Aired (December 8, 2024): TSa gitna ng karagatan sa Brgy. Calajoan sa Minglanilla, Cebu, may lumilitaw raw na tatlong balon tuwing low tide.
At ang mas nakakapagtaka, ang tubig na makukuha mula rito, hindi raw maalat! Sa katunayan, lasa pa raw itong mineral water?!
Pero ligtas ba itong inumin?
Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
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At ang mas nakakapagtaka, ang tubig na makukuha mula rito, hindi raw maalat! Sa katunayan, lasa pa raw itong mineral water?!
Pero ligtas ba itong inumin?
Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
"Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" (One at Heart, Jessica Soho) is the Philippines' top-rating news magazine program, hosted by one of the most-awarded broadcast journalists in the country, Jessica Soho. It features human interest stories, food, news personalities, travel, trends and pop culture.'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:20 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS
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00:00I'm curious to see what's inside the sea.
00:07Let's see what's inside and what's outside.
00:11So, let's go inside.
00:15In this vlog of Jonathan, he showed us how he drowns in questions.
00:21Because he saw balloons in the middle of the sea in the town of Minglanilla in Cebu.
00:33I heard rumors that there's a balloon with water in the middle of the sea.
00:39And what's more surprising is that the water from the balloon is not salty.
00:46I said, to taste is to believe.
00:49I'm drinking.
00:50I'm using a cup.
00:55He said that he tasted it.
01:04Good.
01:05Confirmed.
01:07So, if you can see it, it's salty.
01:11You can see it.
01:17It tastes like mineral water.
01:21So, in fairness, it's salty.
01:23I proved that it's not salty.
01:27Same.
01:28It's salty.
01:30Well, well, well.
01:31If this is true, residents save a lot.
01:37It tastes like mineral.
01:38We can use it because there's no cost.
01:42But what if there are 3 concrete balloons in the sea?
01:47Ma'am Jessica So, I hope you can go here.
01:56To deeply investigate the mystery of the balloons, our team went to Cebu.
02:04When it's high tide, you can't notice the balloon they're talking about.
02:09But when the water level is low, it will cover the balloons.
02:16It can only be found 50 meters from the sea.
02:22Two of these are circular.
02:25One is equidistant.
02:29Each balloon has a special tool.
02:32The balloon with an equidistant balloon is called panlaba.
02:39The biggest one is used for bathing.
02:42While the smallest one is used for drinking water.
02:51This is where our team found Victor, 57 years old,
02:55who was swimming in a balloon in the middle of the sea.
02:59We can save water from the sea because there's no cost.
03:04We can save 500 pesos per month.
03:07According to Victor, it's true that the water from the balloon is not salty.
03:20The water in the sea is the same as normal water.
03:24In fact, when they were hit by the Odep typhoon in 2021,
03:29this is what saved them from drowning.
03:33We don't drink water because there's no mineral in the water.
03:39But after a few years, they noticed that the quality of the water has changed.
03:45We don't drink water because there's no mineral in the water.
03:49We use the water to wash dishes and the bathroom.
03:54While other residents only drink water from the balloon,
03:59Evelina admitted that she still drowns sometimes.
04:05I got a pit cell to put water in the balloon.
04:09Then we drank it.
04:11We have a heart here, but we are more used to the balloon here.
04:15It doesn't smell.
04:16We, the elderly, drink water from the balloon.
04:20But the children, we only drink mineral water.
04:22Residents also bathe here.
04:25It's brisk and cool.
04:27It feels good when you bathe.
04:29Roseline often bathes here.
04:32In the uniform of my students,
04:34it's a blessing because sometimes the balloon is in the sea.
04:38That's why I was amazed here.
04:42But the question is still now,
04:44how come there are three balloons in the middle of the sea?
04:48The water is not salty and it tastes like mineral water at first.
04:54If you can see it, it's clean.
04:58You can see it.
05:00Same.
05:02It's salty.
05:04Is it safe to drink?
05:06There are water quality testing conducted on these balloons.
05:11In our question and answer,
05:13we met someone who knows the history of the balloon.
05:18When I was born, it was already clean.
05:21But there was no cement.
05:24Who made these balloons?
05:26The two were really discovered.
05:29The continuous testing of the balloons in the middle of the sea of Cebu.
05:34It tastes like mineral water.
05:36In our return,
05:38It's like mineral water in a tub.
05:43In the middle of the sea in Minglanilla, Cebu,
05:47every low tide, there are three balloons floating.
05:54And what's more amazing here,
05:56the water you get from these balloons is not salty,
06:00but it tastes like mineral water.
06:03If you can see it,
06:05it's clean.
06:08Same.
06:09It's salty.
06:12It tastes like mineral water.
06:13We want it to taste clean.
06:17But how come in the middle of the sea,
06:19the residents are floating,
06:21washing in the deep balloons.
06:32Our team investigated until they met 78-year-old Father Rodulfo
06:38who knows the deep history of the balloon.
06:43When you bathe in the sea,
06:45you can see the water that you drink.
06:49The water that floats.
06:50When the water runs out,
06:52you can drink it.
06:54From 1932 to 1935,
06:57the two who discovered or made the balloons
07:01were Feliciano Añabesa and Maximiano Cabatuan.
07:07We really consider it
07:09not just a cultural heritage,
07:11but ecological, environmental heritage.
07:25According to the engineer Angelica,
07:27that's why the water in the balloon is not salty
07:30in that part of the sea
07:31because of the natural spring discovered in the place.
07:36If it's spring,
07:37compared to the salt water,
07:39the salt water is heavier when it comes to density.
07:42When it's low tide,
07:44and the water is stuck inside the balloon,
07:46the fresh water really rises.
07:49The majority of the people would still drink
07:51the fresh water from the underground.
07:55But is there a reason
07:56why the residents are afraid to drink water from the balloon?
08:01Same.
08:03Same.
08:07There are water quality testing conducted on these balloons.
08:12It is potable and safe for drinking.
08:15However, the testing was conducted a few years back.
08:19We are afraid to drink water from the balloon.
08:23There are people in our municipality
08:25who drink water,
08:27but based on their observation,
08:29the water is not safe.
08:30We are afraid to drink water from the balloon,
08:32because the water is not safe for drinking.
08:34That's why we are afraid to drink water from the balloon.
08:37After a thorough investigation,
08:40the answer to the questions is clear.
08:44The water is clear.
08:50Same.
08:51I agree.
08:53Thank you for watching, Kapuso.
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