00:00Huling araw ng September, pero hindi nagpahuli ang pasabog ng jamming na awiting, paulit-ulit nating kinakanta to since the
00:0990s!
00:10Yeah! Grabe na to, Matlang, people! The voice behind the hits way, key legend, Big Ruka!
00:20Welcome to your newest home away from home!
00:25Please give our Matlang, people. Can you please a greet?
00:28Oh, what's up, Matlang, people?
00:33Come on!
00:34Come on!
00:37And we would like to acknowledge, of course, your bass guitarist, si Kaz.
00:43Where is Kaz?
00:44Hi, Kaz!
00:44Hello, Kaz!
00:45Naka-Hofner, kaya Ogie!
00:47I know we were admiring your guitars and your lovely voice, obviously.
00:51Of course.
00:52The Hofner and the Rickenbacker.
00:53Yes!
00:54We're so happy you are here in Showtime, Big.
00:57Now, just in case you didn't know, your song Sway is in the playlist of so many Filipinos.
01:04Did you know that?
01:05Since the 90s!
01:07I actually didn't really know that until just recently, so I'm really blown away by it, and it's a real
01:12pleasure to be here for the first time.
01:14I've never been to the Philippines before.
01:16Wow!
01:16It's really, really amazing. I can't believe you know my song.
01:18We love your song!
01:20I'm really thrilled!
01:20Thank you!
01:21Since 1997!
01:23That's right!
01:24Such a big year!
01:24And how does it feel for you?
01:26It feels extraordinary because, you know, like, I mean, I wrote it when I was about 19 years old and,
01:31you know, it's been, it's almost 30 years that it's been out, so for it to still have a life
01:36of its own here in the Philippines is really cool.
01:39And we have so many Filipinos in New Zealand!
01:42Yes!
01:43We do!
01:43Jukes just came from New Zealand!
01:45That's right!
01:46Did you love it?
01:47Did you have a great time?
01:47I loved it!
01:47Yeah, great!
01:48Yeah, there's like only 5 million people in New Zealand, but there's 100,000 Filipinos living here.
01:53Yeah, really important culture to us, lots of really wonderful people working and giving so much to, you know, our
01:59economy.
02:00It's actually the 60th anniversary of our trade relationship between the Philippines and New Zealand.
02:04Happy anniversary!
02:06Happy anniversary!
02:07Yeah!
02:07Happy anniversary to us!
02:09I love the cows in New Zealand, it's so big!
02:12Yes!
02:13The cows!
02:13The cows!
02:14The cows!
02:15That's true!
02:16I know!
02:17We have a lot of space!
02:18Yeah, you should come over!
02:19Come over!
02:21Vic, what's next on your bucket list?
02:23Are you going to check out the food, the beaches?
02:25I mean, I'm really, yeah, I haven't been to a beach yet, so I really want to go to a
02:28beach.
02:29I mean, I see there's lots of really cool, young, independent fashion in the Philippines I'm really interested in.
02:34And, you know, I'm just loving, I'm loving eating.
02:38So that's fun.
02:39Yeah.
02:40Great!
02:41Please!
02:42Please invite our Matang people.
02:45Please invite our Matang people.
02:47Please invite our Matang people.
03:09Wow!
03:10Which was incredible.
03:11We sang Sway together, and what a great orchestra you have.
03:15Yeah, lots of, like, events at the Embassy that we've been celebrating.
03:19Yeah.
03:20Congratulations!
03:20Yeah.
03:21Congratulations!
03:22And welcome to the Philippines!
03:23And thank you for sharing your music again to our Matlang people.
03:28They love your song so much.
03:30I love you guys.
03:30Thank you for singing with you.
03:31Thanks for being part of the song.
03:32And of course, your stories, your music, and your time with us, the Philippines will always be swaying with you!
03:39See you again, Vic!
03:40Thank you for your time!
03:41Thank you, Vic!
03:42Thank you so much!
03:43Yorah!
