00:00 [Music]
00:10 Even though it's hot, it's still raining in the place of Real Quezon,
00:14 where the grass they're growing is from.
00:18 The production is not a joke, but a game-changing gift from DOST was sent.
00:24 Let's go and try it.
00:26 [Music]
00:30 As long as it's Filipino, for sure, it has a Walistambo.
00:34 A staple, indeed.
00:36 So for today's video, we'll go to Real Quezon to make our very own Walistambo from scratch.
00:43 This Walistambo is made from the so-called tiger grass or rasa.
00:47 And did you know that it takes two days to dry when it's sun-dried?
00:52 But what if it rains?
00:55 [Music]
00:57 So it's a game-changer for a group of Walists here in Marugondon, Real Quezon.
01:03 The dryer was received from DOST.
01:06 Since it's sun-dried for two days, it's only six hours to dry.
01:11 But before that, let's take a bath.
01:14 The path is steep and winding, but they still continue their bath.
01:23 Rain, wet, that's what we're going through.
01:26 We have ten hectares to irrigate every March or April.
01:32 We're going to irrigate now.
01:34 [Laughter]
01:36 Okay, let's go.
01:37 [Music]
01:42 Let's go and make a Walistambo. Let's go.
01:45 This is really our livelihood.
01:47 We have solo parents.
01:48 We also have poor-fish, benefits.
01:50 We have senior citizens.
01:52 So that the hard work is not wasted, the taste should be dried immediately.
01:58 Enter the dryer that was given by DOST.
02:01 This is the fire.
02:03 It's like an oven.
02:04 It gets dark if we don't blow continuously.
02:08 The work becomes light.
02:10 When it's dry, it will go through the pollen remover.
02:13 The strands will be separated and the Walistambo can be assembled.
02:18 Their problem in the area is that it rains sometimes because they are in the mountains.
02:23 So the drying of the Walistambo, the Tiger Grass, would need mechanical dryers.
02:29 It's called a multi-commodity dryer.
02:31 The more dry the Walistambo is, the more they can sell.
02:36 That's it, Kapuso.
02:38 We got to know the Walistambo farmers here in Rial, Quezon.
02:41 And we experienced their experiences from farming to making Walistambo.
02:48 We can clearly see the benefit of this kind of equipment in their livelihood.
02:54 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Martin Avier, Changing the Game.
02:58 Changing the Game.
02:59 [♪♪♪]
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