Aired (July 14, 2024): From “rugs” to riches ang atake ng ilang residente ng Payatas, Quezon City! Dahil ang basahan na dinadaan-daanan at inaapakan ay kanilang pinagkakakitaan!
Paano nga ba sila nahilig sa paggawa ng mga basahan? Panoorin ang video.
Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
Watch 'I Juander' every Sunday, 8:00 PM on GTV. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #iJuanderGTV
Paano nga ba sila nahilig sa paggawa ng mga basahan? Panoorin ang video.
Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
Watch 'I Juander' every Sunday, 8:00 PM on GTV. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #iJuanderGTV
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00:00As soon as it gets wet, the first thing that comes to our mind is dirt.
00:05But now, the wetness has leveled up.
00:09Literal rags to riches.
00:11Because it's not just a cleaner for the dirt in the house.
00:16Seat cover, blankets, clothes.
00:19Those are just a few of the designs of the American designer,
00:22Elyse McMahon,
00:24and her designs were featured in the popular fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue in 2022.
00:31Elyse's goal is to reduce textile waste in her designs.
00:37That's why she used retasson fabric,
00:40which is similar to the one we read in our Pinoy version.
00:47In a tent in Payatas, Quezon City,
00:50the neighbors banded together to make a wetland.
00:56The wetland is not just a place to pass by.
00:59It's important and their livelihood.
01:07One of the oldest wetland makers here is Mang Renato, 64 years old.
01:12He's been a certified wetland maker since 2005.
01:17We started this when my eldest son got a job.
01:21We saved P7,000.
01:24That's how my wife and I started.
01:30I followed her.
01:32I helped her until she got better.
01:37The price of the wetland is now P10 to P20.
01:40In addition to making money,
01:42his neighbors are also engaged in making wetlands.
01:46They learned from us when we bought the tents.
01:51They are coming closer to us
01:54because they see that this can be a source of income.
02:01His wife passed away in 2018.
02:04He passed on the unique method of making wetlands to his neighbors.
02:10Until recently, they were led by the PBM or Payatas Wetland Makers,
02:15which now has more than 100 members.
02:19This has helped us a lot.
02:21We have a wife who is looking for a job.
02:24We need to help our wives.
02:30When my children are studying,
02:33if they don't have a tent,
02:35I make ten tents.
02:37The next day, the kids have a tent.
02:40The industry of making wetlands is a big help in textile waste management.
02:45The fabrics they use are retasson fabrics.
02:52And of course, I won't be the last one.
02:54I went to Payatas to try the traditional method of making wetlands.
03:00Kawander, we are here with the Wetland Makers
03:04here in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City.
03:06My challenge today is to make a wetland,
03:10just like what they are doing.
03:12Let's see how far my powers will take me.
03:15We have Mami Corazon with us.
03:18She will teach me.
03:19I will just start so I can finish it.
03:23For the first step,
03:24the fabric will be placed in the tent.
03:28Alternate.
03:30Okay.
03:31Where are your fabrics from?
03:33From Taytay.
03:34From Taytay.
03:35Oh, the pieces?
03:36Yes.
03:37They are woven.
03:38The fabrics are woven?
03:39Yes.
03:40This is what the villagers earn here in the village.
03:43So they don't have to work as maritimes?
03:45While working as maritimes,
03:48the maritimes won't be lost.
03:49Really?
03:50Yes.
03:51So while working as maritimes,
03:53the hands are also beautiful.
03:54You know, we don't know about your farm.
03:58What do you do?
03:59Are you the one who doesn't have a farm?
04:02Okay, the maritimes are right.
04:04I will try to place the fabric in the tent.
04:08Can I follow you?
04:09Of course.
04:14It hurts when I walk.
04:15When I walk,
04:17my fingers hurt.
04:18It hurts too, right?
04:23When the fabric is placed in the tent,
04:25it will be tied.
04:31This one?
04:32Yes.
04:33And this one?
04:34Yes.
04:35It looks like you won't be able to finish it in a week.
04:39I'm just kidding.
04:40Are you happy?
04:41You're too much.
04:42I'm lucky that we don't earn anything here.
04:45Where is it?
04:46Is it right?
04:47It looks like you're buying milk.
04:52And for the last process,
04:54the fabric will be locked using a hook.
04:56Hook.
04:57Hook.
04:58Hook.
04:59Hook.
05:00Hook.
05:04Oh, it's not yet?
05:07Next week, we'll be done.
05:09My fellow Wanderers,
05:10I was really challenged to lock the fabric.
05:14Why didn't it pass?
05:16It's like it's upside down.
05:24Will it finish?
05:27Wait.
05:29Wait.
05:31Wait, Charlie.
05:33I'm still finishing it.
05:37So, this is it.
05:38It's done.
05:40Why is it upside down?
05:41This is what we did.
05:42It's obvious that I did it.
05:45There.
05:46This is the result.
05:47It's great, right?
05:49Who would have thought that this is just a retassel?
05:51This is the original fabric that I'm making.
05:57It's upside down.
06:00There's a disclaimer.
06:02This is what Ma'am Susan made.
06:04This is what I made.
06:05Yes, yes.
06:06This is what I made.
06:07It's straight.
06:08For me, I don't know why this happened.
06:12Let's give a round of applause to Ma'am Susan.
06:14Thank you.
06:17The Basahan Makers still have something to do.
06:20It's not just the basahan that they can do with the retassel fabric.
06:24They also make this skirt that they wear when they do zumba.
06:29There.
06:30Aside from making basahan,
06:32another thing that mothers do here is zumba.
06:36They still use the retassel of basahan.
06:40So, let's go ladies.
06:46The making of basahan is not just considered as an income.
06:50This is their life.
06:52Because of the barangay,
06:53a family has been formed that is happy everyday.
07:03You're good.
07:04You're good.
07:06You're used to it.
07:09You're used to it.
07:10Especially Coach.
07:12It's like a lot of people are rushing.
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