"Umagang Kay Ganda, UPLB Rodeo"

Live Telecast at TFC (The Filipino Channel)

 

 

 

        Betans all: Show Director Rupert Ambil, Jojo Alejar, Third La Guardia, 1974 Rodeo Champs Leo Balagot & Freddy Fajardo

 

   

                UPLB Sigma Betan residents sweeten the trail                  Leo Balagot shows tv host Donita Rose how to lasso properly

    

Show hosts Donita Rose & Kim Atienza

CHEERS to the UPLB Betan Tumbleweeds '08 !!

 

 

              **Additional Pictures

 

               

                                   The Alo Brothers & Brods                                                             Ric Acabado, LB'64

 

Show hosts Donita & Kim with '74 Rodeo champs Brods Leo & Freddy

 

Rodeo practice

 

                                                            Sigma Betans with UPLB Betan Alumni Prez Leo Balagot

 

                                                                  Sigma Betans with show host Donita Rose

 

A glimpse from the past...

33 years ago - Tumbleweeds '75  (this appears in 'Memory Lane I' section)

 

   That was Rodeo '75 pic during the oath taking of sportsmanship. L-R: Tony Pusag, George Gines, Manolo 'Peter Fonda' Banzon,

   Pooks Pagcaliwagan, Vee "Jimi Hendrix' de Vera, and Herbert Ticzon. The following is an excerpt from the article, 'The Tumbleweeds

   in the College Rodeo' by Brod Uly Lustria. This will be published in the Chronicle Project being prepared by Brod Dutch Aragones.

 

   Beta Sigma's Tumbleweeds rodeo team skippered by Freddie Fajardo, assisted by Leo Balagot with Tony Ordoveza as coach

   copped the coveted championship crown in the 1974 Rodeo. Tying for second place were the IH Hi-Men Wreckers and the Wild

   Bunch, with the Rough Riders taking the third place. Crowned Rodeo Queen '74 was Miss Lisbeth de Padua, muse of the IH Hi-Men

   Wreckers. In 1974, the 'First Marlboro-Greenhills Roundup' was held at the Greenhills Shopping Center. Seven UPLB teams composed

   of students and alumni played. An American team, the Sacramento Cowboys, composed of Clark airbase American servicemen pitted

   their talents with the locals. Other local teams were the experienced BAI Selection and the cowhands of the Ortigas Ranch.  Again,

   Beta Sigma's Tumbleweeds with Freddie Fajardo as team captain, Leo Balagot, co-captain, and Rudy Abad, playing coach clinched

   the championship trophy.  This might as well be the first national Pinoy rodeo of sort and the Tumbleweeds was the first national

   rodeo champ!

                                                                                

 

 

Some Comments:

-- Tony Frio, UPLB Batch South Pacific '60

Our sincerest congratulations to all the brods (and sis) who helped Brod Rupert and his tv program crew broadcast the  rodeo-Tumbleweeds show! Betans are really a different breed.
 

-- Pogs Gaspay, UPD'68

More good news from our Los Banos brods! Congratulations are indeed in order for Brod Renato Mabesa* for a much honored professional achievement from which we can bask in reflected glory. And congratulations are due also to the brods who organized the Rodeo press coverage, a very positive image for our frat. 

Cheers, cheers to our LB brods! 

 

*Note:

     Dr. Renato C. Mabesa, Professor of the Crop Science Cluster (CSC), UPLB-CA was chosen by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as the Outstanding Professional of the Year awardee in the field of Agriculture. This is the highest award given by PRC to a professional as recommended by his peers based on competence and integrity in the exercise of his profession, meaningful participation in professional activities through the professional organization, significant contribution to the advancement of the profession and effective discharge of the profession's social responsibility through meaningful contribution/participation in socio-related activities.
     Dr. Mabesa is a graduate of BS in Agriculture and MS in Horticulture from the UPLB College of Agriculture (CA). He obtained his PhD (Seed Technology/Plant Nutrition) at Mississippi State University, USA in 1980. At present, he is the head of the Vegetable Crops Section of CSC and Director of the International Training Programme on Seed Technology.
     As a professor, he taught academic courses in crop physiology and seed technology as well as crop production and management. His academic performance was recognized by CA by giving him the 2006 Outstanding Teacher Award. He is also a two time recipient of the F.A. Bernardo Outstanding Teacher Award in Horticulture.
     Dr. Mabesa was recognized not only in the academe but also in other government, private and professional organizations. He was the recipient of the 2002 and 2003 U.P. International Publication Award, 1989 Philippine Seed Industry Technology Association (PSIA) Achievement Award, 2001 PSIA Recognition Award, 1996 Rotary Club of Los Baņos Service Award, and 1996 & 2003 UP Beta Sigma Fraternity (Los Baņos Chapter) Academic Achievement Award.
      Brod Buddy, UPLB batch '68b is the son of Brod Edgardo O. Mabesa '50, one of the founders of the Los Baņos chapter of UP Beta Sigma. Brod Buddy is also a regular practitioner of Tetada Kalimasada.
 

 

-- Popoy Castaneda, UPLB'55

Brod Freddy, I saw the Rodeo pix and it brought me back in our time in LB, it was Joseph Madamba who started the Rodeo informally with the  Betans who are members of the Ranchers Club. It was done as a culminating activity for the summer classes at the then Animal Husbandry Department which was predominated by Betans (Amading Campos, Lino Nazareno, Lourdio Clamohoy, Dr. Ernie Rigor, Joseph Madamba, Vic Talaue). I was then a member of the Ranchers Club together with brods Perfing Palacios, Johnny Florin, Atong Sanchez, Joe Masibay, Bobby Belmonte, Tony Bautista, Angel Mendoza and Tony de Guzman. The Rodeo thing then was an informal affair, to show off what we learned from our large animal husbandry classes, Joe Madamba then showed off the teams who were more adept in the techniques. When I left it was Jess Pido who was starting to organize a team among the Brods. Would this be the forerunner of the now famous Tumbleweeds?

                                             

-- Freddy Fajardo, UPLB'64

We are negotiating with Brod Rupert to provide us a copy of the tv footage so we can post it in our website and also for viewing during the Tumbleweeds Recognition nite on Aug. 29. Medyo mahirap lang daw kasi copyrighted na yun material. We hope hosts Donita Rose and Kim Atienza can join us again. According to Kim, brother in-law niya si Brod Bogan Cabanatan, so familiar siya sa Beta Sigma when he saw me wearing the Tumbleweeds tshirt with Beta Sigma.

Pag pinagdugtong dugtong mo yun rodeo segment during the show, it will add up to around 15 minutes of tv exposure. Sabi ni Direk Rupert, normally ang production cost nun segment shoot is P200,000 per minute. BUT ALL FOR FREE FOR THE FRAT!! Sinagot naman ng Tumbleweeds, thru Brod Leo, yun accommodation and food ng production crew. So kayo na ang mag compute kung gaano nakatipid ang frat with the amount of media mileage we got from the coverage.

Kaya kailangan namin ng pondo for the Tumbleweeds Recognition Nite on Aug. 29. Kahit pambili lang ng plake for awards dun sa mga tumulong. Si Leo malalim ang bulsa pero ako sa bulsa de relo na lang nakalagay ang pera ko.

Btw, mapapasabak na naman ang Tumbleweeds during the rodeo on the following dates:
            November 23, 2008 - Pinoy Rodeo at UP Diliman (Being organized by Brod Pat Roman)
           March 8 ,2009 - UPLB Centennial Rodeo

Cheerz to U.P. Beta Sigma!!!  -- Freddy, Tumbleweeds '74

 

 

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