Ilang taon nang tradisyon ng mga cowboy sa Masbate ang Rodeo Festival. Pero ilan nga ba ang nakakaalam ng kanilang kultura’t kasaysayan?
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00:00The people of Masbate City are full of excitement and excitement.
00:21Many of them are from different parts of the Philippines.
00:25Every April, this usually quiet province transforms into a noisy and noisy party.
00:43Everyone becomes a cowboy, and later on,
00:52the celebration starts.
00:57When you arrive in Masbate, you're already in the Wild Wild West.
01:26Rodeo Bacamo
01:36Every year, cowboys and cowgirls from all over the country come here to celebrate the Rodeo Capital of the Philippines.
01:44The Rodeo Arena is a big country fair for the 28th National Rodeo Finals.
01:58When you hear the news that there's a Rodeo in the Philippines,
02:03that there's a cattle culture, that there's a real cowboy in the Philippines,
02:07that's the reception that somehow makes you happy.
02:10But when they get to immerse here in Masbate, they go to the farm, to the ranches,
02:15they see that this is the real life here.
02:18The Rodeo is a big part of the culture of the people of Masbate,
02:25that's why there are so many statues of cowboys in the province.
02:28The cowboy outfit is also popular here, even if they're just walking on the street or going to school.
02:36The Rodeo Festival started in 1990.
02:41The cattle industry flourished because of the Masbate people.
02:46To help the ranchers, Rodeo Masbateño Incorporated was formed,
02:51and they came up with the Rodeo Festival.
02:56Rodeo Festival is a celebration of the skills of cowhands, ranch workers, cowboys.
03:02And our participants from all over the country come here.
03:06It's like a mecca for cowboys.
03:11On the eve of the Rodeo Competition, the cows were brought to the Rodeo Arena.
03:22The ranchers made it difficult for them, or even rented them.
03:27That's why they have to be careful in their game and in their choral in the arena.
03:34Almost 300 cows will be married this year.
03:38So that they won't get tired, they only use them once in each category.
03:45The male cow is imported from India.
03:48It has a different body shape compared to the local breed.
03:54There are three categories in the Rodeo Festival.
03:57Professional, Student Men, and Student Women.
04:01There are seven games in each category.
04:04Except for the women, there are only six.
04:08Choosing the right cow for each category is very important.
04:14There's a category called non-playable.
04:16Non-playable means it's too dangerous, too big to be played.
04:19There's also the very playable.
04:21That's too friendly to be played, that it's not any more challenging.
04:25So you go in that very thin line for the event to be challenging, exciting, and fun.
04:33But not too strong that it's non-playable.
04:39Before the competition starts, the competitors in the Rodeo Festival will be closed.
04:49And here, I was able to prove that Rodeo is also for Gen Z.
04:53I got to know Xavier University Rodeo, the defending champion in the student category.
04:59But sir, is it different here in Masbate?
05:02The climate is different, the group is different,
05:06the level of competition here is higher.
05:11This is the target of every Rodeo player, to reach the National Rodeo Finals.
05:18This year, there's a new group that will compete in the National Rodeo Finals,
05:22the Freshman to Junior Animal Science students of Tarlac Agricultural University.
05:29Sir, why did you decide to bring them here?
05:32So that they can experience the proper competition and handling of the cattle.
05:39Yes.
05:40Because that's their part in their curriculum, large ruminants, as their activities, the actual ones.
05:49The proper screening and handling of the animals is included in what they study in school.
05:56It took them almost a day to travel more than 700 kilometers from Tarlac to Masbate.
06:04Even though they were tired from the trip, the coach kept on practicing.
06:09That's the side step.
06:11Oh, that's the side step.
06:14Because there's only one way to handle the cattle.
06:17Because there's only one way to handle the cattle.
06:20It's not like the Calabasas, where the horns move when they attack.
06:32As soon as the game opens at the Rodeo Festival,
06:35the professional cowboys will take action.
06:38They are already veterans in the field.
06:43It's like it hurts.
06:44It hurts.
06:46The cows are falling.
06:47One of them kicked him.
06:58In Karambola, there are four.
07:03And two.
07:07This is the first time that a cow will be knocked down,
07:09only by hands and of course, by work.
07:15It's inevitable that someone will be kicked,
07:19stepped on,
07:21or will be injured.
07:25That's why there's a medic on standby and an ambulance in the arena.
07:44The students are not hesitating to watch.
07:47Maybe, they're learning a technique from the spectators.
07:55How will we know if it's okay?
07:58You'll knock it down.
07:59Oh, that's how you'll know if it's okay.
08:05Aside from bull riding,
08:06the goal of all the games is to knock down the cow without getting injured.
08:12The feet need to be tied so that they can't stand up.
08:16It's counted for 10 seconds.
08:20If successful, the green flag is raised.
08:23Red for the disqualified.
08:33After the games,
08:34the used cows need to be taken out
08:37and the cowhands are experts in this.
08:42Aside from the cowhands and medics,
08:44the veterinarians are also important in the rodeo arena.
08:47The priority in the rodeo is the welfare of the animals.
08:52If they get hurt, we'll get hurt.
08:54If you observe them,
08:55this is not a fight between a cowboy and a cow or a bull.
08:59The cowboys are just being given a task to do a job.
09:02In this competition, sir, there are doctors and animals.
09:05There are more.
09:07Even trainee doctors are here doing this.
09:10There are also overseas.
09:11And they are also on the third generation now.
09:16Together with the Provincial Veterinarian of Lalawigan,
09:18the organizers ensure that each contestant follows the rules of the Republic Act 84-85
09:24or the Animal Welfare Act.
09:28The law is probably focused on the five freedoms of animals.
09:34They cannot be starved.
09:36They cannot be exposed to disease.
09:38They need to be in an environment free from disease.
09:43And they cannot be used as show animals
09:47without the consent or being used as a laboratory for laboratory use.
09:55And because the rodeo is about the skills of proper handling of cows,
09:59anyone who violates the rules and regulations of the competition will be punished.
10:04That's disqualified.
10:05I stop the game at any moment of time.
10:08If we see that there is an imminent danger to animals and to humans.
10:19Whenever the cow's neck is twisted,
10:22inside me, won't its bones fall off?
10:26The best way to restrain them is just to twist the head.
10:29Then pull them down.
10:30Then pull the tail on the side.
10:32Leave the head.
10:33Then it's restrained.
10:34Then you just tie it so that you can give medicine.
10:37Reason?
10:38They can't say, come here, I'll give you medicine.
10:41That's why their behavior is different.
10:43And they're way, way bigger than us.
10:45Their handling is different.
10:47But on top of everything, their welfare.
10:50Make sure that the cow's neck is not twisted.
10:55During the break of the festival,
10:57rodeo vets taught me how to properly handle a cow.
11:03You need a stronger arm.
11:04That's your neck.
11:05Okay.
11:06That's what you'll get.
11:07Okay.
11:09So basically, that's how it is.
11:11It's just simple.
11:12It's just that you have to use,
11:15utilize your weight,
11:17how strong it is,
11:19in consideration of your performance,
11:22especially in the festival.
11:25The rodeo moves are used in the ranch
11:28when the cow needs to be restrained.
11:30Just like when you're giving medicine or vitamins.
11:34We experienced how unpredictable the cows are.
11:38Even though I have a cow hand and a veterinarian with me.
11:41When Doc runs, we'll all run.
11:45When they brought me to the cow,
11:47I couldn't turn its neck,
11:49even though I knew it wouldn't get hurt.
11:52Lift it up.
11:53Twist it.
11:56Twist it.
11:57Lift it up.
11:59Turn it around.
12:01Hold its back.
12:03Good.
12:04Are you okay? Sorry.
12:07It's because it's tired.
12:09And I have a lot of helpers.
12:11So if the kids are doing rodeo,
12:14I'm very busy coordinating their muscles.
12:18And they told me,
12:20it doesn't hurt like this.
12:22It's just a meat concern.
12:24The actual activity
12:26talks about the long history of rodeo in Masbate.
12:31Cattle racing started here in the 1800s.
12:34The Castilians don't like Asian food.
12:36They can easily relate.
12:38To the cows, we know this one.
12:40And they brought in their breeds.
12:42What's special about Masbate?
12:45Why is it conducive to cattle racing?
12:48We don't grow grass here.
12:51The topsoil is very thin.
12:54And our terrain is rolling hills,
12:57which is perfect for cattle racing.
12:59Not to mention the location.
13:01Because it's in the center,
13:02we can easily sell in each part of the country.
13:08To make the race more educational,
13:10ranchers let the cows be born
13:13to be artists in the reenactment.
13:16In the past, ranchers used to bring the cows
13:19to the port to make cargo.
13:22Because there's no car,
13:23they just walk.
13:24It's called cattle drive or avance
13:26from the Spanish word avance.
13:29But there are cowboys
13:30to make sure that the cows won't turn left or right.
13:33Especially now,
13:34a lot of people are watching on the road
13:36so that there's no misfortune.
13:42Rodeo players
13:43and human barricades on the road
13:45for the safety of the people.
13:58But there are still casualties.
14:00There's a cow that got caught.
14:02It was in the cattle drive.
14:03The cowboys took it.
14:07This cell phone video was taken
14:09by the owner of a store.
14:11The cowboys left the line.
14:14This is what happened to them last year.
14:31In the arena,
14:32the students are in line.
14:38Ruki University is preparing
14:40for their first competition at the Rodeo Festival.
14:47This year, there will be 18 schools.
14:55The heat from the sun
14:57and the tension from the players
14:59is what surrounds the arena.
15:02More muscles.
15:07The first event of the students
15:09is bull whipping.
15:12There are no cows in this game.
15:14It's all about technique
15:18to make the bull sound.
15:26In the farm,
15:27the sound is used from the bull
15:30to make the bulls of the ranchers follow.
15:36Shu Li will be the first to fight
15:38for the Tarlac team.
15:51When we say cracking,
15:53it should be the strongest cracking.
15:56What do you think of the performance?
15:59It's the strongest one.
16:03Next is the carambola.
16:11The male students of the Tarlac team
16:14will fight for the crown.
16:17When the cows come out,
16:20here they are.
16:29To be honest,
16:30it's scary to watch.
16:37Soon,
16:38the representative of the Tarlac team,
16:40Brian,
16:41will be able to whip the bull.
16:48There are no exhibitions here.
16:50There are many, right?
16:51Where's the other team?
16:53They're already here.
16:54What team is that?
16:57What team is that?
16:58The one on the other side is still running.
17:01The one on the other side is already running.
17:09They were able to knock down the bull.
17:17But the team members went straight to the doctor.
17:21It's really different, coach,
17:22when you're in the...
17:24Kapoy,
17:25are you tired?
17:27Brian wasn't injured
17:28after the bull was whipped.
17:32I was surprised
17:33how fast the bull was.
17:34Yes.
17:36I should have used a technique
17:38when I was whipping the bull.
17:41I should have used a sidestep.
17:42Yes.
17:43But it was a late reaction.
17:44Yes.
17:45It hurts.
17:46Where?
17:47His head is right here.
17:48Yes.
17:49I'm glad he's not injured.
17:50He's not injured.
17:51Look at him.
17:53He's not injured.
17:54He's not injured.
17:57The next day,
17:59the four of them are ready
18:02for the next games.
18:05How was your first game yesterday?
18:06How was your experience?
18:08It was fun.
18:10But we were really tired.
18:12We lacked stamina.
18:17And we were confused
18:18in our positions.
18:20Our positions were different.
18:21Yes.
18:22Our positions were different.
18:24The two in the back
18:25and the two in the front
18:26were different.
18:29That's why the bull
18:30didn't fall down right away.
18:32It's okay.
18:33It's the presence of mind.
18:36Story of four.
18:37The cattle in Rodeo
18:38have the opposite attitude
18:41to the bull
18:42they train in Tarlac.
18:45Hey, we're here.
18:47But when we first practiced,
18:49we felt sorry for the bull.
18:51It fell down.
18:52It was our first time.
18:54We practiced a lot with the bull.
18:57Even when we were hugging it.
18:59Oh, that's why.
19:00So it's your first time
19:01to experience
19:02the bull running like that?
19:08On the second day of the Rodeo Festival,
19:11the contestants will use horses.
19:14Horses.
19:19Last swing on horseback.
19:21First event,
19:22last swing on horseback.
19:28The horse will be on one side
19:29and the bull will be on the other.
19:36One, two, three, four.
19:37Hey!
19:44Wow!
19:46Yes!
19:48Wow!
19:50Awesome!
19:59Shuli will fight again
20:00in the last swing on horseback.
20:06Shuli's wild horse
20:07that fell earlier
20:09was the one that fell.
20:13Now, let's see if she can
20:14control the horse.
20:22Go, Shuli!
20:31Shuli's teammates and coaches
20:32are tense watching.
20:44Shuli couldn't catch the bull
20:47because it's hard for her
20:48to control the horse.
20:51It's important for the horse
20:52to control the horse.
21:01Yes!
21:05But in reality,
21:07Shuli is very brave
21:09because she is strong
21:10when it comes to horses.
21:13Go, Shuli!
21:16She didn't give up.
21:22When the team came back,
21:24she couldn't stop crying
21:25because of the surprise.
21:27The horse is not with you.
21:30The horse is not with you.
21:36University of Science and Technology.
21:41What I told them
21:42is that this is a bloody game
21:44because what we will use
21:46is fresh pomegranates.
21:48As you can see,
21:49it's not edible for sure.
21:51So, take care
21:53as much as possible.
21:55Be vigilant.
21:57And let's avoid danger.
22:01Both players and the animals.
22:04The Tarlac team
22:06is also driven
22:07by the wrestling on horseback.
22:13Go, Shuli!
22:15Go, Shuli!
22:18Go, Shuli!
22:21She didn't catch the horse.
22:23I asked her
22:24and she suddenly stood up.
22:26I grabbed her ear
22:27and slipped.
22:29It was okay on the ear.
22:31It was a count.
22:32But I slipped.
22:33I'm sorry.
22:37On the last day of the competition,
22:39the women
22:40and the men
22:41fought in Karambola.
22:52But here,
22:53it became clear to us
22:55that this is not a joke competition
23:00and they might go home
23:02in the emergency room.
23:10Go, Shuli!
23:11Go, Shuli!
23:13Go, Shuli!
23:14This festival is not just for rodeo players.
23:17Basbatenyo are also waiting
23:19for the Huego de Toro
23:21which has a translation
23:22of Pasubang sa Baka.
23:25There are 22 teams
23:26who registered this year
23:28which is made up of
23:293 members per team.
23:3120 cows will be eliminated.
23:34The ones who will be caught
23:36will be the cows.
23:38This is a project
23:39of the provincial capital.
23:55The physical game
23:57of the men is Karambola
23:58of the women's team.
24:00One of the 4 members
24:02of the Karlap team,
24:03Rosalie,
24:04is being chased
24:05by a cow.
24:07She is being chased
24:08by a cow.
24:10Within a minute,
24:12they were quickly
24:13knocked down
24:14and tied up by a cow.
24:20But they brought
24:21Rosalie to the hospital
24:22to have her feet x-rayed.
24:26Fortunately,
24:27she was not injured.
24:35The most anticipated
24:36by the audience
24:38is the bull riding.
24:41This is the longest
24:42set-up in all
24:43of the rodeo events.
24:46It is necessary
24:47to secure the bull
24:48that will be tied
24:49to the body of the cow
24:51so that it will not fall.
24:57This is where
24:58one hand of the player
24:59will hold.
25:05If in all of the games,
25:07the bull will be caught
25:09quickly,
25:10in bull riding,
25:11the fight will be long.
25:14In mechanics,
25:15a minimum of 8 seconds
25:17that the player
25:18should ride
25:19is held by one hand.
25:35Even professional cowboys
25:36are lucky
25:37with the bull
25:38that will be tied.
25:42If not lucky,
25:45there is always
25:46an excess in the game.
25:53Rodeo Festival
25:54is not just a fun party
25:55for the spectators.
25:57It is also a way
25:58to promote
25:59their pets
26:01and give value
26:02to the animals
26:03that helped
26:04their province
26:05thrive.
26:21The tradition
26:22of cowboys
26:23here in Masbate
26:24is 200 years old.
26:30Rodeo Organizer
26:31is proud
26:32to continue
26:33this tradition.
26:35I'm hoping
26:36or I'm advocating
26:37to pass this on
26:38to the youth.
26:40Now, the volume of students
26:41is huge
26:42compared to the professionals.
26:45This year,
26:46only new faces
26:47became champions
26:48in the professional
26:49and student category
26:50of the National Rodeo Finals.
26:58There are also many
26:59who are interested
27:00in agriculture
27:01in the universities.
27:03Tarlac Agricultural
27:04University,
27:06even though
27:07they did not win
27:08the overall award,
27:10will continue
27:11the rodeo.
27:16The action
27:17between humans
27:18and animals
27:19is a real part
27:20of the Rodeo Festival.
27:27In the end,
27:28culture and history
27:29is the real winner
27:30here.
27:35Good evening,
27:36I am Mab Gonzalez
27:38and this is
27:39the Eyewitness.
27:44The third place winner
27:46is the four person
27:47carambola.
27:49The smallest one
27:50that you can see
27:53is the one
27:54who made the cow
27:55fall down
27:56and became
27:57a giant cow
27:58in
28:00one minute
28:01and forty
28:03seven
28:04only.
28:05Will you come back
28:06earlier next year?
28:07Yes, of course!
28:08Yes, I should be
28:09the champion.