jamila baswata has more. >> home to beautiful pastures like this one its land perfect for cattle ranchers and riders from many generations. but that's not only reason why it's called the wild wild west of philippines. also has a long history of political violence. for decades it had some of the highest number of election related killings. but the province is slowly changing and it's all because of this. the festival began in the early '90s to promote the province following a decline in its cattle population. it is the only known rodeo in asia and something seen as a benefit from the people there as uniquely theirs, despite its western origin. the game is raw and violent much like the political landscape but the festival helps to rebuild the image. thousands come to participate in the festival which is said to be the largest festivals in the country. >> for us cowboys, it is nice to have a rodeo festival that at least we can appreciate. >> its popularity has grown significantly over the last few years. it has also helped boost the economy of the region. >> mesbates is only known for two th

jamila we want to meet them. >> reporter: thisthis is not the kind of future they had want today theirr. mary jane is facing imminent execution in indonesia. she was sentenced to death in 2010 for trying to smuggle more than two-kilograms of haren from malaysia. >> translator: i raised my children to be god-fearing people. i have taught them to live their life in simple ways, than to live the life of a robber. i have told them that i brought them up well and that i have worked my life only for them. and to live like i do. >> reporter: this goes where mary jane was born. a small farming village in the northern philippines she's a single mother with two children. her family says all she ever wanted was a way out of poverty. >> her recruiter a close family friends paid for his trip to malaysia bought her cloths and promised there was a job waiting for her in inter are indonesia she said she was given the luggage and insisted she had no idea she had just become a drug mule. the philippine government has questioned the accuracy of mary jane's trial. it says she should have been provided wit