Alam n'yo bang mayroong isang uri ng bigas na mas mabango at mas matamis kasya sa commercial rice? Ito ang Tinawon Rice ng Banaue, Ifugao!
Tara, kain tayo at alamin ang tungkol sa bigas na mahahanap lang #OnlyInThePhilippines. #DigiDokyu
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00:07 They say that rice is life.
00:11 But did you know that there is rice that can only be found in the Philippines?
00:16 It's healthy and has a Filipino flavor.
00:19 The Tinoon Rice of Ifugao.
00:22 Mangangkisu!
00:26 The taste is sweeter compared to the ordinary rice that we taste.
00:30 The rice is softer.
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00:40 Tinoon Rice is an heirloom rice that is grown by the Igurot people in Banawe, Ifugao.
00:47 Tinoon means once a year.
00:52 It is grown only once a year or one crop.
00:56 Because of its unique aroma, taste, and texture, it is exported to other countries like America.
01:04 In fact, every April, the locals here hold the Imbaya Festival.
01:21 Tinoon is the main ingredient of the rice wine that is served at the festival.
01:25 The locals here say that making the best rice wine of the town is a specialty.
01:30 Daisy has been learning how to make rice wine for 12 years.
01:45 Even though she became an OFW within two decades, she never forgot how to make rice wine.
01:51 My grandfather was one of the oldest Mumbaki here in Banawe.
01:58 He taught me step by step how to cook and how to put it in a jar.
02:08 It is part of our culture. If you make it, it is part of your life.
02:15 If you have an opportunity, you will make it.
02:19 Daisy taught us how to make Tinoon rice wine.
02:23 The rice must be roasted a little bit and then cooked.
02:29 Then, they will grind their special yeast called "binoobo" that is also made in Tinoon.
02:38 It is very easy. Just spread it.
02:41 Just spread it.
02:44 What will happen if it is too much?
02:47 The taste will be different if it is too much.
02:51 After putting everything, we will flip it.
02:58 Why do you think we should continue making rice wine?
03:05 It is part of our culture. We should learn that even though everyone is modern,
03:11 there should be someone who knows how to make it.
03:14 But the problem now is that it is rare among the youths.
03:20 When the yeast is ground, they will put it in a jar.
03:24 The best is to keep it for 7 days.
03:27 It is also delicious.
03:30 It is good for kids to eat.
03:34 Of course, I tasted their famous rice wine that was first made by Daisy.
03:39 The rice wine is sweet.
03:41 At the same time, I can taste the slightly burnt rice.
03:46 Their rice wine is delicious.
03:48 Compared to ordinary rice, Tinoon rice has triple the price.
04:01 According to the mayor of Ifugao, the production of Tinoon rice is in great demand.
04:06 It is almost finished and it is not tasty if left unattended.
04:11 Some locals here prefer to grow ordinary rice.
04:16 Because of the growth of population,
04:19 and there is already a sudden change in the climate change
04:23 which affects the fertility and productivity of the Tinoon rice,
04:29 the production of Tinoon is decreasing.
04:31 That's why I said there are only areas being selected for the plant of Tinoon rice.
04:36 Aside from climate change, irrigation or water in the fields is also considered a problem.
04:43 If you observe that there is already a dry land rice field
04:48 because of no water flowing over the rice field,
04:51 lack of supply water to the rice field,
04:55 there are damaged source irrigations which some have not yet reconstructed.
04:59 Here in Banaue, their rice planting is still traditional.
05:09 The difference between Tinoon rice and the commercial rice is that
05:20 our rice is organic, we do not use chemical fertilizer.
05:26 Our Tinoon rice is really fragrant, soft, and good for the body.
05:32 That is the best native rice here.
05:37 Planting Tinoon rice is not easy.
05:40 Because it is only one crop, transplanting takes up to half a year until harvest.
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05:53 Women are the ones who plant rice, while men are the ones who prepare the field,
05:59 just like Oliver.
06:02 What I do is "mamanong" in our dialect.
06:06 We raise the rice paddies because when it rains,
06:14 the water will overflow and our rice will be damaged.
06:20 So we need to raise it so that the paddies will not be damaged.
06:27 First, the rice is sown and it will wait to grow for 45 days.
06:34 When it grows, it will be harvested and transplanted to be planted again.
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06:44 I also planted rice.
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06:50 What will we do first?
06:52 You will look at the rice seed.
06:54 Where can I see the rice seed?
06:56 Here, here. This is the rice.
06:59 This is what we will plant.
07:01 I made five because it will be small.
07:04 But for you, you can make three because it will be big.
07:09 I will remove this, I will separate it.
07:11 I will just pull it like that.
07:15 There.
07:17 Then, we will put it here.
07:21 As long as the water is the same.
07:26 The space, ma'am.
07:28 How deep?
07:30 As long as the roots are on the ground.
07:35 Really planted.
07:38 There.
07:39 Then, next, you put the first layer.
07:43 You will also put the second layer here in the middle.
07:48 In the middle again?
07:50 Next, just put it here in the middle.
07:54 In the middle again.
07:56 You put it in front of it. It's like a triangle.
07:59 It looks like this.
08:02 While the children are planting, Cheryl mentioned that the youths are not interested in farming.
08:09 That's the problem.
08:11 Even if you give money to the children, they are lazy.
08:18 They don't want to try.
08:20 So maybe, in the next year, we don't know if the children will still want to plant.
08:29 We will preserve our rice terraces.
08:32 It will be useless.
08:34 What will we do with our rice fields?
08:39 And of course, the rice fields are also supplied.
08:42 This is what is planted in Itogao.
08:44 Yes. If we don't plant, it will be wasted.
08:48 Aside from planting, they also do their own rice planting.
08:54 It's difficult and dangerous for those who are not used to it.
08:59 There.
09:00 Slowly.
09:02 Remove the skin.
09:04 It's heavy.
09:07 This is what they do to remove the skin of the rice itself.
09:15 If you're not used to it, like me, it's tiring.
09:23 Especially the weight of the wood that they use.
09:27 It's heavy.
09:28 Rice is one of our main sources of income.
09:41 The Philippines is in the top 8 rice producers in the world.
09:45 But the effects of climate change are a big obstacle.
09:50 Recently, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
09:57 or PAGASA, declared El Niño as a climate pattern that can be felt until next year.
10:02 According to the World Meteorological Organization or WMO,
10:06 El Niño is a climate pattern that is caused by the heat of the temperature above the sea in the Central and Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.
10:17 This means that the weather becomes hotter and drier.
10:21 It can also cause heavy rains in other parts of the world.
10:26 In the Philippines, El Niño experienced its last crisis last quarter of 2018 until third quarter of 2019,
10:34 which was a water crisis.
10:36 It is estimated that El Niño caused damage to agriculture to 7.96 billion pesos
10:44 according to the Department of Agriculture.
10:46 For El Niño, if we look at it historically, the damage to rice and corn was strong and severe.
10:56 But the projection of PAGASA, there will be about 50% strong.
11:02 So that is what the Department of Agriculture is preparing when it comes to El Niño.
11:08 And all the necessary interventions, again, we coordinated with our regional field offices.
11:15 So as to ensure that we are responsive to the effects of El Niño.
11:21 PAGASA has already declared and based on them, it will persist until early parts of 2024.
11:28 They also mentioned the demand of farmers in the water.
11:33 We need to coordinate very closely with the national irrigation for the timing of planting of rice.
11:42 I think, you know, I hope that what we have in our dumps now will last through that.
11:48 So, they increased, our dumps increased.
11:52 Every 2 to 7 years, El Niño experiences and it can last up to 12 months.
11:59 At present, it is experiencing in the country, the most affected are the farmers who often lose and lose their income.
12:09 In the case of El Niño, rice production is also affected, which may drop by 30% according to the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Incorporated.
12:19 The target of the Department of Agriculture is to make the Philippines 100% rice self-sufficient by the end of 2027 with the help of the Masagana Rice Program of the government.
12:32 According to the report of the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA in November 2022, the rice self-sufficiency of the Philippines is at 81.5%.
12:42 This is lower than the 85% rate in the past year.
12:47 And whenever the rice supply is affected, a solution of our government is to import rice from other countries.
12:56 The expected low price of rice is 20 pesos per kilo that the Marcos Administration promised is impossible to achieve.
13:05 As of now, we haven't achieved that yet.
13:08 But in the long run, if our productivity really improves, and that is what the DA is really aiming for, the government is aiming for, it is possible that it will decrease.
13:20 But with what is happening now, fertilizer cost, fuel cost, and the back-to-back typhoons, we will not be able to see that in the short run.
13:31 According to an official of the Department of Agriculture, Philippine Rice Institute, there are also many rice wasted in our country.
13:39 Two spoons of rice are wasted by every Filipino every day.
13:45 This is equivalent to 7.2 billion pesos per year. That is why they are focusing on half-cup serving of rice that can be consumed.
13:54 Especially when there is a problem with the rice supply and price.
13:59 That is why the local government is continuously striving to improve the culture of planting rice.
14:07 There is an initiative and effort that is coordinated to one cooperative.
14:13 That cooperative is existing until now.
14:15 They are the ones who are managing and coordinating the selected barangays to continue planting the Tinawan rice.
14:22 Tinawan rice is the only rice that the Philippines is growing on its own.
14:27 If it cannot fight against the harsh and changing times, and if the next generation will not continue planting, it may not be tasted in the next years.
14:41 From Banawi, Ifugao, I am Lilian Tiburcio for DGDocu of GMA Integrated News.
14:48 For more information, visit www.gma.gov.
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