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Friday, April 17, 2020

Stranded tourists in Banaue turn Community Quarantine into an unforgettable farm experience

Photo Courtesy || Sherwin Lee
Cordillera - Instead of worrying about what will happen to them in Cordillera due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine, these tourists decided to experience farming by helping locals in a farm. 

In a Facebook post by Sherwin Lee, two young tourists were seen transplanting rice seedling somewhere in Banaue, Ifugao. 

These tourists see the positive side of the ECQ and took the chance to learn how Cordillerans live and provide food to their families.

Netizens were delighted to notice the tourist and commended them for turning the ECQ into a unforgettable farm experience. 

"It's ok to be stranded in the province rather than Manila. There are lots of adventure and experience that will never be forgotten... Your experience will teach you how to survive in any crisis," a netizen wrote.

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Netizen Christopher Calyaen said, "That's the good thing these virus send because tourist can learn from us on how we live and do our sources in life. We have to see the positive side of these ECQ. In other Cordillera places they enjoyed farming and do the usual things as they plant in the farm. While in urban they are fighting cock and full of covid mouth. Kudos to the tourist it's praticum time to plant rice and learn more."

Another netizen is inviting to the two tourists to come back after 4 months to experience harvesting the rice they had planted.

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"Memories to tell in your home country. Come back after 4 months for the harvest time to complete the fun," Fely Pangwi said.

In Ifugao, There is a tradition called "Urpi", the planting season in Banaue where in only women are assigned to sow the rice seedlings for reason of fertility and good harvest, according to netizen Corazon Nacionales.
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auie said...

excuse me po. hindi lahat ng nasa metro manila ay nagsasabong. please stop generalizing

Unknown said...

Most people came to manila to scape from farm life bringing them down to much worst situation..a pity for them..

Anonymous said...

well, maybe not everyone is nagsasabong, but you have to admit, MOST of us ManileƱos ignore the importance of farming, often times look down on those who live in the province calling them PROMDI,l. so yeah pot meet kettle...

auie said...

yes, i agree mr/ms. anonymous about SOME people ignoring the importance of farming. and they are not confined to city people. i had classmates in college that came from the province and their schooling were funded by earnings from the farm. they came to manila to study commerce and other courses not related to farming. and yes, there are people who looks down at people from the province. but not all, as i said, we should not generalize or stereotype people because of where they live/reside. Kung nagsusugal na taga-Manila, hindi ibig sabihin lahat ng taga Manila sugarol. yun lang naman ang sinasabi ko. sa province man, may sabong di ba?

auie said...

true.

Unknown said...

"excuse me po. hindi lahat ng nasa metro manila ay nagsasabong. please stop generalizing" YUng iba nagto tongits, yung iba nagra-rally a tyung iba nag i-inuman at nakikipag patintero sa mga humuhuli sa kanila during ECQ. Good luck NCR people.

Anonymous said...

stupid writer for generalizing the people in Metro Manila. Not all people from Metro Manila are born there. Most of these people are from all places in the Philippines, including Cordillera.

To mock one place just to promote yours is stupid!

Kafagway said...

Let's stop generalizing, that's true. While cities outside Baguio say we're disciplined, it's not exactly true. There are already three or more areas here which were ordered to be on lockdown coz "walang disiplina, matigas ang ulo, at di sineseryoso ang COVID na yan".

Kafagway said...

I couldn't agree more. Every time Baguio is praised on social media, some people here like to get the credit of being the most disciplined because they are Igorots or cordilleran. Please lang, I am an Igorot, pero di lahat ng taga Baguio ay Igorot. Kayo rin, pag nagka problema naman Baguio, isipin nila tuloy mga Igorot or Cordilleran may kasalanan.

MS. G. said...

So shall I say, " let's understand that: every comment must not be stereotyped. Support each other na lang. PEACE!

Anonymous said...

ganun talaga mga pinoy ang hihilig magsisihan kaya di umusad usad ang bansa natin. Good luck Philippines! lahat kayong pinoy que syudad o probinsya. Good luck sa inyo!

Unknown said...

Wow ang ganda ng view dyn s banaue . . . At hype lakarin pa akyat ng banawe view deck. 7km. Yta un . . .

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