what is admirable about this is the manifestation of how calm and respectful he remained despite all the fiasco that they have been through on their way to the philippines. it is evident that he has a grateful heart, which obviously trickled to the members of rhe family, to see the positive amidst all the obstacle they encountered.

This vlogger has a good soul. Tularan natin sya.. Ito ang dapat na influencer! Sobrang dami natutuwa syo. God bless this guy and his family!

Salute you Sir for being so patient.Kahit you and youre family have a bad experienced on youre flight to Phil. still napaka optimistic mo at mostly highlighted ung good things kesa sa mga bad .Keepsafe always

I admire you and your family's patience and consideration and as a fellow balikbayan, I am frustrated and upset for you all. It takes so much effort, money, and love to go home. I'm sorry that these things happened on your trip home but glad you were all able to get there safely

I was expecting this LOST. Praise to your family for being so calm, patient, friendly.

The best ang attitude mo towards the unfortunate event that happened during your flight. God bless you and your family. Stealing from luggage is not new. I remember, a relative of my brother-in-law came from US after 25 years. Unfortunately she lost a lot of items from her flight as well. We hope that this time with your influence, they will address this issue and make the balik bayan experience a hassle-free and we can be proud of our heritage.

MY CONCLUSION after watching d video is dat,,,,this man is very positive sa outlook sa buhay,,,mahabang pacenxa is with him,,,super galing ng video,,,,d details is perfect ,,,GOD BLESS u more sir,,,,sana all katlad mo na npka wide thinker and madaling mka move on,,,

Sorry to hear such experience especially since a lot of people was looking forward for the things that got stolen. Really admire your grace Sir Vanjo.

Sir, youre such a positive and humble, calm person. You’ll be blessed more in some other ways. Continue to be an inspiration of kindness , positivity and humility.

You know watching you interact w the day’s delays inconveniences were impressive . You made your experience still enjoyable and non nerve wrecking. It’s shows side of your ‘easy going ‘ character, I always thought it’s better to be nice and communicative w others. Sometimes,T there are things beyond our control no matter how much planning we make. But when we change our perspective we are able to make something good out of the challenges. We always gained a good insight out of anything negative ! Awesome attitude so as the rest of your family. Well handed ❤

Watched your whole video and admired your being so calm with self control all the time in spite of the odds you experienced in your travel. I did feel how you felt and God bless you for your patience and how you handled the situations and forgiveness. I do watch your Panlasang Pilipino videos as well and thanks a lot for your help in some of the recipes.

panlasang pinoy Sir, ikaw na po ang pinaka kalma at napaka positibong tao na nakita ko, god bless po at mabuhay po kayo!

Humility is truly a virtue. Panlasang Pinoy, you're a great source of inspiration to Filipinos... Your patience, humility, and positive attitude are one of a kind.

I admire your positive and diplomatic attitude as well as your patience, sir Vanjo. Very humble pa. I wish you all the best and your family. God bless po.

I love how you and your family remained calm the entire time.The experience is horrible and yet, you still choose to look at the good ones. I wish all the craziness and issues was eventually resolved and that you guys were compensated for all the hassle.

I admire the way you calmly dealt with the dilemma you were given. Even when you said that you were already angry, still, you were calm and the way you talked did not change a bit. For the pasalubongs that were lost, God bless those who took them. Maybe they needed it more than you or were desperate. And again, you fixed the situation by buying again the shoes for your father-in-law which was admirable. Thank you for sharing your story with us. Experience and lessons learned for a lifetime.

Hello Chef! Thanks for sharing your experience. It is indeed a good lesson for everyone who will be travelling to be aware of what to put in their luggages. By the way, I simply admire your calm attitude, decent and still poised even though problems were coming. Such a good role model. I was also a victim also prior times...but not like yours but simply while I was vacationing with my husband and my passport and cash were stolen in our hotel room. The hotel manager was very accomodating. He did helped us thoroughly. Only the hassle of processibg the passport and my visa were so much stress...But in the end, the problem was also remedied.

You’re a better man than I am. I thought I was a patient man but you broke the mold on being the most positive person in the world. Nice to know that there is still hope and faith in humanity. When we went to visit I box it with home depot box and tape it all over so it’s hard to open it. Thank goddess it wasn’t open and all our pasalobong was safe . Cudos to you and your family

I like the way you tried to be POSITVE in spite of your BAD experience going home to the Philippines. I can assure you that the things your family lost did not happen in Chicago or in San Francisco. Did you remember that you said you waited for about one and a half hours before the carousel started to move in the NAIA. That was the time the pinoy's started to open the luggages. They have special keys prepared for all kinds of luggages. Why don't you ask why they don't put CCTV's around those areas where the luggages were stocked after they were brought from the plane. I hate to say this but it is our "kababayans" who are stealing things at the airport. I have several friends who did lost a lot of things there. Personally I lost several shirts that was for my relatives but they never received it. We checked the post office here in Bloomingdale, Illinois and they said it arrived in the Philippines but from there they can't go on to find out how things are. I also lost the medicines I sent to my brother. Again the post office here said they tract it and it got to the Philippines too. TRUTH hurts, I know. But we have to accept that the people working in that airport were the same people who were doing these things. Next time, guys try to put DUCK TAPES around you luggage aside from the lock. The duck tapes when it is tampered can show sign of it. A lot of duck tapes will discourage them to open the luggage. Watching from Illinois USA; 02-17-2023. 🕓AM 😎👍👍👍

So humble. Love this family.

He's just to good to handle those epic fail moments, such a nice and honest person. hats off to you SIR!

An IT guy that created legendary cooking vlogs now showing his travel adventures. You are amazing idol. Napaka humble na influencer.

This is soo painful to watch but thank you for putting the video together and still brought positivity to all of us! Patience ia indeed a virtue! A lot of people does not realize that we have to save up to come home, we don’t buy the pasalubongs just like that!I personally wait for all the big sale events like Black Friday and such just so my family can have better gifts without breaking my bank! We look forward to making our family happy and it sometimes takes us a decade to go back home! The situation where the trays,temotes and headphones were unacceptable but you are so kind and humble! Business flights aren’t cheap! We paid for comfort and saved up for a long time to get those tickets!They knew first hand which plane you will be flying so a courtesy email would be great unless it barely broke.The business flights are expensive for a reason,We could have taken the basic fare if that was the case! The stealing is really sad but you thought us alot of things in this video,to be humble,to be patient especially whenyou were explaining it to your daughter and to be forgiving! Thank you!I hope your next trip home will have a better experience!I really admire your humility!

Napakahumble, for somebody who’s been in the US for a while. Am not saying in general pero madame Pinoy na nangibang bansa lang, akala mo nakalimutan na ang pagiging Filipino and looks down on our country especially kapag nakaranas ng ganitong mishap. Pero masarap maging Pinoy kapag may mga tao gaya ni Kuya na sobrang humble and proud despite all the inconveniences and bad experience he had in our country. I’m a US citizen na, but anywhere I go, proud Pinoy pa din. And I looked up to you Kuya! Salute.

I've never had one good experience with PAL. I go out of my way to avoid them, but because PAL is the name carrier of the Philippines, every few years or so, I do fly with them to give them a chance, to support them, and to see if anything has improved. Unfortunately, every single time I've flown with them, it's always a bad experience. I'm really hoping that they improve in the near future, but after our recent experience with them in December, I'd probably avoid them until I hear of any improvement. I've written their corporate before, but I felt that I wasn't heard and was just ignored. I'm hoping that this video and the comments within it can reach their corporate, so they can address the many issues surrounding their company. If we want improvement, hindi pwede bahala na, or okay lang yan. The more voices who speaks up, the better they will hear us.

Naiiyak ako sa sobrang bait at kalmado mo Kuya Vanjo ❤❤❤

Well, it happened also to my husband. He went back to the Philippines year 2017, it was direct flight from Lax to NAIA..He was excited to see my daughter and some relatives and he didn’t notice that his luggage was already opened.. Then ,he decided to open the the luggage to give some pasalubong for the kids (chocolate),he saw the padlock was already opened.He lost the 2 tablets, electric razor, brand new polo shirts,even his used underwear. According to my source, the CCTV before the luggages bring to the area where the carousel is not working. Good things,we sent some of his belongings through Atlas

ang humble mo po.. kahit naiinis ka nakaSMILE ka pdin kausapin sila.... :) napaka POSITIVE mo..

Nakakalungkot at the same time makakapulutan ng aral ang experience nyo. Sobrang nakakamangha ang pagiging kalmado ng buong family nila at positive pa rin all throughout the travel.

Only in the Philippines 🇵🇭 The best ka talaga Philippine Airlines! You never fail to disappoint your customers.

Lots of travelers have a negative experienced that they will never forget. For stolen stuff from personal luggage, that was already plan after they scan the luggage. The sad part is, it's difficult to replace the items and it's wasting time. The people that open the luggage were all expert for stealing.

You are a Great Narrator...i LOVE the way you Narrate... very CLEAR and HONEST...

I watch your videos whenever i cook my own food. But with this one, i learned a better lesson from you. The way you handled everything, you taught me how to become a dad and a model to my future kids. Astig!

Hi Vanjo - great video! I just retired after working for a leading conglomerate for over 33y. I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to travel around Asia as part of my business development work. Unfortunately I had my own share of bad trips. I was also a victim of theft. To be honest it is not a coincidence that NAIA and PAL are not rated positively due to very poor service. We tend to accept excuses especially if the NAIA or PAL staff will say: "Pasensya na Sir". This is unacceptable especially when you worked hard to pay for the tickets; you and your family deserve appropriate level of service. NAIA should install CCTV for all outgoing and incoming luggages so customers can monitor how these are being handled (or mishandled or worse being opened where your/our valuables are stolen). This is basic management practice which we should demand from Government.

Hearing your experience is something to think about the airline and the airport. I had my own experience when my first flight going abroad. On my second fight back to the Philippines I tried another airline and found the difference about their services and since then I never flew with PAL. I flew with PAN AM, CHINA AIRLINE, DELTA AIRLINE, HAWAIIAN AIRLINE, AND UNITED AIRLINES . I flew Pal on domestic flight but never fly with them to other country since that first experience

Lesson I learned from this video: do not fly PAL! My husband & I haven't been back in over 20 years. I'll be sure to ask relatives their experiences with whatever airlines they flew on when we do make plans to visit.

Thank you for showing us what's behind a traveler on a PAL flight and what's really happening to some baggages

Hi Sir, please let NAIA authorities as well as PAL know about this incident by reporting it. This is one way of showing our concern to our country and kababayans and to help our country improve its services, avoiding similar incidents from happening. Thank you.

Admired your strong determination to stay positive no matter what happened! Take care and GOD bless you and your Family!

You have patience and understanding pare. You are a wise man 👨 Despite of all the negative things that happened, you still made it positive ✨️ Hopefully, you'll have a better experience next time. I watched your video till the end. Good v at salamat sa mga advic 👍

Way to keep your cool and staying positive. It’s unfortunate the theft happened and I sure hope the airlines will take the necessary actions to prevent these things happening in the future.

You are very kind and a very good example to your kids. I’m not sure if I will be as calm as you with everything that happened. I’m really sorry these all happened to you. But your positive spirit and kindness will bring more blessings to your life - more grace will come to you. Your children are lucky to have you. I’m a frequent traveler and had a bad experience with Philippine Airlines in the past. So I never fly them anymore. It’s really sad because I prefer to support everything Filipino. Anyway, my point is, you remind me to try to be kind when bad things happen to me. So thank you. It’s nice to be important but more important to be nice. 😀

Mabuti na lang napaka COOL ng familyang ito...thank you so much kabayan💕💓💞 God Bless you all🙏

Same thing happened to my youngest brother and our nephew. PAL flight from San Francisco to Manila. When they arrived home, they found out a lot of their things are missing including their pasalubong and even the pair of rubber shoes na padala.

Salute to you Sir Vanjo. The way you calmly handled the challenges was truly amazing - a very good example to everyone, especially your kids. More blessings always to your family and your channel!

I appreciate your thoughtful comments and this vlog presentation. Thank you for making us part of your journey and the series of unfortunate events that trnspired. However the silver lining at the end is your optimism and broad perspective on how to manage each situation with a sound mind and calm demeanor despite the many challenges you faced. Kudos to you and your Fam! safe travels !

I watched the full video! I admire how you were still able to smile throughout the video kahit mejo hindi maganda ung experience nyo. It’s unfortunate this happened to you and your family.

Ngayon ko lang napanood ang bad experience nyo last year pauwi ng Pinas. Pero nakita ko naman ang saya nyo sa pagpunta sa Palawan. God bless you and your family. More power to you.

I admire your positivity Vanjo. I’m a follower of your Blog since 2009, you’ve come a long way & very successful with your cooking channel. Keep your great attitude, thank you for turning the negative experiences to a positive one. God bess you & your family.🙏🏽

Thank you for sharing! I really admire your patience and positive attitude to all the mishap you experienced during your trip to the Philippines!

Thanks for translating , I was really interested in what you had to say . Your kids have no idea how lucky they are to fly business class , I first flew business class when I turned 55.

Ang ganda ng ganitong vloggg para kasama ka din sa journey nya ito ang the best na vlog sana lagi ganitooo ❤

Sobrang compose nyo , as you telling your experience in your travel , we saw your patience & understanding in your travel experience.

Ang gusto ko sa vlog na ito ay malinaw ang pagsasalita, hindi mayabang very Filipino. Parang ang sarap maging teacher sa Language and Literature😂😍❤ kahit sa pagluluto,mauunawaan mo yong kung papaano ang pagkakasunod sunod😂🤣😍❤❤❤

nakak admire yung pagiging kalmado ng mga taong to. ang galing!

Wow! Ang galing niyo po Sir mag handle ng situation. Salute to you!!!

Whatever happened to your kitchen, I'm sure there will be a new and better version coming up soon. For now, hope you and your family find enough time to rest and recuperate. Baka lang po sir blessing in disguise rin to para makapahinga kayo. You've given us more than enough content to provide both a learning and entertaining experience, whether it's pure cooking or your daily escapades. More power to you, sir!

Ang bait ng family mo panlasang pinoy. God will bring back all na nawala sa inyo. It happens everywhere. Meron din ako napanood sa news a pinoy couple nagbakasyon sa Madrid then proceed to marchaille, in France, nag shopping sila sa Madrid ng mga branded items, coming to marchaille wala Nang laman mga suitcases Nila. And that happened in Europe. Am a subscriber of your panlasang pinoy...

Parang nakakatakot naman. Pero ang dami ko ngang nababalitaan na nawawalan ang gamit. Pinaghirapan ang mga pasalubong para maging happy ang love ones natin. In a way parang thankful kami sa vlog nyo po. Kasi madami kayong followers chef at madaming magiging aware. Thank you chef. And grabe ang patience nyo. Salute ❤.

I admire your cool family..you are cool and positive...God bless..

Vanjo-- i admire your coolness and positivity throughout your journey. I hope you did take travel insurance to compensate any losses you have in this trip.

I admire how chill and cool you are considering the bad situation. I think if it's me, I may be shouting already and already on a scary temper. I wouldn't be able to control my anger.

You are very pleasant that is why you are a well- loved and respected vlogger. Bagay Ang temperament mo sa food content mo. Tapos in na in pa Ang language. Swak! Kudos!

Dko man nasusubaybayan yun mga pagluluto mo pero nkakapanuod dn Ako at nasisiyahan SA mga recipe mo pra SA mga niluluto mo God bless at ingat nlng lagi

Sorry to hear all the inconveniences that happened to you and to your family especially the stolen items from your baggage, the important thing is you arrived safe enjoying the company of your loved ones.

You were able to narrate your experiences in a very picturesque, very detail, quite technicolor and punong-puno ng action, suspense and yeah... moral lesson. Happy New Year to everyon in your family. Beauty pala si Ma'm and your kids, cute and adorable.

Godbless you Chef Vanjo for being calm and positive.Thank you for sharing your experience.Big help talaga sa mga kapwa pinoy natin..lalo na sa mga OFW na nagsacrifice at mga nagipon para may maipasalubong sa mga mahal sa buhay na magdoble ingat sa mga bagahe nila.Mahirap magaccuse talaga,pero napapaisip ako kung bakit sobrang tagal kayong naghintay sa mga bagahe ninyo.? Isa at kalahating oras...enough time para buklatin at makuha yung mga gustong kunin,opinion ko lang naman...

The way how the padlock is installed in can be still easily opened without knowing that something is already stolen. just be meticulous next time, ensure that the zippers are secured in one place and cant move. or have it wrapped with clear plastic that is available in airports. keep up the filipino spirit!! proud kabayan here!

Not just a good Cook, but you are indeed a good father as well with a good and a beautiful family. salute to you sir! Mabuhay ka. :) GOD BLESS ALWAYS.

You have my respect Sir for being so well mannered.

Ito ang influencer na dapat sinusubaybayan, turning negativity into positive

sir, are you a famous chef or a former filifino broadcaster or documentary show host, very clear ang tagalog and english so professional and confident, your more amazing than the place, or nagmamadali lang siguro kayo, enjoy...god bless us all.

I’m sorry to hear of all your family’s travel mishaps. It’s so nice that you have such a positive and calming demeanor ; so inspirational. Your voice in addition is so soothing; you give your audience a very positive outlook . Thank you for a positive and appeasing viewing experience.

We went back to the Philippines just me and my 6 yr old son last year of august. I am just so glad that we didn"t encountered any problems from PAL. We're on a direct flight from LA to Manla. I am amazed on your patience!

As an ex PAL person, I feel deeply hurt by your unfortunate experience with the airline. The topic of customer experience is close to my heart. I was part of a task force assigned to track the airline's performance in critical areas that affect customer experience. One of the highlights of my tenure in PAL were the small successes that we achieved in the area of customer experience management. If that has deteriorated since, I don't know. I can only hope that it has not and that your experience was the exception, not the rule. But please understand that the airline business is so complex that it is extremely difficult to execute everything perfectly especially since many players in that business are not within the company's control. Our favorite expression when I was in the airline was: "When I do something right no one remembers; when I do something wrong nobody forgets!"

I feel sorry for you and your family. I learned a lot watching your vlogs. I’m heading home next weekend. Thank you for all the sharing and I’ll always be beware of my surroundings.

Ang bait ng family nyo po. Nakakalungkot mga bad experiences nyo papunta palang ng Pilipinas at the start of your vacation. Nakita ko ang mahabang pasensya ng family nyo. Thanks for the awareness. God bless u and ur family more.

Appreciate your demeanor in spite of the mis half. Hats off to you for sharing it with us para ma-prepare din Kami, at maiwasan kumbaga, pero kapag mina malas ka, kahit pa gaanong ingat. May the Lord bless your family ng double, for being calm, cool n collected sa mga experiences ninyo!

Great content. Lessons learned. Forewarned, hence forearmed. Continued blessings to you and family(-ies!). Looking forward to your post re your return trip and accompanying problem(?) you alluded to in part 1. And always, your entertaining and helpful cooking videos.

i miss the cook vblog hehehhe dami ko natutunan na luto habang nasa abroad... ayos ang pinas travel...hustle and happiness

I'm so impressed by how calm you are under all the circumstances.

Thank you for sharing. I'll be more careful traveling to the Philippines. It's really not the first time I've heard of such things happening to visiting Filipinos. By the way, thanks as well for your regular posts ... I get a lot of tips cooking.

Thanks for sharing your good and little failure of experiences, saludo din ako sa haba ng iyong patience at pagkainis, pero ako ang nanood ng iyong video ay ang na stress. I cannot handle.

That's exactly why I always packed valuables in my carry-on so that it will never be out of my sight! An expensive lesson learned! But at least you spent quality time with family in Manila and that was priceless and no one can steal that from you.

Thank you for sharing your experience! This is a very thorough blog, mixed emotions with lots of lessons learned. Nabawi sa dami ng foods ang disappointments. Much respect to the way you handle the situation po. 🙌🏻

My first time to witness such calmness, no anger at all from both husband (Panlasang Pinoy) and wife despite such unfortunate and unforgettable experience, you truly are both match made in heaven. We can all learn from you, thank you so much for sharing this lesson in life. I remember my mom she would say when she was still with us… if you lose things be grateful you can replace them, be thankful for your health.

I really loved this video. Your family unit is sooo loving with a strong and loving Dad and Mom. Children so well behaved. I really liked your story and your story telling. I have many horror stories about PAL. So nice to see you overcome adversity. Great Job! and thank you!

Napakahumble nyo sir!Godbless you more!

I admire your composure Chef B and family throughout this ordeal. Sending you all a continuous positive vibes 🙏🏼💕

So sorry that this happened to you. Thank you for sharing. I will make sure to secure my things when I go to the Philippines.

God will continue to bless you and your family. You are a good man with great humble heart. High respect from me. Your virtue and value cannot be taken away from you. You will continue to blessed.

I can see you face your smile hmmmm have a good trip back and forthcoming home sir. Awareness and keep your self safety always.

I like your attitude, super calm and hinde nasira ng bad situations yung reasons and the feelings of the season....good job!

Your patience and understanding are brilliant. Such a calm and collected person. Your vlog was humorous (the food galore part) and inspiring. Sorry about the inconveniences and the frustrations you and your family experienced during your flight especially the luggage issue. That's why we invested in zipperless luggage for added security.

Salute sa iyo ipagtanggol ang mahal nating bansa at sana ang authorities sa NAIA kailangan huwag siraan ang reputasyon nating Pinoy.....salamat at Salamat sa pag share para babala sa lahat

So far naman thank God I’ve been going back home yearly since 1991 so far no issues, sad to hear what you’ve experiences.. it’s God is great.. and you still enjoyed the rest of your vacations and came back safely.. thank you for all delicious cooking tips.. more power and God Blessed you n your families ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏

Whatever not good things happen, I know God will return it all . What’s more important is u all arrived safe and spent your Christmas with your love ones . Truly God is in your heart Kse sa Dami ng Di magandang nangyari Napaka composed at patient nyo pa ring mag asawa . God Bless you and your Family . I’m a big fan of Panlasang Pinoy 🙏❤️

I always watch his cooking videos pero mas tumaas yun bilib ko sa kanya. You can see on this video how calm and kind he is kahit maraming hnd magandang nangyari. Very humble. Im sure that God will bless you and your family more. 😊

We've experienced that. We know where it happened, and it's unfortunate. Oh well, as long as all of you all are safe and sound, the rest of the times are replaceable, and will return in many forms 10x fold! Bless!

It took me almost a minute to realize sino pinapanuod ko. Sabi ko “Why is this voice so familiar? Kaboses ni Vanjo” 😂 Then I finally saw I am watching a Panlasang Pinoy’s video. You have taught me to cook so many Filipino dishes when I first moved to the US on my own. Okay back to the video, I haven’t made it to 2minutes yet. Na excite lang ako, I have not watched a video of you in it pa kasi. 😁