Hidden treasures of Cebu with Sisi Rondina and Bea Gomez! (Full episode) | Biyahe ni Drew
Aired (August 24, 2024): Join OG Biyahero Drew, Alas Pilipinas star Cherry ‘Sisi’ Rondina, and Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Luigi Gomez as they showcase the hidden treasures of Cebu!
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00:00Cebu became the richest province in 2023.
00:07On this trip, we will explore the different riches of Cebu.
00:11Here in Toledo.
00:19I really dig this place.
00:21This is a perfect, relaxing setting for me.
00:26Where we will have not one, but two Cebuana Pride.
00:31From Sissy,
00:32Cherry Bomb Prondina,
00:34to Batak Kung Humampas.
00:36It's like you're going to form a heart.
00:38Heart?
00:39Here in...
00:40No.
00:41Here, here.
00:43To one of the most beautiful rivers in the universe,
00:46Beatriz Luigi Gomez.
00:48The view is beautiful, right?
00:50We're still on top of a jeep.
00:53Let's go, Viejeros.
00:54Let's talk about the treasures of Cebu.
01:01What should we try first here in Cebu?
01:05Of course, Lechon.
01:07We're just flying from Mactan Airport.
01:10Of course, our first stop is to try Lechon.
01:18I forgot my wallet.
01:25Five.
01:26Ten.
01:2913 pesos?
01:30What can I buy with 13 pesos?
01:32What's the problem, sir?
01:34Huh?
01:35What's the problem?
01:36Nothing.
01:37Nothing.
01:38Are you going to buy Lechon?
01:39But 13 pesos is just...
01:41It's okay, sir.
01:42Huh?
01:43Come on, sir. Come in, sir.
01:44Here in Toledo, do you know where your 13 pesos will go?
01:49For 13 pesos, you'll have Lechon.
01:52Because here in Toledo, you'll find the most affordable Lechon in town.
01:57The Lechon Liog or Lechong Lieg ng Manok.
02:01Sir, why did you decide to sell the chicken's neck?
02:04Because it's a waste to buy a whole chicken's neck and we won't sell it.
02:09So, to make a profit, we'll sell it.
02:14You're the one who's seasoning it?
02:15Yes, sir. We're the ones who're seasoning it.
02:18So, if I say chicken leg, that's also 13 pesos?
02:21That's also 13 pesos.
02:22So, the chicken leg?
02:24That's also 13 pesos.
02:25No, sir. Just the chicken's neck.
02:27Oh, the neck!
02:29That's a judgment, Bjergos.
02:32I really miss pork Lechon.
02:35Although, Lechon is a style of cooking.
02:38So, Lechon na Leig.
02:48Hey, get out.
02:52This is delicious.
02:54I mean, I don't eat a lot of meat.
02:57But the skin is delicious.
03:02Aside from Lechon Liog, they also have Lechon Manok and Lechon Liempo.
03:07It's best to dip it in their homemade sauce.
03:15The sauce definitely compliments the marinade.
03:19It's a great idea.
03:21Ha! I'm eating Lechon.
03:23Meck, meck, mo!
03:29The wealth of the people of Toledo, Lechon Liog, is not cheap.
03:33But here are the people I'm with.
03:35How many times has he been involved in volleyball?
03:40There's no one else but Cebuana, C.C. Cherry Bomb Rondina.
03:45In his volleyball career, how many times has he been chosen as the MVP or Most Valuable Player?
03:51And when was he chosen as the first Best Outside Spiker in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference?
03:59Of course, will we miss the chance to see the best outside spiker herself?
04:07So, my height is around 5'11, right?
04:10What?
04:115'11.
04:12Huh?
04:13Around 5'11.
04:15But no.
04:16She doesn't know that.
04:17Ah, okay.
04:18So, 5'11?
04:20You're 6'1?
04:21No, I'm 6'6.
04:24Exactly.
04:25So, anyway, just eat.
04:27Then you'll also grow taller to become a volleyball player.
04:31It's hard to lie here.
04:34If she doesn't play, C.C.'s favorite is to go to the beach.
04:38Tossing C.C. grew up by the sea in Compostela, Cebu.
04:42Cherry, what's your real name?
04:44Cherry Anne.
04:45Cherry Anne? How did you become C.C.?
04:47Our life was really hard back then.
04:50We didn't have vegetables.
04:52What we did was, we'd bring rice and vinegar.
04:56Then, we'd sit on big rocks.
04:59Then, you'd see these small ones.
05:02Aren't they really called C.C.?
05:05No, they're really called C.C.
05:06Those small ones are called C.C.?
05:09C.C.
05:10So, we became vegetables every day.
05:13So, they called me C.C. Girl.
05:17That's why I can now be called C.C.
05:20The C.C. or your small vegetables.
05:23When it comes to close to C.C.,
05:25this is it, I guess.
05:27Yes, that's it.
05:28Just a little bigger.
05:30So, usually, how do you eat these vegetables?
05:37Calamansi.
05:39I do it like this.
05:40Then, salt.
05:41Salt.
05:43It's a little hard.
05:44So, we need to use our hands.
05:47Can't I use my hands?
05:48Of course, you can.
05:49Of course, I can.
05:50Sorry.
05:51I just can't see.
05:52Use your hands.
05:53Yes.
05:59You're alive.
06:01It's really good.
06:02Sure?
06:03No.
06:04The sauce is also good.
06:06It's true.
06:07Okay.
06:08It's good.
06:09So, even if it's seafood that's fresh,
06:12you add vinegar and it's spicy,
06:15it's still good.
06:16It's appetizing.
06:17It's appetizing, right?
06:18Then, you just add calamansi to get rid of the smell.
06:21Like that.
06:22C.C. and Talaba,
06:24it seems like she can't get out of her system
06:26because this is what she eats before she fights.
06:29In Manila, this is also my pregame at night.
06:32Really?
06:33I promise.
06:34That's it?
06:35Really?
06:36That's what you eat during pregame with rice?
06:39Yes.
06:40Is there anything else?
06:41Is there another dish?
06:42Or is it just those two?
06:44It's more on vinegar.
06:46It's really vinegar, right?
06:47But C.C.'s big name in the volleyball field
06:51is just a simple dish.
06:54We have a lot of background in our family.
06:56We really don't.
06:57We don't have a house.
06:58We don't have everything.
06:59We don't have a property.
07:01We can also eat panis with rice.
07:03So, it's really hard.
07:05That became my motivation.
07:09When I ate that panis,
07:12I said,
07:13Lord, this won't happen again.
07:15So, it's one and done?
07:17Yes, something like that.
07:18Did you finish that rice?
07:19We finished it.
07:20Because it's like...
07:21There's really nothing.
07:22There's really nothing.
07:23So, what happened was,
07:26I saw my siblings eating,
07:28my father, I mean my mother.
07:30And it's like,
07:31there's really nothing.
07:32I just said,
07:33it's really hard.
07:35But that became my motivation.
07:38Because of C.C.'s discipline and determination,
07:41her life and her family's life changed.
07:44I'm happier that
07:46I can share the blessings that I have.
07:49And before,
07:51my goal was to give them
07:54whatever they deserve.
07:56Of course, to pay back to my parents.
07:59We were able to build a house.
08:03And I just gradually
08:06give them what they need.
08:08Now that the two of them are able to eat,
08:10we have the strength to play.
08:13Just straight.
08:15Heroes is just trying.
08:17Idol, teach them volleyball.
08:21Just lock it.
08:22There's nothing.
08:23It's like that.
08:24I'll let you hold the ball,
08:25since our fort is right-handed.
08:28This,
08:29if the ball goes here,
08:32side.
08:33So if it's the other way,
08:35side.
08:36As long as
08:37we're in the middle of the ball.
08:39Do the two have to be close?
08:41Or not?
08:42Not really.
08:43It just needs to be locked.
08:44It just needs to be like that?
08:45Yes.
08:46It also depends on...
08:47Why is it like that?
08:49Look at this.
08:51I'm just up to here.
08:54Is it because I'm in a coma?
08:56Is it because I'm in a coma?
08:57I'll put it here.
08:58I don't want to.
08:59Or because it's a bit...
09:06I can do it.
09:07Let's see if I can volley this ball, heroes.
09:14And of course,
09:15this is my opportunity to learn
09:17how to spike
09:18from one of the best spikers in the country.
09:21Let's have fun with Sissy later, heroes.
09:24Sometimes we get to have
09:26not just celebrity guests,
09:27but professional athletes.
09:30It's a good thing Sissy taught me a lot.
09:36Sissy's dreams
09:37are the mountains in Toledo.
09:40This is one of them,
09:41Mt. Tagaytay,
09:42which is often visited by tourists.
09:45When you're here,
09:46it's easier to walk.
09:47You can see the view.
09:50You can feel the fresh air.
09:52You can see the sunset.
09:54The sea.
09:55You can go sightseeing.
09:59When you go to the top of the mountain,
10:01you'll see some farm animals
10:02that are taken care of here.
10:06If trekking is tiring,
10:07don't worry, heroes.
10:08There are horses that you can ride.
10:11When you reach the top of Mt. Tagaytay,
10:15you'll see a 360 panoramic view
10:17of the whole of Toledo.
10:18Let's go to Mt. Tagaytay.
10:25One of the things people do here in Cebu
10:27is their trademark,
10:28lechon.
10:29But in a food in the town of Mandawi,
10:31they choose the meat inside of a pig.
10:36And to make their store more delicious,
10:38they have a special ingredient.
10:41They put coffee in it.
10:43They display the ingredients inside
10:45that are available for the day.
10:46You just have to choose what you want.
10:48And they'll fry it right in front of you.
10:52The bestseller here is the tumbong
10:54or pork belly.
10:57You can cook it to make it crispy
10:59or juicy.
11:01To make sure that their store is clean,
11:03they wash it six times.
11:06Boil it.
11:08Then wash it again.
11:10Boil it.
11:12Wash it again.
11:13Then marinate it for a few hours
11:15to give it flavor.
11:18According to the owner,
11:19Nanay Delfa,
11:20they use a special ingredient.
11:22We put coffee in it.
11:25I learned how to put coffee
11:28from my father.
11:30We put coffee in the pork belly
11:33to remove the smell.
11:38Don't worry, viewers.
11:40They say coffee doesn't taste good
11:42when it's cooked inside.
11:44Even the volleyball star,
11:45Sissy Rondina,
11:47loves to eat here.
11:49You just have to choose what you want.
11:51Where is it from?
11:52It's called tumbong.
11:54My father and I always come here for lunch.
11:56This is what he always orders.
11:58What is it? Bulaklak?
12:00Yes, bulaklak.
12:01They've been selling here for 17 years.
12:03Amazing.
12:08Tungol.
12:11I'm hungry.
12:13It's better if you eat it with your hands.
12:18They say the best way to eat this is
12:20with your heart.
12:22Or the rice wrapped in coconut leaves.
12:25Before,
12:26this was just the bottom part.
12:29They renovated it
12:31because people come here
12:34every 12 p.m.
12:36Every lunchtime.
12:39One of the reasons
12:40why people come here
12:43to eat
12:44is because of their sauce.
12:46We call it vinegar and fish sauce.
12:49It's a different combination.
12:51It's soy sauce and vinegar.
12:55They have their own ingredients
12:57in their vinegar
12:58that people come back for.
13:01This makes the food
13:03more delicious.
13:05I'm hungry.
13:09This is their sauce.
13:14This is how I eat tungol.
13:17Take a heart.
13:21This is bulaklak.
13:29It's delicious.
13:31It's the same.
13:32Nothing has changed.
13:36I asked them
13:38how they maintain their cooking.
13:40They said
13:41they're just used to cooking every day.
13:44But it's really delicious.
13:54We visited a market
13:56in Toledo, Viejos.
13:58There's fish.
14:00A whole fish that was taught.
14:02And a colorful sauce
14:04that can be paired with any food.
14:07While we were walking around,
14:08I noticed a row of stalls
14:10in this market.
14:12This is the product of Marites
14:14who's been selling fish
14:16in Toledo for 19 years.
14:18I'm fascinated by these dried fishes.
14:22What's that?
14:23We call it taglipis.
14:25Taglipis.
14:26Tagnipis.
14:27It's thin.
14:29They call it budo.
14:31It's like dried fish.
14:33The only difference is
14:34the amount of salt on top
14:37because it's not fried.
14:39It doesn't need to be wrapped.
14:41That's why it's sold here
14:43with salt.
14:44It's delicious when it's grilled
14:46and you dip it in vinegar
14:48and chili.
14:50It's spicy.
14:52They also have tinabal
14:54or fermented fish.
14:56It's just dipped in salt.
14:58What's the purpose of that?
15:00Do you grill it or deep fry it?
15:02It's up to you.
15:03If you want to grill it,
15:05you have to wash it well.
15:07There's nothing inside?
15:09It's clean?
15:10Yes, it's clean.
15:12But the star of the show,
15:13this colorful sauce
15:16is called ginamos.
15:19This is what we usually use
15:22for daily use.
15:24We call it abrigana.
15:26Abrigana.
15:27Yes, abrigana.
15:28Pampagana.
15:29Yes, pampagana.
15:30Pampagana.
15:31Do you eat this every week?
15:34Sure.
15:35You eat it every week?
15:36I eat it a lot.
15:37That's a lot.
15:39To show you how to eat ginamos,
15:42like a local,
15:43we have a fellow Cebuan.
15:45Pride and treasure of Cebu,
15:47Miss Universe Philippines 2021,
15:49Beatriz Luigi Gomez.
15:52Ginamos is like bolinao.
15:55It's like dilis.
15:58Dilis.
15:59Like small fish.
16:00That's what it's called?
16:02In Visayas, it's called bolinao.
16:04Bolinao.
16:05Okay.
16:06How do you ferment it?
16:08At home, I make condiments.
16:11I pair it with anything.
16:13Rice or deep fried food.
16:17But I also make it as a snack.
16:21When I make it as a snack,
16:22it's best paired with sardines.
16:26She says she mixes it.
16:27She mixes it with a little salt,
16:29calamansi, and chili.
16:32It's like fish.
16:38It's so nostalgic.
16:39The taste brings back memories.
16:41What do you remember when you eat bagong?
16:44Childhood.
16:45Childhood memories.
16:46My grandmother,
16:47every afternoon,
16:49she would prepare bananas.
16:51We would gather together.
16:53Then,
16:55we would just dip the bananas in...
16:57Ginamos.
16:58Ginamos.
16:59If you want an extra kick,
17:01there's a type of ginamos that is spicy.
17:04The Spicy Tugnos.
17:06It's still good.
17:07It smells good.
17:09That's right.
17:12It's toasty.
17:15That's the tip.
17:16Yeah.
17:17Is that the tip of the chili?
17:22It's like...
17:23a pinakurat vinegar.
17:27I still prefer bagong.
17:28It's a winner for me.
17:30For me, it's this.
17:32Because...
17:33it's on the pinakurat side.
17:37And it's spicy.
17:39Toledo is also known as the Copper City
17:41because of the minerals in its soil.
17:44But aside from copper,
17:45there's also a hidden treasure here.
17:48We'll be joined by Cebuano Pride and Beauty
17:50Beya Gomez
17:51in exploring the hidden treasures of Toledo City.
17:59Beya has a long journey ahead of her.
18:02To get there,
18:03she needs to ride a jeep.
18:05Travelers,
18:06we're now here in Toledo, Cebu
18:09where we'll try...
18:11It's my first time to try this top load.
18:14This is our vehicle.
18:15We're going to Malumbog Lake and River.
18:18I'm very excited this morning.
18:21Here in Toledo,
18:22it's possible for others to top load
18:24or ride a jeep
18:25whenever there's a lot of passengers,
18:27especially in the morning and afternoon.
18:29Tourists sometimes request this
18:31just to experience the fun of it.
18:34This is just a tip for our travelers.
18:36If you want to top load,
18:38if you want to try this,
18:39just be careful of the trees like that.
18:42The journey from Palengke to Barangay Kasoy
18:45takes about 30 to 45 minutes.
18:47Where is Malumbog Lake?
18:49We're now at the top of the hill
18:53where we can see the best view of Malumbog Lake.
18:57The view is beautiful, right?
19:01We're still on top of the jeep.
19:03It's very safe to ride here.
19:07After getting off the jeep,
19:08there's no more trek that needs to be done.
19:19Malumbog Lake was man-made
19:22to supply water to the nearby mines.
19:27In this area,
19:28there are boats passing by every day.
19:31At the other end of the lake,
19:32students and workers of some residents
19:35come from the other side.
19:37I heard that there are also falls in this area.
19:42As a traveler,
19:43this is a must-visit place.
19:49Just a few steps away from the falls,
19:52there's a viewing deck here.
19:55There.
19:57It's so beautiful, right?
20:01It's not like the usual falls
20:03that we go to in Cebu
20:04because it's shallow.
20:06The source of water comes from the mining.
20:10It's not ideal to swim in water
20:14that comes from the mining.
20:16Toledo is the gateway
20:18to many places in Cebu.
20:21Why not stop by
20:23the beautiful tourist spots here
20:25before you explore other tourist spots in Cebu?
20:27There's a view of mountains,
20:30falls,
20:32and a lake.
20:33As someone who is from Cebu,
20:35I was really surprised
20:36that there's something like this in Toledo.
20:39If you're going to visit Toledo,
20:41be careful in this place
20:43because there are a lot of tourists here.
20:45Inside the falls,
20:46you'll find a maze.
20:48But what will you do
20:50if you're left alone inside this maze?
20:53If I'm left inside the maze,
20:55of course, I'll be scared.
20:57I'll just stare
20:58because I don't know what's going to come out.
21:00I'll be confused.
21:01I'll be scared, of course.
21:02I'll be scared.
21:03I'll be scared.
21:04I'll be scared.
21:05I'll be scared.
21:06I'll be scared, of course.
21:07I'll be scared.
21:08I'll be scared.
21:09If I were to ask,
21:10it looks like an opportunity
21:12for a challenge, Bjerros.
21:15Let's land here
21:16in one of the mazes in Toledo.
21:18Okay?
21:19So, let's try it.
21:20G.
21:22You know, because I'm a science guy,
21:24we came from AHA.
21:28I checked the weather first.
21:311030 in the morning.
21:33So, I know where the sun is.
21:35Then, I also checked the weather.
21:37Because of the weather,
21:39I know where the sun is.
21:41So, I'll just land here.
21:43I'll be scared.
21:44I'll be scared.
21:45I'll be scared.
21:46I'll be scared.
21:47I'll be scared.
21:48I'll be scared.
21:49I'll be scared.
21:50I know the direction of the wind.
21:55Southeastern winds.
21:57Then, I also checked
21:59what kind of plants these are.
22:02I won't say it,
22:04but I know what kind of plants these are.
22:06And they grow specifically
22:10towards a certain direction.
22:13So, there are a lot of factors
22:15that I considered
22:16just so I know
22:18that I didn't use all of them
22:21just so I can find the way.
22:26While I was in the middle of the maze,
22:28I found something.
22:30I was holding it in my hand.
22:34Usually, when it's a labyrinth or maze,
22:37you have option A or option B.
22:40Or option A, B, or C.
22:42Then, the options will be mixed.
22:44This is like one-way.
22:46It's like a sense of security
22:49that my life is just one direction.
22:53In the middle of the maze,
22:54you can see the image
22:55of Mama Mary and Baby Jesus.
22:57This maze is built
22:59next to a chapel here in Toledo.
23:04It's not just the challenge
23:05of getting out of the maze
23:06that we'll be tested.
23:07The challenge is also accepted
23:09for kicking the ball.
23:10The one who will teach me
23:12is none other than Tubong Sebu
23:14and one of the best
23:15volleyball spikers in the country,
23:16Sissy Rondina.
23:18Before I learn how to kick the ball,
23:20I need to learn how to set.
23:24What they taught me before
23:26is to form a heart
23:28here inside.
23:30No.
23:31Here, here.
23:32It looks like a heart.
23:34There.
23:37So, of course, when you do this...
23:42There. Okay.
23:43Game face on.
23:44This traveler is on fire.
23:46There.
23:48Your turn.
23:49There.
23:50You're better than me.
23:52I'm ready to get nervous.
23:54Time to spike that ball.
23:56When you see it from above,
23:57you can kick it.
23:58Okay, let's try.
23:59Okay.
24:02Oh.
24:03That's how you kick it.
24:06To prove that it's not a joke,
24:07let's do another one.
24:091, 2, 3, go.
24:11Wow.
24:13Way to go.
24:15Okay.
24:16Last.
24:17Okay.
24:18You need to be perfect.
24:19Perfect.
24:20Execution.
24:21You need to have a high saloon.
24:22You need to have good timing.
24:24You need to kick it from above.
24:25When you see it from above,
24:27you can kick it fast.
24:28Okay.
24:29Ready.
24:30Set.
24:31Go.
24:331, 2, 3.
24:44Why does it fly?
24:47We discovered a hidden gem.
24:49It's a vacation spot
24:50in the middle of a mountain.
24:52This tiny cabin
24:54is located 700 meters above sea level.
24:57But it's not easy to reach
24:59because cars can easily get here.
25:01As you can see, it's a 360-degree view of mountains.
25:08The sun is going down.
25:11It's a bit far from the city.
25:15I think it took us 2 hours to get here.
25:18Although sometimes, it's really the journey.
25:21Because left and right, you're going to be passing through a really nice range of mountains.
25:28For me, I'm a mountain man and I really dig this place.
25:34This is a perfect, relaxing setting for me.
25:39Let's continue our journey.
25:47Travelers or people living in Cebu,
25:50come to Tuledo because it's a rich city.
25:53It's rich not only because of its mineral resources, but also because of its natural beauty.
25:59It's different, but the food is delicious.
26:02And the views are awesome.
26:04These are the hidden gems of Tuledo, Cebu.
26:09www.tuledo.com