Paano ba ginagawa ang pag-e-embalsamo?
‘Yan ang ating inalam kasama ang 16 years nang licensed embalmer na si Paolo Velasquez! Panoorin ang video.
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‘Yan ang ating inalam kasama ang 16 years nang licensed embalmer na si Paolo Velasquez! Panoorin ang video.
Hosted by the country’s top anchors and hosts, 'Unang Hirit' is a weekday morning show that provides its viewers with a daily dose of news and practical feature stories. Watch it from Monday to Friday, 5:30 AM on GMA Network! Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes.
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00:00Here's another scary surprise for us this morning.
00:03We have a TikToker guest.
00:05He's not a singer, he's not a dancer.
00:07He's an embalsamador.
00:11I was scared earlier.
00:12You weren't scared?
00:13Okay.
00:15Well, he became a licensed embalmer in 2008 and he's also a top-notcher.
00:20He has more than 261,000 followers on TikTok and more than 4 million likes online.
00:26Amazing. His work is really unique.
00:29And this morning, we'll talk to him.
00:31Let's all welcome embalsamador TikToker, Paolo Velasquez.
00:35Alright.
00:36Hi, Paolo!
00:38Oh, he left the screen.
00:40Come on, Paolo.
00:42Is that your real name?
00:44Yes.
00:45You look like Paolo Velasquez as an artist.
00:48That's my favorite name, Paolo.
00:50You've been a licensed embalmer for 16 years.
00:54We heard that you were just a kid.
00:56Do you want to be an embalsamador when you grow up?
00:58Is that true?
01:00Why?
01:01It's a family business.
01:03I really like seeing the crew doing it.
01:07I thought it was your body.
01:09Well, accidentally, I ran into a room.
01:12It was a morgue.
01:14I saw everything.
01:16So, they embalmed me and that's how it all started.
01:18Wow.
01:20That's a bit different.
01:22Your dream grew.
01:24On your TikTok, you share stories as an embalsamador.
01:27Do you have scary stories as an embalmer?
01:30Yes, I do.
01:31Oh, really?
01:32For example, there are things in our establishment,
01:35in my room, that fall.
01:37There are instances, for example,
01:39when our office's CR flashed alone.
01:42I was the only one alone.
01:44Our crew was there.
01:46They know.
01:47They can attest to that.
01:49Sir Paolo, what do you think is the hardest part of being an embalsamador?
01:53We have three very difficult cases in embalming.
01:56Number one, I'll try to use medical terms for those who are in a hurry.
01:59That's what I was thinking.
02:01It's like you, Enawig.
02:02You should know the anatomy of a person.
02:04Yes.
02:05Go ahead.
02:06Number one is those who decompose.
02:08Because it's hard to form their bodies.
02:11Aside from that, the environment inside, because of the smell,
02:15is very unpleasant.
02:17That's one.
02:18Number two is those who are in an accident
02:20and the victims of crime.
02:22Their bodies can't be formed.
02:24Well, that's good.
02:25That's good.
02:26There's a procedure for that.
02:27But it's hard to do.
02:28And lastly, the hardest part is the infants.
02:31Those who are 2-3 months old.
02:33Because their bones are not that big.
02:36It's hard to get them.
02:37Even if we have a needle, it's hard to stab them in the neck.
02:42I thought it's a usual process.
02:45It's different from the cases of how people die.
02:49When people go, it's different.
02:51We always just assume that they died in their sleep.
02:53Right.
02:54Which is the most ideal.
02:55Yes.
02:56In your profession, Paolo, what do you think are the things that people don't know?
02:59They think that there are stigmas that are scary and dirty.
03:05That's what I know.
03:06I'm the one who's scared.
03:07Like someone who flushes in the toilet.
03:08Right?
03:09Yes.
03:10But in reality, it's actually an exact science that we study.
03:13Right.
03:14And our exams are not funny because there are written and actual.
03:17Yes.
03:18And you're a top-notcher.
03:19Yes.
03:21Actually, I'm an average student, but I've been doing it for a while and I'm exposed to it.
03:25You know it too well.
03:26Like when I take an exam, I know what it is.
03:29Your practical skills, you've already employed it, you've already done it.
03:32Yes.
03:33I've been doing it since I was young.
03:34In your class, do you have a lot of classmates?
03:35I mean, do you have a lot of interest to do this?
03:38Because this is one of the constants in life.
03:40We all die, right?
03:42Yes.
03:43There's a need for it always.
03:44Yes.
03:45What's funny is after my content was released on TikTok, people became…
03:48It sparked interest.
03:49Yes.
03:50They became interested.
03:51Okay.
03:52Especially the generation that…
03:53Because my father, our generation, they almost don't want to do a funeral home because
03:57maybe this is the stigma.
03:58This is the…
03:59When they saw how professional the profession is, they don't want to study.
04:02And also, it's also a big help because you don't have to be a college graduate to become
04:07a licensed embalmer.
04:08Okay.
04:09So, high school and 18 years old, you can already take the exam.
04:11You can apply.
04:12If you have a full-time job and then you're a freelance embalmer, you'll earn more.
04:15So, it's a waste.
04:16All right.
04:18We're like surgeons.
04:20That's true.
04:21We're clean.
04:22Yes.
04:23We're being…
04:24Honestly, your environment is different but you're still a surgeon.
04:26Yes.
04:27Yes.
04:28Instead of operating, you're still alive.
04:29He's dead.
04:30With its own challenges.
04:33Yes.
04:34Including our sanitation.
04:35We're still studying.
04:36Everything is clean.
04:37It really is a decent profession, right?
04:38Yes.
04:39And thank you for educating.
04:40Exactly.
04:41In that sense, we should know more about it.
04:43I was educated at this point.
04:44And all of us.
04:45Exactly.
04:46We're grateful for this new knowledge.
04:47Thank you so much, Paolo.
04:48Thank you for having us.
04:49You're visiting us for the first time.
04:50Yes.
04:52I keep on making that content to educate more people.
04:54Yes.
04:55Thank you for having us.
04:57All right.
04:58Sir Paolo Velasquez.
04:59All right.