LDFG vs. Manang Mangkukulam

Episode on October 11, 2008 Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Larong Pinoy Before the advent of hi-tech computer games, Filipino children used to spend their hours playing traditional Pinoy games. These games aren’t just favorite past times to us but also a reflection of our rich culture and tradition. In Nueva Ecija, Host Jacob Raterta joins students from Bliss Elementary School in playing popular Filipino games. He’ll test his running skills in Kadang-kadang, a race that uses coconut shells! He also tries to outdo his competitors in Palo-Sebo, a game that entails climbing a very slippery bamboo pole to get the prize placed on top of the pole! Bagoong Manufacturing bagoong from the tiny shrimp called alamang is one of the major industries in Bataan. Host Gabby Roxas visits one of the bagoong factories in this province and tastes the many dishes that can be made from bagoong, like the sumptuous bagoong pasta and bagoong with tamarind soup! But Gabby not only discovers the delicious dishes that can be made from this paste but also the rich history that goes with it! Shrimp paste or bagoong was considered “survival food" for the Filipinos in concentration camps during World War II, and according to historians, this was also the favorite “food-on-the-go" for the Katipuneros during the Spanish Period! LDFG vs. Manang Mangkukulam The LD Force faces a powerful enemy this Saturday: Manang Mangkukulam! Using her voodoo dolls, Manang Mangkukulam aims to put a curse on anyone who gets in her way… including Gabby! The formidable witch seeks vengeance against those who are mean to her, and she does this by inflicting unbearable pain on her victims! How will the LD Force be able to lift Manang Mangkukulam’s curse from Gabby? Will they be able to save Manang Mangkukulam’s hapless victims?

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Larong Pinoy Bago pa man sumikat ang mga RPGs, PSPsat online games, usong uso na ang mga larong Pinoy! At hindi lang basta-basta pampalipas oras ang mga larong ito kundi mga larong sumasalamin sa yaman ng ating kultura at tradisyon. Sa pagbisita ni Jacob sa Nueva Ecija, matututunan niya ang mga larong nauso pa noong panahon ng ating mga ninuno! Kabilang na rito ang Kadang-kadang o karera gamit ang bao ng niyog. Susubukan din ni Jacob maglaro ng Palo Sebo o paunahan sa pag-akyat sa isang madulas na puno ng kawayan. Aalamin ni Jacob kung gaano ito kasaya at ano ang kahalagahan nito sa ating kasaysayan! Bagoong Halos sinlaki ng butil ng bigas ang hipong alamang na ginagmit sa paggawa ng bagoong. Pero gaano man ito kaliit, napakalaki naman ng kontribusyon nito sa industriya ng Bataan dahil ang bagoong ang pangunahing produkto ng probinsyang ito! Pero ‘di lang kasarapan ng bagoong ang matutuklasan ni Gabby kundi pati ang papel na ginampanan ng maalat pero masarap na pagkaing ito sa ating kasaysayan. Naging survival food kasi ito ng mga Pilipino sa mga concentration camps noong World War II, at paborito raw ulam ng mga katipunero noon! LDFG vs. Manang Mangkukulam Ngayong Sabado, isang makapangyarihang impakta ang haharapin ng LD Force: si Manang Mangkukulam! Gamit ang kaniyang mga voodoo dolls, pakay ni Manang Mangkukulam saktan ang mga umaapi sa kaniya, at ang isa sa kaniyang mga biktima… si Gabby! Paano pipigilan ng ating mga kapuwersa ang pananakit ni Manang Mangkukulam kay Gabby? At paano maliligtas ng LD Force ang mga taong kinulam niya?