Revisiting the gems of Camarines Norte (Full Episode) | Biyahe ni Drew
Aired (August 25, 2024): Join Biyahero Drew as he returns to explore the enchanting beauty of Camarines Norte, one of the Philippines' most captivating destinations!
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00:00No one would believe that this is the son of Surui.
00:05This is the road.
00:06This is the road?
00:07Yes, this is the spillway.
00:09Then, the kayak will hit the rocks.
00:19Are you ready for our trip tonight?
00:30But it looks like we're going to be haunted by the extraordinary stories of the locals here.
00:35I'm protecting it so that it won't disappear.
00:39Because if it disappears in the next generation, they won't be able to see it.
00:44The food here is not only delicious,
00:48there are also stories of hope and recovery.
00:53If there's no food, it looks like a toy.
00:58Malanok.
00:59Malanok?
01:00That's wrong.
01:01It's wrong?
01:04For a trip that will fill you with knowledge and experience the natural beauty of nature.
01:14Let's go, my friends.
01:15Let's come again to Camp Norton.
01:18They say that difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.
01:28But in this newly-opened passage in the town of Vinzons,
01:31the road is getting more and more difficult.
01:33Because it's only a 15-minute climb,
01:35you'll get a great view.
01:38We'll be accompanied on the climb to Mount Panit
01:41by the wife of a biking enthusiast, Joana Julian.
01:45They say that biking in this mountain is now a friend.
01:50How did you find out about this route?
01:56Mount Panit, since we're from Vinzons,
02:01we've known it since 2021 when we came here.
02:05We included it in our bucket list.
02:07Our plan is to bike the whole Vinzons.
02:11Not just the barangay.
02:13When we parked here, I noticed that the place is beautiful
02:17because there's a beach and a mountain.
02:19Yes.
02:20That's usually a good combo.
02:22It's not one of the reasons why bikers or hikers come here just to have fun.
02:29Yes.
02:30It's one of our favorites because if you're from Vinzons,
02:33especially if you're a beginner biker,
02:3624 kilometers from Vinzons, from Barangay Ginacotan,
02:39it's just short if you're going for a long ride.
02:42The climb is only 15 to 20 minutes.
02:46You're already at the peak.
02:47You're already at the peak.
02:48Using your bicycle.
02:49Yes.
02:50Usually, you just push it.
02:52Just push it.
02:53Okay, let's try it.
02:54Okay.
02:55Go, go, go.
03:10The environmental fee is 25 pesos.
03:18When it comes to the flat surface of the mountain,
03:20you can already ride your bicycle to the peak.
03:31But just here, the hike is worth it and you should check it out.
03:39If you're a biking enthusiast or a cyclist who will visit Cam North,
03:45this specific spot around this area,
03:48when you arrive or before your assault,
03:51there are some parts that you need to lift or push
03:55because the gradient of the hill is a bit high.
03:59But there are some parts that you can ride.
04:02And then, as promised,
04:05they said that in around 15 minutes,
04:07you will reach the top.
04:10Which is…
04:11This is your reward.
04:13This is probably 180 views of this…
04:16What kind of beach is this?
04:18What ocean is this?
04:19Pacific.
04:20Pacific Ocean.
04:21And the water is so calm.
04:23The sun is brightly shining.
04:26And at least we put a good workout in.
04:30Thanks, guys.
04:36I heard that this is not just a mountain that you can climb.
04:41Oh no, it fell.
04:42Oh no.
04:43This is Patong-Patong na Hamok or Duyan.
04:46Challenge accepted in the B&B team.
04:49Is there another one?
04:50There's a lot.
04:51I'm looking for it.
04:55How can I climb this?
05:00There.
05:01There's a lot of people.
05:03There's a lot of people.
05:08This 3.5 hectare nature park and resort
05:11has various accommodation options.
05:13You can do team building,
05:15camping,
05:17overnight.
05:18We are the only resort here in Camarines Norte
05:20that has a river and pool.
05:28Included in the 120 pesos entrance fee for adults
05:31and 80 pesos entrance fee for kids,
05:33there's a one-to-two bath in the swimming pool and river.
05:53We heard that the locals here are good at surfing.
05:56This is for our adventurers, ladies and gentlemen.
06:01Usually, when there's waves, surfboard.
06:04Skimboard.
06:05Skimboard.
06:06Kitesurfing.
06:08Usually, when there's a lake, lagoon.
06:12Kayak.
06:13Kayak.
06:14How did you come up with that?
06:16That's right, sir.
06:17We did a different quiz
06:20so that it's different and new.
06:22And more extreme.
06:23More extreme.
06:24Normal than cruising.
06:27This is more...
06:30Is it really harder?
06:32Yes, sir.
06:33But you're sitting.
06:34It's a low center of gravity, right?
06:36It's like you're in the rapids.
06:38Yes.
06:39We really need a strong upper body
06:42so that we can catch up with the waves
06:44and then go for a ride.
06:45And usually,
06:47there's not a high chance that you'll fall?
06:51It depends.
06:52Yes, sir.
06:53It depends.
06:54It's like you have a balance.
06:55Yes, sir.
06:56The paddle, sir.
06:57Yes, sir.
06:58Okay.
06:59Okay.
07:21The challenge is
07:24to go out.
07:26Because if your kayak is not pointed
07:30directly
07:32perpendicular to the waves,
07:34then
07:37the kayak will float.
07:40And it's just a...
07:42It's a number of waves that you gotta
07:45go over
07:47before we can turn around
07:48and then wait for the wave.
07:51He said, paddle. I'll paddle.
07:52I'll paddle.
07:54But yeah,
07:55the main challenge is
07:57going outside.
07:58Especially if
08:00you're two people
08:02and it's heavy.
08:04It's not easy to steer the kayak.
08:07It's more challenging.
08:10The more challenging, the better, I guess.
08:22Let's go.
08:39At least, we got a wave.
08:40It's a bit slippery.
08:43We surfed on that wave.
08:47The last few seconds before,
08:48our kayak floated.
08:50It was like
08:52we lost our balance.
08:55But I didn't expect that
08:57the sensation of
09:01standing on the surf
09:02and you're catching a wave,
09:04it's also that
09:06awesome sensation
09:08when you're on a kayak
09:09and riding the wave.
09:11It's like,
09:12that's pretty cool.
09:14It's a really nice experience.
09:16Must try.
09:17Even if you're like
09:18let's say
09:20you're a weekend warrior.
09:22We've been going to La Union
09:23for a couple of years now.
09:24So, it's a bit
09:25on the longboard.
09:27We're trying the
09:29more agile,
09:30lighter.
09:32Apparently, the kayak we're using
09:33is pretty much like
09:35an equivalent to a longboard.
09:37It's
09:39not for
09:40wavy waves.
09:42The water is
09:44steady.
09:46So, if you have like
09:47a smaller,
09:49lighter,
09:50more agile kayak,
09:52then you can actually
09:54I guess be more efficient
09:56catching the waves
09:57or you know,
09:58doing multi-directional.
09:59But anyway,
10:00it's all good fun.
10:03Here in Talisay,
10:04they consider mangroves
10:05or bakawan
10:06to be rich.
10:09The reason why Talisay
10:10became famous
10:11is because they've been
10:12catching bakawan for a long time.
10:14The shellfish
10:15that is called
10:16tuhoy.
10:23In the three coastal barangays
10:24in Talisay,
10:25in Barangay San Nicolas,
10:26tuhoy is the most abundant.
10:31The most accessible for them
10:32is tuhoy
10:33because every low tide,
10:34wherever it is,
10:35in the area,
10:36in the middle,
10:37or here in the mangroves,
10:38they can catch it.
10:40One of the long-time
10:41catchers of tuhoy
10:42is Ate Floribel.
10:44She's only 8 years old
10:45when she was taught
10:46by her mother, Bebang,
10:47to catch tuhoy.
10:49It's important for me
10:50to catch tuhoy
10:51because when I was still studying,
10:53that's what I used to do
10:54to make ends meet
10:55in school.
10:58In the past,
10:59100 pieces of tuhoy
11:00cost P20.
11:01But now,
11:02they sell it for P1
11:03for each piece.
11:08To find out,
11:09it makes a sound
11:10when it's hit
11:11when it's caught.
11:12It makes a sound
11:13when it's caught.
11:15It makes a sound
11:16when it's caught.
11:18It makes a sound
11:19when it's caught.
11:27When Ate Floribel
11:28gets a little tuhoy,
11:30instead of selling it,
11:31they just catch it.
11:34The usual dish here
11:35is the specialty
11:36of Nanny Bebang
11:37which is tuhoy soup
11:38with fish and eggplant.
11:40Many times,
11:41we've featured
11:42different kinds of clams.
11:44But this tuhoy,
11:47you've been doing this
11:48for a long time.
11:50You started when you were
11:5110 years old.
11:53All year round?
11:54Yes.
11:58When I was young,
11:59even if you can't
12:00buy meat,
12:02you can make
12:03a soup out of it.
12:05You can make that
12:06as long as you have
12:07tuhoy, sir.
12:09Here.
12:10Let's put it here.
12:12Let's put it here.
12:17Oh,
12:18you're right, Nanny.
12:19You don't have to
12:20add salt.
12:23I'm serious.
12:25You know what's good
12:26about cooking, Nanny?
12:28You know the combination
12:29of miso
12:30and tuhoy.
12:32It's a combination
12:33of miso
12:34and tuhoy.
12:35It's a combination
12:36of miso
12:37and tuhoy.
12:39Pati patola,
12:40great combination.
12:42It tastes fresh
12:43even though it's
12:44saltwater,
12:45but saltwater fresh.
12:46At definitely
12:47walang lansa.
12:58Nung natuto yung
12:59community yung makapag-create,
13:00makapag-invent,
13:01we discovered
13:02na pwede pala sila
13:03mag-create
13:04ng more than 20
13:05dishes out of tuhoy.
13:06Malaki yung naitulong niya
13:07sa mga locals
13:08dito kasi
13:09maraming umu-order
13:10and nagkaroon sila
13:11ng additional
13:12source of income.
13:13But who will take
13:14home the
13:15Queen Tuhoy Crown?
13:16Ladies,
13:17be ready for the test.
13:18Este,
13:19sa taste test pala.
13:23Hi, Sir Drew.
13:24Hi.
13:25May ID ka bang dala?
13:27Kailangan po ng ID?
13:29Kasi baka makalimut
13:30mo yung pangalan mo.
13:32Lakas nang ano mo,
13:33ha?
13:34Confidence, ha?
13:35This is Lumpiang Tuhoy.
13:36Lumpiang Tuhoy.
13:38Lumpiang Tuhoy.
13:43Sino nga pala ulit ako?
13:46Andrew, Andrew.
13:49Hi, Sir.
13:50Uy, may kambot pa yan.
13:51Hi, Sir.
13:52Hello, po.
13:53Ito po ang
13:54Siomai Tuhoy.
13:55Siomai Tuhoy.
13:57Ito na po yung gagamitin ko.
14:00Lagyan na po natin
14:01ng soy sauce.
14:02Hello, Sir.
14:03Hello.
14:04May tubig mo kayo?
14:06Doko lang, doko lang po.
14:07Opo.
14:08Tuhoy Carbonara po.
14:15Pwede, pwede din lahat eh.
14:18Hello, Sir.
14:19Ay, hello.
14:20Ito po yung
14:21Crispy Tuhoy Sushi.
14:22Uy,
14:23so parang
14:24dinip fry po
14:25yung
14:26sushi?
14:27Yes.
14:28Ito po yung
14:29Crispy Tuhoy Sushi.
14:30So parang
14:31dinip fry pa ito
14:32or stir-fry
14:34para maging sisig
14:35siya.
14:38Marutong!
14:41Oh my goodness,
14:42we have a front-runner.
14:44Thank you, Sir.
14:45Tuhoy roll.
14:48Sandwich Tuhoy.
14:52Ang dami pa pala.
14:53Sir,
14:54Tukwat Tuhoy.
14:56Pwede, pwede din.
15:01Ayun.
15:02Gumamit yung ginger si nanay.
15:05Ang sarap din to.
15:06Wala kang lagay ng sauce,
15:07not nay.
15:10Garlic Cream Tuhoy.
15:14Tuhoy po kayo!
15:15Tuhoy po kayo!
15:16Longganisa.
15:18Medyo mahirap to.
15:19Ang tuhoy
15:20ay napaka
15:22versatile
15:23na ingredient.
15:25At pwedeng
15:26putuin
15:27gamit ang
15:28iba't-ibang ingredients.
15:29Lahat masarap
15:30pero yung
15:32dish
15:33na umosbong
15:34para sakin
15:35para sa panlasa ko
15:37hindi para sa
15:38mga kasamahan ko.
15:40Ako lang to.
15:41Ang nanalo
15:42Queen
15:43Tuhoy
15:44Crown.
15:47Matatagpuan din
15:48sa Camarines Norte
15:49ang isang
15:50natural at isang
15:51non-made attraction
15:52ang parehong dinarayo.
15:54Pero alin kaya rito
15:55ang natural?
15:56Alin naman
15:57ang non-made?
15:59Bakit mahirap
16:00mangmangkas ang dalawang ilog?
16:02To the rescue
16:03ang B&B team!
16:06Cai,
16:07natural
16:08or man-made?
16:09Man-made.
16:10Bakit po niyan
16:11sabi niyong man-made?
16:12Simento.
16:13Very valid point.
16:14Para simento.
16:15White cement.
16:17Natural.
16:19Man-made.
16:21Man-made?
16:22Or natural?
16:23Ito ang natural.
16:24Man-made.
16:25Natural.
16:26Bakit mo nasabing natural?
16:27Blue
16:28and green.
16:29Yun yung kulay ng water.
16:35Aabutin ng 40 minutes
16:36ang biyahe
16:37via 4x4 vehicle
16:38pagpunta sa tinitawag nilang
16:39spillway.
16:42Rough road na malala
16:43kaya kabit lang
16:44mga besigo.
16:46Ito na
16:47ang moment of truth.
16:50Natural
16:51o man-made
16:52kaya ito?
16:55Sir Bong,
16:56pagdating natin
16:57dito sa area na ito,
16:59kala ko
17:01natural
17:02pero
17:03hindi natural
17:04dahil
17:05parang man-made
17:06talaga ito.
17:07Pero, of course,
17:08na-validate ko dahil
17:09meron akong nakita
17:10steel bar na nakaukit dito
17:11so I guess nga
17:12man-made talaga.
17:13Ano mo ba yung
17:14parang
17:15background
17:16kung bakit merong
17:17gantung structure
17:18dito sa May Falls?
17:19In 1986,
17:20ito ay dating
17:21kalasada
17:22na ginawa
17:23ng Philippine National
17:24Oil Company
17:25or PNOC
17:26para mag-explore
17:27ng geothermal resources
17:29dito sa
17:30bundok na ito.
17:31Ngayon,
17:32in the year 2000,
17:34ito ay sini
17:35parang
17:36dinatuloy.
17:37Dinatuloy.
17:39So, ito
17:40totoo na ito
17:41ay man-made.
17:42Balik tayo sa sinabi mo
17:43na dating may daanan
17:44dito.
17:45Saan po yung daanan?
17:46Ito.
17:47Ito.
17:48Kalasada ito.
17:49Kalasada ito?
17:50Yes.
17:51It's spillway ito
17:52dating.
17:53So,
17:54bago may mga
17:55rumaragas ang tubig,
17:57talagang daanan ito?
17:58Daanan ito.
17:59Yeah,
18:00kalsada.
18:01Okay.
18:02Pag sinabi niyo po bang
18:03spillway yan,
18:04ano po bang sabihin na
18:05spillway?
18:06Spillway,
18:07parang,
18:08parang,
18:09tulay
18:10para daanan
18:11ng mga sasakyan.
18:12Okay.
18:13Yan,
18:14yung gandang yan,
18:15yun yung dinadayo
18:16ng tao dito.
18:17Ang dating kalsada
18:18naging man-made
18:19attraction na.
18:20Tama rin ba
18:21ang hula nyo,
18:22Bejeros?
18:25Yes, sir.
18:26Mam,
18:27baby,
18:28we're gonna reveal.
18:29Abangan namanya.
18:31Ang tuhoy
18:32ay napaka
18:33versatile
18:35na ingredient
18:36at pwedeng
18:37putuin
18:38gamit ang
18:39iba't-ibang ingredients.
18:40Lahat masarap,
18:41pero yung
18:43dish
18:44na umusbong,
18:45para sakin,
18:46para sa panlasa ko,
18:48hindi para sa
18:49mga kasamahan ko,
18:51ako lang to.
18:52Ang nanalo
18:53queen
18:54tuhoy
18:55crown
18:57na hindi masyadong durable, no?
19:01ay
19:02ang
19:05sisig dish.
19:19Bukod sa natural
19:20at man-made attractions,
19:21isa pa sa mga dahilan
19:22kung bakit din narayo
19:23ang probinsya
19:24ng Cabarines Norte
19:25ay dahil sa mayaman itong
19:26flora at fauna.
19:29Dalawa sa labing tatlong uri
19:30ng kilalang pinakamalaki
19:32at isa sa pinakamabahong
19:33bulaklak sa mundo
19:35ang matatagpuan dito.
19:38March 27, 2007,
19:40ng unang matuklasan
19:41ng 62-year-old
19:42eco-guide
19:43na si Tatay Angeles
19:44o mas kilalang bilang
19:45Tatay Annie,
19:46ang raplesia
19:48o corpse flower
19:49sa Mount
19:50Ginatunan.
19:52Ang 24 na taon
19:53ng guide
19:54si Tatay Annie
19:55sa Mount Ginatunan
19:56at higit sa isang libong bes
19:57na raw siyang
19:58nag-akyat baba dito.
19:59Kain niyo yung deros?
20:06Seven days kaya
20:07yung kulay niya
20:08medyo paitim na.
20:09Alam niyo ba
20:10na ang raplesia
20:11ay parang tao.
20:13Simula sa pagtubo niya
20:16hanggang sa mag-bloom
20:17ay siyem na buwan.
20:19So pag-bloom niya
20:20tumataka lang siya
20:21ng 4 to 5 days.
20:23Paglampas ng 5 days
20:24ang kulay niya
20:25ay ganito na,
20:26umiitim na siya.
20:27Pabulok na.
20:29Ayon sa
20:30International Union
20:31for Conservation of Nature
20:32o IUCN,
20:33critically endangered
20:34ang mga raplesia
20:35o na sa extremely
20:36high risk of extinction
20:37na sila.
20:38Kaya bawal na bawal
20:39itong pitasin.
20:40Pinoprotektahan ko siya
20:41para hindi mo wala.
20:43Kasi pagnawala ito
20:45sa mga susunod na
20:46regeneration,
20:47wala na silang makikita.
20:48Hanggang malakas pa ako,
20:50hanggang kaya ko,
20:51akil pa ako ng bundok.
20:55Kapag po'y maniit sila,
20:57iyan po yung itsura nila?
20:59Opo.
21:00Nasa loob.
21:01Nasa loob siya.
21:02Nasa loob kasama nito, sir.
21:03Sa loob.
21:05Pero iyan po kapag
21:07bata pa sila?
21:08Opo.
21:09Parang alimango nga, sir.
21:10Kaya hindi ka parapaniwala.
21:12Kahit sino, sir,
21:13hindi naniniwala dyan
21:14na ganito ang
21:15anak ng pooy.
21:16So,
21:17meron pong siyang
21:18mga paa
21:19Opo.
21:20at meron din siyang
21:21para sipit
21:22na parang pang-alimango.
21:23Opo.
21:24Tapos nun kapag tanda,
21:25tatanda na po sila?
21:27Pag,
21:28one, sir,
21:29pag yung handa na silang
21:30lumabas
21:31gyan sa ina,
21:32Opo.
21:33naalis na po
21:34ang sipit
21:35at saka yung
21:36mga paa niya.
21:37Parang baliktad po, no?
21:39Dahil kailangan mo po
21:40na mga paa
21:41para gumalaw.
21:42Opo.
21:43Pero kapag tumatanda
21:44na po sila,
21:45mawawala na po sila.
21:46Iyan, sir,
21:47yung balat nilang iyan
21:48nagagawa ng ganito na.
21:49Titigas na po iyan.
21:50Titigas na po iyan, sir.
21:51Lalaki ng lalaki
21:52titigas mo iyan.
21:54Inalam namin kung
21:55nagkakaanak nga ba
21:56ang tuhoy de heros?
21:57Ang sagot,
21:58hindi.
21:59Isang parasite pala itong
22:00napakaliit na alimango
22:02na nakikitira
22:03at nakikain sa tuhoy.
22:05Uy, something new
22:06sa ating pagbiyahe, ha?
22:13Dahil sa mas pinalakas
22:14na tourism promotion,
22:15taon-taon
22:16ay mas dumarami
22:17ang mga buddhistang turista
22:18sa Kamarili, Suarte.
22:20Sa munisipyo ng
22:21San Lorenzo Ruiz,
22:22isa sa most visited
22:23tourist attractions
22:24ang Mampili River.
22:26At ang best part dito,
22:27free entrance,
22:28mga biyero!
22:332021,
22:34we have 22,390
22:37tourist arrivals
22:38and this year for
22:40is 33,651 po.
22:43I guess,
22:44yung pinupuntahan to
22:45not because of the falls
22:46kasi yung falls,
22:47dun pa.
22:48But because of this area,
22:50which is yung kanilang
22:52languyan na,
22:54if you can see,
22:55sobrang clear ng water.
23:01Water's kinda cold,
23:02but very pleasant.
23:04Trek is for all ages.
23:07Bata,
23:08kahit matanda,
23:09beginner, intermediate,
23:10it doesn't really matter
23:11it doesn't really matter.
23:30Sabi nga nila,
23:31we are not above nature,
23:33we are part of nature.
23:35Ang mga dinayo naming lugar,
23:37bahagi na ng buhay
23:38ng mga nakilala naming lokal.
23:40Kaya mapotoktok ma
23:41ng bundok,
23:42ilalim ng tubig
23:43o sulok ng gubat,
23:45handaan nila itong protektahan.
23:47Mahalin at alagaan.