This Filipino Tribe Evolved To Survive In The Ocean?!

[00:00:00]This Filipino tribe can survive underwater. Superhuman. Somewhere in the Philippines, there is a remote island called Tawi Tawi that is known as the most dangerous place in the country due to terrorism and civil unrest.

[00:00:12]>> What do you think about Tawi Tawi?

[00:00:13]>> There are many Muslim people there.

[00:00:16]>> It's very scary because it's dangerous.

[00:00:18]>> Do you think it's safe?

[00:00:20]>> Not so sure. But it's also where you can find the Baja tribe, one of the original settlers in the Philippines who are incredible free divers that can hold their breath for up to 13 minutes while spear fishing.

[00:00:32]Say that one more time. 13 minutes.

[00:00:37]Okay. You know, I thought it was a lot because when you guys linked it over and talked about it in other stories I reacted to, you guys were saying, you know, they can hold their breath for a very long time. So, you know, I'm thinking like, man, what's a long time for holding your breath, right? probably like 8 minutes, 10 minutes, 13 minutes.

[00:00:56]This is what I mean by adaptation, too.

[00:00:58]Like there's people only certain people that can live in like different climates. There's only certain people that can live in like different altitudes, but then in the Philippines, there's only certain people who can breathe under water for this long, period.

[00:01:10]>> Who are incredible free divers that can hold their breath for up to 13 minutes while spear fishing.

[00:01:15]>> Nice catch, man. I am heading to Tawitawi right now to discover the island, meet the Bajos, >> and learn about their unique way of life.

[00:01:27]The tribe that holds their breath for 13 minutes. Crazy.

[00:01:31]>> Welcome to Tawitawi.

[00:01:32]>> Thanks, bro.

[00:01:33]>> Tawiti has always been on my bucket list because I'm obsessed with maps and just looking at the location of this island is pretty wild.

[00:01:39]>> This is the Philippines. We are all the way down here. I mean, this is Malaysia.

[00:01:44]This is Borneo Island. It's very special that I get to travel here with Deanna to explore more of her home country together. A place we've never been before.

[00:01:52]>> All right, we're going to Tawi Tawi. You excited? It's going to be a blast. Let's do it. Woo!

[00:01:56]>> We are about to meet up with a local Baja friend named Faz and the journey starts now.

[00:02:02]>> And it must feel so cool for those like local friends. A lot of the time it probably feels amazing to like bring somebody along and show them, you know, like either childhood things that changed your life literally or is a big part of your life. It's probably one of those amazing beautiful feelings. And I love that too because when you really think about it deeply, like a lot of them at the end of the day are going to just enjoy the idea of like bringing somebody along who's going to be shocked at the day-to-day things that you regularly do. And I love that idea too, bro. Like this is why I love watching these kinds of videos as well is like you learn something that you didn't know before but it's so normal for them, right? Karaoke in the Philippines. Like that's just so normal for them. You look at breathing underwater for 13 minutes.

[00:02:47]That's so normal for them.

[00:02:50]Like >> All right, we made it. Hey man.

[00:02:53]>> Oh, you're fuzz. How are you?

[00:02:57]>> One of those places that you just look at the map, you point your finger on it and you're like, I want to go there.

[00:03:01]Morning.

[00:03:02]>> How are you?

[00:03:03]>> Morning, Paul.

[00:03:03]>> I'm fine.

[00:03:04]>> Are you foreign national or came from?

[00:03:07]>> I'm American.

[00:03:08]>> American. You can log in into my office.

[00:03:10]All of you there.

[00:03:11]>> It's never a good sign when the immigration police want to take you inside of their office. So far, my visit to the Philippines most dangerous island is off to a nerve-wracking start.

[00:03:20]>> Why are they taking a picture of my >> Well, they have to, right?

[00:03:24]>> Only time I've ever done that in my entire life. We just got interrogated by the police and then they wanted selfies with us. I guess it's because so little tourists come here that they need to know what we're doing.

[00:03:33]>> Yo, I mean that's also another thing too is like the way that Filipinos handle things like that even though it is like I'm guessing why they probably have to do that or even though he's traveled so many more places than I have and has never had that happen which I'm shocked but like I think the reason obviously is because of the location. I think there was like a lot of like terrorism around that time around that area but even then I digress. There is the whole idea of the way that the Filipinos handle it like, "Oh, sir, yeah, just coming to my office, you know, let me just show you, right?" Compared to what I've experienced when they bring it up, they're just straight rude or crazy, already grabbing you. And like this happened to me in the Philippines, too.

[00:04:11]Like there was a time where like they didn't make a scene in front of everybody scaring me, scaring my friends. They were just like, "Oh, sir, do you do you mind just just coming over here real quick just real quick just to say something?" Right? And they said like, "Oh, like you can't you can't be in this area just because of like you don't have this certain thing or whatever." Then I was like, "Oh, okay.

[00:04:29]Can I finish what I was doing real quick?" They're like, "I'm so sorry, sir. You you you can't. You just you just have to go now. I'm really sorry."

[00:04:37]And that's it. Like the kindest way to solve it. Yo, and this is not me hating on America, but in America, they're like, "Yo, yo, get out. Nope. Nope.

[00:04:47]Nope." Like they're just straight yelling at You're already like, "Whoa, what's going on?" like you know they make you feel like you're just get you just did something so illegal and like everybody knows they just blurt out your business and it's just like all right bro in the Philippines they just take it like let's just let me just tell you something right I love that that was one of the best experiences I had in the Philippines which is funny because it was just me getting kicked out of somewhere but like even then like it was the best I was like kick me out every day like if you're going to do it like That >> thank you. Jennifer, >> what have you heard about Tawi Tawi in the news?

[00:05:28]>> Uh, the bombing.

[00:05:31]>> Really?

[00:05:31]>> Yeah.

[00:05:32]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:05:34]>> Because they want they want Mindanao to have their own their own country.

[00:05:40]>> This is our friend Jennifer's first time in Mindanao, which is the southern region of the Philippines. And me and Diana have only been here once to Shi, but that's like a tourist island, so that doesn't really count. So, this is like the first time in real Mindanao.

[00:05:53]>> Wow.

[00:05:57]>> I've never seen this many tricycles in my life. It's insane. Like 80% of the vehicles are tricycles. These streets are crazy. I mean, there's a lot going on. There is no better place to get a feel for the local culture than the street markets. And we've just arrived to a crazy busy scene.

[00:06:16]>> What is that? Stingray.

[00:06:17]>> Stingray.

[00:06:20]>> It smells very, very bad in here, as you might imagine. I'm still trying to wrap my head around what's going on.

[00:06:24]>> Oh, every fish shop, no matter what, doesn't matter if it's the freshest of fish, it's going to stink. Doesn't matter. I could go to the freshest market in Brazil. I could go to anywhere. It's just going to stink. It's just fish, bro. It's always going to stink. And I don't even know what stingray smells like. Does stingray taste good? Let me know in the comments if y'all try stingray. I want to know.

[00:06:43]We just arrived.

[00:06:44]>> What's your name?

[00:06:45]>> My name is Fatina.

[00:06:46]>> What is it like?

[00:06:47]>> That's a beautiful name.

[00:06:48]>> Thank you. Bye-bye.

[00:06:50]>> Okay. Bye-bye.

[00:06:51]>> Everyone's looking at me like they've never seen a tourist before. He just caught all this fish and now he's going to go sell it in the market. Pretty cool, man.

[00:06:59]>> What do you think about this place?

[00:07:01]>> I don't know. Just crazy.

[00:07:03]>> Crazy.

[00:07:04]>> Yeah.

[00:07:05]>> So, right now we are buying cassava for the bajas because it's their favorite.

[00:07:08]They eat it alongside fish, right? Yeah.

[00:07:10]>> And how long will it last?

[00:07:13]>> This is one of those places that you visit and it takes a bit to like feel it out and let it sink in because it's just so different than anywhere else, you know?

[00:07:21]>> Mango ste one.

[00:07:24]>> Thank you, sir.

[00:07:27]>> Thank you.

[00:07:28]>> Yo, he looks really badass. Am I crazy?

[00:07:32]Maybe I'm weird, but like he looks like an anime character almost, right? With the one eye. That's cool, though. Betty Watt Filipino version.

[00:07:42]>> Oh, he's so sweet, too, man.

[00:07:44]>> We just sat down at this little cafe restaurant and it's all bajos. Look at this.

[00:07:49]>> This food, you don't have to pay all of this. You just pick one and whatever you eat, you just pay for it.

[00:07:55]>> Every food is 5 pesos.

[00:07:57]>> Yes. All 5 pesos.

[00:07:59]>> It's called pandisau. Is like bread.

[00:08:02]>> Pandisa is the best bread, yo. In the Philippines, bro. I'm just going to keep it a buck.

[00:08:08]>> Sweet bun, cinnamon on it. Love it.

[00:08:11]>> They just said that I'm the first foreigner to walk into this cafe. What I love about Tawi Tawi is that there's no Jollibee. There's no McDonald's. There's no shopping mall. All the stores and businesses are local. It's beautiful.

[00:08:23]It's unique. It really feels different than the other places in the Philippines. I mean, I've even been trying to get a taxi and everyone's like, "No, you just take a tricycle."

[00:08:30]Which speaking of tricycles, all of them are super cool because everyone decks them out with their favorite band, their favorite NBA team. It's really, really cool. Don't expect anything fancy if you come here. The phone signal like doesn't work like anywhere. It's super slow. My hotel doesn't have Wi-Fi. Just got to rough it out and and just enjoy. And and people here are so friendly and kind.

[00:08:49]Tawi Tawi.

[00:08:50]>> Very very >> What a place. Arguably the most Catholic country in the world, the Philippines and Christianity have always been synonyms to me on every visit. But when I look around, all I see are mosques.

[00:09:01]The reason that most Filipinos are scared of Tawi Tawi is because Islam is a dominant religion and they've heard stories about extremism.

[00:09:11]>> Wow.

[00:09:11]>> Soon you become a Muslim, too.

[00:09:12]>> Back in 2017, in a nearby place called Marawi, hundreds of people were killed in a series of attacks by ISIS. And these two women were there to tell the story.

[00:09:21]>> Every time I uh tell a story about the Marawi, I hold my tears. Our experience in Marawi is not our house, our friends, our family. So if you think Malawi what happened to us is nothing. If you're asking what happened, no you should know what happened to the people are still now missing.

[00:09:43]>> We're being very devastated spiritually, emotionally in our home and our dreams.

[00:09:49]>> Unfortunately, Tawi Tawi has gained the reputation of being dangerous due to recent incidents of conflict and unrest.

[00:09:55]Extreme poverty and a lack of access to basic services like education and healthcare alongside rebels and pirates are just a few of the reasons why most people avoid coming here. But I'm quickly realizing that despite these challenges, Tawi Tawi remains a place of warmth and hospitality. And it's because of the amazing Baja culture. Yeah. On this channel, I reacted to an entire documentary. It was like an hour documentary on this channel of Mawi and what it did to people. And I will say one of the saddest things is like obviously people lose what this old lady was saying too. She was like I lost a home that told thousands of stories and it's just gone right because of the the terrorists and stuff. And it was so sad, bro. I remember I was like tearing up watching it. It's it's on the it's on the channel here. You guys can find it searching in my videos. But it was one of those things where it's like unbelievable, bro. You know how that can happen. But then they still got up. She got up, told stories about it, you know, and and obviously she was upset, but she moved forward. She had to deal with it.

[00:11:00]And she is still going, you know, and I think that's one of the most beautiful things. A lot of people just accept defeat and they're just done. They don't want to hear it. They become bitter. But she still was smiling. And it's just one of those beautiful, really, really beautiful things about what Filipinos can show you in terms of like humanitarian kind of stuff, right? Or human human aspects that are capable and possible. Like I feel like, you know, you can see people talk about motivation, you can see people talk about positivity, but in like in a Filipino, you just see like grace, right? Like even if the most horrible thing has just happened, grace, you know, love or respect, you know, like, oh, this happened to us. We're getting told this. We're being put down. We're being this. Like people are saying we're nothing. They still have grace. They still treat you with some respect. And it's so beautiful.

[00:11:56]>> I am lucky enough to be invited to attend a Baja wedding tonight to witness our celebration of life firsthand.

[00:12:04]>> Night has arrived. We're heading to a wedding. Inside we go. This is the tricycle.

[00:12:10]>> Is he drunk?

[00:12:10]>> Got these little red lights in here.

[00:12:12]It's a super Filipino way to get around.

[00:12:15]>> His eyes a little glossy. That's why I said >> start dancing already.

[00:12:18]>> We walked into a scene of chaos.

[00:12:20]Everyone in the streets dancing, drinking, and talking loudly over blasting music.

[00:12:25]>> So, what's happening here?

[00:12:26]>> Okay, tonight they're starting their like they're celebrating a wedding, but they started 3 days.

[00:12:34]Listen, whenever I get the chance to attend a wedding in another country, like in the Congo or Iraq, it's a no-brainer because it's one of the best ways to experience a culture. But this Baja wedding is unlike any party I've crashed around the world. Everybody here knows each other, and the dancing is off the hook.

[00:12:54]>> Beautiful hand movements. I have no clue what's going on right now. It's really tribal how they're dancing behind me with their hands in the sky and like I don't know they're doing this really interesting thing that I've never seen before. It's really cool. Almost like a Iranian dance.

[00:13:08]>> This is how they entertain themselves by doing that thing.

[00:13:14]>> Wow.

[00:13:19]>> This style here sir they are in a different community. When the song started, first community will enter and then then the next song other community.

[00:13:29]It's like they they are showdown.

[00:13:32]They're doing showown.

[00:13:34]>> Hi.

[00:13:36]>> Where you from?

[00:13:36]>> From America.

[00:13:37]>> America. Nice. Thank you.

[00:13:41]>> Shalom.

[00:13:42]>> They told me that it's their first time to visit by visited by you during this gathering. They have they have foreigners but only daytime in this time of gathering is their first time. They never seen somebody come out to a wedding >> like a foreigner.

[00:13:58]>> That's awesome.

[00:14:03]>> Diana and I are awake extra early at the crack of dawn like everybody else who lives here and we are getting ready to join the bajow on their most important daily ritual.

[00:14:12]>> We are walking into a community here that's built on tree branches. All the houses are built on tree branches. We're actually walking across a bridge that's not very sturdy. We're going to go meet some baj. We are loaded with fruit and money that we're going to give them.

[00:14:26]What we're walking on is like 15 ft high or 5 m. And if if you run off and fall off, you're going to go straight down.

[00:14:34]>> Oh my god. Ma, you're an animal.

[00:14:35]>> No. No. M. You have to focus.

[00:14:38]>> He's okay.

[00:14:40]>> One step at a time.

[00:14:41]>> Wait.

[00:14:42]>> The bridges are like just these little wooden plates and it wiggles. Like if you fall off, you're in the ocean. Like this is wild. While our camera guy, Mate, is struggling to walk backwards and we are also nearly falling down, a local family is busy preparing a meal to welcome us to the island. But first, we have to make it there.

[00:15:03]>> It's moving.

[00:15:09]>> Here's the normal bridge.

[00:15:10]>> Yes. Thank you.

[00:15:12]>> This is absolutely insane, man. How do people not fall? How do the kids run around on here? That's what I don't understand. Holy crap. That was intense.

[00:15:19]That's dope though. I don't know.

[00:15:21]>> Okay, maybe I'm I don't know why that's like dope. Like you got to do like Spider-Man kind of stuff. That's maybe why. Bro, my kid way is coming out where like instead of like, you know, obviously as an adult you're like, "Man, that's dangerous.

[00:15:34]That's scary." But like my kid brain is like, "Bro, that's kind of cool. Like you kind of parkouring to get home."

[00:15:42]>> Yeah. I'm I'm stupid, bro. Just leave.

[00:15:44]>> This kind of lifestyle.

[00:15:46]>> Yes, sir.

[00:15:47]This is how they live here.

[00:15:55]>> This is the house right here. And it's overwater. I mean, absolutely wild. Look at the walkway to get to the house right here. Very narrow.

[00:16:06]>> This is a shop right here in the community. This is chili. This is sugar.

[00:16:10]This is soy sauce. This also coffee.

[00:16:13]>> Oh, coffee. Sorry.

[00:16:14]>> Coffee. Wow.

[00:16:17][ __ ] you.

[00:16:19]>> Oh my god.

[00:16:21]>> Whoa.

[00:16:22]>> What in the Animal Crossing? Oh my goodness. That thing looks fake. It looks fake.

[00:16:32]>> Dude, that's crazy. Like you see the tiny ones here and then you just see this animal crossing fish.

[00:16:40]>> Whoa. Big fish.

[00:16:41]>> Yes.

[00:16:42]>> Look.

[00:16:43]>> Oh god.

[00:16:44]>> Tuna.

[00:16:45]>> Tuna.

[00:16:46]That's crazy, man.

[00:16:50]>> Who caught them?

[00:16:57]>> The Baj were the original settlers along the coastline of southern Philippines from thousands of years ago, and they remain proud of their cultural identity.

[00:17:04]They speak their own language, have very unique physical features, and practice their own traditions that you can only find right here. Often referred to as the sea gypsies, this nomadic community uses their free diving skills to hold their breath for up to 13 minutes.

[00:17:17]They've developed this amazing talent over the years from genetic mutations resulting from their extreme environment and dependence on fish. His wife has been preparing us this amazing meal.

[00:17:27]Wow, this is so cool.

[00:17:31]>> What is that? The yellow stuff.

[00:17:33]>> Mango. Mango.

[00:17:34]>> And this one, >> this one the cava that we bought earlier. And this one is tamban, >> a dried fish.

[00:17:41]>> And this one is a squid.

[00:17:43]>> This is cool. We're eating over the water.

[00:17:49]>> That's amazing, dude.

[00:17:51]>> This is what you call a local meal in Tawi Tawi.

[00:17:55]>> The soy sauce comes in a little bag. How do you open it with your teeth? Have you ever had a visitor before in your house?

[00:18:04]It's the first time.

[00:18:06]>> And how do you feel that we're here?

[00:18:10]They said that you're good. Kind >> me, too.

[00:18:17]>> What is it like to live here?

[00:18:20]It's okay, sir. But this place always prone to sea surge like a w like a big wave.

[00:18:25]>> Oh. So, what happens?

[00:18:26]>> That's That's the problem. They got to go to the evacuation center there >> and then rebuild.

[00:18:31]>> Yes. What is Baja culture?

[00:18:35]>> So the culture is that they live for tomorrow. They don't think about like what's going to happen like in five 6 days from now. So at night they would sleep and repeat the next day. So it's the same exact routine every single day.

[00:18:50]>> They will sell the fish, the bigger fish, and then they will buy the smaller fish or the sardines for their food.

[00:18:56]>> So they're all fishermen.

[00:18:57]>> Wow.

[00:18:58]>> Yeah. After they've fished and they caught like ample amount of fish, they're going to bring it to their wives and then their wives would sell it in the market. And then the wives after they've sold everything, they're going to buy firewood. They're going to buy a bait. They're going to buy things that they need for the next day.

[00:19:16]>> In Manila, I asked people on the street that I'm going to Tawitawi and they all told me that it's dangerous >> here. As long as you don't make any problems with other people, >> just go with the flow. Do your thing. Do your job.

[00:19:31]>> Stay away. Stay away from it.

[00:19:32]>> Is it dangerous?

[00:19:33]>> That's usually how it is anywhere. Even in America, you name it. It's like a lot of the time, depending on an area, there could be like really bad hoods or certain places like that, like poverish areas where like it's dangerous period to go there, even if you don't cause problems. But more so, as long as you don't do nothing, you don't like stare at somebody's, try to start a problem, get in an argument, you just go with the flow by, oh, excuse me. You know, you're just kind, then you're chilling, right?

[00:20:01]A lot of the time that's what it is.

[00:20:03]Again, I'm going to preface this by saying that that doesn't mean that always happens, right? Like there's always the case where you could do everything right and then then something goes wrong, like someone just does something to you, right? But a majority of the time, like he said, that's usually how it goes. Like if you just mind your own business, you go with the flow, you don't disrespect nobody, you don't disrespect anything that they're doing. You just be you and just be kind and respectful with love, you're going to be all right >> for little kids to live here because if they step, then they're going to fall down.

[00:20:39]As long as they can see their children playing besides them, it's safe because when they will just jump into the water and pick their kids. That's what >> you live here and it's so separated from the rest of the country. It's so different here. So, do you feel Filipino or do you feel like this is its own community here?

[00:21:01]>> No, in my family.

[00:21:02]>> Yes, sir. They feel they also belong here in the Phil.

[00:21:05]>> That's great. I'm happy to hear that.

[00:21:15]Thank you.

[00:21:18]>> That's so sweet.

[00:21:18]>> After lunch, they invited us to go spear fishing out in the middle of the sea to catch their next meal. Kua, where are we going now? Like >> the island over there.

[00:21:26]>> That island.

[00:21:28]>> That's cool. The >> mini of Tawi. Okay, we got this.

[00:21:39]I did it.

[00:21:41]>> Down we go. Down the ladder to the boat.

[00:21:54]>> Wow, dude.

[00:21:56]It's a little nerve-wracking to be on this boat because we have no life jackets and if a storm comes in then safety becomes a serious >> in his mouth is crazy by water.

[00:22:09]>> But I'm trying not to let that cloud my mind because this natural beauty is something I've never seen before in my life.

[00:22:15]>> The color of this water is >> perfectly clear. Sai Shapu Island. Wow.

[00:22:21]This is amazing.

[00:22:22]>> So that island had pirates right there.

[00:22:25]Not today anymore.

[00:22:26]>> Oh, be before.

[00:22:27]>> Yeah, it's been a long time.

[00:22:29]>> Like, >> what? Is there any more pirates now?

[00:22:35]>> Sure.

[00:22:37]>> We're about to go spear fishing that we're trying to find a spot to go. This is the spear that they use. It looks like a gun. There's a trigger like a gun. And look at the top here. That is very, very sharp.

[00:22:51]>> And just shoots it right into the fish.

[00:22:53]And there's dinner.

[00:22:54]>> Right away, the guy dived into the water and within seconds, he caught a massive eel. Now, that is impressive.

[00:23:01]>> I'm just sitting here droning and this dude comes up with an eel. Yo, >> that's insane.

[00:23:05]>> Nice catch, man. That's awesome. Woo.

[00:23:09]All right, dude. That is so cool.

[00:23:12]>> It's time to go in the water and catch some fish.

[00:23:14]>> That fast is crazy, too. Aren't eels one of the hardest to catch, too? When I was in Japan, I remember they were saying that eels are like some of the hardest to find and catch. The fact he just jumps out, catches an eel real quick, and back to the water. Like, bro, >> can you load it? I won't point it to anyone.

[00:23:36]>> Yeah, it's loaded.

[00:23:37]>> Okay, so this is loaded. So, all I do is I press this.

[00:23:42]>> That's it.

[00:23:43]>> Press the trigger.

[00:23:44]>> No problem.

[00:23:45]>> All right, I can do it. Okay, hold it.

[00:23:46]Please don't point it at me, bro. Not trying to die out here.

[00:23:51]>> This water temperature is literally perfect. I haven't felt freedom like this in a long time. And the sea is so colorful and vibrant.

[00:23:59]>> Yo, that's so majestic.

[00:24:04]>> Yo, you feel >> While I was down under, I tried to see how long I could hold my breath, which turned out to be only 30 seconds. Our local friend, on the other hand, didn't come up.

[00:24:16]What?

[00:24:19]What do you mean didn't come up?

[00:24:20]>> This guy stayed underwater for so long that I had to come up several times to catch my breath. And every time I dove back under to look, he was still there like it was nothing.

[00:24:36]Yo, come on.

[00:24:37]>> This is pretty awesome. These guys can literally hold their breath for minutes at a time. And the water is absolutely amazing down here. It is stunning. It's perfectly crystal clear. Almost like the Maldi.

[00:25:00]>> That's so cool.

[00:25:01]>> I am exhausted, man. I don't know how these guys can hold their breath for so long, bro. The water is amazing.

[00:25:09]Oh my god. It's absolute paradise out here.

[00:25:13]We made it back to the girls. They've been chilling on the beach this whole time.

[00:25:22]>> Babe, >> hi.

[00:25:26]>> Good morning. Were you sleeping the whole time?

[00:25:28]>> Yeah.

[00:25:29]>> Oh my god, that's like hours.

[00:25:35]>> How do you even sleep? I I wouldn't even be able to sleep like that. That is actually insane.

[00:25:40]>> Oh my god. I can't hear anything.

[00:25:42]>> I know.

[00:25:46]>> Getting back on land was honestly our biggest challenge yet. One slip of the toe and we could cut ourselves with the sharp wood. Honestly, I am impressed that the Baj do this every single day.

[00:25:56]They are true warriors.

[00:25:58]>> Yeah. Okay.

[00:25:59]>> Go.

[00:26:00]>> Okay.

[00:26:00]>> You know what I love too? It's like one of those things where obviously it's a thousand years in the making, but they still do it like it's effortless, right?

[00:26:10]And it's so insane to think about that this exists around us and it's still there and there's so many more that we probably haven't even found or even thought of yet. This is insanity, bro.

[00:26:24]>> This is so not safe.

[00:26:35]I love seeing the kids playing too. Like that just makes you happy. That just makes you smile. And obviously like you can be like, oh, you know, you can see kids playing anywhere.

[00:26:44]>> But I think it's because most people would look at this and be like, man, you know, their house can just fall at any moment and the kids are still playing, right? And the family is still doing what they have to do. They're still eating together, being together, smiling together. And that is the most beautiful thing because they have every reason to complain. But why do that? And I love it, bro. I love seeing that.

[00:27:11]>> Thank you, Paul.

[00:27:13]>> With the right support and resources, Tawitawi has the potential to become a thriving destination for those wanting to explore the cultural diversity and underwater world of southern Philippines. It may be off the beaten path, but in my experience, this is usually where you will find the most amazing and humbling stories. I hope this video encourages you to think twice about places that are considered dangerous. Just because this region has been affected by terrorism in the past and the people here wear different hats doesn't mean that it's unsafe to travel here. I'm telling you that if you come to Tawitawi, the locals will welcome you in with open arms and lots of smiles. To refer to this place as a terrorist island is not only wrong, but is to overlook its incredible history. One that is rooted in free diving and preserved by baj who can outswim all of us. I mean, how long can you hold your breath? It's absolutely incredible.

[00:27:59]>> I can hold my breath for like a minute and 15 seconds, something like that, when I tried it.

[00:28:05]>> The Bajos are true superhumans and it was a pleasure to be able to experience this culture firsthand. Thank you so much for watching and don't forget to subscribe for more.

[00:28:13]>> Awesome video. Awesome video. Thank you guys for linking that over. Yo, absolutely loved it. Beautiful. I want to know your guys' thoughts in the comments below. I love you guys. Till next time.

[00:28:25]>> How good you been living? way. How good you been living? I've been living too good for you. I've been living too. Did what I did and I do it again. Every move that I make, I ain't feeling repent.

[00:28:35]Nobody believes the belief it's a friend. And you question your moves like Billy Bone in your really huh.