Aired (December 22, 2024): Join Biyahero Drew as he experiences the magic of Christmas like never before in Bataan.
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00:00Do you feel the cool breeze?
00:05Cool!
00:07Do you also hear the sound of the tambourine and the children playing?
00:13Awesome!
00:15Do you see the beautiful lights and the sun?
00:20Cool!
00:22It's time to sleep. It's Christmas, Bejeros!
00:25Are you ready to have a great time in Noche Buena?
00:28This is probably the sweetest dinugol I've ever tasted.
00:32It's delicious!
00:34Awesome!
00:35Wow!
00:36Forget about the problems.
00:38Tonight, you should be happy.
00:41Join me in celebrating Christmas and being happy in Bataan.
00:46Merry Christmas, Bejeros!
00:48Merry Christmas, Bejeros!
00:55If you like lights and decorations,
00:59join the Bataan people.
01:02They are very good at decorating Christmas trees.
01:07Every municipality has its own entrance to get the most beautiful Christmas tree in the province.
01:14Of course, you can't not take a selfie there.
01:17One, two, three, smile!
01:20If you visit this place, you will feel more of the Filipino Christmas.
01:25Aside from the throwback feels while walking here,
01:28they also teach how to make traditional Parol.
01:31I'm back.
01:33You will be the one to talk when it comes to making Parol.
01:36Okay.
01:38Can you teach me?
01:39Of course.
01:40Okay.
01:41Let's go.
01:42Here are their displays of Parol.
01:44Let's see how they make it.
01:48This is how we do it.
01:49Oh, it's that easy.
01:51It's that easy.
01:52It has a pattern already.
01:53It has a pattern already.
01:54There.
01:55It's like that.
01:56So, they made four like that.
01:58Yes.
01:59And then,
02:00it will be like that.
02:01See, it will be straight.
02:02Huh?
02:03It will be like that.
02:04Okay, okay.
02:05One on top.
02:06One on top.
02:07Yes.
02:08That's great.
02:09This is the tradition we make.
02:11Okay.
02:12Ever since they were established in Swibak in 2010,
02:15we've been doing this.
02:16That's great.
02:17One by one.
02:22Oh.
02:23Is there a reason why they use bamboo?
02:26Because it's flexible?
02:28First, it's flexible.
02:29Second, it's very light.
02:30Very light.
02:31And it's easy to carry.
02:32Yes.
02:33Okay.
02:42The side A and side B are done.
02:44There.
02:45It's done, right?
02:46The next process, sir,
02:47Okay.
02:48is to put this.
02:51Tassels.
02:52It's like a flower.
02:53Oh, a flower.
02:54Yes.
02:55Okay.
02:57After this,
02:58actually, we'll add one here.
03:00Then, we'll add a knot.
03:02A knot.
03:03For the finish touch, sir.
03:04Okay.
03:06Basically,
03:07Merry Christmas, travelers.
03:21To complete the Christmas in Bataan,
03:23our favorite, Puto Bambong,
03:25will be accompanied by a beautiful sunset view
03:28while on a raft.
03:29It's a must.
03:30It's a must.
03:31It's a must.
03:32It's a must.
03:33It's a must.
03:34It's a must.
03:35It's a must.
03:36Even while on the raft?
03:38Perfect!
03:43Another must-have
03:46in Christmas
03:47is Puto Bambong.
03:50Even if it's slightly hard,
03:54I want it to spread to me.
03:57So, it won't be lost.
04:01Let's stop having water.
04:06Merry Christmas!
04:07Because here in Bataan,
04:08during Christmas,
04:09they have a tradition
04:10of eating at homes.
04:12Wow! Food trip yarn?
04:15I need to jingle.
04:16I want to jingle.
04:17Jingle bell, jingle bell.
04:20Hello, Drew!
04:21So you're here.
04:22Yes, I'm here.
04:23Sorry, I don't have a coin.
04:24Oh, is that so?
04:25If you want to come in,
04:26I'll give you a taste.
04:27Is that so?
04:28Yes.
04:29Okay.
04:30Come on, come in.
04:31Okay.
04:33Atiminya is a well-known decorator of events in Samal.
04:36He can also transform homes
04:38for Christmas
04:40even if it's just the beginning of the month.
04:42He can also cook
04:44and eat at home.
04:46See? Complete package.
04:48Of course, young people
04:50will get together during Noche Buena.
04:53Then, the next day,
04:55I'll be there.
04:56I'll be there.
04:57I'll be there.
04:58I'll be there.
04:59I'll be there.
05:00I'll be there.
05:01The next day,
05:02as early as 5 a.m.
05:04of December 25,
05:06of course,
05:07we'll get ready
05:08to go home.
05:09The good thing about that is
05:11you won't just go to Ninong and Ninang.
05:13You'll go home
05:16and your neighbors will welcome you.
05:18The food they prepare
05:21for the guests is delicious.
05:24But wait a minute.
05:25Wait.
05:26Am I seeing things right?
05:28Dinuguan and suman at Noche Buena?
05:31Why?
05:33So, dinuguan and suman.
05:35Yes.
05:36I've only heard of
05:37or heard of a combo like that.
05:39Usually,
05:40it's dinuguan.
05:41Yes.
05:42In other places,
05:43it's called terno.
05:44For us in Samal,
05:46it's suman and dinuguan.
05:48Suman.
05:49So,
05:50you've already prepared this.
05:51Yes.
05:52When I was young,
05:53my grandparents prepared this.
05:55Would you know
05:56why it's called suman and not puto?
05:58For us in Samal,
06:00it's made with rice and sticky rice.
06:03Yes.
06:04Puto is sometimes made with flour.
06:06It's hard for them.
06:08This is easy.
06:09It's light.
06:10You can cook it.
06:13So,
06:14I guess,
06:15it's like a classic
06:16for where we go.
06:18What's the majority?
06:20That's what they use
06:22wherever they live.
06:24And that's...
06:25Here it is.
06:26It's made with sticky rice with coconut milk.
06:28With coconut milk.
06:29Okay.
06:30Now,
06:31let's taste it.
06:32Let's taste it.
06:33Okay.
06:35It was made by young people
06:37who prepared dinuguan and suman
06:39in Noche Buena.
06:40It's said to be sweet for a long time.
06:42Dinuguan,
06:43because it has vinegar
06:44and it can be heated the next day.
06:46Instead of puto,
06:47suman is its equivalent
06:49because the province is rich in sticky rice.
06:51I'll teach you how to open suman.
06:53Okay.
06:56It's tied with a bag.
06:58It's really...
06:59It's like a bag of rice.
07:02The rice you put in.
07:03Yes.
07:04There.
07:05It's not...
07:06It's not thrown away.
07:07You can still use it.
07:09It's very eco-friendly.
07:13And you can also use it
07:15in langganisa.
07:16No.
07:17No, no, no.
07:18There.
07:19Like that.
07:20So, there.
07:21We do it like that.
07:22Then, after...
07:23Open it.
07:24Open it.
07:25Okay.
07:26It's just a tie.
07:28The middle.
07:29The middle.
07:30What did you say?
07:31Tie.
07:32Tie.
07:33Tie it like that.
07:34Tie it.
07:35Is that the...
07:36Pull it.
07:37Yes.
07:38But tie it.
07:39Tie it to us.
07:40Tie it.
07:41It's a bit deep.
07:42Tagalog.
07:43Tagalog.
07:44There.
07:45Pull it.
07:46So, if we say,
07:47I jumped,
07:48then,
07:49my shorts were pulled,
07:51my shorts were pulled.
07:53Like that.
07:54Noted.
07:55Because that's what happened to me.
07:56Then, let's eat dinuguan.
08:01There are different versions of dinuguan.
08:03Some are sour,
08:04some are salty.
08:05But for us,
08:06it's sweet.
08:07Sweet.
08:08Sweet and sour.
08:09Their dinuguan
08:10doesn't get spoiled easily.
08:11It can last up to a month.
08:13Immortal yarn.
08:15So, how many years ago did you cook this?
08:19Two years ago.
08:20Two years ago.
08:21Okay.
08:22Okay.
08:23Let's start tasting.
08:24Aged dinuguan.
08:25Okay.
08:26Okay.
08:27Let's judge it.
08:31Okay.
08:32Okay.
08:37It's your turn, Mora.
08:38What is it?
08:41Mmm.
08:42So, the suman doesn't have sugar.
08:43It doesn't.
08:44We only add salt.
08:45We only add salt.
08:48Actually,
08:49the dinuguan
08:50is sweet.
08:51It's really sweet.
08:52It's sweet.
08:53It's sour.
08:54It's sour.
08:55That's why the suman's seasoning
08:57is salty.
08:58So, it's balanced.
08:59So, it's balanced.
09:00There.
09:01Taste it.
09:02It's...
09:03It's...
09:06It's sweet.
09:07Yes.
09:08And it takes a long time to cook.
09:09Almost two hours.
09:10Two years.
09:11Ah, two hours.
09:13Mmm.
09:14Right?
09:15I get it.
09:17This is probably the sweetest dinuguan I've ever tasted.
09:20It's delicious.
09:21Of course, I won't stay here.
09:22Mmm.
09:23When I go home,
09:24I'll tag you guys.
09:26That's right.
09:27Oh my,
09:28the young people are so kind.
09:29It's free to eat.
09:30There's even a shower.
09:33This is one of the...
09:35That's their usual request.
09:37Mmm.
09:38There.
09:39Especially on Christmas,
09:40the suman doesn't go missing.
09:42I wasn't just packed for takeout.
09:45I'll also be wrapped in suman.
09:47Yay!
09:48You made me taste dinuguan,
09:50even suman,
09:51and then you'll teach me how to wrap it.
09:53Because you ate a lot.
09:54Yes, that's true.
09:55Now, help me wrap suman.
09:57Oh, that's right.
09:58This has a hidden agenda.
10:01I'll teach you how to wrap suman.
10:05Okay.
10:07Let's get...
10:12a spoon.
10:13A spoon.
10:14Okay.
10:15I'll get a spoon.
10:17We'll wrap it well.
10:19Linggis.
10:20It's deep.
10:21Let's start again.
10:22Linggis.
10:23Pagpipit.
10:26Like that.
10:27Pagpipit.
10:28Pag...
10:29Pagflatten.
10:30Like that.
10:31Pagflatten.
10:32What did you say again?
10:33Paglinggis.
10:34Paglinggis.
10:35Yeah, yeah.
10:41Yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:42And now,
10:43we'll do this.
10:45Like this.
10:46Like this?
10:47Yeah, like that.
10:48Like this?
10:49Yes.
10:50So that it will float.
10:51Oh, my God.
10:52Oh, it's not like that.
10:53It's...
10:54Don't do it flat.
10:55Like that.
10:56Flat.
10:57There, there.
10:58That's right.
10:59That's what old people do nowadays.
11:01Actually, this is also what massage therapists do.
11:03Where am I?
11:04The simple wrapping of suman during Christmas
11:07also becomes a family bonding activity.
11:09In my family,
11:10all of my aunts know how to do it.
11:13That's great.
11:14It becomes a bonding moment for the family.
11:16Because it's only December 22.
11:18Yes.
11:19Our grandmothers buy these mattresses
11:21on the morning of the 22nd.
11:23On the morning of the 22nd.
11:24In the market, usually.
11:25In the market.
11:26Then, after buying it,
11:27we'll take it home.
11:28We'll dry it in the fields.
11:30To dry.
11:31Okay.
11:32So that it will be soft.
11:33So that it will be soft.
11:34Because if it's soft,
11:36it's possible that it won't be flattened.
11:39So, it will be more durable.
11:42It's like that.
11:43Okay.
11:44It's like that.
11:45It's like a garment that is ironed
11:47and the leaves of the banana are peeled before being used.
11:50They do this because not all of them have gasoline.
11:53And the wood was also expensive in the early days.
11:56Wow, resourceful.
11:57So, it's really just for Christmas.
11:59It's just for Christmas.
12:00It's not like...
12:01When you can do that,
12:03or you can afford it,
12:04you'll go to the market.
12:05There are really sellers in the market.
12:07But in the house,
12:09you'll do that.
12:10It's too flattened.
12:13Sorry, Alex.
12:14That's not a deep Tagalog.
12:16But I feel like it's deep.
12:17It's flattened.
12:19Okay.
12:20Then, let's get our rope.
12:23Let's get the rope.
12:24Okay.
12:25The rope came from the container.
12:27Ah, that's great.
12:29Get your partner.
12:30Yes.
12:31Perfection.
12:32Like...
12:33See?
12:34This is really...
12:35You know,
12:36I was really nervous after that.
12:38You know,
12:39it's like...
12:41There.
12:42Hold it like this.
12:43Ah, like this?
12:44When you...
12:45When you hold it.
12:48Then, after,
12:49tie it with one hand.
12:51Left or right?
12:52Tie it here.
12:54Okay.
12:56Until it's tied.
12:59Oh, my God.
13:01There.
13:02Spell legit.
13:03See?
13:04That's how we do it.
13:05Wow.
13:06That's great.
13:08It's okay even if it's messy.
13:09It's okay.
13:10But it's really a job done because...
13:13What is it?
13:14Suman total.
13:15Suman.
13:18Oh, my goodness.
13:20I don't know if this is more valuable than the money I can get from studying.
13:26But...
13:27At least, I learned something.
13:32Not yet full from dinuguan and suman,
13:34what if seafood?
13:36Suman.
13:37As a result of growing up in a rich sea,
13:40seafood is also present in their food.
13:43Because alimango is one of our family's favorite food when we were young,
13:47it's usually steamed.
13:50Because it's always a lot,
13:52usually, there are leftovers.
13:54So, we make this torta alimango or torta alimasag.
13:58So, we just shred the leftover alimasag or alimango.
14:02It will be an additional dish.
14:07If you're still not that hungry,
14:09there's food in Bataan that is missing.
14:11But it becomes clear when it's Christmas season.
14:14Alright, friends.
14:15We're here at Samal Food Park
14:17to experience what they usually eat during Noche Buena.
14:24The people of Samal Bataan will give us a different taste of Christmas.
14:28Sir, we have panara.
14:30Panara?
14:31And the name of it is puto with rice.
14:33Puto?
14:34Yes.
14:35Puto.
14:36Hold on.
14:37This looks different because usually when I go to churches,
14:40of course, there's bibingka, puto bumbong.
14:44Yes.
14:45Here in Samal, this is what the people here eat?
14:48Yes.
14:49The first one is for serving.
14:52Yes.
14:53But it's not served anymore.
14:55So, we just shredded it using lumpia wrapper.
14:59How much is that?
15:00It's only 15 pesos.
15:01Can I taste it?
15:02Yes.
15:03Which one do you think is the best?
15:07This one?
15:08Yes.
15:09All of these are good.
15:10Alright.
15:11Yes.
15:12And then, sir?
15:13And then?
15:14The first one is puto with rice.
15:15So, it's like rice.
15:16Yes.
15:17That's why we inherited the tradition.
15:20That's right.
15:21My grandmother inherited it.
15:22My mother inherited it.
15:23So, you inherited it from your mother, then from your mother's mother.
15:27Yes, we inherited it.
15:28How many generations is this?
15:30Around 3 or 4.
15:313 or 4?
15:32Yes.
15:33But of course, it evolved.
15:34Did you think it's lumpia?
15:35You're wrong, Pierros.
15:37This is panara, which is sold every Sunday night.
15:40Can I taste it?
15:41Yes.
15:42Okay.
15:46I hope it's good.
15:48Yes.
15:49It's like eating delicious rice.
15:50Sir, this one.
15:51Can I taste it?
15:52Yes, you can, sir.
15:53I want to taste it.
15:54Try the puto, sir.
15:55So, you can taste it better.
16:02It's okay.
16:03I'll just use my hands.
16:04I always use my hands.
16:06There you go.
16:07He's really a partner.
16:09He's my partner.
16:10Because of the saltiness.
16:13Yes.
16:14Then, there's a bit of spiciness.
16:16Yes, sir.
16:17I feel like it can be spicier.
16:20It's good for you if you eat it at night.
16:22Then, you can eat it for dinner or dinner.
16:28It's good.
16:29Yes.
16:30Is it normal for you to eat here?
16:31Yes, sir.
16:32Did you sell it?
16:33Yes, sir.
16:34How long have you been doing this?
16:35It's been a long time.
16:36I'm still an elementary school student.
16:38He passed it on to his mother.
16:40Sinbanggabi in Bataan is really during the night.
16:44So, after Sinbanggabi,
16:46when the families come home from the church,
16:50they will buy panara and puto rice,
16:54and that will be their dinner.
16:58Are you full?
16:59We're not done yet.
17:01There's dessert.
17:02Are you familiar with Araro Cookies?
17:04It was popular here in Bataan.
17:05Now, there are different flavors that you can taste.
17:08Merry Christmas.
17:09Merry Christmas.
17:10There.
17:11Have you been selling Araro Cookies for a long time?
17:16Yes, sir.
17:17Actually, it's our third generation.
17:18Wow, okay.
17:19It's in a small kitchen.
17:21We just cook it for our nieces and nephews,
17:24for our friends,
17:25until they like it.
17:27Then, every time there's an occasion,
17:30my grandmother prepares it.
17:32Aside from the classic Araro,
17:34it seems that it has a lot of different flavors.
17:37Yes, sir.
17:38So, we innovated from my grandmother.
17:41My mother managed it,
17:43and I helped.
17:44We have new flavors.
17:46There's cashew,
17:47there's strawberry,
17:49there's mango,
17:50there's cacao,
17:51and there's purple.
17:53What's your favorite?
17:55My favorite is purple yam.
17:58Purple yam?
17:59Yes, sir.
18:00Can I taste it?
18:01Yes, you can.
18:02Oh, you have your own flavors.
18:03Yes, sir.
18:04It's like,
18:05when you buy a powder,
18:06you mix it.
18:07Yes, sir.
18:08That's great.
18:09Those who want to try it first.
18:10Yes, sir.
18:11Wow, okay.
18:13It's good.
18:15Classic Araro.
18:16Of course,
18:17your Ube is getting popular again.
18:20Yes, sir.
18:21I get it.
18:22Nice color,
18:23nice taste.
18:24You got a food tip.
18:26You got a taste of the Samal
18:28which is really delicious.
18:30I don't know if you can't say
18:32thank you,
18:33thank you,
18:34to your kindness
18:35to the youth.
18:36Ho, ho, ho, Viejos.
18:38We're still talking about Christmas.
18:39Will you believe me
18:40if I say
18:41that the Christmas tree here in Limay,
18:43kids,
18:44is eaten.
18:45We dip it in chocolate,
18:46pure chocolate.
18:47Then we put food colors
18:49in different colors.
18:51In red,
18:52we add strawberry flavor.
18:54In violet,
18:55its flavor is Ube
18:57so it becomes
18:58Puto Bumbong flavor.
19:00I saw
19:01Puto Bumbong
19:02so there's a little bit of cheese.
19:03Yes, sir.
19:04And desiccated coconut.
19:06Oh, by the way,
19:07Christmas tree made from mini doughnuts.
19:10Here in the middle,
19:12we'll cut it
19:15like this.
19:17That's like its belt.
19:18Yes, sir.
19:19The chocolate first.
19:20We'll put a box in the middle.
19:23Box?
19:24That's the actual buckle?
19:25Yes,
19:26and Santa's button.
19:29Two dots.
19:30Two.
19:33My team is so lazy.
19:35They just want me to fail.
19:37That's all they care about.
19:40But I will not fail.
19:47They can sell
19:48more than 70 towers of mini doughnuts
19:50during Christmas season.
19:54When do you set up
19:55your Christmas tree at home?
19:57In December.
19:58December.
19:59We do it at home
20:01because my wife and my mother-in-law
20:04are big on Christmas.
20:06So maybe
20:09early November.
20:11Actually, no.
20:12Just October.
20:14Christmas tree comes first
20:16than Halloween.
20:17Halloween.
20:18Yes.
20:19So Christmas is more important
20:21at home
20:22than Halloween.
20:25There are so many girls.
20:26Will we be able to finish
20:27the mini doughnuts tower?
20:37I think we're okay.
20:38Oh, no.
20:39Yes, sir.
20:42It's clean.
20:43It's clean.
20:47I'm so lucky to receive this.
20:50From small to giant Christmas tree.
20:52Presenting,
20:537 feet giant Christmas tree
20:55at Samal Bataan,
20:56made in Capiz.
20:59It's one of the top distributor
21:00of Capiz
21:01in the province of Bataan.
21:03That's why Capiz products
21:04are made here.
21:06One of the makers
21:08is 88 years old
21:09Tatay Berting.
21:11I'm the one who learned
21:13how to make Capiz.
21:15That's why
21:16every year before Christmas,
21:18I earn money
21:20to make Capiz.
21:25Tatay Berting
21:26is one of the makers
21:27of Christmas balls
21:28at the plaza.
21:29These giant Christmas balls
21:31are a collaborative effort
21:32of Capiz makers
21:33in Samal.
21:36Did you wait for everything?
21:37If not,
21:38I have a gift for you
21:40from Monito or Monita.
21:42We have gifts
21:43that we can guess
21:44what's inside
21:48of the wrapper.
21:54It looks like a cliffhanger.
21:55I don't know if...
22:03Notebook?
22:07Don't you have a clue?
22:08This is not enough.
22:09Violin?
22:12Sorry.
22:14Boomerang?
22:17I'm not wrong.
22:20It's so easy.
22:23Hello?
22:24Side mirror?
22:26Good, good.
22:27You're right.
22:28You don't need...
22:30I know this one.
22:31When it rains.
22:33Correct.
22:39Hello?
22:40This is so obvious.
22:45I know it.
22:46I know it.
22:48I won't tell you
22:49but you need to guess.
22:50I know this one.
22:52Hello?
22:53This is the most obvious.
22:56It's cold.
22:59And a box.
23:01Hello?
23:02Food, of course.
23:04Hello?
23:05Food, of course.
23:11Fish.
23:14Hello?
23:17Wait.
23:21Tinapa.
23:25You smelled it right.
23:27You heard it right, Biarros.
23:29Tinapa that you can buy in the market
23:31because there's a new gift for Christmas.
23:35Their gifts are really different.
23:38Their Christmas package is available in different containers
23:41and also in different fish.
23:45Now that Christmas is coming,
23:46what are you waiting for, Biarros?
23:49First of all, the 13-month pay bonus,
23:53delicious food to eat during Christmas,
23:57of course, Christmas parties, giveaways,
24:01Ninong and Ninang that we visit every year.
24:05I'm also waiting for my siblings
24:07and we'll celebrate everything during Christmas.
24:12The tradition of celebrating Christmas will be different.
24:15I know that everyone's wish is the same,
24:19to be with the whole family,
24:22to celebrate Noche Buena,
24:23and to be happy during Christmas.
24:25That's why since I was young,
24:27my wish for all of us is a happy Christmas.