00:00We are now at the end of Wawa in Angono, Rizal.
00:14You can see the boat we are riding has no cuttings because on the side there are water lilies and watermelons.
00:24Actually, this part of the river is part of the Pasig River.
00:30You can see that the water here is a bit black because it came from the flood way.
00:37The main source of income for the people here is to get watermelons.
00:42We are just looking for a nice place where the watermelons can be harvested.
00:48Then we will go there to get the watermelons.
00:54What are we looking for?
01:03Long colored watermelons.
01:05Long colored watermelons.
01:07That's the problem when there are no cuttings.
01:11You have to be careful when balancing.
01:15Is it still far?
01:21It's that way.
01:31When they reach the shallow part of the river, they go down one by one to get the watermelons.
01:51This is where I met Lorigin.
01:54She has been harvesting watermelons for more than a decade.
01:58Our quota now is that we need to be able to make 10 strings of watermelons.
02:04Because one string of watermelons is worth 3 pesos.
02:08So if I can make 10, that's 30 pesos.
02:11But you can't just get watermelons one by one.
02:15It has to be clean and nice when you get it.
02:18I don't know if this string I'm making will fit.
02:27How much is one string?
02:29It's not calculated.
02:31One like that?
02:32Then I lost a lot of money.
02:34From 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon, they are harvesting watermelons together.
02:43And they are not allowed to sleep during their work.
02:48Like this.
02:49Take the long one first.
02:50Like this?
02:51Yes.
02:52Take the shorter one.
02:54Is this okay?
02:55How many are there?
02:56How many are there?
02:57How many are there?
02:58How many are there?
02:59How many are there?
03:00How many are there?
03:01How many are there?
03:02Is this okay?
03:03How many are there?
03:04That's okay.
03:05Add a longer one.
03:07Longer?
03:08Yes.
03:12Like this?
03:13That's okay.
03:14I'll tie this.
03:15Tie it.
03:16I'll throw this away.
03:18Like this.
03:24Actually, at first glance, you might think that it's easy to work
03:28because it's easy to harvest watermelons.
03:31But,
03:33the vendors have a standard.
03:37They have something that they reject.
03:38You need to have a good experience in harvesting watermelons.
03:43Otherwise,
03:45you'll lose your 3 pesos.
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