iBilib: Help Mikmik on his mission to crack a classic bugtong!

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Aired (February 9, 2025): Can you solve this Filipino riddle: heto na si Kata, may karga-kargang dampa?   Watch 'iBilib' Sundays at 9:35 AM on GMA Network, hosted by Chris Tiu and Shaira Diaz.   For more iBilib Highlights, click the link below:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLYaldfT7P2Teh_NQfZBAjzvRkaF0KZuw

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00:00Do you know what a bugtong is?

00:02What is it, Kuya?

00:04It's a question with two lines and the end rhymes.

00:08You have to guess the answer.

00:10And usually, it's not literal.

00:12Correct. And in English, it's a riddle.

00:15Riddle.

00:16Are you ready to guess the answer to the bugtong?

00:19Yes!

00:20Alright, here it is.

00:21This is the bugtong.

00:22iBeliever, join us.

00:24Here it is.

00:25Kata has a heavy load.

00:29Who is Kata?

00:31Alright, let's say the words one by one.

00:34As I said earlier, the meaning of the word bugtong is not literal.

00:39So, if there's a name like Kata, it can be anyone.

00:44Ah, so it can be anyone.

00:47So, can it also be,

00:49Here it is, Nik-Nik.

00:50It has a heavy load.

00:53Oh no, that's not allowed, Nik-Nik.

00:56Because, as Kuya Chris said,

00:58the two lines of the word bugtong should rhyme.

01:02Ah, I get it.

01:04So, what is a dampa?

01:06A dampa is a simple house.

01:08Okay, I'll say it again.

01:10Here it is, Kata.

01:11It has a heavy load.

01:13Okay, Nik-Nik, I'll help you.

01:16Here it is, Kata.

01:18It's a person or an animal.

01:21So, it means Kata.

01:23Then, let's continue.

01:25It has a heavy load.

01:27The dampa means house.

01:30So, Kata has a heavy load.

01:32What do you think is the answer?

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