Aired (May 12, 2024): Pangarap mo rin bang makakita ng alitaptap? I-achieve na natin ang pangarap na 'yan sa pagbisita sa Donsol River sa Sorsogon! Sa pagbaybay kasi sa kahabaan nito sa gabi, makikita rito ang mga nagliliwanag at nagkikislapang mga alitaptap. Panoorin ang video.
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00:00 The name Sorsogon came from the term "sosogon" which means "following a path, river or route".
00:08 And after a while, it was called "sorsogon".
00:13 Can you also be fascinated by the beauty and the grace of the waves?
00:20 Like the child of Ton-Ton in the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Picture "Far Fly".
00:28 The story of love for family, dream and hope.
00:31 Ton-Ton went around the island of Alitaptap, which is always filled with stories of his mother.
00:38 We will find our mother.
00:40 Yes, we will find our mother.
00:42 Along with finding the island of Alitaptap, he also fulfilled his dreams.
00:48 But wonder, here in Sorsogon, you don't have to struggle because they also have an island of Alitaptap.
00:57 Alitaptap is a place where you can see the beauty of the Alitaptap.
01:00 It is the place where the dark reaches the length of the Donzol River.
01:05 In the trees of Malubago, there are the mahiwaga and the Alitaptap.
01:11 For our wishes to come true, we will still be able to join Miss Universe Sorsogon 2023 and the spartan artist, Rain.
01:23 We are now in one of the considered magical places of the people of Sorsogon, the Donzol River.
01:29 Because of this, we can see the Alitaptap islanders.
01:33 This is not my first time here, but this is one of the places I really want to visit here in Sorsogon.
01:39 And we also have with us today, the talented tour guide, Ate Maricel.
01:43 Hello, Mariana Bangi, Sendugabos.
01:45 Let's go.
01:47 [Music]
01:56 Within a few minutes, the place was covered by darkness.
01:59 Until…
02:04 Wow! Beautiful!
02:13 That's it! It's beautiful!
02:16 It's beautiful! It's more beautiful when it's closer. Wow!
02:19 A kind of lightening and glowing insect, the Alitaptap or firefly.
02:24 Their lights at night serve as their fear to their enemies.
02:29 And it also serves as a lift to their fellow Alitaptap.
02:33 Before, the elders said that when there are Alitaptap, someone will take care of them.
02:40 But scientifically, when there are Alitaptap, it means that the sun is still clean and not too polluted.
02:48 Because that is the advantage of our environment.
02:52 If there are fireflies or fireflies in the back.
02:57 Wow! It looks magical there, Rain!
03:06 [Music]
03:08 But is it true that when you wish for Alitaptap, it will come true?
03:12 Yes.
03:14 You experienced that?
03:16 Yes.
03:18 Those who wonder, because I grew up here in Sorsogon, just next to the town of Don Sol.
03:21 We also have a lot of Alitaptap there.
03:23 Then I really catch them when I put them in a jar and I wish.
03:27 So far, it's coming true.
03:29 Not just, of course, immediately.
03:32 I wonder, what is the story behind the Alitaptap?
03:36 According to the legend, in a river in the town of Don Sol,
03:40 the brothers, Tonton, Bal and Agon, live together.
03:44 The parents are farmers.
03:46 The brothers grew up to be kind and generous.
03:49 Because of the kindness and trust of others, the family is watched and cared for.
03:55 When the parents are farming, the brothers leave the lamp open on the tree.
04:01 The return of their mother and father is eagerly awaited.
04:04 But one night, the parents of the brothers were hit by a storm and never returned.
04:16 After a few days of waiting, no mother and father arrived.
04:22 But their lamp is still on.
04:26 Until one day, the neighbors noticed that the lamp was gone.
04:31 But they were surprised that there was no one in the house of the brothers.
04:35 All of them seemed to disappear like bubbles.
04:38 This is where they noticed the three insects circling the tree.
04:42 The three insects that are circling around seem to be waiting to return.
04:47 Since then, the children of Tonton, Bal and Agon have been believed to be made by the insects of the gods.
04:55 Now, we know them as Alitap-Tap.
04:57 The hope of the light of the lamp is still there.
05:01 [music]
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