'Ang Prinsesa ng Quiapo,' dokumentaryo ni John Consulta | I-Witness
Aired (March 9, 2024): Sinong mag-aakala na sa Quiapo, ang isa sa pinakamataong lugar ng Maynila, ay may isang prinsesa na naninirahan at araw-araw na nakikipagsapalaran dito?
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08:47 Perfect bite.
08:49 Cheers!
08:51 Cheers!
08:53 Mmm!
08:57 Delicious!
09:01 Delicious!
09:03 Your taste buds will be full.
09:05 You know, it's an explosion of flavors.
09:07 Yes.
09:09 The spice, the coconut, the turmeric, the ginger.
09:13 It's like there's a lot of flavors.
09:15 You know, you'd think, "Huh? Is this Filipino food?"
09:17 Yes, it's Filipino food at the same time.
09:19 It's like that.
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09:23 2019,
09:25 when Chuy started vlogging.
09:27 I'm being honest,
09:29 satay is my favorite Mindanao food of all time.
09:33 So, what are the things
09:35 that you like
09:37 about vlogging Mindanao food?
09:39 I've been asked this before.
09:41 If I choose to promote halal,
09:43 are you a food Muslim?
09:45 Actually, I'm a Christian. I'm a Catholic.
09:47 But, what I'm interested in
09:49 is more on
09:51 how you put them in the limelight.
09:53 I've said that
09:55 there are a lot of trending Korean food,
09:57 a lot of trending food,
09:59 but why not our own?
10:01 Which is, based on history,
10:03 Muslim food or halal food
10:05 is pre-colonial.
10:07 How has your perspective
10:09 on the Muslim community
10:11 changed
10:13 when you're featuring Mindanao food
10:15 as a vlogger?
10:17 That's the mission fulfilling.
10:19 My perspective has changed.
10:21 It's not just vlogging.
10:23 It's not just about
10:25 making yourself famous.
10:27 It's more on game changer.
10:29 You can change
10:31 the perspective of people.
10:33 You know?
10:35 Next, we're looking for
10:37 one of the viral food
10:39 here in Quiapo,
10:41 Pastil or Pater.
10:43 Chuwi, what is this place?
10:45 This, sir, geographically,
10:47 is really a street.
10:49 But, because of the number of pastils,
10:51 they call it Pastil Street.
10:53 Here, you can see,
10:55 almost everything is sold as pastil.
10:57 That's a rice meal.
10:59 There's a little dish that's like adobo flakes
11:01 wrapped in banana leaves.
11:03 A rice meal with adobo flakes on top?
11:05 Something like that.
11:07 Wrapped in banana leaves.
11:09 But the catch is, it's only 10 pesos.
11:11 10 pesos?
11:13 One order?
11:15 Here it is.
11:17 Cheers!
11:19 It's good.
11:25 It tastes like adobo.
11:27 It does.
11:29 10 pesos for one order?
11:31 Yes, one order.
11:33 But the 10 pesos,
11:35 for the amount of it,
11:37 I think,
11:39 you can have 5 to 6 pastils
11:41 for 10 pesos.
11:43 It's really worth it
11:45 for the price.
11:47 According to Professor Jolquip Liwadi,
11:57 Dean of the Institute of Islamic Studies
11:59 of the University of the Philippines,
12:01 most of the Muslims in Quiapo
12:03 are Maranao.
12:05 They are very skilled,
12:07 especially when it comes
12:09 to their food.
12:11 So, in Quiapo,
12:13 they are good
12:15 at going into business ventures.
12:17 Even though Indonesian food,
12:19 Malaysian food,
12:21 Tausug food,
12:23 Maguindana food,
12:25 they can transform
12:27 those to make it as Maranao food.
12:29 The color is an important element
12:31 in the Maranao culture,
12:33 which is why yellow and red
12:35 are the main colors
12:37 in their food.
12:39 These colors are generally
12:41 identified with the royals.
12:43 That's why,
12:45 until now,
12:47 their royalty tradition
12:49 is strong.
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12:55 According to Professor Wadi,
12:57 the Maranao people
12:59 were not fully
13:01 ruled by the Sultanate.
13:03 Their tradition is not there.
13:05 What they have is
13:07 a four-room extension
13:09 of the Maranao royalty,
13:11 of Maguindana royalty,
13:13 which is ruled by the Sultan Kudarat,
13:15 and so on and so forth.
13:17 But, it has become
13:19 a tradition in the Maranao
13:21 to have a royal heir.
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13:25 The leaders of
13:27 Muslim communities
13:29 choose and vote
13:31 who will be the
13:33 royal heir
13:35 based on popularity
13:37 and their ability
13:39 to help.
13:41 And here in the Muslim town,
13:43 in Quiapo,
13:45 their first princess
13:47 is Haja Noron.
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13:55 In 1976,
13:57 she arrived in Quiapo.
13:59 It was just after the
14:01 war in Mindanao
14:03 during the martial law.
14:05 When I arrived here in Manila,
14:07 of course, I was surprised.
14:09 I said, "Manila is so beautiful."
14:11 There is a big difference
14:13 in the people.
14:15 Of course,
14:17 I went to Quiapo
14:19 and it was just after
14:21 the Golden Mosque.
14:23 The first woman here was
14:25 my brother's wife.
14:27 That's why we lived here in Quiapo.
14:29 Haja Noron showed
14:31 the clothes she wore
14:33 when she was crowned.
14:35 This is the so-called
14:37 "langket" of Maranao.
14:39 What does this design mean?
14:41 There is a design like this
14:43 in Maranao?
14:45 Yes,
14:47 I like flowers.
14:49 That's why I said,
14:51 "Let's put some flowers."
14:53 Haja Noron
14:59 is one of the most famous
15:01 and the first
15:03 food seller
15:05 in Maranao
15:07 during the 90s.
15:11 She helped
15:13 her daughter, Junaira.
15:15 There was no restaurant
15:17 here before.
15:19 We were small.
15:21 I was the first
15:23 to build a small restaurant.
15:25 I got the
15:27 big restaurant.
15:29 The food of Maranao
15:33 that she sells
15:35 increased.
15:37 But they said,
15:39 "You can't eat chicken and coriander."
15:41 And the
15:43 "ginataan"
15:45 of "ulong na dalag," "ginataan na ulong na bungkaong,"
15:47 the "itlog na isda"
15:49 that we call "budi."
15:51 The "itlog na isda" is small
15:53 but it sticks.
15:55 Why is that?
15:57 Because it was colored.
15:59 What is that?
16:01 Turmeric.
16:03 Because
16:05 our food is bland.
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16:09 The taste
16:13 is not too spicy
16:15 but it's delicious.
16:17 And it's different in taste.
16:19 It's my first time to taste this.
16:21 We really like
16:23 the taste of "palapa"
16:25 in our food.
16:27 It's indispensable.
16:29 The main ingredient
16:33 of "palapa" is
16:35 "sakurab,"
16:37 or native scallions,
16:39 that are cooked for
16:41 almost 4 hours.
16:43 So this grows
16:45 in the "Melao del Sur,"
16:47 in "Madang Marawi."
16:49 So we send it to Manila
16:51 because the food here,
16:53 like "kaparan"
16:55 and "rendang,"
16:57 has a "palapa" condiment.
16:59 "Palapa" is like their "sambal" or spice.
17:01 This is the main ingredient.
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17:05 Here in Quiapo,
17:07 you can find the biggest mosque
17:09 in Manila.
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17:13 The Golden Mosque.
17:17 It was built in 1976.
17:21 It can accommodate
17:23 22,000 people.
17:25 Mosques are an important part
17:31 of the life
17:33 of Muslims.
17:35 During the American occupation,
17:41 after the Second World War,
17:43 Manila became
17:45 more open to Muslims.
17:47 First, the Indian Muslims
17:51 came here
17:53 to do business.
17:55 They were followed by
17:57 what we call "pensionados."
17:59 They were the young Muslims
18:01 who were given scholarships
18:03 by the American colonial government.
18:05 They came here
18:07 to Manila
18:09 to study.
18:11 They formed groups
18:13 with the Indian Muslims.
18:15 In 1972,
18:17 when the "Melao del Sur" was in turmoil,
18:19 many Muslims
18:21 were forced to go to
18:23 Manila.
18:25 Quiapo was one of them
18:27 who served as a safe exit
18:29 for the Muslims.
18:31 In the early days,
18:33 it was multi-tribal.
18:35 There were Maranao, Maguindanao,
18:37 Tausug, Yakan,
18:39 and Sama, apart from the early
18:41 Muslim Indians.
18:43 But later on, Maranao
18:45 slowly dominated Quiapo.
18:47 For them to survive,
18:49 they really had to
18:51 be good in business,
18:53 selling their possessions.
18:55 And this became,
18:57 eventually, their tradition.
18:59 In the long period
19:03 of Muslim domination
19:05 in Quiapo,
19:07 discrimination
19:09 still persists.
19:11 It hurts.
19:13 Even if you're not guilty,
19:15 they still say, "What's that?
19:17 Abusayap?"
19:19 "He's a Muslim.
19:21 He's not from here."
19:23 It hurts.
19:25 How do you
19:27 overcome such
19:29 pollutations?
19:31 We don't notice it,
19:33 we let it pass.
19:35 We say, "The time will come
19:37 when we will understand."
19:39 It's not just
19:41 the princess or
19:43 Bay Alabi.
19:45 They are the protectors
19:47 of the women
19:49 in the community.
19:51 They are the
19:53 female version
19:55 of a sultan.
19:57 Essentially, Maranao is a patriarchal society.
19:59 It's always male-dominated.
20:01 If you're declared
20:03 as a woman,
20:05 you're a respected
20:07 Maranao leader.
20:09 How are you?
20:11 Bay Alabi
20:13 was terminated six years ago.
20:15 The most important
20:17 to me is that we,
20:19 the women,
20:21 are being helped.
20:23 It's really important
20:25 that women like me
20:27 are being helped.
20:29 I can say that
20:31 I will give them a good education.
20:33 And this is where I saw
20:39 how the community
20:41 became a hub
20:43 for the
20:45 princess of
20:47 Quiapo.
20:49 Hadja Nourron
21:01 gives her
21:03 full strength and time
21:05 to her duty
21:07 as Bay Alabi.
21:09 She was also chosen
21:13 for this position
21:15 because of her long experience
21:17 in life as an elder
21:19 of the community.
21:21 Hadja Nourron
21:23 is also determined to help.
21:25 The work of
21:27 Bay Alabi is hard
21:29 because all the problems
21:31 are in Salomoy.
21:33 There's always
21:35 a province that lacks
21:37 in Pamasay.
21:39 There are many problems
21:41 in being Bay Alabi.
21:43 But thank God,
21:45 our barangay, our community,
21:47 is being helped.
21:49 Fatima, eat.
21:59 Eat, my child.
22:01 She has a foot injury
22:07 because of diabetes.
22:11 I give her
22:13 breakfast and dinner.
22:15 I give her two meals
22:17 a day.
22:19 Eat well so that...
22:21 I'm not the only one
22:23 who helps her.
22:25 Everyone here
22:27 in Quiapo
22:29 helps her.
22:31 Her duty
22:35 is to maintain
22:37 order in their place.
22:39 There are so many
22:41 problems.
22:43 It's hard
22:45 if a woman
22:47 can't solve one problem
22:49 in one day.
22:51 It's a big problem.
22:53 So you're the only one
22:55 in the two families.
22:57 More than any help
23:01 she can give,
23:03 perhaps the most important
23:05 is the feeling
23:07 of Hajan Ron
23:09 that they're not alone.
23:11 They're not alone.
23:13 Because I'm here
23:19 in Quiapo,
23:21 I continue
23:23 tasting their
23:25 delicious food.
23:27 It's delicious.
23:33 It's sweet and salty.
23:35 It's a mix.
23:37 I just need rice.
23:39 The paroquians
23:43 brought the Hopia
23:45 to this store.
23:47 Yes, this one.
23:49 King Chuntin started
23:51 in 1927.
23:53 Until now,
23:55 the same area, the same owner.
23:57 It's the fourth generation
23:59 of this owner.
24:03 It's hot.
24:05 It's hot.
24:07 It's good.
24:11 It has a smoky flavor.
24:13 I've tasted
24:17 a lot of monggo
24:19 Hopia.
24:21 But there's a different
24:23 factor that makes it delicious.
24:25 From different parts
24:31 of Quiapo,
24:33 Hajan Ron and Annabel
24:35 are being served
24:37 a dish.
24:39 For me, my dream is
24:43 that Quiapo
24:45 will be more beautiful
24:47 and the people here
24:49 will be successful
24:51 in their business
24:53 so that Quiapo will be beautiful.
24:55 From the beginning
24:57 until now,
24:59 I've always loved Quiapo
25:01 and I love the people
25:03 of Quiapo.
25:05 I also want to take care of it.
25:07 I'm passing it to the kids.
25:09 I'm training
25:11 my legacy
25:13 that I have
25:15 a role
25:17 in making
25:19 the image of Quiapo beautiful.
25:21 On my visit to Quiapo,
25:27 I saw
25:29 its two faces.
25:31 Both were born
25:37 of different religions,
25:39 their culture and tradition.
25:41 If in other parts of the world,
25:47 the result of
25:49 misunderstanding
25:51 and difference in
25:53 beliefs is different,
25:55 this is the situation
25:57 I witnessed here.
25:59 Here in Quiapo,
26:01 the tolerance
26:03 and the
26:05 readiness
26:07 of
26:09 Christians and Muslims
26:11 to live
26:13 in the same space is very much alive.
26:15 We can say that
26:17 we have Quiapo
26:19 that we can expand
26:21 and change
26:23 the stereotypes.
26:25 Here,
26:27 they proved that
26:29 there is a difference.
26:31 It's not impossible
26:33 to be one.
26:35 From here in Quiapo, Manila,
26:39 I am John Consulta
26:41 and this is
26:43 "Eyewitness."
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26:59 you