Only in the Philippines... 

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That guy who sang could really converse, I mean all of them. Their limited English still made the vlogger able to understand what they were trying to say and they made him feel so comfortable. There's that famous Filipino warmth at work here. I'm just so proud being Filipino.

In English, the word "tuba" refers to a coconut wine, and "Tungog" (Mangrover tanbark) is the name given to the Tanbark that was used to flavor the wine. It facilitates the agitation of coconut wineIt or it aids in fermenting, making the wine out of the coconut wine. Particularly after fermenting for a little while longer, the fermented coconut wines can be made into coconut vinegar. We Filipinos jokingly refer to the farmer whose source of income is harvesting coconut wine from the coconut tree as a "Coconut Pilot." We Filipinos invented the term "Coconut Pilot" because climbing a coconut tree, especially one that is very tall and high, is dangerous and requires courage. "Hak-Hak" refers to the curving steps on a coconut trunk as "coconut notches" because they resemble a v shape, and that's where the coconut pilot steps on it to climb the coconut tree easily. However, certain Southeast Asians have their own method of climbing the coconut, notches on the trunk of coconut trees are only visible in the Philippines. "Butay" (boo-tie) is a coconut spade or coconut flower; the young coconut spade is where the coconut wine is produced.

Drenched with rain water and drenched with filipino kindness and hospitality. Another wonderful day, Jonathan. 👍❤️

The hospitality and friendliness of Filipino is alive

Travel Escapes, the ONLY channel I "like" the video before watching it. Hope you're well, Jonathan!

your personality gives off positive vibes. You’re smiling & not afraid of trying different things Power on, Jonathan. I love your channel.

Genuine hospitality will always be part of your travels there. To offer a stranger something , be it a simple drink or a meager meal is considered a blessing and we always believe that kindness will be reciprocated back in some way, so don't ever feel weird for not paying or even feel obligated to do so. Filipinos will be content with a simple gesture of genuine appreciation. Sending you warm Pinoy vibes from Philadelphia 😊

Aloha from Hawaii Sir, it is so awesome to see travel vlogs presented in English. I am filipino by decent, but I was born and raised on Oahu, Hawaii. I'm a retired Police Sergeant. I do NOT speak Tagalog, or any dialect of the Philippines.........so I really appreciate you travel vlogs......in English. Great job my brother. God Bless !!!

Filipino are so hospitable. Saying this not because im a filipino lol But travelled to southeast asia already and yeah Pinoy are hospitable

You're one of the best vlogger i like on how easy for you to interact with filipinos and how genuine you are . Very open to learn our culture..😊 keep it up and take care!

I love and appreciate the way you deal with the locals Stay safe brother

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭17‬:‭22‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭28‬ you met some amazing people on this day! God bless you John and thank you for your videos ! I pray that you stay safe on your journeys and the Holy Spirit grabs a hold of your kind and generous heart!

That's coconut wine "tuba". When it's freshly harvested it's very sweet but it will slowly ferment as days go by then turn into coconut vinegar "suka"

Finally a new video after 2 weeks 😂 I googled Tuba for you to help you understand more. "Coconut Wine or Tuba is a sweet, fresh or mildly fermented sap taken from tapping the young expanded flowers of the coconut. It is popularly known locally as “Jungle wine,” it is also called coconut toddy. The tuba is poured into a fermentation vessel where it becomes vinegar after a couple of weeks or months when it reaches its natural acidity level". Watching from Cebu. Please come visit our place again soon. Amping Jonathan.

Can’t wait for part 2!

Jonathan , this episode is incredible the views the people are just amazing stay safe and stay friendly you’ll be able to stay in the Philippines for as long as you would like , welcome to the provinces🥰

I just love watching your channel, ie, the beauty of the islands, the provinces, the infectious hospitality and friendliness of the locals; Being able to sample the cuisines.

I can see in your eyes Jonathan that you are a kind person. I've been watching your Channel since the first time you came in the Philippines. I like that you always smile. I hope you'll never get tired making videos in Philippines. I'm hoping also that you will have a collaboration with Becoming Filipino.

I love Tuba, the most fresh coconut wine there is. I wish I can have some right now but nothing here in US. Loving my countrymen, so hospitable and so fun 👍. 🇵🇭🫶

that guy hust wanted you to have a drink with him, clearly he knows his english, he easily could have said coconut wine rather than coconut juice, anyways, Thank you Jonathan for also being so accomodating and receptive to Filipinos, they genuinelly just want to know you and have you for conpany. youre a nice person.

We call it "Tuba" or "coconut wine" here in the province of the Philippines. A Filipino alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees or coconut tree.

Was just in Bohol and was extremely happy with how kind people were. We were up in Panglao and had an awesome time. You should go on the island hopping tour and see the virgin island. It's amazing.

Onlu in the Philippines talaga ang mga Pinoy pag dating sa Inglesan kahit dika maka buo ng sentence nagkakaintindihan padin Tayo pag my mga kausap tayong mga dayuhan. Mas magaling padin tayo mag Ingles kesa sa ibang mga lahi. Kahit hirap tayo makipag communicate sa foreigner naiintindihan padin nila tayo at Da best talaga basta pinoy yeah boy

I really enjoy watching you wt local Pinoy having a nice conversation , they are really nice local people , and friendly hospitable

This was a good video. It’s fun to watch especially how you can easily blend in with Filipinos. It’s really amazing to travel around the Philippines. I hope you keep on exploring and capturing these moments because there’s a lot to see for sure!

Truth is, of the many different Filipinos i mingled with and lived with, generally, BOHOLANOS are the most down-to-earth, kindest & respectful ❤

I stayed in 1Peace early 2020. It’s being managed by French crew. During my stay, there were lots of Germans and mostly Europeans who dive. I just stayed to relax and read. The water is beautiful. The sand is powdery white. I enjoyed their dinner fellowship but thought the food was not enough for a dozen of us. 😅 Enjoy your stay there!

Your convo with Kuyas in white is one of the sweetest interactions i've seen bet. a foreign vlogger and locals. You are already adapting to our culture. Keep it up, Jonathan!

Jonathan You are such a down to earth guy . Have a lot of patience and kindness in your heart. Don’t feel obliged to return their generosity . A lot of times, all they need to hear is thank you . Stay safe as always all they wanna hear is thank you

Oh wow love the people. That local family is amazing specially the father. 😁

This makes me homesick my hometown bohol.I can’t wait to go back there for good.

The is the best local interaction I’ve seen so far. I’ve been watching vloggers come & go in the Phil’s but nothing beat this particular episode, specially the first part with the guy who sang. Jon you got good conversations skills. Good luck and always safety first.

Hi Jonathan, am watching all your Philippines trip. Thank you so much for loving our country especially the people. I admire what you are doing. I wish to invite you one day when I will be in the Philippines and I wish to retire too soon. Am originally from Guindulman Bohol. I got emotional every time I watched your videos. Let me know when you plan of going to Mati City in Davao. I can accommodate your stay for free. There are nice beaches also in the area. Shout out to my family in Guindulman and Pilar, Bohol! The Escol, Berindes, Case and Paulines families! Amping kanunay! -from Toronto, Canada.

You could teach in the Philippines as another source of income while you enjoy your adventures there. For me who can’t travel domestically (yet) as I live abroad, I’m learning a lot about my country 🇵🇭more thru your videos. Another fun one! Keep exploring and thank you for bringing us/me there! 👍🙏❤️ - sending ❤️ from 🇺🇸

ANDA! That's where my beloved late Filipina-Immigrant Mother was born ... ANDA! I am looking forward to that ... THANK YOU Jonathan! THANK YOU! Sending Love from Canada.

I’m binging your videos. Love the way you interact with people. Filipinos are the kindest people. They will treat everyone kindly if you show them respect. If you have the time you should go back to this family and have some presents for the kids. It doesn’t have to be big. It will show that you appreciate them.

Happened to run into your vlogs. Thank you for featuring Bohol and it's people. Excited to visit the Philippines at the end of the month and spend time in Bohol to visit my mom's family land. Thanks for your vlog!

thank you!!! Jonathan

I am excited and I can't wait for part 2!❤😊 watching from HongKong! Mabuhay and enjoy exploring our beloved Country Philippines!!!❤😊

It’s actually considered “coconut wine” cause it’s already fermented.

Yes Jonathan you speak very clear English which we like it not slang it's too hard to understand take care always.

"WHY IS IT RED?" I almost choked on my rice watching that part I don't really watch these type of vlogs but I got drawn from how genuine you were in the first video I saw. You're also such a good sport! Keep it up man

I admire how you talk to them really, it’s a natural conversation 😊

You're enjoying my country & the filipino friendliness & hospitality.Thank you❤

Tuba is usually pertaining to the coconut wine. The sap from the coconut blossoms comes out kind of whitish, but they add something to it to aid the fermentation process. You can drink it right away or wait for it ferment for about a couple of day is best. Like any fermentation the first stage is the production of alcohol and as it progresses it becomes more acidic and the second stage is vinegar. The longer it sits the darker it becomes, also it depends on how much of that additive they have added. Coconut water comes from the water inside the coconut fruit. Coconut milk comes from an older coconut meat and then grated and squeezed and strained away the solid part or pulp. Coconut like any fruit have different stage of maturation and the best coconut water comes from the green young coconut.

OMG. Such beautiful people, a beautiful family! Wow. I feel grateful for Jonathan.

Hi Jonathan! You live a comfortable life in the U. S, and I admire that you love staying here in the Philippines inspite of the simplicity of life (poorness, poverty) you see in our country. Many foreign vloggers do stay in the comfortness of BGC and MAKATI. But you, you don't choose your crowd. You prepare the happiness you get from people with scarcity in life.

Ooooo I love this! Thanks for bringing us closer to the Philippines through your videos. Interacting with locals is the best and of course, the lovely beaches. I haven’t been there in over a decade. Thank you ! ❤🙏

Hey Jonathan! Anda is where my mom used to live before she went to Manila to look for better fortune way back in the 50s. If you arrive there, look up the Licongs and the Makinanos they're my relatives. Safe travels!

I’ve never met so many nice people in my travels. I’m enjoying your work/play!

WOW!!! Welcome to Anda man👏. So Peaceful... And So Beautiful... I agree. Our Town is Not so Crowded. Blue Ocean and a Blue Sky you'll see.

Mani, palihug 😂 super cool 😎 👌

as a filipino watching this, i cannot stop laughing... i miss our humor haha

I cant wait for the whole series! Good on you, my man.

I loved your videos. Thank you for visiting our beautiful country. Yeah it is so true Filipinos are very hospitable. Enjoy your visit there! I just subscribed to your channel!

Conversations back and forth is funny I love it. ❤️

It is so nice of you to promote the businesses of people.

Thank you for the maps Johnathon! What a beautiful Island!

I'm just so late to have time watching. I mean it's my first time I think and I'm enjoying it actually. Thank you for having good time in our country 🇵🇭❣️

I'm from bohol,thank you for this video jonathan coz i feel like im in bohol right now😊 i miss so much my beloved province. . .

You can easily communicate with the locals because there's no language barrier, if there is, its just minimal, and still they can understand you...

Hi Jonathan, great scenery and such friendly and helpful people. Looking forward to part 2 of the video.

We've been in Panglao back in 2008. Its been awhile I love to go back. Good places finding, Travel Scapes.

Welcome to the Philippines... Jonathan... Enjoy your trip...

Now that was fun. It is good to know hospitality is not dead, but thriving.

Welcome to bohol philippines enjoy my friend

Jonathan, "hakhak" means man made notches on the coconut tree in english. Can't wait for your Anda vlog. Enjoy your stay in the Philippines.

WOW ... Whatta Welcome to Bohol ... BARZ! Beautiful BARZ.

Thank u for featuring our country., Enjoy ur stay ❤

Wow what a great day you meet a Christian family Bohol and let try tuba ,coconut juice or tuba

I've seen many videos from you and I'm just realizing that you show a type of genuine appreciation to the people there which is unlike some other traveling RU-vidrs. I love it. Subscribed.

You always find the coolest places. Looking forward to the rest of the series.🙌🏻

Partly why I like your vids is that you let the locals talk, rather than talking over them

Hi Jonathan tuba come from the sap of the coconut. They ferment it for several days then it’s ready to be served. I’m happy that you enjoyed the Philippines. Thanks for sharing because it reminds us of home. We also live in the United States.

You vlog is better than most foreign vloggers like Becoming Filipino and Kumander daot , because u always show the long conversations with the locals..some other vloggers just put in some convos , basically just showing places, saying expositions and some short timelapse of apparent convos. If they get to show the a convo, it is only with their frnds.

Super vlog ❤❤❤i love people from Bohol and the whole Philippines ❤❤❤super happy episode this one ❤❤❤

The philippines is basically the best country for foreigners. Local people can speak english it might not be good but you can expect some to know the language and make communication easier.

Just subscribed to your channel, makes me excited to return there again to that beautiful country of the Philippines!

Please. More series of this place Jonathan. Make 3 or 4. Thanks

Enjoy your diving time and be safe! Thanks for sharing this video ❤.

This makes me smile Tatay there is such a sunshine

Fresh tuba is called COCONUT NECTAR by the use of a collecting receptacle or bladder. After one week or so, it sours up and becomes VINEGAR. The HAK-HAK are simply called in English as NOTCHES, small cuts made on the coconut trunk to aid a "COCONUT PILOT" when climbing up a slender and tall coconut tree.

Always surprising how expensive rooms are in the Philippines really, and then they could find a very nice Airbnb for about $20, Ridge mini kitchen laundry and new, walk to the beach

You should taste a newly collected coconut wine 🍷 (tuba), it's really sweet, and it tastes just like juice 😋 ❤, stay safe Jonathan, AMPING KA 🙏🍀🙌

Just enjoy your stay in the province, experience our heritage and beautiful beaches....❤❤❤

As always, thank you for sharing your video. I would have not seen this part of the Philippines if it wasn’t for you Sir. 🙏

Im starting to like your travel vlog jonathan.😊. Again welcome to the phillippines.

It's the first time I seen one of your videos and really enjoyed it. I would only suggest two others to always have a song or a poem ready to recite to people who are generous with their own songs. Whether or not you can, give it a go and it will always be appreciated. Even grunting out American Pie would be appreciated. The only other suggestion I would make is that after the fifth time they did not want to receive the money I would just let it go. These are proud people and like to give when they can. Looking forward to more videos.

It is very common in the tropics to have torrential rain for about 10-15 minutes almost every day in normal days. Which the local called a male rain, because it gives ot full force then its done, while there is also the female rain, the showers of rain in varying degrees, but not so strong which can linger from few hours to few days

Hi Jonathan, awesome video. I love it. Wow, you know a lot of Bisaya words already & that's great. We really appreciate foreigners trying to learn our language. I'm so looking forward to watching your next vlog. Ayo-ayo, amping 💕

Anda is a great find Jonathan! Enjoy and have fun!

This video made me smile, Filipinos are so funny too! 😂 I miss the Philippines… I grew up there with my grandparents

Mga kababayan ko talaga oo pag nag-english ay comedy na, di na kailangan manood ng comedy movie...luvs you mga kababayan, thank you for being kind and very accomodating to Jonathan.

It's the equivalent of your apple cider, it will become a vinegar and more fermentation it will turn into alcohol if you distill it lambanog.😊

I'm happy to heard English Filipino accent. The important is they understand each other. Pyts kuya. Salute

Welcome to my ancentors province. its my lola's hometown. my brother live there now. Anda. Enjoy and have fun. explore the otherside of Bohol.

This is a coconut wine sometimes sweet or sometime very strong like a vinegar or wine.

Always drive safely

Liquor made from coconut is one of Kulas's favorite drinks in the Philippines 🇵🇭