental music
[Narrator]
The piping and structural designs are built to survive 100-year storms, and 1000-year earthquakes. And these get tested every year. With new technology, Malampaya extends the power supply for the country, keeping the lights on in the Philippines for years to come and playing its role in the global energy system.
[Video footage]
Close-up of the piping panning up to footage of the platform.
Footage of Sebastian and colleagues at a workstation, pointing at data on a computer screen.
Footage of the platforms in the ocean, showing the lights coming on on the platform as night falls.
Footage of the city streets by night, lit up with the lights of the vehicles on the road.
Wide view of the city skyline by night.
[Audio]
Shell jingle.
[Graphic]
Shell Pectin centred on a white background.
Meet Brenda, the woman who broke the mould in her Filipino village when she trained as a welder. Discover how a skills programme is helping young adults leave unemployment and poverty behind.
Title: Shell_BEST_160816_ProRes_Texted
Duration: 5:26 minutes
Description:
The Malampaya Foundation’s Bridging Employment through Skills Training (BEST) programme trains people like Brenda in new skills that will help them gain employment or establish their own businesses.
Shell_BEST_160816_ProRes_Texted Transcript
[Video footage]
Close-up of a rooster and a black dog cutting, as the rooster crows, to wider footage of the people and dwellings in a rural Filipino homes and village.
[Audio]
Rooster crowing, birds chirping, people chattering in a foreign language.
[Narrator]
South of Manila in the Philippines, Brenda Anyayahan seemed destined to a life struggling to make ends meet, just like many underprivileged Filipinos do today. But she found a way to break the mould and trained for a job which set apart from most women in her community.
[Video footage]
Mid view of Brenda and other women sitting together on the porch, the woman seated alongside Brenda talking on her mobile phone as Brenda looks on.
More footage of the rural village – people gathered around the porch, talking, a middle-aged woman preparing food at an outside kitchen close to which the rooster is perched.
Footage of Brenda walking away from the house and approaching the camera.
[Background music plays]
Instrumental music, including strings and keyboard, at times soft, other times building to rhythmic and anthemic.
[Text displays]
Seizing the Dream: Gaining skills for a better life
[Video footage]
Text displays on screen in a yellow-shaded frame against a background of out-of-focus footage of Brenda walking past the camera and out of shot.
Interview with Brenda
[Brenda - subtitles]
Most of the women here work in the SM Mall in Laguna. I don’t want that. I don’t want a typical women’s job. I want something that motivates me – body and mind.
[Video footage]
Footage of Brenda riding a motorcycle down a street in the town. The road is paved and bustling with pedestrians, vehicles and other bikers.
Close-up of Brenda against the out-of-focus background of the village.
[Narrator]
Brenda was lucky. An opportunity opened up, training for a job that’s pretty unusual for a woman in the Philippines.
[Video footage]
More footage of Brenda riding her motorcycle on a busy street in a more urban setting.
Wide view of the signboard denoting the pedestrian entrance to the Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.
Wide view of geese waddling down the road and a terracotta painted boundary wall in the background fencing in a collection of buildings, cutting to and then zooming to a close-up of the entrance to the property where a large poster provides information on the Malampaya Foundation, the BEST programme, and the courses for which scholarships are available.
[Audio]
Geese calls.
[Brenda - subtitles]
They posted it everywhere. So that’s how I found out about how to take a course in welding. I thought why not try and see if I can do it?
[Video footage]
Close-up of Brenda against the out-of-focus background of the village.
[Narrator]
Over ten years ago, Shell and its joint venture partners set up the Malampaya Foundation which runs projects to support and encourage social, environmental and economic development in communities neighbouring the Malampaya Deepwater Gas to Power project.
[Video footage]
Wide view of the larger vehicle entrance to the same group of buildings. A motorcycle passes in the foreground.
Cut to a close-up of the signboards posted at this entrance. The three signboards advertise the Malampaya Foundation and Shell’s other joint venture partners.
More footage of Brenda’s village – Brenda and others gathered on the porch of a house, others walking past, the middle-aged woman preparing food in the outdoor kitchen, a close up of a child.
[Audio]
Motorbike engine sound. Rooster crowing, people chattering in a foreign language.
[Narrator]
One of these, the BEST project, is specifically designed to give opportunities to young people.
[Video footage]
Close-up of water dripping from a palm leaf as it rains in the background.
Footage of a man walking towards the pedestrian entrance as previously described, his umbrella open above him.
[Unidentified Male Speaker 1]
BEST means Bridging Employment through Skills Training which focuses on skills training that leads them into the employment of different courses that we have. So this year we have 465 scholars and 85% of the scholars have their employment this time.
[Video footage]
Close up of a man seated in an office setting, a colleague to his left in the background, cutting to a wide shot of the table around which he and three colleagues are seated.
Close-up of one of the women at the table paging through documents, cutting to a close-up of a laptop screen displaying images below the wording, Best Graduation 2015.
[Narrator]
But Brenda had to work hard to convince the board that she was right for this course.
[Video footage]
Footage of Brenda on her motorcycle, approaching the shot.
[Unidentified Male Speaker 1]
They have to be 21 to 35 years old. They have the high school diploma. And after that, they have to pass the examination, interview and orientation.
[Video footage]
Close-up of the speaker outside the premises previously described, holding an umbrella above his head.
High angle view of the documents also previously described as the woman pages through them. They appear to be applications, with a passport photo attached to each stapled set of pages.
High angle view of the four people seated around the table, all with documents and a laptop in front of them on the table, cutting to a close-up of a multiple choice question paper.
[Unidentified Female Speaker]
We need to choose at least ten best qualified and you’re going to ask them to come over for the interview later.
[Video footage]
Close-up of the woman previously described as paging through the documents, cutting to close-ups of the others around the table while she speaks.
[Brenda - subtitles]
They asked why I chose this job even though I’m a woman. So I said I know I’m tough. I can do this. I can do this.
[Video footage]
Footage of Brenda riding her motorcycle on a busy street.
Close-up of Brenda against the out-of-focus background of the village.
[Narrator]
The interview went well.
[Video footage]
Footage of Brenda riding her motorcycle on a busy street.
[Unidentified Male Speaker 1]
I think Brenda is doing her everything. She has the courage and she has the fire of doing that. It’s, like, her passion.
[Video footage]
Close-up of the speaker outside the premises previously described, holding an umbrella above his head.
[Narrator]
After being selected, Brenda had to go through a four-week course, learning new and challenging skills.
[Video footage]
Close-up of Brenda approaching and walking through an entrance sign-boarded as MHPS-PHL.
Close-up of Brenda putting a protective covering over her head, a mask over her nose and mouth, a safety helmet on her head and safety goggles over her eyes.
[Unidentified Male Speaker 2]
Brenda is very determined to do what she wants to do and push the limits beyond limitation.
[Video footage]
Close-up of Brenda pulling a welding helmet down over all the other protective items.
Close-up of the male speaker in the training environment, also wearing a safety helmet.
Footage of Brenda and an instructor as he trains her in welding technique.
[Unidentified Male Speaker 2]
Brenda is very precise in movement with her welding technique so I think she’s going to go far.
[Video footage]
More footage of Brenda in the training environment, welding pipes.
Close-up of the male speaker in the training environment, as previously described.
[Brenda - subtitles]
Sir, what’s this? Is this the edge where metals are attached?
[Unidentified Male Speaker 3]
Yes, this is the edge designed to be formed like this then metals are attached to it. It should look like this.
[Brenda - subtitles]
It’s small, should be thin.
[Video footage]
Footage of Brenda and her instructor discussing technique.
[Narrator]
Brenda is nervous as the course draws to a close.
[Video footage]
Close-up footage of Brenda and her instructor.
[Brenda - subtitles]
We’ll be graded to see if we pass. It was difficult, but we saw it through to the end.
[Video footage]
Close-up footage of Brenda and her instructor, cutting to an extreme wide view.
Close-up of Brenda against the out-of-focus background of the village.
[Audio]
Rooster crowing, dog barking.
[Narrator]
Her passing grade in her welding technique will allow her to find well-paid jobs in the Philippines or overseas. Some of the best graduates have found work on the Malampaya project. Others have chosen to go abroad.
[Video footage]
Footage of the training environment where Brenda and her fellow students, all dressed in safety gear, work on their welding and inspect parts for welding.
[Unidentified Male Speaker 2]
Some of our best students were dispatched in Australia and Japan and also we had dispatched them in Malaysia.
[Video footage]
More footage of the students in the training environment, cutting to a close-up of the male speaker.
[Narrator]
It seems likely that Brenda will pass and this will change her life forever.
[Video footage]
Footage of Brenda’s village and home, as previously described. Brenda is seated on the porch with friends and lifts a little girl onto her lap as she talks with her friends.
[Unidentified Male Speaker 1]
When we come here, they give a chance, they give an option, they give a choice.
[Video footage]
Close-up of the male speaker seated at the table, a colleague in the background, as previously described.
[Unidentified Male Speaker 2]
It’s not about gender anymore. So as long as they have the will to do what they want to do, and then they would be good in that skills.
[Video footage]
Close-up of the male speaker in the training environment, as previously described, cutting to close-ups of Brenda as she pulls her welding helmet down and works on the pipe she is welding.
[Brenda - subtitles]
Even though it’s hard, I’m going after a better future because I know it’s going to be easier to support my family if I work in welding.
[Video footage]
Footage of the students in the training environment, welding in their cubicles, cutting to a close-up of Brenda listening to her instructor.
Close-up of Brenda against the out-of-focus background of the village.
[Narrator]
The Malampaya Deepwater Gas to Power project is bringing change to the Philippines, not only through the clean burning natural gas now helping to provide around 20% of the country’s energy needs, but through the employment, training and skills opportunities now benefitting people like Brenda.
[Video footage]
Footage by day and then by night of the Malampaya Deepwater platforms and support vessels against the background of the ocean.
Fast motion footage of city streets, buildings and bridges by night.
Close-up in profile of Brenda welding the pipe.
Close-up of Brenda as she talks and laughs with her instructor in the training environment.
More footage of Brenda’s home in the village.
Close-up of a smiling Brenda against the out-of-focus background of her village.
[Audio]
Rooster crowing, people chattering in a foreign language.
[Text displays]
Following filming, Brenda passed the course and found work locally as a welder.
Over 80% of graduates have now found work both locally and internationally.
[Video footage]
Text displays in a white-shaded frame against the out-of-focus background of a city street by night.
[Graphic]
Shell Pecten centred on a white background.
[Audio]
Shell jingle.
The Batak are one of the Philippines’ oldest indigenous peoples, living deep in the forest of Palawan. A new programme is bringing electric light to their community for the first time, promising a better quality of life.
Title: Access to Energy
Duration: 4:57 minutes
Description:
A local tribe benefits from the expertise and resources provided by the Malampaya Deepwater Gas-to-Power Project
Shell’s Access to Energy initiative aims to bring power to remote communities by installing renewable energy systems, making use of the local natural resources, such as solar and hydro. Experts from the Shell Philippines Exploration and the Pilipinas Shell Foundation set out to help the Batak tribes people, close to the Philippines’ primary offshore energy project, the Malampaya gas field, to build the infrastructure their remote village needs.
Access to Energy Transcript
[Background Music plays]
Dramatic, emerging ambient music
[Video Footage]
Time-lapse view of sunrise over sea with the Malampaya rig silhouetted in the foreground
Aerial shots of Malampaya rig, a mostly yellow and red, square structure with a huge drill on each corner towering above it, close to shore, surrounded by jetties and ships
[Voice-Over]
“The Malampaya Deepwater Gas-to-Power Project’s one of the largest and most significant industrial endeavours in Philippine history, providing around 20% of the country’s energy needs.”
[Video Footage]
Time-lapse views of a city at night, turning to day
Aerial shot of Palawan Island bays
[Voice-Over]
“However, on Palawan Island next to the gas field, there remain remote and off-grid communities that, even today, have no access to energy.”
[Video Footage]
Shots of village life:
Huts under trees on the edge of the forest
A family sitting on a raised bamboo porch under shade
Two young boys looking at the camera
A woman cooking on an open fire with a boy standing by holding something spiked on a stick
Two children rinsing out a pan as a pig tries to drink the water
View down a shallow river disappearing into the forest.
[Voice-Over]
“But that is about to change.”
[Graphic displays]
River view fades almost to white as yellow text box appears in top left corner with bold red font
[Text displays]
Malampaya Deep-Water Gas-to-Power: Access to Energy Pilot Project
[Background Music plays]
Ambient marimbas
[Video Footage]
Following two white birds flying above the river
Panning down from steep jungle to a clearing with two huts on stilts and laundry hanging out
[Voice-Over]
“Kalakwasa is home to one of the oldest indigenous tribes in the Philippines: the Batak people.”
[Video Footage]
People sitting outside their houses on the porch or hammocks
A boy rolling a motorcycle tyre along the street
[Voice-Over]
“They live simply, deep in the forest.”
[Video Footage]
Close-up of a young girl tearing leaves from a branch to prepare food
Close-up of a man with a long cigarette in his mouth
[Voice-Over]
“There are about 200 people in this community and most are poor.”
[Video Footage]
Close-up of a boy leaning on a stick, looking at the camera
Close-up of a toddler looking at the camera
[Teodorico Villanueva]
Speaking Filipino
[Subtitles]
We lack means of livelihood, we have only a few sources of income.
[Video Footage]
A young man sitting down, whittling a machete handle
Pans across a river to show women and children sitting on the rocks, washing clothes
Close-up of woman wringing out some clothing and placing it on a rock
Teodorico Villanueva speaking
[Text displays]
Teodorico Villanueva
Batak Tribe
[Video Footage]
Woman sitting sideways in a doorway, weaving a basket with a baby sat behind
[Subtitles]
Almaciga, Rattan and Honeybee
[Video Footage]
Close-up of woman’s hands weaving the basket
Shots of a man with a bandana and large basket on his back looking up into a tree, then up in the tree, hacking at a branch
A woman sitting in a hut at night, holding something over a candle
[Voice-Over]
“Without electricity, for this off-grid community to work at night, they burn wood sap wrapped in leaves.”
[Video Footage]
Close-up of candle flame licking the rolled leaves
Pans across a room in a hut where a woman weaves a basket by candlelight
[Voice-Over]
“It provides a small amount of light for only an hour at a time.”
[Teodorico Villanueva]
Speaking Filipino
[Subtitles]
In one night, because of the lack of light source, sometimes we make only two small baskets.
[Video Footage]
Close-ups of the woman’s face focusing on her weaving and the basket near to the burning wood sap
Teodorico speaking by the river
[Background Music plays]
Upbeat acoustic guitar strumming
[Video Footage]
A four-wheel-drive vehicle approaching on a dirt track beside the river
Views from backseat, following another vehicle along the river, and out of the window, passing jungle
Shot from behind of vehicle crossing shallow stream and climbing a steep dirt track
Shots through the windscreen, following other vehicle on track through dense jungle and approaching village, passing sign that says: “THINK first, last & always”
[Voice-Over]
“Today, life is about to change. A team from the Shell Philippines Exploration and the Pilipinas Shell Foundation are making their way through 40 km of dirt track and river streams to reach this remote village.”
[Video Footage]
Silver Navarro wearing hardhats, speaking as workmen in hi-vis jackets and hardhats dig holes in the village in the background
[Text displays]
Silver Navarro
Access to Energy
Technical Consultant
[Silver Navarro]
“There was a survey done to understand the energy needs of the community—what are the available resources in the area.”
[Video Footage]
Shots of a woman in a white jacket with Shell logo and “Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. ACCESS TO ENERGY” on the back, speaking to a mother and child
Silver speaking in front of workmen again
[Silver Navarro]
“What technology can be adapted and what operating management can be used to operate and manage the [unclear].”
[Video Footage]
Shots of a group of six people standing around a flipchart under an “Access to Energy” banner, talking
Yoyon Rebueno speaking
[Text displays]
Yoyon Rebueno
Access to Energy Project Officer
Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.
[Yoyon Rebueno]
Speaking Filipino
[Subtitles]
We saw their need of electricity because the school children, they couldn’t really study at night.
[Video Footage]
Shots of a classroom:
A man walks up to the front of a class of young children to hand the teacher a slip of paper
Close-up of two young boys watching and listening to the teacher
Teacher holding up an open book showing the class a picture
Children’s faces paying attention
[Subtitles]
With the help of Pilipinas Shell Foundation, we’ve set up an energy system for the off-grid community.
[Video Footage]
Yoyon Rebueno speaking
A man tying a bunch of bamboo as a four-by-four pulls up behind
Men in hardhats, goggles and hi-vis jackets and one in jeans and a T-shirt get out of the vehicle
A lady in the group under the Access to Energy banner talking to the others whilst displaying something on a laptop
Close-up of Teodorico nodding
Close-up of a man’s finger pointing to graphics on the laptop screen
[Voice-Over]
“They are installing a hybrid power system for the village, using both the sun’s rays for solar energy, and the power of the river for hydro energy.”
[Video Footage]
Two members of the discussion group in an office looking at a small solar panel and some wires
Close-up of the solar panel powering two lights
Panning shot and close-ups of water flowing over rocks in the river
[Voice-Over]
“A generator for diesel serves as a backup when renewable energy sources are low.”
[Video Footage]
Shots of Silver standing on rocks on the edge of a shallow stream, indicating direction with his arm
[Silver Navarro]
“So what we’ll do is to create a small canal to divert the water, then drive the turbine and produce electricity.”
[Background Music plays]
Ambient music
[Video Footage]
A village hut next to a tall palm tree
Close-up of a workman sawing metal poles with a hacksaw on the ground
Two workmen digging a hole
Close-up of a workman sawing some metal on a workbench
[Voice-Over]
“Following the energy needs assessment, setting up the hydro took two months and over 20 people to construct and install the hydro, solar, and backup diesel generators.”
[Video Footage]
Panning shot of water flowing along a concrete aqueduct and spiralling into a pipe
Shots of four solar panels raised on a grass mound amidst palms and vegetation
Shots of members of the discussion group walking down the street past lots of workmen at work
[Voice-Over]
“Experts in masonry, carpentry, welding, along with the villagers themselves, worked tirelessly to complete the project, ready for its inauguration.”
[Video Footage]
Two workmen tie something on a workbench with red ‘Danger’ tape overhead
A man in shorts, T-shirt and bandana pours a liquid from one large plastic bottle into another
Workmen pause with shovels as man in casual clothes inspects their hole
Shots of a line of workmen carry bags of cement on their heads and members of the discussion group walking past then depositing bags in a tent
Lots of people gathered around mouth of the water canal, chanting “one, two, three…” as two of them lift the gate up for the first time and everyone claps and photography flashes go off
Shot of fuse boxes on a wall
[Background Music plays]
Upbeat, electric guitar music
[Marvi Trudeau]
Speaking Filipino
[Subtitles]
We hope that the electricity that was provided to you will be of great help in your everyday lives.
[Video Footage]
Marvi addressing the villagers, wearing a microphone
[Text displays]
Marvi Trudeau
Programme Manager
Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.
[Video Footage]
Nine people on a small stage with their hands on a big red button on a yellow box standing on a table in the middle as voice on the microphone counts down
Close-up of their hands pressing the button down
Return to previous shot and they are smiling, some waving their hands and cheering
Close-up of light bulbs slowly illuminating
Everyone around the button looking around and clapping
[Background Music plays]
Plucky ambient music
[Video Footage]
Close-up of water spiralling into the hydro apparatus
[Voice-Over]
“Together, hydro and solar and [unclear] generate around 3 kW of energy: more than enough to light the whole community.”
[Video Footage]
Light bulbs illuminated on an overhead beam
Pans down to show a solar panel attached to some apparatus
Time-lapse view of a village street with new yellow and red streetlights installed, as day turns to night and they illuminate
Close-up of a streetlight at night
View down the street of all the streetlights lit up
An elderly lady laughing in her hut under a light bulb
[Background Music plays]
Dramatic ambient music
[Marcela Magno]
Speaking Filipino
[Subtitles]
We are happy now because we have light every night now
[Text displays]
Marcela Magno
Batak Tribe
[Video Footage]
Marcela speaking outside in the daylight
[Subtitles]
Inside the house is really bright now and also outside.
[Video Footage]
Shots of a woman sitting on the floor of her house with two young girls doing their homework by electric light
A woman weaving a basket on the floor of her house at night
Close-up of her hands weaving
Close-up of her face
She looks at the camera and smiles
[Teodorico Villanueva]
Speaking Filipino
[Subtitles]
Now that we have electricity, she now earns almost Php 200.00 in one night.
[Video Footage]
Teodorico speaking next to the river
[Subtitles]
That’s why the source of light is really of big help.
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Children playing under the streetlights at night.
Aerial shot of Malampaya rig
[Voice-Over]
“The Malampaya Deepwater Gas-to-Power Project is providing electricity for millions in the big city.”
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Close-up of the Philippine flag billowing in the wind
Shots of traffic and pedestrians in a busy cityscape
[Voice-Over]
“But it’s also enabling projects like this one in Kalakwasa to happen.”
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Panning up the street in Kalakwasa, showing streetlights with red and green bunting hung between them
A man sitting with two young girls, smiling at the camera
Close-up of the girls smiling and laughing
[Voice-Over]
“A small project making a big difference.”
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Three young children sitting in a hammock, laughing, the youngest, a toddler, staring at the camera
Children running and jumping into the river
Five children sitting on a rock after a swim, laughing and waving at the camera
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