The Finest Sea Salt in the Philippines is in Danger (Asin sa Buy-o) Filipino fleur de sel

[@featrmedia]

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[@gylionbakunawa6637]

Marami tlg naapektuhan ng batas na yan sa asin isa kame duon, sir erwan sa malolos bulacan marami dating asinan jan my maliliit na isla at bario jan na puro asinan sa ngaun 4 nlng ata sila dating asa 20-30 asinan meron jan negosyo ng family namin dati yan nung napasa yang batas na yan duon kame bumagsak ang asin na imported ginigiling at lalagyan ng iodized ang problem jan sa asin na yan mas madameng masamang dinudulot kaysa mabuti dahil na din sa taas ng alat nyan unlike sa bulacan dati sinusukat nila ang alat ng asin sa ngaun 20yrs na mahigit huminto kame sa negosyong ito dahil na din sa epekto ng batas na yan nilimitahan nila ang maliliit na asinderos mas concentrated ang alat ng asin ng imported na minimina kaysa production ng salt farming kase ilan days lng yan nila pinapatuyo sa init

[@tinytaiga5226]

I checked out the website and they have a variety of locally produced products from different provinces pala. Thanks for this content.

[@ramelechaluse6772]

Panayunan in Zambal place making salt. In Zambales not only have sitio Panayunan in Masinloc and Candelaria also have Panayunan sitio and Barangay.

[@joonjiemerin5023]

Visited the site, cant find the sea salt product, guess the site is still work in progress? Or is it just me?

[@markbryanzafe5492]

mag kano po order?

[@AngryKittens]

Wanna know something depressing? We import salt, rice, sardines, vegetables, pork, poultry, and fruits. Basic necessities that we are perfectly capable of producing on our own. But the government in their short-sightedness made us import (probably because of bribery by foreign companies. Our local companies, still young and inefficient because of the lack of government support, simply can NOT compete with the cheaper imports, and thus they die, exacerbating the problem.

[@msbamarivic3729]

Somebody has to start an industry for these...

[@anut7672]

Yet some Filipinos would bargain with a local farmer selling harvest on the street. Limang piso na ngalang yung tubo babaratin pa. Napansin ko din yung ibang retailer sa palengke tuwing madaling-araw na sitwasyon, si farmer mag deliver ng harvest na gulay. Bibilhin yung saluyot na 4-5 pesos minsan 3 pesos pa kada bigkis. Galing bundok o saang lupalok pa si farmer sabay babaratin pa ulit sila. No choice si farmer kesa mabulok, ibigay na nya ng sobrang baba. Tapos bebenta ni retailer ng doble minsan triple pa sa presyo. Puhunan laway lang. Sasabihin ng mga mamimili ang mahal ng gulay.... Tsk2. Samantala si farmer namaluktot kakabuhat ng harvest mag pamasahe pa sa tric, skylab o jeep sabay babaratin...

[@erialbar]

Like my country too The higher up is coleccting fee money from import

[@rangercynth]

Kaya it would be better to get rid of the middlemen and have the government buy our local producers' produce, para hindi na sila baratin

[@butchfajardo8832]

@@anut7672, yan ang sistema dito! Patayin ang farmers at payamanin ang middlemen!

[@ClayTubeOfficial]

Kudos to all the researchers of Featr. Always digging into the culture, heritage and rich history of the local communities.👏👏👏

[@janellestaana2695]

Hope that the government would see this. This is a great content that will also help these kind of communities and traditions.

[@gylionbakunawa6637]

Yes mam isa kame sa naapektuhan ng batas na ginawa na yan

[@kaycee4765]

That's all we are hoping for. To protect our own people and our own culture. But sadly many public officials/servants dont serve the public anymore.

[@evildisaster8149]

Government wil would nevr want to spend, they always want to gain! Just take a look around, observe, observe.

[@bangtaneubaby8254]

Sana po aabotin ito ng Angat Buhay Lahat program ni VP Leni. yung programa niya isa sa tumutulong sa mga negosyo at kabuhayan ng mga grassroots communities. sana po para maging sustainable ang local industries natin.

[@thevincentonpost]

Your comment just ruined this video for me. Why is it that Filipinos always call on the government to solve everything for them. When someone claims to invent something, pinoys call on the government to intervene. Hey! In all developed and rich nations, when someone invented something useful, the first thing that person wants to do is present his/her invention to investors. That's exactly how many big companies became successful.

[@devonferris]

LOVE it. I hope more younger Filipino generation realizes the importance of old traditions. That we should not lose these skills. We cannot be dependent on outside manufacturing. We have to learn to produce our own products and preserve them. Pandemic has definitely brought out these vulnerabilities.

[@michellef4645]

This was such an eye-opening video. How sad that local producers like this don't have any support from the government. I wonder which politicians and lawmakers passed that law in 1995. So many wrong decisions made!

[@belisarius1]

"Govt support" is actually what's wrong often times. Solution is always "let's use the govt to change things" ie 'legislating a solution' rather than finding out other solutions using more simple and more effective solution. The effect usually is over the top and more drastic solution to a problem (because that's what govt. does). When they passed this law there were large parts of the poor PH population that were iodine deficient...typical 'progressive' politicians thought that a brilliant solution is through 'legislating' a problem into a solution, it would've been solved without drastic measures ie market solution with some education help via the govt. They often DO NOT SEE long term effects of enforcement policies. By forcing an industry into a stupid standard vs. simply finding out ways to help get more iodine into the poor's diet some other way, they surely helped iodine deficiency but at the cost of more expensive and more economically detrimental effect which has larger effects on the poor. PH too is notorious for trying to copy standards of other wealthier countries that have dynamics that maybe able to fit into these types of solutions, vs. it's population which are far poorer and more difficult to bear the drastic changes.

[@mattmao47]

In retrospect the law was to address the ongoing iodine-related problems like goiter and such. I still remember the iodized salt commercial jingle, and still maintain that it did reduce these problems. However it does have it's economic effects: salt fortification requires a lot of resources, and small makers cannot cope with it. It also changes the flavor and strength of it, making using it more precise and economical than flaked salt. With the resurgence of salt flakes, sea salt and others along iodized ones, I hope the Filipino salt makers do make a comeback and become a major part of the market: I miss using these growing up.

[@Sheng01427]

Saw the previous vid about salt and it reminded me of the bamboo something salt of the Koreans which is one of the most expensive salt in the world. Their productions have employed a lot of people and I guess the government also supports the production. Meanwhile, I can't help but feel sad and frustrated for our local salt producers. I wouldn't even have known about these types of ancient salt production in our country had I not stumbled upon your channel. Ni hindi nga gaanong nakikita sa supermarkets natin e, or di gaanong nabibigyan ng national recognition, which is why I'm so grateful for contents like this. Not much is known about our pre-colonial traditions, our very own roots. Hopefully, there would be restaurants that would use these salts, that they'd gain more recognition, and that they'd be available nationwide, even worldwide.

[@seeker7171]

​@@creestee08 That's not their point here. The point is, this could be a huge source of income for many of our fellow Filipinos with the know-how to produce these kinds of salts, akin to bamboo salt in South Korea. This would undoubtedly push more Filipinos from poverty to the middle-class and this would also help our economy grow. This would also help preserve their culture, since there would be more demand. Gaining government support for this would also help other industries, as this can be seen as a stepping-stone for much wider reforms.

[@ronaldallan.vaguchay7018]

Thanks for sharing videos like these about our rare but neglected Filipino artisan salts. I shared these videos with my students and they got hooked after watching them. Asin sa Buy-o, Asin Tibuok, and all other unique artisan salts in our country deserve more attention in the public and were the inspirations of my students as they compete in the recently concluded Teenpreneur Challenge 2022, a shark tank and dragon den inspired competition for high school students in the Philippines, sponsored by Thames International Business School and Sydney's Academy of Entrepreneurs. I didn't expect they will choose the Filipino artisan salt as their business venture. I just gave them various ideas on what social enterprise they will pursue. They chose it and stuck with it until the end and did a phenomenal job. My students defended their final pitch for their proposed digital marketplace for Filipino artisan salts yesterday, and they emerged as champion in the e-commerce category besting other 36 teams from various schools in the country. Keep sharing your food, encounters, and travel. They were not just entertaining, informative, but also inspiring.

[@je_poi1106]

Their enthusiasm in salt making are priceless!

[@royfabella8150]

Fierce Filipino women such as Nanay Editha & Nanay Helen are among the heroes of our society. And, too, visionaries like Ching C. Thanks, Featr, for the priceless work you do. Huwag na huwag sana kayong magsawa. - LynFab

[@wanito97]

Please continue exposing obscure cultural things from our country

[@davincileonardo5861]

There's another artisanal salt-making in Miagao, Iloilo called "Budbud" using bamboo to harvest water from the sea and sun-dried. It's really a laborious process.It's an old tradition that's also dying and currently done by a few families. The University of the Philippines Visayas has created a program to support one of these initiative to encourage younger generation to continue the tradition. But without a bigger government support, it is bound to extinct.

[@lyhj_3007]

Kapag ganitong mga vids ang lakas maka homesick for me.. 😭😭 yung gusto mo na agad umuwi right away. Nakakamiss sa probinsya. Yung simpleng buhay lang pero masaya.. 🥺❤

[@darwindumael2278]

Ang galing ng team ng FEATR. Yung mga part ng culture at tradition natin na hindi natin masyadong alam, naii-feature nila! Galing!

[@pattynobles7745]

I'm a pilipina reside in USA I love that someone dedicated to show and blog what Phillipines and definitely 100% my fully support on your blog

[@picklesbruh]

Purrrrr I love their personalities these women deserve more recognition and THE WORLD

[@mylenecarandang2747]

Maraming salamat Erwan. Napakagandang pagtalakay. Hello department of tourism gawa nmn kayo ng paraan para d mawala ang ganitong kultura natin

[@judebautista5925]

From my hometown in Negros, my mom side of the family are salt makers too but the usual way of making - salt ponds and all. This is a great artisanal way of salt making! I am super amazed of the craftsmanship. They're right salt making is very labor intensive. Great vid FEATR! You just got a sub. 🙂

[@oh_naur]

I love this kind of content kasi meron na naman kaming matutunan 👍🏼

[@caelix23]

Ever since I was young, this is the salt that we use. My mom still purchase buy-ô of salt to now. This is nice.

[@ginabautista7156]

Malayo ang mararating ng pinas kung kultura at pagkain lng ang pag uusapan, kailangan nila ng suporta ntn. Tayo mismong kapwa pilipino, tangkilikin natin ang sariling atin kesa bumili tyo ng produktong gawa pa sa ibang bansa. #MadeInThePhilippines #SupportLocal

[@michaelcervantes5120]

Great content, hopefully our government will open their eyes and start a program to help our aging traditional farmers.

[@msbamarivic3729]

Thank you Erwan for featuring local artisanal industries like these....👏👏👏

[@xtianzpaul5267]

So sad that the government and department of tourism dont promote this it is a big help to the locals to keep the traditional goes on. And also to our country as well. #supportlokal

[@markaxleumayam5979]

Thank you for showcasing our little known Zambales heritage that even my fellow Zambaleños has a lesser idea of our asin's history. Gustong gusto ng mga taga-Bataan na bumili ng asin dito sa amin (Masinloc) kasi pino yung asin but according naman kay mama ko nong pinakita ko to, galing naman daw sa Infanta. ❤️🔥

[@Locrian15]

I love how these ladies are so enthusiastic about the work they do. It's contagious

[@susanlaroza927]

Thank you, Erwan, for featuring them. You are changing the course of the surely perishing livelihood of our kababayans.

[@jamesperez1789]

I love this idea of content. To saw the culture of the Pilipino. The historical traditional of salt

[@featrmedia]

It's very important to us.

[@darylguevarra4857]

Grabe ang ganda ng quality at edit nung video.

[@carmeirenepelone4126]

I am so happy to find this content. I hope you will feature more of these. This is very educational and also a way of documenting our culture and traditions in mainstream media.

[@royabagat849]

This is the reason why i subscribe on this channel. They feature this such a great local product of the phils. Great job mr erwan! Keep it up. Please continuously support and promote our local indigenous product. Mbuhay k sir.

[@RowellJames]

Thanks for featuring this! Proud Danacbunga resident!!🇵🇭

[@krisjoy100]

This channel is so underrated. Loving the new content here. Please do more of these ❤️

[@hilynkreuning5915]

wow this beautiful content so authentic hope it’ll preserve the tradition

[@udirtypuppy5174]

best content so far since be a long time sub. i just went to my kitchen and ate a fancy apple with salt. it was so sweet. salamat po content team.

[@udirtypuppy5174]

finally great voice over work and trusting your team vibes.

[@anju3179]

I hope Tultul/ duldul/ dokdok salt from Guimaras will also be featured! It’s also an interesting salt but there are very few articles about it. Thank you for this educational video, FEATR!

[@dailydoseofdragon]

being a filipino, hearing the native language again gives me a smile. You can't get that anywhere in the abroad.

[@linberlim]

Thank you FEATR for always making contents like this.

[@victor-oi1kv]

You will never see in their faces the struggle they been through keep smiling and shining

[@PauloAchacoso]

So good!! loving this series on salt, asin duldul next!

[@raphaelmartin6621]

Looking forward in seeing cooking contents using these traditional salts

[@dennisbriones2669]

These ladies are full of happiness, I love them!

[@Wumao50c]

This could potentially be a tourist destination. Salt making experience day trip.

[@bearodriguez5658]

Can you do a feature on Philippine traditional/indigenous pottery making?

[@mariona3982]

Great Content❗️👍 i hope gov’t. will see/ revive this local industry🙏❗️. Thanks Erwan for featuring ❗️👍

[@jairusvincentgatan7953]

This is beautifully done ❤️ Salamat sa pagbibigay liwanag sa mga manggagawang Pilipino!

[@jaesinpark7724]

I hope our law makers enact laws to preserve this culture of salt making this is Philippine heritage

[@tineejohnston9737]

Sana encourage nla yon mga bata that’s how they will learn huwag ng cellphone permi 😇❤️

[@lemnikim7388]

Wow! Great video capturing Filipino practices and traditions. The picture is very sharp and beautiful.

[@gratefultess]

I’m happy to have this content about the Philippines.

[@gwenmabanto3302]

So much learning and inspiration , as always you rock Featr and Erwan! I hope and pray for more Govt. support and better business flow/system for the local Filipino farmers - Community like the Salt Makers Group. Kudos too to the Camara Family for keeping the Salt Making Community/Tradition alive and afloat. 💖🤩🙏💪🎈

[@jeancruz8449]

Wish that government will support this kind of community to preserve local small businesses and family can stay in their own community

[@xherdanrayng1903]

great meeting the tenants that carry out the blessing and a part of Filipino cultural heritage

[@nikohiroyagami8377]

Great content. Lets help to preserve of this culture

[@pinoyexpat249]

Wow 👍🏻 proud of this community..hope it can ve passed on to generations 🙏

[@jjjjjj2323]

This is such good content. I can't believe I'm watching it for free.

[@ryanllarena7681]

This video deserves more views, likes and shares!!!

[@Flipgolfer]

Love this vlog. Thank you very much for sharing this.

[@alvindejolde8348]

God Bless Sa mga Nanay na nagpakahirap para lang sa pag gawa ng Asin...♥️🙏🙏🙏Have an eternal life🙌👌❤️

[@ladyEnchantressGarden]

I hope more and more younger generation would look into preserving our culture. Nice work! ♥️

[@marleenking965]

Salt from our Country is one of the BEST and FINEST, Our Government Must Support our Local And Rich Product And Community, We Don’t Need To Import, Filipino’s Are One of The Best In The World, Thanks For Featuring! God Bless!🙏🙏💖🌈🇵🇭💥⭐️

[@littlemisssunshine3267]

Your contents are always well crafted and thoroughly researched. You are a great help in promoting almost forgotten cottage industries which we, as a country should be knowledgeable about and support.❤❤❤

[@pajero67]

i love this type of documentary..kudos

[@IgeRamos]

Thank you for telling this story.

[@brigidatruman6978]

I so love your documentary contents.

[@cromwellcruz]

grabe the quality ng graphics at video essay ✨ mala-Vox o Verge science

[@lionheartj5]

This is so moving to see. ang galing.

[@thelittlelevi4401]

Nakakamis jan umuwi sa zambales ...sana pagdating ni ta cristy ee makapagbakasyon ulit jan ..nakakamiss yung asin na yan

[@kyllechristiandalman5197]

Great cinematography! Great content. Kudos!

[@ohkfilms]

Another type of salt?!!! Woah this is salt overload! Amazing work! Hope you’re starting a salt revolution. Filipino response to Himalayan salt, Korean bamboo salt, artisanal salts.

[@sooyoonmin]

Very good content!!

[@Yk-if3ev]

Hope this can become a cultural tourism for The Philippines. Wherein tourists are taught how to make this salt.

[@manuelfaelnar4794]

Kudos to Philip and Ching Camara for keeping alive the traditional Sambal way of making salt. That law which killed the local salt-making industry needs to be repealed. It is obsolescent. But not only are the Ssmbals losing their tradition of making salt their way because of attrition, they also seem to be losing their language. They don’t seem to speak Sambali anymore.

[@kimclemente1436]

Hello po, I am a student po na nagrresearch about Sambal indigenous community. Yung process po ba na ito ay mula sa mga Sambal people? Thank you. I just want to know more about their culture.

[@shirlydaroy6368]

thanks to maam ching also for introducing the salt to widee consumers.

[@desireeonato6888]

Great content. Indeed 🥰😍

[@anggajuditom.7602]

I'm too early for this ...love it 💚

[@featrmedia]

Never too early, welcome!!!

[@kenmhilkyong707]

Hoping this kind of bsness must preserve not just for educational purposes but the rich lessons that will be learn by the next genaration of making this salt keeping this tradition live again!

[@sulitngaba8672]

FEATR taking it to the next level. Your video editors are greay

[@emeteriocatabayjr.7885]

This kind of content reminds of KMJS in mid 20s. Good joob for the researchers

[@decimo.sphinx3929]

we need more content like this 😭💯💖

[@caorocabasan2529]

I thank you for.this shocking feature.May you uncover many more facts to propel Philippine development,may it hurt or inspire.Thanks,FEATR

[@anaisabelsotomango4600]

Please stay in our tradition, love it and be proud

[@jelen2579]

We'll hope that local traditions are preserved and will get bigger

[@zainabsdiary4233]

these people deserve support from the government. we need to support our locals.

[@mjbarien]

I really hope that local governments recognize the importance to preserve their culture and traditions. I'd hate to see that these kinds of traditions be forgotten

[@margaritasun7908]

I still patronize locally and traditionally produced salt. Im always on a look-out of elderyly salt vendors in palengkes ( market) sitting in corners on their bangkos ( stool) because thats the only means of their income at their age.

[@DeaneGoodie]

Damn! Dem cinematography tho. Great shots. 🔥

[@allanb1763]

I live part time in the Philippines. There is enough processed food in the local diet here, canned tuna, corned beef, hot dogs, instant noodles, etc. that the average person would get their required amount of iodine from that. The law should be changed and salt making encouraged. Artisan salt like this could be sold world wide for substantial prices, which would make a huge difference in local economies. Thanks for this video, I just ordered some salt from these folks.

[@NeneGonzalez-mm9rd]

It is now legal to sell artisinal salt. ..like the asin tibuok.

[@czar7507]

it's like watching history channel salamat

[@grey5626]

Fascinating documentary work. Your subtitles are way too small though! Also, researchers long ago determined that yellow fonts are most legible. At least you used outlined/shadowed fonts so it wasn't as bad as some subtitles, but they were unnecessarily difficult to read and entirely illegible at 144p.

[@rogerkingmaquera2105]

I like this kind of content. Good job.

[@CanisterA.D]

3:30 the song hits different.

[@chitoboston5362]

Ay ganito Pala sa atin ❤️❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@arttee9565]

3:15 I'm dying to know the title of this song please!! 😭😭 The woman who's singing it in this video delivers it as if I'm watching a historical Pinoy movie. Bow to you, Nanay! 💚 Please let me know the title of the song. 😭💚

[@johnlao7456]

We should have more documentaries like this

[@ranniemanangan5371]

Kung kaya nating makabili ng Himalayan pink salt, bakit di natin tangkilin ang sariling atin na asin?

[@ranniemanangan5371]

@@creestee08 well it depends kung gaano karami ang nasa packaging...

[@faith042179]

@@creestee08may studies na madami daw toxic chemicals ang pink himalayan salt

[@wwjdmimi]

Loved this video & thanks for the quality.

[@johnastrero6046]

you should feature the saltmaker (agsan-sana)of candon,ilocos sur.they probably produces the finest salt

[@biblechapters4228]

God bless you more guys.Anne Curtis interviewed the katutubos. 😇

[@cymo7344]

I really hope the government will do something to help this local sector.