Itinuturing na huling panday ng Cambulo sa Banaue, Ifugao si Tatay Himanggo. 50 taon na siyang gumagawa ng mga itak, kutsilyo at iba pang mga sandata. Puti na ang buhok at bulag man ang isang mata, ipinagpapatuloy pa rin niya ang sining na ito na mula pa sa mga ninuno ng kanilang tribo.
Panoorin ang #AngHulingPanday, dokumentaryo ni Kara David, sa #IWitness
Full episode: https://youtu.be/kJB5tj0Dfvg
#IWitness #iBenteSingko
Panoorin ang #AngHulingPanday, dokumentaryo ni Kara David, sa #IWitness
Full episode: https://youtu.be/kJB5tj0Dfvg
#IWitness #iBenteSingko
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00:00In a secluded place in the heart of Banaue Rice Terraces,
00:04this sound can be heard every day.
00:08At the home of Father Himanggo,
00:10the last pandai of Kambulo.
00:13We are now going to Barangay Kambulo here in Banaue.
00:18This is where you can find one of the oldest pandai
00:22in Ifugao Province.
00:24In other words, the centuries-old tradition of pandai
00:30is still alive in this place.
00:34Aside from their many rice fields
00:36that were designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO,
00:41the ancient people of Ifugao are also known
00:43for their courage and bravery in fighting
00:46using their steel weapons.
00:51That is why in ancient times,
00:53the steel pandai was one of the most prominent
00:57and important members of the Cordillera culture.
01:24Are you Father Himanggo?
01:25Yes, I am.
01:26I am Kara.
01:27Kara?
01:28Yes.
01:29Thank you.
01:31How are you?
01:32Good.
01:33Are you strong?
01:34Medium.
01:37Where do you work here?
01:39We work here.
01:40Here?
01:42Oh, here.
01:43Over there.
01:45Where is the fire?
01:46We have a place where we put the fire.
01:49Oh, you put it here.
01:51Like this.
01:52Like this?
01:53Yes.
02:03He is the founder of Usok, or Himanggo, in Ifugao.
02:07This is the country of Pedro Pinayan.
02:10He has been a pandai for more than 50 years.
02:14His hair has turned white and one of his eyes has turned red.
02:18He continues to make itakas, knives, and weapons.
02:49Tradition has been passed down from our ancestors.
02:53Due to the ability of the pandai, or making of steel,
02:57it has become a part of history.
03:01Steel for agriculture, for war, or for hunting.
03:06All of these cannot be used by the ancient Filipinos
03:10if not for the existence of our communities of pandai.
03:14Himanggo was only 14 years old when he learned how to be a pandai.
03:18He was able to reach a time when the community
03:21looked up to his ancestors,
03:23just like him when he was making weapons.
03:27But this quickly changed when one by one,
03:30the youth lost their desire to be a pandai.
03:34And Himanggo was the only one left.
03:37When I was a child,
03:39Yes, but I really loved it.
03:43I wanted to be able to do that.
03:47I was the only pandai here.
03:50I was the only one there.
03:52My son would not be able to be a pandai.
03:56Why?
03:57I don't know.
03:58He couldn't do it.
04:00He couldn't be a pandai.
04:02He couldn't be a pandai.
04:06Why?
04:07I don't know.
04:08He couldn't do it.
04:09He was afraid of fire.
04:14For Himanggo's father,
04:16the quality of the weapons that he made
04:18were of a first-class quality.
04:23But his work was not a joke.
04:25To make a knife like this,
04:27you have to endure the heat of the fire
04:30every day for three weeks or more.
04:35This is the material used by pandai here in Banawe
04:39to make knives.
04:42This is actually scrap metal.
04:45This is what you see underneath jeeps,
04:47or what they call molye.
04:49Who would have thought that this piece of iron
04:53could become an art piece like this?
04:59It's beautiful, right?
05:01This helmet was made by Himanggo's father for three months.
05:07Double-edged blade.
05:10An ancient tradition that has been passed down for a long time.