Aired (February 4, 2024): Join Biyahero Drew as he discovers the culture and breathtaking landscapes of Sultan Kudarat.
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00:57 To tell you honestly, I had zero expectations.
01:01 Yummy.
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01:04 It's cold.
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01:06 It's very beautiful.
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01:34 It covers 500 hectares, in which half of it
01:36 for your oil palm plantation.
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01:53 We conducted the relocation survey
01:56 in the Department of Agrarian Reform.
01:59 And then, we know that [INAUDIBLE]
02:02 representative from the DAR, you know,
02:04 [INAUDIBLE] social media.
02:05 And then, you know, it was viral.
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02:13 We didn't expect, even in our wildest dream,
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02:24 But we managed it.
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02:56 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] coffee beans, duh.
03:00 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] coffee beans [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
03:02 municipality of Senator Ninoy Aquino.
03:05 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] major products or livelihood,
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03:12 coffee beans.
03:13 I think this is the perfect setting.
03:16 It's a La Parmera, municipality of Columbia.
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06:21 This is a worthy adventure.
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06:36 It's a good start.
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07:01 How long will it take before we reach Fecong Bula Falls?
07:05 How many cans of milk?
07:09 How much ice?
07:10 And where will the ingredients be stored?
07:13 That's what's put into the giant halohalo that is now being sold to more than 1,000 people at the Halohalo Festival in Esperanza, Sultan Kudrat.
07:22 If it's already packed at the regular-sized halohalo.
07:25 Do you want to go home?
07:27 It's already packed?
07:28 Help me!
07:29 I really can't.
07:30 I'm hungry.
07:31 Go inside, madam.
07:32 You'll be sorry.
07:33 Go inside!
07:34 You might not be able to handle it if it's packed.
07:37 The people here in Esperanza, the blood type is O.
07:47 A.
07:48 How come their halohalo is getting out of stock?
07:53 In the town of Esperanza, the reward is halohalo, the pastime is halohalo.
07:59 We saw how the halohalo industry flourished in our town.
08:05 We want to highlight this and this is what we call the Halohalo Festival.
08:11 In the 1970s, halohalo stalls appeared in their market.
08:17 One of the first to sell halohalo was 75-year-old Nanay Inday.
08:23 She was the only one who was able to assure them of a halohalo queen
08:26 because she's been selling halohalo for 37 years.
08:28 And like her stall, she's also a very busy person.
08:33 I was able to build a house, a concrete house, because of the salary.
08:38 I was able to finish my nursing degree because of the salary.
08:42 I was able to buy a small minivan so that I can serve my family.
08:49 Aside from Nanay Inday, there are 23 other halohalo stalls in Esperanza Public Market.
08:54 Do you also want your own giant halohalo?
08:57 Just buy it by request. Just bring your own container.
09:17 Like the ones we just finished this morning, the next halohalo ingredients are also mixed.
09:21 The favorite of the Ilonggos of KBL, Okatios, Baboy, and Langka,
09:26 also have a version of the Sultan Kudrat.
09:28 But their version, instead of Langka, they put banana peel.
09:33 To remove the bitter taste of the banana peel, it goes through a smoothing process.
09:39 The peeled banana peel is sifted by salt and squeezed to remove the liquid and make sure it's not bitter.
09:47 That's the perfect combo of Okatios, Chicken, and Ubad.
09:51 We can also cook the banana peel with mung bean ingredients.
09:56 But for us, the Ilonggos, we prefer that the Okatios will be the ingredient.
10:01 This is their version of KBL.
10:05 They use banana peel.
10:15 Gingery.
10:17 I like it.
10:19 Yummy.
10:20 This is delicious.
10:23 Very gingery.
10:25 Actually, it's more flavorful than the Tinola.
10:30 It's really good.
10:32 Yum.
10:34 So good.
10:35 But it's not just the banana peel that they use in their Sultan Kudrat.
10:40 What is the other type of banana peel?
10:42 I think they use yellow ginger.
10:46 Because usually, it's like this.
10:50 Let's see.
10:52 This is also our Ubad.
10:54 Right?
10:55 Okay.
10:56 I don't know what type of Ubad this is.
10:59 But it's probably the Ubad of...
11:01 Ubad of bitter.
11:08 I guess it's the chicken.
11:12 Chicken.
11:13 Yes, chicken.
11:14 It's really bitter.
11:18 It's bitter.
11:19 The banana peel is also bitter.
11:21 I'm not saying that it tastes like banana peel.
11:24 But it's bitter.
11:25 So this is the Ubad that I tasted.
11:28 It's bitter.
11:29 Generally speaking, I didn't appreciate the taste of bitterness.
11:34 If you combine it with all the ingredients of that dish,
11:40 it's okay.
11:41 Ubad of palm tree.
11:43 No.
11:45 Ratan.
11:46 Ratan.
11:47 It really has...
11:48 bitterness.
11:51 Just like banana, ratan also has Ubad.
11:57 This is the chicken that was minced in the Ubad of ratan.
12:04 We use the minced chicken
12:08 in every important occasion.
12:11 Like when there's a wedding or a funeral.
12:15 In Christian, the cake that you feed your spouse,
12:20 we use the minced chicken.
12:22 We were requested to use it, especially when we have royal blood guests
12:27 because they really wanted to eat it.
12:30 We tried the food of Sultan Kudrat.
12:33 But do you know who Sultan Kudrat is?
12:36 Let's ask the locals.
12:38 I don't know.
12:39 I don't know who Sultan Kudrat is.
12:42 I don't know.
12:43 I don't know him.
12:45 He's from the city.
12:49 He's a hero.
12:51 Sultan Kudrat is a very brave man.
12:54 I don't know.
12:56 The Muslims who were led by Sultan Kudrat,
13:00 they were led by Sultan Kudrat.
13:05 Why was the province named after him?
13:08 Because he's one of the...
13:14 Maybe because...
13:18 The people who lived here were led by Sultan Kudrat.
13:23 He's our hero.
13:25 That's why the province was named after him.
13:27 He's a Muslim, right?
13:32 That's why he's called Sultan Kudrat.
13:34 Okay, bye.
13:35 Bye.
13:36 Sultan Kudrat is a hero of the empire of Cotabato.
13:43 His name is Sultan Muhammad I Patual Kudrat.
13:47 At the age of 39 years old,
13:49 he was appointed as the Sultan of Sultanate Maguindanao.
13:53 And for 52 years,
13:55 Sultan Kudrat was the leader of the now known
13:59 Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Cotabato, South Cotabato,
14:04 Sultan Kudrat, Sarangani, Zamboanga-Cibugay, and Zamboanga del Sur.
14:09 During the Spanish rule,
14:11 Sultan Kudrat made a huge effort to protect
14:14 and not to give up a large part of Maguindanao.
14:17 He died more than 300 years ago.
14:20 In 1973, he was appointed as the Sultan of Maguindanao.
14:27 All of you who are watching,
14:28 we will do something fun and exciting.
14:30 That is the goal of the municipality of Bagong Bayan
14:32 to show that their place has potential.
14:35 In their desire to still enjoy the local culture
14:43 during the pandemic,
14:44 they made this pandemic project.
14:46 This place where we are now,
14:47 which is 400 meters above sea level,
14:49 they call it Bansada.
14:51 In English,
14:52 in full view.
14:53 Because you can see the mountains.
14:56 This place is so beautiful.
14:58 It's cold, it's windy,
15:00 it's very beautiful.
15:02 Cable car in this beautiful view?
15:05 Let's go!
15:06 It's so good in this beautiful view.
15:11 But we will do it together
15:15 during the Maguindanaon festival
15:17 which is so beautiful.
15:19 It's the Maguindanaon delicacy
15:22 that is offered to the child before eating.
15:24 Dudol is a Maguindanaon delicacy
15:26 that is prepared on occasions
15:28 like Akika or Binyag.
15:31 Dudol is offered to the child
15:33 in the belief that the child's life will be fruitful in growing up.
15:36 It's like a sticky,
15:38 to make the life of a Maguindanaon longer or strengthened.
15:43 Dudol,
15:44 I saw the ingredients,
15:46 I said,
15:47 it's like the ingredients of the squid we know.
15:51 Dudol is so delicious.
15:53 It sticks to the tongue,
15:55 but it doesn't get old.
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17:15 Actually, I only see this on Facebook
17:17 that people who come here post.
17:19 I know the tourist spot here
17:21 but it's far and no one invites us to come here.
17:25 Would they like Pangandilan Falls?
17:29 There are many places where you can go snorkeling
17:37 and because of the high rock formation of the falls,
17:40 you can dive.
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17:45 There's Celso and Alberto diving.
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18:01 You can do it!
18:11 Woo!
18:13 Why is Alberto?
18:15 Because you're trying.
18:17 I'm scared.
18:19 I don't want to.
18:21 I'm really scared.
18:23 Of course, it's still fun even if you don't dive.
18:25 But...
18:27 We went through many rivers,
18:29 rocky roads,
18:31 and we didn't expect that
18:33 behind the rocky road,
18:35 there's a faraway place
18:37 and there are hills.
18:39 There's a beautiful place like this.
18:41 If I get a chance to come back,
18:43 I'll make sure to bring a lot of friends.
18:46 Can we still reach Fecumbula Falls?
18:49 It's less than 1, 2, 5 minutes.
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19:07 It's just a 10-minute drive from the parking lot
19:09 to Fecumbula Falls.
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19:13 It's not raining that much
19:21 so the water is weak.
19:23 The best time or the best time of the year
19:27 to come here is apparently during summer,
19:30 June, July.
19:32 If you come here in June, July,
19:34 the water is higher,
19:36 the water is clearer,
19:38 and there are more spots where you can swim.
19:40 It's like a twin falls.
19:42 Maybe Fecumbula Falls is more
19:46 colorful in June and July.
19:48 When I found out that I'll be coming back to Mindanao,
20:02 I was so happy because
20:04 the feature of Mindanao is that the vibe is different.
20:06 I just super generally love Mindanao.
20:10 To tell you honestly,
20:17 I had zero expectations
20:19 of what Sultan Kudarat is offering.
20:23 The short span of our feature here,
20:27 it's a combination of you finding peace and tranquility
20:32 because of the mountains, because of the farmlands,
20:35 but at the same time, it's mixed with adventure.
20:38 It's a destination for all ages.
20:41 It can be greatly appreciated by everyone as well.
20:45 We've been expecting a lot of experiences
20:47 in Sultan Kudarat, my dear viewers.
20:49 This is our first trip to Sultan Kudarat,
20:52 but I'm sure this is not our last time here.
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