Aired (May 19, 2024): Join Biyahero Drew as he discovers the hidden sceneries and local dishes of Negros Oriental.
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‘Biyahe ni Drew’ is a popular travel show in the Philippines that takes its viewers on a budget-friendly adventure every week. Travel hacks, bucket list ideas, and tipid tips for local and international destinations? Biyahero Drew got you covered!
Watch it every Sunday, 8:15 PM on GMA. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #BiyaheNiDrew #BND10thAnniversary #BNDBatangas
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00:00 Sometimes, when you come here, I think you'll remember.
00:03 It's nice to see, experience them in their natural habitat.
00:06 But it's the most beautiful.
00:08 That's great!
00:09 Sometimes, the simple things that make us happy are just around the corner.
00:15 Like the fun with friends,
00:20 new food that we'll enjoy together.
00:23 And of course, for adventure lovers,
00:28 a trip to Abucaya is a must.
00:30 If you're looking for simple joys in life,
00:34 and you're praying,
00:36 let's go on a trip to Negros Oriental.
00:41 For those looking for an adrenaline rush,
00:50 this ride to the town of Santa Catalina is for you.
00:54 Woohoo!
00:56 This slide is made of a material that is often used for sewing,
01:03 the palm of the hand.
01:05 The Negros Oriental is famous for its palm.
01:08 It's for maintenance, for the safety of the people.
01:12 Because if it's native,
01:14 it's made of steel,
01:16 and of course, it has a certain durability.
01:20 We thought about what we should do to make our ride last longer.
01:26 Do you change it every month, every six months, every year?
01:31 Now?
01:32 Every year.
01:33 Every year.
01:34 Every year, sir.
01:35 We always check the maintenance every day.
01:39 There are three slides here, Vieros.
01:42 We'll try to ride the biggest one.
01:45 This super extreme ride that is 360 feet long.
01:50 You can go back.
01:51 After a few feet,
02:14 there's a jump that will happen.
02:17 So you have to brace yourself, contract your core,
02:21 pull down to the side rails or side rocks,
02:24 and then brace for impact.
02:26 It's actually strategic, what they did.
02:32 Maybe it's better if I do what I did earlier.
02:36 I watched it first.
02:38 You watched it, and you know what to expect.
02:42 And then it kind of felt like, "Hey, it's okay."
02:45 It's kind of fast and thrilling.
02:48 So from there, that's what I'm expecting.
02:51 I gotta say, it could be because I'm alone.
02:55 Because after my ride, my experience,
02:59 Kuya said that I should have two people to make it faster
03:03 and to make the experience better.
03:06 To be honest, I was surprised.
03:09 So one more time with feelings.
03:13 And this time, someone is with me to make it faster.
03:16 If you're around this region,
03:21 I think I have to say,
03:23 this is one of the locations or experiences that you should experience.
03:29 Aside from the Palwa ride,
03:32 there are other attractions in Eco Adventure Park like
03:35 Spider Web
03:36 and Giant Swing.
03:40 My mind is going blank.
03:42 I'm running out of breath.
03:44 Only 300 pesos?
03:47 You can try all of that.
03:49 3 kilometers from Eco Adventure Park,
03:56 there's a hidden treasure.
03:58 Years and months have passed.
04:02 There's a treasure here.
04:06 They said that there's a treasure.
04:09 There's a treasure inside the hole.
04:11 What Roxanne's mom is talking about is
04:14 you can find a treasure in this falls.
04:17 Less than 10 minutes from Jump Off Point,
04:20 you'll reach Mantabius Falls.
04:23 Refreshing water in this hot weather?
04:30 Say no more.
04:31 [music]
04:37 We felt the heat.
04:39 Anywhere we go.
04:40 So featuring this type of waterfall,
04:44 anything that can soothe
04:51 or counter the warm
04:54 or the super hot temperature,
04:57 it's a win.
04:58 Not just one, not just two.
05:00 Not just three.
05:01 This falls has four levels.
05:04 The heat is worth it.
05:06 It's so hot outside.
05:09 Very humid.
05:10 It's like you're being sucked in by the heat.
05:12 Waterfalls.
05:16 I just want to stay there for the whole day.
05:20 Now, let's go back to the golden question.
05:26 Is it true that there's a treasure in this falls?
05:30 Mantabius Falls is believed to be a lie
05:32 because there's a treasure here.
05:34 We met Tatay Warlito,
05:37 who has lived in Santa Catalina for more than six decades.
05:40 My father is a nomad.
05:43 He's an IT guy.
05:45 He's a generator.
05:46 My relatives live here.
05:50 They say there's no Japanese here.
05:53 Because the Japanese are the owners of this place.
05:57 I don't believe in the rumors that there's a treasure here.
06:01 For the residents here,
06:04 they don't need to climb the mountain.
06:07 Because the natural wonders of Mantabius Falls
06:09 are one of the things they consider to be the true treasures of their province.
06:13 Our water is delicious.
06:15 It's cold.
06:16 It's so good to feel that there's a person here who will take care of us.
06:25 In the many places we went and ate,
06:27 the simple choice in life
06:29 is still to taste the food that my mother cooks.
06:31 In the town of Dawin,
06:33 59-year-old Bisaya vlogger,
06:35 Nani Mary Ann, lives.
06:37 Good morning!
06:38 In her videos,
06:39 she shows off her farm in Bacuran,
06:42 her house,
06:44 and her love for her husband, Tatay Mario.
06:47 The star ingredient in one of the dishes that Nani Mary Ann cooks
06:51 is a vegetable that's already ripe in Dawin,
06:54 called Tabios.
06:55 It's also known as Kadios or pigeon peas.
06:58 This vegetable is easily available in Dawin's market.
07:01 How much is this?
07:03 150.
07:06 One half kilo?
07:08 300 per kilo?
07:10 What's the difference between this and the green mung bean?
07:14 Ah, the green mung bean.
07:17 They have similarities,
07:19 but this one,
07:20 the cooking process takes a long time.
07:22 It takes time.
07:23 But this one,
07:24 it has a lot of health benefits.
07:26 We also bought other ingredients
07:30 that Nani Mary Ann needs for her cooking.
07:32 400 pesos, just 400 pesos.
07:34 1 peso discount.
07:38 We're wasting money.
07:40 1 peso is 365 pesos per person.
07:47 Yes, that's true.
07:48 Kadios is low in cholesterol and rich in fiber,
07:52 protein, and B vitamins.
07:54 It can help with digestion and heart health.
07:57 And it's Nani Mary Ann's favorite coconut milk.
08:00 Let's put all the spices.
08:05 Aren't we going to put it in the fire, ma'am?
08:11 Yes, later.
08:13 Later, okay.
08:14 Daniel, later.
08:16 After we put everything in.
08:21 After mixing all the ingredients,
08:23 we'll just wait for it to boil.
08:24 How long does it take to boil?
08:27 About 10 to 20 minutes.
08:30 When you're vlogging,
08:32 do you speak Tagalog?
08:34 Bisaya.
08:35 Bisaya, really.
08:36 Straight Bisaya, sometimes there's English.
08:39 I'm a good cook.
08:40 I can't even read the script.
08:42 Thank you, Lord.
08:43 He's so kind.
08:44 You cook a lot.
08:46 Is this what's on your mind,
08:48 or do you need to learn more?
08:50 I just cook what I want to cook.
08:51 That's what I vlog about.
08:52 I'm used to it, Drew,
08:55 because I used to eat small meals.
08:57 That's our business.
08:58 Oh, that's why.
08:59 Yes.
09:00 So it's just natural.
09:02 That's why they love me.
09:05 It's like I just cook food
09:07 that no one remembers.
09:09 It's just for my family.
09:10 And they love it.
09:11 I didn't know.
09:12 That's why I didn't know that
09:14 I have a lot of viewers.
09:16 Okay.
09:17 That's why I'm happy.
09:19 After a few minutes,
09:20 the Ginataang Kadyos is ready.
09:22 Cooked with love, Jan Bejeros.
09:24 Almost every week,
09:28 we eat mung bean.
09:31 We prepare it
09:33 in something crunchy.
09:35 Usually, of course,
09:37 homemade fried chicken.
09:39 That's my favorite.
09:40 And then green mung bean.
09:42 That's also my favorite, actually.
09:44 Good thing I don't have a gout.
09:47 Anyway,
09:48 I like mung bean.
09:49 But I also like the way
09:51 my mom cooks it
09:52 in this Kadyos.
09:54 Maybe because
09:57 it has
09:59 coconut milk.
10:00 Maybe because
10:02 it has ginger.
10:03 The ginger aftertaste is delicious.
10:04 I can taste it.
10:05 And maybe because
10:07 mung bean
10:09 has a little bit of a fight.
10:11 Sometimes,
10:13 when you're eating here,
10:16 this is what you remember.
10:17 The dishes
10:19 locally.
10:21 Local dishes
10:22 that you can taste
10:24 before you go back to Manila.
10:25 You're swimming, mom!
10:32 I'm sorry!
10:34 Dad!
10:36 Dad's already on speedos.
10:38 Okay.
10:40 I'll just eat.
10:41 Thank you.
10:44 Oh, my mom's already on speedos.
10:46 Okay.
10:49 The best are the home-cooked dishes.
10:51 But if you can't cook,
10:53 there are also food here
10:55 that won't let your pockets get empty.
10:58 Let's go inside the hot place
11:00 of Dumaguete City.
11:01 What are you looking for?
11:05 I think I left my wallet.
11:07 How much do you have there?
11:08 Just this, 20 pesos.
11:11 You'll get full there.
11:13 Where?
11:14 Let's go there.
11:15 What she's teaching is
11:16 the stall number 15,
11:17 or Laidas Painitan,
11:19 owned by Nanay Luz.
11:21 Their bestseller is
11:22 Puto Maya,
11:23 with different toppings.
11:24 It's called 10-5-5
11:27 because you can buy puto for 10 pesos
11:29 and 5 pesos for each topping.
11:31 Even if the price of everything
11:33 goes up one day,
11:34 this puto maya
11:35 will never go out of fashion.
11:37 Even if the price increases,
11:40 the price will still be low.
11:46 It's for the market.
11:49 Every morning and afternoon,
11:50 there's almost no one
11:51 who can sit in Nanay Luz's stall.
11:53 I've been a suki for 10 years
11:55 here in Tevez Putohan.
11:57 Aside from being clean,
11:59 it's cheap.
12:00 The vendors here are friendly.
12:03 Their food is delicious.
12:05 It's close to our school.
12:07 Good for students.
12:08 Let's eat!
12:10 Nanay Luz's recipe for 10-5-5
12:13 is still in her auntie Rosemary's hands.
12:16 It was my auntie who ran the business
12:19 for I think more than 20 years.
12:22 Then before she died,
12:23 she told me that
12:25 if possible,
12:26 I should run the business
12:28 because it's a waste
12:29 to have so many suki.
12:31 Since last year,
12:32 Nanay Luz has been running the business
12:35 and according to her,
12:36 she has no plans to change
12:38 the price of 10-5-5.
12:39 Because it's spread out.
12:42 It's a waste.
12:44 Most likely,
12:46 students,
12:47 out of 20 pesos,
12:50 they're already full.
12:52 That's why,
12:53 maybe as of this time,
12:55 we cannot change the price.
12:59 High five, Nanay!
13:01 Have you tasted the honey
13:03 that's fresh from the chickens?
13:04 The sweetness of this is so sweet, Bjerg.
13:06 In the town of Valencia,
13:07 we got some honey
13:09 from the chickens.
13:11 But there's no protection.
13:13 Yikes!
13:14 The chickens are so naughty.
13:17 But the truth is,
13:18 the chickens here are stingless.
13:20 You can find the so-called happy place
13:22 of stingless honeybees in V-Hive.
13:25 So that's the honey.
13:26 In the bees that have stingers,
13:28 they have honeycombs.
13:29 In the stingless bees,
13:31 they make sugar bags.
13:33 So in this kind of bees,
13:35 this is the calm one
13:36 that we can open.
13:38 Even if we don't have a bee veil,
13:40 we're not afraid
13:42 because they're biting.
13:44 But in this kind of species,
13:46 they're really calm.
13:48 These bees are almost the size
13:50 of antique coins.
13:52 Japan released a study five years back
13:55 that the honey of stingless bees
13:57 is comparable to that of manuka honey,
14:00 which is considered to be
14:02 the number one honey in the world.
14:04 In this kind of honey,
14:06 the harvest is really sweet and sour.
14:08 But its nutritional value
14:11 increases its price.
14:13 So the honey of stingless bees
14:15 reaches 3,000 to 4,000 pesos per kilo.
14:18 Wow! Liquid gold yarn!
14:21 Welcome here
14:22 to those who want to start bee farming
14:24 or even those who just want to learn
14:26 about stingless bees.
14:27 There's no entrance fee.
14:28 It's really free.
14:30 There's a municipal tourism office
14:32 that you can go to.
14:34 When traveling,
14:36 the joy and peace
14:38 that exploration gives
14:40 to the environment and nature.
14:42 Travelers, we're here at Katonggan Boardwalk
14:44 in Negros Oriental.
14:46 And this is apparently
14:48 one of the longest boardwalks.
14:50 We're at the bridge.
14:52 The river is beautiful.
14:53 We're going to enter the mangroves
14:55 and check out the vibe.
14:59 This boardwalk is 800 meters long.
15:01 It's one of the longest boardwalks
15:03 in the entire Negros Oriental.
15:05 And wherever you look,
15:07 you'll see different species of mangroves.
15:09 The vibe you get here
15:11 when you stroll here,
15:13 when you walk,
15:15 is really for nature tripping.
15:17 If you want to find, you know,
15:19 some peaceful
15:21 and relaxing location,
15:24 I guess this could be your spot.
15:26 Maybe it's also good
15:28 to go here in the morning
15:30 or in the afternoon
15:32 so it's not too hot.
15:34 Speaking of,
15:41 what am I hearing?
15:43 It's like it's coming from there.
15:45 Oh my goodness.
15:51 Niki, you fooled me again.
15:55 I thought so.
15:57 It's okay.
15:59 So, is it fake news
16:01 that there are birds here?
16:03 No, there are.
16:05 I'm just playing with them.
16:07 I'm just talking to them.
16:09 Niki's boats are instruments
16:11 that imitate the sounds of the surrounding.
16:13 And he made all of these
16:15 from recycled materials.
16:17 It's better if it's broken.
16:19 You won't have any problems with nature.
16:21 It will come back to life.
16:23 But in terms of durability,
16:25 it's not that bad.
16:27 I've been using it for more than 10 years.
16:29 I'll try to guess
16:31 what instruments Niki is imitating.
16:33 Oh, that's the one.
16:39 That's the one.
16:41 Is that a bullfrog?
16:43 That's a bullfrog, right?
16:45 Here.
16:53 I think we need that now
16:55 because it's hot.
16:57 When it sleeps, it's already raining.
16:59 Oh, I'm relaxed.
17:05 Your brain is relaxed.
17:07 I feel like I'm in a spa
17:09 and someone is massaging me.
17:11 When Niki and I talked,
17:13 it's like I'm back to my childhood.
17:15 So, it has a stroke. It should be like this.
17:17 Can you do that?
17:19 Okay, okay.
17:21 The last one is weak.
17:23 I'm getting dizzy.
17:25 But it's almost there.
17:31 But that's the easiest one.
17:33 That's great.
17:35 So, the important thing is
17:37 you can use whatever you have.
17:39 You don't need to.
17:41 I can't perform because there's no electricity.
17:49 Niki's passion for nature
17:51 is different from the others
17:53 whenever she's invited to different parts of the Philippines.
17:55 That's why children
17:57 and child at heart
17:59 are really happy when Niki's here.
18:01 But what will you do
18:07 if you see a Santa that's just giving birth?
18:09 Then, take a picture.
18:17 In Santa Catalina,
18:19 you can find every monkey sanctuary
18:21 of Negros Oriental.
18:23 These cute monkeys
18:25 are not in jail and are free to roam around.
18:27 Everybody happy?
18:29 That's the alpha here.
18:31 There.
18:33 I'm holding the camera.
18:35 It's like...
18:37 Wait, my hat is getting heavier.
18:39 It's painful.
18:43 The dog is not fighting.
18:45 It's like I'm holding my kids.
18:47 This is how I look at home.
18:49 All my kids
18:51 are my pets.
18:53 So, they're staying here
19:01 because there are a lot of tourists.
19:03 Yes, yes.
19:05 Go down.
19:07 The entrance fee is only 30 pesos.
19:09 You can roam around and spend a lot of money
19:11 with the monkeys.
19:13 How do you avoid
19:15 the monkeys
19:17 from being stressed
19:19 and how do you
19:21 avoid that?
19:23 If there are a lot of visitors,
19:25 make the monkeys happy
19:27 because there's a lot of food.
19:29 And if they're stressed,
19:31 they don't come near.
19:33 They're just on the tree.
19:35 The visitors are just stabbing
19:37 when they're full.
19:39 They're just staring.
19:41 I want a quiet time
19:43 for myself,
19:45 but the monkeys came
19:47 and because
19:49 my suit is a light-colored shirt,
19:53 they came
19:55 from their
19:57 fountain or something.
19:59 That's why
20:01 I got dirty.
20:03 In the 1980s,
20:05 some people here ate monkey meat.
20:07 But then,
20:09 there's a law that prohibits
20:11 killing monkeys
20:13 until they increase.
20:15 Aside from the monkeys
20:17 in Monkey Sanctuary,
20:19 there's another group of monkeys in the mountains.
20:21 Sometimes, they come down
20:23 to eat.
20:25 Hey!
20:27 What do you call that?
20:31 The monkey.
20:33 The monkey of Matching.
20:35 There.
20:37 (monkey screeching)
20:39 Before, there was only one group of monkeys.
20:43 But the alphas
20:45 or their leaders had a fight.
20:47 We saw that when the new group came,
20:49 almost all
20:51 the first group left.
20:53 So, they have their own group
20:55 and their own
20:57 set of conflicts.
20:59 But,
21:01 I guess, it's safe to say that
21:03 it truly is
21:05 a monkey sanctuary
21:07 because there are a lot of monkeys here.
21:09 And it's nice to see,
21:13 you know, experience them
21:15 in their natural habitat.
21:17 Tourists from the Negros Oriental
21:19 recommended the Chapel in the Sky
21:21 in Tuktuk ng Bundok
21:23 in the village of Pamplona.
21:25 If the chapel is built in a high place,
21:27 does that mean
21:29 the chances of our prayers
21:31 being answered here are higher?
21:33 I feel peace of mind
21:35 knowing the place.
21:37 There is serenity,
21:39 there is peace that we need
21:41 when we pray.
21:43 The best way to come here is by sunrise or sunset
21:47 to enjoy the view better.
21:49 For me,
21:51 when you come here, your wish will be granted
21:53 because, based on our customers,
21:55 some of our customers
21:57 testified here.
21:59 She said that her sister
22:01 had been married for a long time
22:03 but she still has no child.
22:05 So she went to the church, the chapel
22:07 and prayed.
22:09 After one month,
22:11 her wish was granted.
22:13 She was pregnant and had a child.
22:15 Besides the chapel, there is also a cafe,
22:19 hanging bridge,
22:23 and other activities
22:25 that can be done here.
22:27 [music]
22:29 When people come here,
22:33 usually, they will
22:35 bond with their family.
22:37 They will be happy together
22:39 and they can relax together
22:41 while enjoying the view
22:43 of Cafe Alicia.
22:45 To meet other people,
22:53 to visit places that we only visited today,
22:55 to experience new things
22:57 that we will try today.
22:59 Those are the simple joys in life
23:05 that are waiting for every traveler
23:07 in Negros Oriental.
23:09 (upbeat music)
23:11 (upbeat music)