'Spider boxing'

Episode on July 9, 2007 Monday late night after Saksi Spider season has begun! For many in Socsargen, July marks the beginning of spider hunting and spider derbies throughout the region's provinces. For his first documentary on I-Witness, Arnold Clavio, host of Emergency and Saksi, puts together an episode on these spider lovers. Arnold joins the hunters of Banga, South Cotabato for evenings of spider-hunting in the forest and even the town cemetery! He documents the little rituals involved in the hunt, and learns which are the poisonous creatures to steer clear of. Along the way he meets fascinating characters attached in various ways to the eight legged insects. Young John Lloyd helps support his family by catching spiders late into the night. He can sell a big one for ten pesos. The problem is by day, he is either inattentive or totally absent from school. Annie was a former SEA Games boxing champ but now uses her techniques to train spiders to fight. And all the spider enthusiasts look up to Julie Cueme, the man known as “The Godfather" of spider boxing in General Santos, who has made a fortune betting on spider games. Arnold Clavio finds out why the people of Socsargen love boxing – whether between men or spiders – in this documentary entitled “Gagamboxing" (spider boxing) airing on I-Witness, Monday late night on GMA.

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Gagamboxing Panahon na naman ng gagamba! Panahon na naman ng bakbakan! Para sa mga mamamayan ng banga sa South Cotabato, ang Hulyo ay hudyat na simula na naman ang ilang buwan ng kasiyahan at walang puknat na pagsasabong ng gagamba sa gagamba! Ang lahat ng ito ay susundan ni arnold clavio sa kanyang kauna-unahang dokumentaryo para sa I-Witness. Maliit lang na hayop ang gagamba ngunit malaking pera naman ang dala nito para sa magpinsang mike at annie. Gabi-gabi sinusuyod nila ang madidilim na gubat upang maghanap ng mababangis na gagamba. Hindi lamang matatanda ang nahuhumaling sa gagamba. Nakilala ni arnold si