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2,000 labanderas wash their way to a Guinness world record
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Aling Juliet has been a labandera for almost 20 years. In her occupation, she washes clothes by hand—still the method of choice preferred by her clients. "Laba sa kamay po talaga ang palaging request ng mga pinaglalaba ko. Kahit may mga washing machine po sila, pagdating sa mga damit na maseselan o di kaya masyadong madumi, gusto pa rin mano-mano," she said.
Nanay Nora, a mother of three, agrees. "Iba po ang laba sa kamay," she says. "Mas natatanggal po ang mantsa at mas kontrolado ko ang kamay ko kaysa sa washing machine."
Aling Juliet and Nanay Nora were two of more than 2,000 who gathered at the University of Makati last August 17 for a curious world record attempt: the most people simultaneously hand-washing a piece of fabric.
Under the watchful eyes of Guinness officials and independent witnesses, the women set to washing.
Despite the heavy downpour, the participants—all women—trooped to the school's football field and gamely hand-washed a 1,200-meter long single piece of fabric stained with grape juice, blue ink and chocolate.
Guinness World Record adjudicator Kristy Bennet and 47 independent witnesses roamed among the washers during the attempt, inspecting the participants and the cloth to ensure that the record-breaking feat was being done properly.
Bennet explained to GMA News Online the criteria for breaking the record and validating the success: “The fabric must be dirty, the participants must be washing simultaneously for at least five minutes, the cloth must be stain-free after washing, and importantly, the number of participants must exceed Vietnam’s record.”
Vietnam's record was 1,968 people.
Shortly after, the announcement was made which delighted the crowd: the Philippines now holds the world record—that of 2,132 people simultaneously washing one piece of fabric by hand.
According to event organizers, 75 percent of Filipino households still prefer doing their laundry by hand, either by necessity or in the belief that washing by hand removes dirt better than using a washing machine.
The triumphant participants, world record holders all, were treated to free meals, shirts and other goods at the event. — BM, GMA News
Guinness World Record adjudicator Kristy Bennet and 47 independent witnesses roamed among the washers during the attempt, inspecting the participants and the cloth to ensure that the record-breaking feat was being done properly.
Bennet explained to GMA News Online the criteria for breaking the record and validating the success: “The fabric must be dirty, the participants must be washing simultaneously for at least five minutes, the cloth must be stain-free after washing, and importantly, the number of participants must exceed Vietnam’s record.”
Success! World record achieved.
Shortly after, the announcement was made which delighted the crowd: the Philippines now holds the world record—that of 2,132 people simultaneously washing one piece of fabric by hand.
According to event organizers, 75 percent of Filipino households still prefer doing their laundry by hand, either by necessity or in the belief that washing by hand removes dirt better than using a washing machine.
The triumphant participants, world record holders all, were treated to free meals, shirts and other goods at the event. — BM, GMA News
