Tuluyan nang nasira ang mga pananim na palay sa Bulacan matapos ang nagdaang bagyo. Kaya naman ang ating food explorer na si Chef JR Royol, binisita at may munting handog para sa mga magsasaka roon. Panoorin ‘yan sa video na ito.
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00:00 But obviously, the effects of the typhoon
00:04 and the crops that were planted in Bulacan
00:07 were completely destroyed because of the flood.
00:11 Yes, that's why our food explorer, Chef JR,
00:14 went there to help the crops there in Baliwag, Bulacan.
00:19 So, Chef, how are you?
00:20 And our farmers are hero farmers, right?
00:24 This is really amazing.
00:28 There it is.
00:30 Yes, that's right, Ma'am Lynn.
00:31 Hello to you all in the studio.
00:33 And yes, we are here in Baliwag, Bulacan
00:36 to talk about the situation of our fellow farmers.
00:42 And if you can see behind me,
00:44 that area is supposed to be full of crops.
00:49 Unfortunately, we were hit by two typhoons.
00:53 And only 266 families were affected.
00:57 This is really shocking because it has a huge impact
01:00 not only on the people living here in Baliwag, Bulacan,
01:04 but also on the people who came here
01:06 and of course, the people who are affected by this type of flood.
01:09 And as we said, the flood reached Balicat.
01:13 That's why there are no crops left.
01:15 No crops were saved.
01:17 And one of the affected people is Father Jaime.
01:20 Sir, good morning.
01:21 Good morning.
01:22 Good morning, sir.
01:23 How is our situation here, sir?
01:25 We are sad because our crops were destroyed.
01:30 Yes.
01:31 We put all the crops we need.
01:35 That's why all our crops are here.
01:38 They are here, sir.
01:39 We just have to wash them.
01:41 As we mentioned earlier,
01:42 your crops were destroyed two months ago
01:44 before the typhoon hit.
01:46 Yes.
01:47 When do you hope to harvest the crops you planted?
01:51 By the end of August, I hope.
01:55 That's a shame.
01:56 So, you have 310 hectares of land here, right?
02:01 Yes.
02:02 How big is the crop you are planting?
02:04 We are planting two hectares of land.
02:08 Okay.
02:09 Father Jaime, if you don't mind me asking,
02:11 you were just born,
02:13 and this is your job?
02:15 Yes.
02:16 This is what you are used to,
02:18 to find a job for your family?
02:20 Yes.
02:21 I'm only 18 years old.
02:22 How old are you now?
02:23 I'm 71 years old.
02:25 You've been farming for a long time.
02:27 Yes.
02:28 So, you are planting two hectares of land.
02:31 How much do you expect to spend?
02:37 For every hectare,
02:39 we are planning to spend around 20,000 pesos.
02:45 Per hectare?
02:46 Per hectare.
02:47 So, the 20,000 pesos you invested in your farm,
02:51 it's all gone?
02:52 Yes.
02:53 We are back to zero.
02:55 They are starting to clear the land,
02:57 because we are also chasing the season.
03:00 Yes.
03:01 But will we be able to reach it?
03:02 Normally, how many times do you crop in a year?
03:04 Usually, we only crop twice.
03:07 Twice.
03:08 If we have the opportunity,
03:12 we crop three times.
03:14 If the season is good, right?
03:16 Yes.
03:17 What about the farmers here?
03:19 What are the situations?
03:21 We have the same sentiments.
03:22 We are one of the lucky ones.
03:26 How can we ask for help?
03:31 I'm happy that we were chosen to have a share
03:38 so that we can reach our goal.
03:41 Yes.
03:42 We have experienced hardship in farming.
03:46 Yes.
03:47 I hope we can use your program.
03:50 Yes, that's our purpose.
03:53 You know, when you farm,
03:56 it's all about rain or shine, right?
03:57 We have to work continuously.
03:59 We will bring surprises
04:01 for our farmers here in Baliwag.
04:04 For now, even if it's just simple things,
04:07 we will give them a little bit of help
04:10 before we start the whole afternoon of farming.
04:13 Let's go.
04:14 We have prepared something for you.
04:16 Thank you.
04:17 Food.
04:18 Sirs and ma'ams,
04:20 let's eat first.
04:22 We have prepared something for breakfast
04:25 so that we know that we will be here all afternoon.
04:28 Yes.
04:29 Normally, the life of a farmer starts early in the morning.
04:32 It's already afternoon.
04:33 That's why we need sustenance.
04:36 We need a strong body.
04:38 And we have prepared a simple breakfast for our farmers.
04:43 We will just continue our story here
04:46 because there are many aspects that we can learn
04:49 about their experiences.
04:51 But for the meantime,
04:52 we will have breakfast first.
04:54 Sir, let's eat our simple breakfast.
04:58 Okay.
04:59 I'm sure this is not the only situation in Baliwag.
05:03 There are many farming cities or municipalities
05:08 that experienced the same situation during their first season.
05:12 Normally, it's during this season.
05:14 So, even though it's just simple ways,
05:18 the experiences of our farmers are still rare.
05:22 Later on, we'll see if we can get some benefits
05:27 or any support.
05:29 Maybe a subsidy or any form of help
05:34 that we can help.
05:35 Because there are many farmers who were affected.
05:38 Of course, aside from those who were affected by houses.
05:44 But for our farmers,
05:49 this is what we can give them.
05:51 Let's go back to you, John.
05:53 Hello, Shaira, Ma'am Lynn,
05:55 and to all of you who are having breakfast there.
05:59 A blessed morning to all of you.
06:00 We're still here in Baliwag, Bulacan,
06:02 where we are with our farmers.
06:06 As we've mentioned earlier,
06:08 310 hectares were affected by floods.
06:13 The water level here is up to the roof.
06:17 So, all of their crops were unfortunately destroyed.
06:22 But the Filipinos are resilient.
06:26 Even if that happened, life goes on.
06:28 Aside from the breakfast we prepared earlier,
06:32 we have some rice for them to start again.
06:37 Because they're preparing the rice fields
06:39 to be ready for the rice fields
06:42 and for them to plant again.
06:43 So, they can catch up with the season.
06:45 We're here with our friends,
06:47 our fellow farmers, and Father Ricardo.
06:50 Father, what is our message?
06:54 We are very thankful for the first harvest.
07:00 We were given a new crop
07:03 that we will plant in our fields
07:05 that were destroyed by the calamity.
07:09 We are also calling on our government
07:13 to give us more rice to plant in our fields.
07:22 We will add more rice to the first harvest.
07:28 We are very thankful to our government
07:35 and to the first harvest.
07:37 Even if we are poor,
07:41 we were given a crop of GMA7.
07:48 Thank you very much.
07:50 I hope you will support our farmers.
07:55 Sir Froilan, what can we say?
07:58 What message can we send to our government?
08:03 We are very thankful for the first harvest.
08:07 Even though we were hit by a storm,
08:11 we were able to survive.
08:13 The water was almost up to our necks.
08:17 We are calling on our government
08:20 to help us farmers
08:23 to recover from the storm.
08:30 Thank you very much.
08:33 We are very thankful for the help
08:37 that we can give to our farmers.
08:40 This is not just the area that was hit by the storm.
08:43 I'm sure there are many other areas in the Philippines
08:45 that were hit by the same storm.
08:47 We really appreciate it.
08:49 We know that the government is giving help
08:51 to our farmers.
08:53 Thank you very much.
08:54 To our fellow farmers,
08:56 if you have something to share,
08:58 we'd appreciate it.
09:00 Our food adventure will continue.
09:02 Whatever it is,
09:03 it's trending.
09:05 It's here in your country,
09:06 Morning Show.
09:07 Always be the first.
09:09 First harvest!
09:10 GM in seven.
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