Aired (January 19, 2025): Tatlong taon nang nagda-dumpster diving ng gulay at prutas ang ka-Juander nating si Nanay Keren mula sa Lingayen, Pangasinan. Ang mga gulay at prutas na itinatapon sa kanilang probinsya-- napapakinabangan pa raw kasi! Panoorin ang video.
Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
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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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00:00It's hot and it's still smoking.
00:05Freshly cooked stir-fried vegetables with a bit of pork.
00:08It's like a colorful life.
00:12But what if we tell you
00:14that these vegetables don't need to be bought anymore
00:17because these were just picked from the garbage?
00:21Really?
00:25Dumpster diving is what we call
00:27looking for and dumping in a dumpster.
00:32This is what we found in the vegetables.
00:35These are considered to be thrown away
00:37but they can still be used.
00:41That's what our wonder, Karen, is worried about.
00:46We also believe in watching YouTube
00:49and I can really see our fellow Filipinos
00:53who are dumping in other countries.
00:55We're here in the vegetables.
00:58This is bitter gourd.
01:01Let's get this.
01:03When I got the idea
01:05why I'm not doing this in the Philippines,
01:08at least I can show the world
01:11what we have that can be used.
01:19Grandpa and Grandma also say
01:21that there should be no waste in food.
01:24That's why Karen, as much as she can,
01:27doesn't waste food.
01:35That's why when dumpster diving became popular in other countries,
01:38she immediately tried it in their market
01:41in Linggayen, Pangasinan.
01:48And her food is fruits and vegetables.
01:50Let's cover this first.
01:52She's been doing this for three years
01:54and she really saves a lot.
02:00Tonight, Karen will show us
02:02how she does dumpster diving.
02:05But before jumping on the trampoline,
02:07Karen wears protective hand gloves,
02:10knee-in vest, and hat.
02:15Let's go. Let's go dumpster diving.
02:18Wonder, we're here.
02:20This is where Mariang Basurira works.
02:23This is where we work at night.
02:26This is where we save the vegetables
02:29that were thrown away by the dumpsters.
02:31There are chilies. This is expensive.
02:33There's a lot.
02:35It's like we're doing grocery shopping.
02:37It's a waste, right?
02:39This will just go to the dumpsite in Tarlac.
02:42If we don't get it,
02:45then there will be straws.
02:48There's a lot. It's a waste.
02:52She uses water, baking soda, and vinegar.
02:55She soaks the vegetables and fruits
02:57that she got from the dumpster
02:59to make sure that it's clean.
03:01But I wonder,
03:02are the vegetables and fruits
03:04from the dumpster safe to eat?
03:06If we can't avoid this kind of situation,
03:09we need to choose the right vegetables and fruits.
03:13And be sure that there are no signs of spoilage
03:16and that the condition is still good.
03:18Wash it well and cook it at a high temperature
03:22to kill the microbes.
03:24We still can't be sure of the disease
03:26because it came from the dumpster.
03:30But for Karen,
03:31who has been doing dumpster diving for 3 years,
03:33even sometimes,
03:34she doesn't get sick because of eating.
03:37She's very thankful
03:39because she doesn't get hungry here.