Aired (September 15, 2024): Join Biyahero Drew and Thea Tolentino as they explore the stunning beauty of Ilocos Norte!
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00:00I have no objection because this trip will be visited by the locals of the North.
00:07We will experience what they are used to.
00:11What do you call it when you help each other?
00:15That's what we call it, not lambat.
00:18Here in Ilocano, daklis.
00:20Daklis.
00:21Correct.
00:22We will also taste their favorite foods.
00:26Ilocanos are potok-batok lovers.
00:30When we were young, we were attracted to foods like charon bulaklak, pagnet, lechon.
00:38And if there is a star, of course, there should be a villain.
00:42Our companions on this trip are a passionate artist and one of the first villains of her generation,
00:48Fea Tolentino.
00:50Didn't I tell you that I will accompany you on your travels?
00:54I don't know.
00:57Didn't I tell you that I will accompany you on your travels?
01:20Didn't I tell you that I will accompany you on your travels?
01:24I don't know.
01:26Didn't I tell you that I will accompany you on your travels?
01:31We asked Rufa to make it in two.
01:35You're the one who's next.
01:37We asked Pichi last week.
01:40Now, you're really with us.
01:42No, it's hard to talk to you.
01:43So, here it is.
01:45I brought you a towel.
01:47Here.
01:48Then, there.
01:50Your makeup is also here.
01:53It's here.
01:54Are all of my requests there?
01:55It's here.
01:56That's good.
01:58Here it is.
01:59Is the hotel okay?
02:00Yes.
02:01It's air-conditioned.
02:03Here it is.
02:05Wait a minute.
02:10Okay.
02:14The acting of Viejos is in character of Fea.
02:17Out of the many roles that Fea has played,
02:20he is known as a television villain
02:22and one of the first villains of his generation.
02:26I'm going to have an abortion.
02:27Mom, why don't you know your own child?
02:30I'm being sued.
02:31You're going to pay.
02:32You're going to pay.
02:35It looks like Fea has practiced a lot.
02:37Will she be able to use the strength of her hands
02:39in the crazy things that we're going to do in Ilocos Norte?
02:44To feel more like a local,
02:46we're not just going to taste.
02:48We're going to make the famous product of Ilocos,
02:51Sukang Iloco.
02:52It's made from sugarcane,
02:54or tubo,
02:55that's abundant in Ilocos Norte.
03:01Is there a direction that needs to be slanted?
03:03Yes.
03:05It's character.
03:06Yes.
03:07I'm going to think of the person I'm going to scold.
03:10Don't call me Kuya Marlon.
03:13This is hard.
03:15That's good.
03:16Just put it there, Mom.
03:21That's good.
03:24The chopped tubo
03:25is not a waste
03:27because it's made as a dessert of the Calabayans.
03:29Next.
03:31We have tubo.
03:32We're going to give it its juice
03:34to make Sukang Iloco.
03:36The baksil people of Ilocos Norte
03:39have a traditional way of giving tubo.
03:41It's called dadapil.
03:44They use a machine
03:45that is called dadapilan.
03:48The gasoline used
03:49to run the dadapilan
03:51is called kalabaw.
03:53But before using the dadapilan,
03:55the locals believe
03:57that they need to give
03:59atang to their ancestors
04:01to avoid getting dizzy while turning.
04:03The locals' technique
04:05is to cover one eye.
04:08Kuya Marlon, why do you need to cover your eyes?
04:10So that I won't get dizzy, Sir.
04:13So that you won't get dizzy?
04:14Yes.
04:15So that I can turn.
04:16If you're going to turn
04:18counterclockwise,
04:19what eye should you cover?
04:21This one inside, Sir.
04:22Ah, okay.
04:23So that you can see the outside.
04:25So that you can see the outside.
04:27If you cover your right eye...
04:30Then you won't see anything, Sir.
04:31You won't see anything.
04:32You won't see anything.
04:33You won't see anything.
04:34Okay, okay.
04:36To follow the kalabaw,
04:38you need to follow certain lines.
04:40That's why you're an expert, Rian.
04:42If you go,
04:44how many times do you call?
04:47Yes.
04:49Just three times.
04:51What if it's two?
04:52Even if it's three...
04:54Yes.
04:56It's the same.
04:57If you stop,
04:58Yes.
04:59If you say stop,
05:01Yes.
05:02It's like Santa Claus.
05:04Two times of Yes.
05:06Yes.
05:07Yes.
05:08If you smoke,
05:09Yes.
05:10If you smoke,
05:11Yes.
05:12You might be surprised.
05:13You might be surprised.
05:14That's why it's called
05:15Ho-Ho the Kalabaw.
05:16Ho-Ho the Kalabaw.
05:20Anyway, let's continue.
05:21I'm sorry.
05:22Okay.
05:23Ready.
05:24You're the one
05:25who's good at this.
05:26Why are you doing that?
05:27I can't do it.
05:29I'm the sound effect.
05:30Can you hold this?
05:36It's a good thing that I can walk.
05:38My cats can't.
05:43You're good.
05:44It's very natural.
05:46You're good.
05:52No.
05:53It's weak.
05:54Here, here.
06:02While the Kalabaw is spinning,
06:04we can now put the tube.
06:07There.
06:08It's coming out.
06:10I'm good at this.
06:19Smile.
06:20Smile to the camera.
06:23Nice.
06:26There.
06:27Sorry, I haven't been to the gym for a long time.
06:29There.
06:31According to the Philippine Statistics Authority of 2022,
06:34more than half of the sugarcane production in Ilocos Region
06:37comes from Ilocos Norte.
06:41And one of the products of Ilocos Norte
06:43that comes from the Tubo River
06:45is the Ilocos Vinegar.
06:48Have you tried the vinegar?
06:49Yes.
06:51It's like alcohol.
06:56It's sour.
06:57It's vinegar.
06:58It's good.
06:59It's good.
07:00It's like,
07:02you can taste the vinegar.
07:05There are some vinegars that you can taste the sourness, for sure.
07:10And of course, if you mix it with chili,
07:13you can taste the spiciness.
07:14This is on the alcoholic side, right?
07:17Alcohol side.
07:18That's what I taste.
07:19But some people prefer that kind of vinegar.
07:23It depends on,
07:24for example,
07:26longganisa.
07:27I like longganisa.
07:28It's so good.
07:30That's what I can say,
07:31but is this alcoholic?
07:33Not yet?
07:34Not yet.
07:35Because,
07:36the base is different.
07:38The base is alcoholic.
07:40This one,
07:41it has a taste.
07:42It's like ricotta.
07:44This is also a kind of sauce
07:46for those who like to eat Ilocos Norte.
07:52And it's a must-try
07:54to eat this in Lawag City.
07:57Aside from the local foods,
07:58there are also Ilocano foods.
08:00It's a must-try.
08:03Number one is the seafood fiesta buffet.
08:07There are different kinds of seafood.
08:10There are oysters,
08:11there are big fish.
08:14We also have steaks,
08:16Ilocano dishes.
08:18I got recipes from my ancestors.
08:23From the famous Ilocos Bagnet,
08:25they don't want to lose
08:26to Chicharong Bulaklak.
08:29When we were young,
08:30we were attracted to food like this,
08:32like Chicharong Bulaklak,
08:35Bagnet, Lechon,
08:37and Ilocano foods.
08:42Thanks to this business,
08:43Chef Maria has a house and resort.
08:48One of the reasons
08:49why we don't lose money
08:50is that we get our groceries here.
08:54We prepare it in our buffet
08:56for local fishermen
08:58who come from our area.
09:00It's also a way for us
09:01to help them.
09:04Aside from helping local fishermen,
09:06they also have employees
09:08who are TWD employees.
09:10We salute you, Chef.
09:16Here in the town of Badoc,
09:18there are different kinds of fish
09:20and their version
09:21for catching fish.
09:25Fishing
09:26can help more than 20 people.
09:30This is what they call
09:31fishing.
09:34Just this morning,
09:35they caught a lot of fish.
09:39In fishing,
09:40it's a matter of luck
09:41how many people will catch fish.
09:44That's a lot of fish.
09:45That's just a few.
09:47That's a lot.
09:49That's a lot.
09:50That's a lot.
09:52What time do you usually start?
09:54Do you usually start early in the morning?
09:56We start early in the morning.
09:57This early?
09:58Yes.
10:00In other places,
10:01there are small and heavy boats
10:03where many people
10:04will go home to their families.
10:07This season,
10:08the fish is called
10:09Monamon or Dilis.
10:12In Ilocos,
10:14we call it Nayalay.
10:16Nayalay.
10:17What is this?
10:18Do you just grill it?
10:20What is that?
10:21It's called Sinisigang.
10:22Oh, that's it.
10:23That's it.
10:24That's different.
10:25Oh, that's different?
10:26We call it Bagsiyaw.
10:28But this is Monamon when it's big.
10:30When it grows,
10:31it becomes Monamon.
10:32So, are you going to bring it back?
10:33No?
10:34No?
10:35It's already moving.
10:36It's already moving.
10:38The catch is that
10:39they divide it
10:40depending on how many
10:41help with the pulling.
10:43Because the catch is few,
10:44so is the splitting.
10:46The others help
10:47with the pulling.
10:48They also do the manding.
10:50Our boats were made
10:52in 1986.
10:54We didn't have a picnic yet.
10:56So we can also see
10:57how they pull.
11:00It's fun.
11:01It's fun.
11:02It's the first time
11:03we're pulling catfish.
11:06Pulling catfish
11:07is not only a way
11:08to show off,
11:09but also
11:10a way of life
11:11for others.
11:13Do you only
11:14catch this
11:15for food
11:16or do you catch it
11:17for food
11:18and sell it
11:19in the market?
11:21If there's a lot,
11:22we sell it.
11:23If the sales
11:24are slow,
11:25we buy it.
11:26Buy it.
11:28Or we make
11:29bagoong
11:30or fish sauce.
11:32The catfish
11:33are made into
11:34paksiw
11:35or kinilaw.
11:36Alright,
11:37this is the last one.
11:38This is the last one.
11:39This is what
11:40I'm going to taste first.
11:42That's the baby dillis?
11:43Baby dillis.
11:44Correct.
11:45How does it taste?
11:46Fresh.
11:47Oh.
11:48It hasn't been tasted yet?
11:49It hasn't tasted
11:50the catfish yet.
11:51It's fresh.
11:52It's really fresh.
11:54I think I like
11:55the younger ones
11:56more.
11:57This one.
11:58Yes.
11:59It's more delicious.
12:00It's more delicious.
12:02In the town of Badok,
12:03in Ilocos Norte,
12:04a Virgin
12:05is performing
12:06a miracle.
12:07The people
12:08who were sick
12:09before,
12:10many of them
12:11recovered.
12:12And those
12:13who took
12:14board exams,
12:15came here
12:16to pray.
12:18Most of them
12:19were able
12:20to pass.
12:21The miracles
12:22happened
12:23because of the
12:24image of
12:25the Virgin
12:26Miraculous
12:27who was
12:28able to
12:29pass
12:30through the
12:31sea.
12:32Way back
12:331620,
12:34when the
12:35fishermen
12:36were at the
12:37sea,
12:38they saw
12:39two
12:40big boxes.
12:41Those
12:42boxes
12:43were
12:44very heavy.
12:45The
12:46boxes of
12:47the Virgin
12:48Virgin
12:49wanted
12:50the fishermen
12:51to carry them,
12:52but they
12:53couldn't
12:54carry them
12:55in the
12:56sea.
12:57The
12:58fishermen
12:59tried
13:00to
13:01carry
13:02the
13:03boxes
13:04of
13:05the
13:06Virgin
13:07but
13:08it was
13:09too light.
13:10As a
13:11reminder
13:12of how
13:13the
13:14Virgin
13:15Miraculous
13:16passed,
13:17this chapel
13:18in
13:19Badok
13:20was designed
13:21by
13:22the
13:23ship.
13:24One
13:25of the
13:26blessings
13:27of the
13:28Virgin
13:29Virgin
13:30was
13:31that
13:32the
13:33fishermen
13:34were
13:35able
13:36to
13:37pass
13:38through
13:39the
13:40sea.
13:41The
13:42fishermen
13:43were
13:44able
13:45to
13:46pass
13:47through
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13:49sea.
13:50The
13:51fishermen
13:52were
13:53able
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13:58sea.
13:59The
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14:01were
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14:07sea.
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17:13The
17:14fishermen
17:15were
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17:20But you can eat the seeds, sir.
17:22Oh, like okra?
17:23Yes, sir, you can eat it.
17:25But once it's ripe, you can't eat it anymore, sir.
17:27You can't eat it anymore?
17:29No, sir.
17:30120 pesos per kilo of sugud-sugud.
17:34Ah, there it is.
17:36This is the sugud-sugud.
17:38Can you see it?
17:39This is the sugud-sugud.
17:41Because that's the seed.
17:43We saw it earlier.
17:44My sister showed it to us.
17:50Yes, that's right.
17:51It's like an uko.
17:58Nice.
18:00Ayos.
18:02This is what they say is the vegetable that has the most suspense.
18:08Dang, dang, dang.
18:15Ayos.
18:20The favorite of the Ilocanos is the kinilaw.
18:22But it's not just the fish that is made into kinilaw.
18:25This is called caliente.
18:29But it's not just the fish that is made into kinilaw.
18:32There's also something made from the skin of the kalabaw.
18:34The source of its food is the construction workers like Roddy.
18:39Since I was a kid until now, we still eat it.
18:43It's delicious.
18:44It's good for a snack.
18:46It's good for lunch.
18:49We, the Ilocanos, are fond of the kinilaw.
18:52So, we make the kinilaw with the ingredients like vinegar, ginger, and onions.
19:01The skin of the kalabaw is the main ingredient of the kinilaw.
19:04It's grilled or smoked to remove the fishy smell.
19:08And it's peeled to get the burnt parts.
19:12Then, it's boiled for 4 hours or depending on the age of the kalabaw.
19:18Caliente.
19:20It's like...
19:21It's like...
19:22It's like a potato.
19:24What is it?
19:25It's like a potato with fat.
19:27It has fat, right?
19:28This is their bestseller.
19:30Is it high in cholesterol?
19:32Cheers!
19:36This is my first time eating this.
19:38The texture is like gelatin.
19:40Yeah.
19:41Do you know the candy for kids with sugar?
19:45Minus the sugar.
19:46Minus the sugar.
19:47It's chewy.
19:49That's the texture.
19:50Yeah.
19:51But the taste is a bit sour.
19:54Yeah.
19:56The specialty of this dish that has been eaten by Ilocano dishes for 5 decades,
20:01Paksiw na Hindi Maasim?
20:04Is that possible?
20:05What we know about Paksiw is Paksiw na Bangus or Maasim.
20:10But our Paksiw here is sautéed with the bitterness that we call in Ilocos.
20:16That's why it has a bitter taste.
20:18It's not the usual taste that you taste in other places.
20:22It's a unique taste here in Ilocos.
20:26Sinanglaw in Ilocos Sur.
20:27But not here in Ilocos Norte.
20:29This is Paksiw if you call it.
20:31This has been eaten for a long time.
20:33Their suki have a trick when ordering from them.
20:37The locals here when they eat,
20:40they mix the vinegar with chili in their Paksiw.
20:46Maybe the taste of our vinegar is different from the usual vinegar of other places.
20:53It's to control the bitterness.
20:58In Ilocano, we are more into flavorings.
21:03We are from Bintar, ma'am.
21:06It's all gone.
21:07All that we ordered is gone.
21:12Not only the locals approve of this food,
21:14but also the celebrities who have tasted their food.
21:17Aside from Paksiw, they also have their crispy dinuguan.
21:22And lauya or nilagang baboy with red soup because of the tomatoes.
21:27But let's continue.
21:31Like a local food of Thea Nang Kaliente.
21:33Is it natural for her to ride the bamboo raft of the locals?
21:37So Thea, we are now here in Badoc.
21:40Those floating cottages you can see,
21:43those can be rented by tourists.
21:45I mean, have you ever eaten there and experienced the floating cottages?
21:49Once.
21:50Once.
21:51But it's already dark.
21:52Oh, it's already dark.
21:53It's more fun when it's bright like this.
21:55It's still bright.
21:56Now apparently, not many people know,
21:59before this area, there were a lot of fish pens or fish cages,
22:05specifically bangus.
22:07And the bamboo they used,
22:10that's the old cage of their fish pen.
22:15But apparently, our business went bankrupt.
22:17So they used that to make floating cottages.
22:21At least, right?
22:22No waste.
22:24That's what I learned here in Ilocos now.
22:27Aside from floating cottages,
22:29they also have bamboo rafts that are called rakit.
22:32These are used for fishing,
22:34where only two people can fit.
22:36Are you game to try this version of the stand-up paddle board?
22:41Yes, I'm game.
22:42Game?
22:43I'm game for everything.
22:44You're not going to hit me?
22:45Depends.
22:46Oh, no.
22:47Alright, let's try it.
22:57While Thea is enjoying being a passenger princess,
23:00I feel like I'm getting nervous about rowing for Thea.
23:12Not long after, Thea also wants to try rowing.
23:17Can she row alone?
23:19Wait, Thea looks natural in rowing.
23:24I'm so happy.
23:25It's like I'm working out.
23:27It's been a while since I worked out with Mooney Mooney.
23:31How was your experience here in Ilocos Norte?
23:34This side of Ilocos Norte.
23:35It's so fun because
23:37when you think of Ilocos Norte,
23:39it's like a sand dune.
23:41But you can't think of a sugarcane experience,
23:46paddling,
23:47or anything like that.
23:50There's a sugarcane experience,
23:52paddleboarding,
23:53this beautiful sunset.
23:55You can experience it here in Ilocos Norte.
23:58We always say this,
24:00ask the locals.
24:03Because we'll get to know a place
24:06through the eyes of the locals.
24:19Ilocos Norte