WYATT Bedural is one of the most intriguing people we met on our TV show “Matanglawin” recently.
Known as Batang Mountaineer ng Laguna, Wyatt means “strong,” according to his parents Shaand Ed Bedural.
The first mountain Wyatt climbed at age 8 months was Pico de Loro. He has also climbed Mt. Talomo Apo (tallest mountain in the Philippines), one of the hardest trails when he was only 1 year, 11 months old. He was with his parents, of course.
He has climbed 40 mountains overall. Mt. Balagbag in Rizal is his 41st mountain.
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We also met Lolo Tony de la Cruz from Batangas. He can create different sounds using his voice. He can imitate different animal sounds such as pig, elephant, mosquito, goat, horse, gecko (giant lizard or tuko). Kaya rin niya ang tunog ng ambulance at motorcycle.
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TRIVIA PA MORE (Various Sources): The exotic jeepney is a post-war creation inspired by the GI jeeps that the American soldiers brought to the country in the 1940s. Enterprising Filipinos salvaged the surplus engines and came out with unique vehicles of art.
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Short distance and feeder trips could not be more exciting than via Philippine quick transports – the tricycle, a motorcycle with a sidecar, and the pedicab, a bicycle with a sidecar.
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The world’s longest underground river system accessible to man can be found at the St. Paul National Park in the province of Palawan.
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The largest Philippine wild animal, the tamaraw, is a species of the buffalo that is similar to the carabao. It is found only in the island of Mindoro.
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The highest mountain in the Philippines is Mt. Apo, a dormant volcano found in Mindanao, at 2,954 meters (9,689 feet).
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Send your questions on anything and everything to Kuya Kim through my Twitter account @kuyakim_atienza using #AlaminKayKuyaKim.
Ating tuklasin ang mga bagay-bagay na di n’yo pa alam. Walang ’di susuungin, lahat aalamin. Ito po si Kuya Kim, Matanglawin, only here in Tempo. (KIM ATIENZA)