An episode of the noontime show Eat Bulaga gameshow ‘Pinoy Henyo’ became controversial after several netizens noticed an alleged cheating committed by two contestants.
Pinoy Henyo became one of the favorite segments of Eat Bulaga fans for almost two decades, and now a sporadic cheating incident has been reported.
The said game was composed of two people who would help each other guess the word given to them. The first team member would attempt to mention some clues and guess the word, while the other member was only allowed to say ‘Oo’ (yes) or ‘Hindi’ (No).
During the Valentine’s Day episode of Pinoy Henyo, two contestants, Lyka and Ryan, can be seen trying to help each other to guess the word ‘stomach’, but several fans of the noontime show noticed something odd with the movement of the girl’s lips.
According to some fans, Lyka was trying to move her lips to give the secret word to Ryan silently.
The said video has already reached millions of views on Facebook, and some netizens have already urged the two contestants to return the money they received from Eat Bulaga.
One of the main hosts of the show Joey de Leon already made a statement about the issue, saying that cheating removed the fun of the game.
“Sa isang laro, ano ang ginagawa mo para mawala yung saya o yung fun? Kapag ikaw ay nandaya! Kapag nagchi-cheating ka sa isang game, wala na yung fun,” Joey said.
“Akalain ninyong itong ‘Pinoy Henyo,’ e, pasukan ng mga mandaraya? Kaya inuulit natin, totoo yan, kahit anong laro pa yan, kapag nandaya kayo, wala nang fun!” Totoo nga yung pandaraya, may fun, fundaraya. Pero hindi dapat… No cheating.” he added.