Aired (July 7, 2024): Sa loob ng limang dekada, ilang beses pa lang nasisilayan ang tinatawag na “sunken town” ng Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija dala ng matinding epekto ng El Niño. Ano nga ba ang kuwento ng lumubog na lumang bayan ng Pantabangan? Alamin ‘yan kasama si OG Biyahero Drew sa video na ito.
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00:00Aside from fishing, the fishermen in Pantabangan have other activities to do once a year.
00:07They fight for the speed of fishing and mukbang.
00:11Every year, every April, they have a festival called Pandawan Festival.
00:17Now, in that festival, they have a so-called career.
00:21Bang career actually for a good number of years.
00:24But this year, there's a little twist.
00:26They made a mukbang career.
00:29So, after their bang career, using their boats,
00:33they will eat, or should I say, they will have a food eating contest.
00:38We have with us today, Team Lino.
00:41He's with Kuya Raymart.
00:44It's Randy.
00:45He's Raymart's nephew, sorry.
00:47Kuya Lino, Kuya Randy, and Kuya Carlito, and Kuya JR.
00:51Okay, let them go first.
00:53They will go to that small island using their boats.
00:57After that, they will eat puto first.
01:01Now, whoever wins will get 4,000 pesos.
01:05The team that loses will go home with 1,000 pesos.
01:10So, who will go home with 4,000?
01:12Who will go home with 1,000?
01:14We'll never know.
01:15Let's find out.
01:16Tata Rudy is the official flag carrier.
01:19He will be the one to start our mukbang career.
01:243, 2, 1, go Tay!
01:32Team Lino and Team Carlito are the top careristas every year.
01:37On the left side, we have the fans, the audience.
01:44Team Carlito seems to be the first to go around.
01:49Team Lino is a bit stuck.
01:51It's a bit difficult for them to go around because the water is cutting them across.
01:56Is it crosswind?
01:57This is perfect, guys.
01:59Because they are so tired.
02:01I'm sure they are very hungry.
02:03We'll find out who will go first.
02:06Team Lino or Team Carlito?
02:15And there you have it, folks.
02:17Team Carlito will go first.
02:24The battle is not over yet.
02:26Team Lino still has a chance to go first.
02:28In the second round, it's Puto Mukbang.
02:31And first on the table is Kuya Carlito and Kuya JR.
02:35Let's start eating.
02:36Kuya Carlito looks very hungry.
02:37Team Lino and Kuya Randy are coming.
02:42They need to talk while eating Puto.
02:46Will they go crazy?
02:48It's Kuya JR's turn.
02:50By the way, Php 4,000 is at stake.
02:53The team that wins will have a good pacing, taking their time.
02:58One plate down.
03:04Here it is.
03:05After a long battle,
03:09the winner is Team Carlito and Team JR!
03:20Congratulations, Kuya Carlito!
03:23JR!
03:25Here you go.
03:28Congratulations, Kuya.
03:30Thank you.
03:33And that's where our 2024 Pantabangan Mukbang Carrera ends.
03:43Team Carlito has no way of joining the first Bang Carrera of their country.
03:49Despite the pandemic,
03:53all of our barangay members were invited to join the Carrera.
03:58That's why I always write down all the games that are related to the Carrera.
04:07I always write down the papers.
04:11His secret to every victory is a strong body and support from his inspirations.
04:18He sleeps well, eats well, that's all.
04:22His family is also an inspiration.
04:25My fight is for them.
04:26I will use what I earn to support my family.
04:36A town in Nueva Ecija,
04:38an underwater town because it's hidden under the water.
04:42This is a bit high right now.
04:46But there are a good number of months.
04:49When it rains, it really sinks.
04:53I just want to know, so we have a basis.
04:56That cross also really sinks.
04:59It sinks, sir.
05:01We are also interested to know what's there.
05:04There's a historical event here in Pantabangan Lake.
05:08Within 5 decades,
05:10this is the 4th time that the town of Pantabangan has been destroyed.
05:15That's why today, we will accompany Tatoy Silistino,
05:18one of the former residents who came back here.
05:20The old town of Pantabangan is almost 300 years old.
05:25But in the 1970s, it was destroyed.
05:28What's the reason?
05:30What happened here?
05:32Did it sink?
05:34Was it a municipality?
05:36It was a town.
05:38Pantabangan had 8 barangays.
05:40Until the Pantabangan Dam was built in 1971.
05:45The residents were given a new house.
05:47The residents were given a new house,
05:50including Tatoy Silistino's family.
05:52After 3 years, the construction was completed.
05:55The operation of the dam in 1977
05:58was also the beginning of the sinking of the old town.
06:02Our ancestors built this dam
06:05in Nevesihan,
06:08in the national area of our ancestors.
06:10We were able to see the dam of the town of Pantabangan
06:12because of the 6 rivers that flowed through the town.
06:18We were able to see that there is a great possibility
06:22that the dam will sink.
06:26The old town of Pantabangan
06:28can be seen whenever there is a drought
06:30because of the hot weather.
06:32The normal level of the Pantabangan Dam is 221 meters.
06:35And because of the high aluminum content of the country,
06:38the water level of the dam dropped by almost 50 meters
06:42and the old town was re-established.
06:46This is the gate that leads to the Municipal Hall.
06:51This is the statue of our Godfather Rizal.
06:56These are the three stages.
06:59This is inside the Normas Auditorium
07:02where we hold parties.
07:04This is where we hold dances.
07:07This is the Catholic Church of the town of Pantabangan.
07:12There are 1,800 families living here.
07:16What is the alternative?
07:19We were given apartments.
07:22This is the eighth barangay,
07:24so we moved to Gawinyaan, Tanawan.
07:28We are given rice rations almost every week.
07:32This is where the Sunken Town was declared as a cultural heritage zone in 2020.
07:38It was also opened to tourists who wanted to see the sinking town.
07:42This is where our local government and our fellow countrymen
07:48show their high pride and importance
07:51because this symbolizes what our countrymen did.
07:57In spite of the life they left here,
07:59the women became the fruit of the dam.
08:02What do these dams supply?
08:05The entire province of Nueva Ecija,
08:07Nueva Ecija is also the reason
08:10why Nueva Ecija was called the Rice Granary of the Philippines
08:16because of the irrigation.
08:37For more information, visit www.fema.gov