00:00I'm curious to see what's inside the sea.
00:07Let's see what's inside and what's outside.
00:11So, let's go inside.
00:15In this vlog of Jonathan, he showed us how he drowns in questions.
00:21Because he saw balloons in the middle of the sea in the town of Minglanilla in Cebu.
00:33I heard rumors that there's a balloon with water in the middle of the sea.
00:39And what's more surprising is that the water from the balloon is not salty.
00:46I said, to taste is to believe.
00:49I'm drinking.
00:50I'm using a cup.
00:55He said that he tasted it.
01:04Good.
01:05Confirmed.
01:07So, if you can see it, it's salty.
01:11You can see it.
01:17It tastes like mineral water.
01:21So, in fairness, it's salty.
01:23I proved that it's not salty.
01:27Same.
01:28It's salty.
01:30Well, well, well.
01:31If this is true, residents save a lot.
01:37It tastes like mineral.
01:38We can use it because there's no cost.
01:42But what if there are 3 concrete balloons in the sea?
01:47Ma'am Jessica So, I hope you can go here.
01:56To deeply investigate the mystery of the balloons, our team went to Cebu.
02:04When it's high tide, you can't notice the balloon they're talking about.
02:09But when the water level is low, it will cover the balloons.
02:16It can only be found 50 meters from the sea.
02:22Two of these are circular.
02:25One is equidistant.
02:29Each balloon has a special tool.
02:32The balloon with an equidistant balloon is called panlaba.
02:39The biggest one is used for bathing.
02:42While the smallest one is used for drinking water.
02:51This is where our team found Victor, 57 years old,
02:55who was swimming in a balloon in the middle of the sea.
02:59We can save water from the sea because there's no cost.
03:04We can save 500 pesos per month.
03:07According to Victor, it's true that the water from the balloon is not salty.
03:20The water in the sea is the same as normal water.
03:24In fact, when they were hit by the Odep typhoon in 2021,
03:29this is what saved them from drowning.
03:33We don't drink water because there's no mineral in the water.
03:39But after a few years, they noticed that the quality of the water has changed.
03:45We don't drink water because there's no mineral in the water.
03:49We use the water to wash dishes and the bathroom.
03:54While other residents only drink water from the balloon,
03:59Evelina admitted that she still drowns sometimes.
04:05I got a pit cell to put water in the balloon.
04:09Then we drank it.
04:11We have a heart here, but we are more used to the balloon here.
04:15It doesn't smell.
04:16We, the elderly, drink water from the balloon.
04:20But the children, we only drink mineral water.
04:22Residents also bathe here.
04:25It's brisk and cool.
04:27It feels good when you bathe.
04:29Roseline often bathes here.
04:32In the uniform of my students,
04:34it's a blessing because sometimes the balloon is in the sea.
04:38That's why I was amazed here.
04:42But the question is still now,
04:44how come there are three balloons in the middle of the sea?
04:48The water is not salty and it tastes like mineral water at first.
04:54If you can see it, it's clean.
04:58You can see it.
05:00Same.
05:02It's salty.
05:04Is it safe to drink?
05:06There are water quality testing conducted on these balloons.
05:11In our question and answer,
05:13we met someone who knows the history of the balloon.
05:18When I was born, it was already clean.
05:21But there was no cement.
05:24Who made these balloons?
05:26The two were really discovered.
05:29The continuous testing of the balloons in the middle of the sea of Cebu.
05:34It tastes like mineral water.
05:36In our return,
05:38It's like mineral water in a tub.
05:43In the middle of the sea in Minglanilla, Cebu,
05:47every low tide, there are three balloons floating.
05:54And what's more amazing here,
05:56the water you get from these balloons is not salty,
06:00but it tastes like mineral water.
06:03If you can see it,
06:05it's clean.
06:08Same.
06:09It's salty.
06:12It tastes like mineral water.
06:13We want it to taste clean.
06:17But how come in the middle of the sea,
06:19the residents are floating,
06:21washing in the deep balloons.
06:32Our team investigated until they met 78-year-old Father Rodulfo
06:38who knows the deep history of the balloon.
06:43When you bathe in the sea,
06:45you can see the water that you drink.
06:49The water that floats.
06:50When the water runs out,
06:52you can drink it.
06:54From 1932 to 1935,
06:57the two who discovered or made the balloons
07:01were Feliciano Añabesa and Maximiano Cabatuan.
07:07We really consider it
07:09not just a cultural heritage,
07:11but ecological, environmental heritage.
07:25According to the engineer Angelica,
07:27that's why the water in the balloon is not salty
07:30in that part of the sea
07:31because of the natural spring discovered in the place.
07:36If it's spring,
07:37compared to the salt water,
07:39the salt water is heavier when it comes to density.
07:42When it's low tide,
07:44and the water is stuck inside the balloon,
07:46the fresh water really rises.
07:49The majority of the people would still drink
07:51the fresh water from the underground.
07:55But is there a reason
07:56why the residents are afraid to drink water from the balloon?
08:01Same.
08:03Same.
08:07There are water quality testing conducted on these balloons.
08:12It is potable and safe for drinking.
08:15However, the testing was conducted a few years back.
08:19We are afraid to drink water from the balloon.
08:23There are people in our municipality
08:25who drink water,
08:27but based on their observation,
08:29the water is not safe.
08:30We are afraid to drink water from the balloon,
08:32because the water is not safe for drinking.
08:34That's why we are afraid to drink water from the balloon.
08:37After a thorough investigation,
08:40the answer to the questions is clear.
08:44The water is clear.
08:50Same.
08:51I agree.
08:53Thank you for watching, Kapuso.
08:56If you liked this video,
08:58subscribe to the GMA Public Affairs YouTube channel
09:02and don't forget to hit the bell button
09:05for our latest updates.
Comments