Aired (March 23, 2025): Kuwento ng mga matatanda sa Sitio Palestina sa Bagamoc, Catanduanes, may mahiwagang bato raw sa kanilang lugar na lagusan papunta sa kakaibang mundo kung saan matatagpuan ang palasyo ng mga engkanto. Samantala, ang mga mangingisda naman sa isla, may nakikita raw na naglalayag na gintong barko! 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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00:00Do you also feel like swimming in the sea?
00:03Island hopping or mooning?
00:06In an overlooking view like this,
00:08we need to wonder if we are the first in the world.
00:16Aside from the beautiful view that can be seen with the naked eye,
00:19there is also an amazing destination here
00:22that you can see in a row.
00:30In Barangay Sukan Bagamanok, Katanduanes,
00:33you can find Sitio Palestina.
00:39It is a hidden place where you can enter a mysterious kingdom
00:44where you can find the palace of enchantments.
00:49Marlon Dau, the fisherman, will tell you the truth about this amazing story.
00:55In Sitio Palestina, Marlon grew up.
00:58The stories of the elders in their place are very vivid.
01:03It is about a mysterious lake that leads to another world that they call Pudjo.
01:09One day, Marlon's grandfather Jesus was in the lake.
01:14My grandfather entered the palace of enchantments.
01:20When the grandfather Jesus was young,
01:22while he was walking in the place,
01:25he accidentally entered a different world
01:29that is beautiful, full of trees, and full of enchantments.
01:41In the palace of enchantments, he saw the kingdom of the kingdom
01:44that is called Mososina.
01:46According to the stories, it is an enchantment.
01:49She is a beautiful woman with thick eyebrows.
01:53Aside from Mososina, there are also black and white enchantments
01:57that are rare in the kingdom.
01:59These enchantments give him white and black rice.
02:03I don't want it.
02:04But he never ate any of those two.
02:07When the grandfather Jesus came out of the kingdom of enchantments,
02:11he never again entered the palace.
02:15While Marlon was fishing around Pudjo,
02:18he did not escape the feelings of the enchantments.
02:23Sometimes, I saw a child playing on the side of a rock.
02:27I did not notice him.
02:29Later, I saw a small fish on my first catch,
02:32and it just disappeared.
02:34The other fisherman said,
02:37he saw a boat.
02:39He saw a boat.
02:45I saw the boat
02:48until 5 p.m.
02:50I was afraid.
02:52But I suddenly left.
02:54I was still afraid.
02:56Others believe that this boat
03:00carried the enchantments to their place.
03:02Mostly,
03:05those who campaigned at night,
03:09they say that
03:11they always see a boat
03:14anchored
03:16that when you look at it,
03:19it disappears.
03:21This story is based on the knowledge of a fisherman
03:25whose name is Barangay.
03:27What they say is that
03:29there is a boat
03:32that is why it became Barangay Sukan
03:35because that is where the people who cannot see
03:40used to ride.
03:43That is where our place was anchored
03:47when we were riding that boat.
03:48This is a boat.
03:56A boat, a palace of stones,
03:59enchantments,
04:01what are the things that surround this place?
04:08That day,
04:10a spiritualist, Damaso,
04:12visited the place
04:14where the enchantments are anchored.
04:18This is the truth.
04:20If you look at it,
04:22this is where it is anchored.
04:24This is where it is anchored.
04:26This is where it is anchored.
04:28This is where it is anchored.
04:30This is where it is anchored.
04:32There are five of us.
04:34We are all
04:36meditating here.
04:41According to the spiritualist, Damaso,
04:44the enchantments in the palace
04:45are also known by the priests.
04:50They are afraid
04:52that when the time comes,
04:55their house will be destroyed.
04:59That is why I said, no.
05:01Because
05:03if there is an earthquake,
05:05none of the residents
05:07will be able to live there.
05:10It is true that the enchantments
05:12will not be destroyed.
05:13This will be connected
05:15to the relationship between man and nature.
05:17According to the anthropologist
05:19from the University of the Philippines,
05:21Dr. Nestor Castro.
05:23Most of the things
05:25that we cannot explain scientifically,
05:27it will immediately go to
05:29supernatural explanations.
05:32That is how close
05:34the ancient Filipinos are to nature.
05:36What is this?
05:38The ancient Filipinos
05:40had environmental consciousness.
05:41But not in the Western science
05:43as we know,
05:45but in a mystical way.
05:48But because of that,
05:50we respect nature.
05:54The story of Hiwaga in Sitio, Palestine
05:57is proven in the history of the place.
06:00That is the main purpose
06:03of the people
06:06who live here
06:08in the island of Barangay Sukar.
06:12When it comes to tourism,
06:14their place is not yet fully known.
06:16That is why their interest
06:18in the stories of Hiwaga increases.
06:20It was only in 2003
06:22that there was electricity in their island.
06:24That is why the beauty
06:26of Sitio, Palestine
06:28is still being explored.
06:31The people here are kind.
06:33You will also discover
06:35if it is scary or not.
06:38But for sure,
06:39you will like it.
06:41And there is nothing to be afraid of.
06:43Because the true beauty of the place
06:45is in the way you look at it.
07:09The story of Hiwaga in Sitio, Palestine