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Tito Sotto calls out GMA Network for using TVJ’s photo to promote Eat Bulaga: “

E.A.T host Tito Sotto called out GMA Network for still using the photo of Tito, Vic, and Joey on ‘Pinoy TV’ website.

Through his Twitter post, Tito posted evidence showing that GMA was still using TVJ’s photo on August 10 even if there was an ongoing copyright infringement complaint against the network filed by the legendary trio.

“Look! GMA website as of yesterday. Kami talaga!” said Sotto.

It can be recalled that TVJ asked GMA and TAPE to pay them 17.482 million pesos for alleged unauthorized Eat Bulaga replays they aired for three days.

They also asked the court to stop TAPE from using Eat Bulaga title and its popular segments.

It’s not yet known if using the photo of TVJ on marketing materials of GMA was included in the case.

As of writing, GMA has yet to respond to the newest complaint written by Sotto.

 

 

Wally Bayola apologizes for cursing during Sugod Bahay segment: “Pasensya na po, pasensya na po sa lahat”

E.A.T host Wally Bayola was facing another controversy again after a decade after he uttered a curse word during the ‘Sugod Bahay’ segment of the said noontime show on August 10.

In the said episode, Wally together with Jose Manalo and Zombie was talking to their studio co-hosts when the veteran comedian suddenly heard uttering a forbidden word while the camera was away from him.

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) quickly summoned the producers of E.A.T, TVJ Productions to explain why their show must not be suspended for the actions done by Wally.

On August 11, Friday, Jose, and Wally addressed the televiewers, saying that they were aware of the mistake they made.

“Marami po akong nabasa online at marami ring pong tumawag tungkol dito. Bagamat ’di po namin ito sinasadya pero kinakailangan po natin ito ayusin. Kaya naman po nandito kami ngayon para ituwid po natin ’yung nagawang hindi nagustuhan o narinig ng bawat isa sa atin. Kaya dapat po tayo nakikinig,” said Jose.

“At hindi lang ’yan, nagpapakumbaba po. At ’yung kasama naming isang Dabarkads nakapagsalita ng hindi niya rin naman ito sinasadya kaya aayusin po natin ito,” he added.

Wally apologized for what he said and asked the public for understanding.

“Ako po ay may nabitiwang salita na hindi ko po dapa sinasabi. Nagkamali po ako doon. At ako po ay humihingi ng inyong paumanhin at pag–unawa ninyong lahat. Pasensya na po, pasensya na po sa lahat.”  he said.

Netizens praised Wally for quickly apologizing and even compared him to It’s Showtime host Vice Ganda who didn’t even address the ‘Isip Bata’ controversy.

MTRCB summons TVJ production after Wally Bayola’s cursing on Sugod Bahay

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) summoned the producers of E.A.T, TVJ Productions after Wally Bayola cursed during an episode of ‘Sugod Bahay.’

In a press released by MTRCB on Friday, they ordered TVJ Productions to appear in their office and explain why they should not face suspension for allegedly violating ‘Section 2 (B), Chapter IV of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Presidential Decree No. 1986’

“Any violation of PD No. 1986 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations governing motion pictures, television programs, and related promotional materials shall be penalized with suspension or cancellation of permits and/or licenses issued by the Board and/or with the imposition of fines and other administrative penalty/penalties,” MTRCB said.

It can be recalled that on the August 10 episode of the noontime show, Wally together with his co-hosts Jose Manalo and Zombie were talking to Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon who were at the studio.

When the camera was focused on Jose, Wally could be heard saying inappropriate words that prompted TVJ to hush the latter.

According to some Kapamilya fans who called the attention of MTRCB, Wally should be also summoned for his action even if the host only said if by mistake.

Kapamilya fans call the attention of MTRCB Chair Lala Sotto after Wally Bayola’s cursing on E.A.T

Kapamilya fans called the attention of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) after Wally Bayola allegedly cursed on live television.

The August 10 episode of E.A.T’s segment, ‘Sugod Bahay mga Kapatid’ gained the attention of the netizens, especially the ABS-CBN fans after they heard the bad word uttered by Wally.

In the said episode, Wally and Jose were talking to the studio hosts Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon.

When the camera was focused on Jose, Wally who was not visible on the screen was heard saying expletives.

Even the legendary trio were surprised by what they heard and tried to hush Wally.

It’s not yet known if Wally was aware that his microphone was on during the said incident.

Several ABS-CBN fans believed that MTRCB would just ignore Wally’s action because of the connection of the agency’s chair to the hosts of E.A.T.

“Syempre deadma si Lala dyan. Sya ba naman nandyan during launch as a daughter not as MTRCB chair. makikita na naman namin pagmumukha nya sa mga sinehan,” netizen Stream said.

“Siyempre Di papansinin yan ni madam chair. Ang LALA nyo: natural lang kay Wally yan. Nakagawian na nila yn kalyeserye palang. Matagal na nila ginagawa yan. Wala naman problema. Words of expression lang naman yan. Walang dahilan para imbitahan ang Eat,” netizen Deal Lopez commented.

However, some netizens still defended Wally from the critics of E.A.T.

“You know what, yung malutong na mura actually it has become a natural part of day-to-day pinoy’s life, sad to say. so what’s the point of censorship? when you can hear this in your neighborhood everyday, you can hear this everywhere. kasi walang national sanctions,” netizen Arnym remarked.

As of writing MTRCB has yet to give any statement on the said episode.

 

Konsehal Ricardo Isip Jr. ipinaliwanag kung bakit isinulong niya na ideklarang persona-non-grata si Pura Luka Vega

26 Manila City councilors voted to declare Pura Luka Vega, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente as ‘persona-non-grata’ in their jurisdiction.

Pura became controversial after he posted his drag performance while wearing a Jesus Christ costume while singing ‘Ama Namin’ remix on July 10.

Many influential people criticized the said actions made by Pura and the negative comments he received were intensified by his refusal to apologize.

On August 8, 2023, Manila District 5 Councilor Ricardo Isip Jr. led the resolution to declare Pura as an undesirable visitor to the country’s capital.

He urged the other councilors to support his proposal, saying that more people may do the same disrespectful behavior if they would only tolerate the performance by Pura.

“Ito pong taong ito ay walang habas at ‘di man lang pinag-isipan ang kanyang ginawa … Isang kalapastangan po ang kanyang ginawang palabas. Hindi po dapat itong palagpasin kasi ‘pag pinalagpas natin ito, baka maparisan po ito. Kailangan na po nating gumawa ng aksyon.” the councilor said in his sponsorship speech.

Isip successfully gained the support of all the councilors.

Meanwhile, Pura expressed his disappointment with the decision made by several provinces to declare him undesirable.

According to him, he was open to talking with the people who were upset by his performance, but no one even approached him about it.

He also insisted that his performance is an ‘art’ and not mean to make fun of the Catholic Church.

Marc Pingris challenges Gilas Pilipinas: “Ang tanong lang, may PUSO nga ba?”

Marc Pingris questioned if the current roster of Gilas Pilipinas still has the ‘heart’ to win their upcoming matches in the FIBA Basketball World Cup and become the number one Asian team.

In an interview with Dyaryo Tirada, Pingris challenged the current players of Gilas to show not only their talent but also their ‘puso,’ which means ‘heart’ to win against their opponents.

According to him, Gilas may become the number one team in Asia if they really wanted to.

“Nasa kanila ‘yan kung gugustuhin nila, nasa kanila naman ‘yuing talento. Ang tanong lang, may PUSO nga ba?” said Pingris.

However, several basketball fans said that ‘heart’ was not enough to become the number one team in Asia.

“Hnd na uso yang puro puso ang paiiralin…lahat naman my puso pati mga kalaban ng gilas my puso eh,” said netizen John.

“Di naman puro PUSO..Sadyang malakas lang talaga at ibang level na ang mga kalaban lalo na sa European..Anyway goodluck parin..Go!!” netizen Ristek commented.

“Puro puso, dapat may utak din, lahat nga ng players ng Gilas half breed na eh pero hirap pa din. Malalakas dn naman kse ibang team. Ganun talaga,” netizen Lee remarked.

It can be recalled that Pingris led Gilas in their historical win against South Korea during the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.

After they defeated South Korea, Gilas entered the 2014 Fiba World Cup for the first time in 40 years.

The current FIBA World Cup would be held in Manila from August 25 to September 10.

 

Joey de Leon declares himself as the creator of ‘Eat Bulaga’

E.A.T host Joey de Leon is not yet done with his criticism against Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc.

In his Instagram posts, De Leon was noticeably more active on social media in the past few days, and most of his posts were swipes against TAPE.

Netizens also noticed that De Leon was becoming more confrontational with his posts against the production company after TAPE successfully renewed its trademark ownership of Eat Bulaga for another 10 years.

In his new post, he took a swipe against Eat Bulaga, calling it ‘fake’ despite the statement from TAPE that they may file charges against people who will label their show as an imitation of the longest-running noontime show.

“Isang sampal este, sample pala ng napapanahong kasabihan—-“FAKE EAT AND LIVE EAT!” Ngek! He, he…”Take it or leave it” yata!” said Joey.

 

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He also proudly proclaimed that he was the creator of ‘Eat Bulaga’.

 

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While many netizens believed that Joey was the really one who invented the title Eat Bulaga, some questioned him why they didn’t register it as a trademark under them during their stay with TAPE.

“Kung sa inyo po talaga yung name dapat in the first place pina trademark nyo na, bat ngayon lang? .Just saying,” netizen conan said.

Ligtas sa asunto! Luis Manzano, hindi kasama sa mga idedemanda sa Flex Fuel issue

Actor Luis Manzano was not included on the list of defendants in the case filed by several investors of Flex Fuel Corporation who claimed to be duped by its questionable business model.

The investors filed charges against Flex Fuel President Ildefonso Medel Jr and 11 other officials of the said corporation.

Luis was not included in the complaint by the investors before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) even if he actively promoted Flex Fuel to attract people to invest in the gas station business.

Luis’ camp was happy with the decision of Flex Fuel investors to exclude the actor in their complaint.

“We thank the National Bureau of Investigation for working to obtain justice for investors like our client, Luis Philippe ‘Lucky’ S. Manzano, who appealed to law enforcement authorities to investigate the operations of Flex Fuel Petroleum Corporation,” said Atty. Regidor Caringal.

“He shares his co-investors hope for a quick resolution to this matter, and he remains committed to helping efforts to recover the funds that they invested in the company,” he added.

Last year, Luis asked NBI’s help to investigate the said company and claimed that the president also owed P66-M to him.

It can be recalled that some investors invested around P990,000 and expected to earn part of the profit from the said company.

 

Pura Luka Vega, kinondena ang naging trato sa kanya dahil sa kanyang ‘Ama Namin’ performance

Pura Luka Vega couldn’t hide his disappointment due to the treatment he experienced after his controversial ‘Ama Namin’ drag performance.

In a statement he released on Twitter, Pura, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente asked the public what mistake did he made to be declared persona-non-grata in Manila and different provinces in the country.

According to him, the public officials who declared him an undesirable visitor in his city didn’t even reach out to know the intention of his performance last July 10.

He insisted that what he did was only a way to express his art and not to make fun of the Catholic Church.

“Tell me EXACTLY what I did wrong. I’m open for a dialogue and yet cities have been declaring persona non grata without even knowing me or understanding the intent of the performance,” said Pura.

“Drag is art. You judge me yet you don’t even know me,” he added.

It can be recalled that Pura had been banned from visiting Manila according to a resolution filed by its City Council led by District 5 Councilor Ricardo Isip Jr.

“Ito pong taong ito ay walang habas at ‘di man lang pinag-isipan ang kanyang ginawa … Isang kalapastangan po ang kanyang ginawang palabas. Hindi po dapat itong palagpasin kasi ‘pag pinalagpas natin ito, baka maparisan po ito. Kailangan na po nating gumawa ng aksyon.” the councilor said in his sponsorship speech.

Willie Revillame hints television comeback on government-owned channel PTV

Television host Willie Revillame hinted at his return to television on the government-owned channel PTV News.

In a Facebook post, Willie’s social media page Wowowin posted a photo of the PTV channel headquarters in Quezon City with the caption: “May nilulutong sorpresa si Wil!”

The page also added a fork and knife with a plate emoji that possibly indicated that the new show of the hosts would be placed on noontime or evening slot.

There were no details yet if Willie’s show would be funded by government funds as PTV was being operated by the taxpayer’s money.

It can be recalled that several showbusiness personalities already gave advice to Willie not to force his return on television especially if he was planning to compete with other noontime shows.

Veteran columnist Lolit Solis said that Willie should just return if the public already asked for it.

“Kay Willie Revillame naman may constructive na payo naman ako, huwag ipilit kung medyo nag slide ka na as an entertainer. Hintayin mo na lang ulit na hanapin ka ng tao bago bumalik sa harap ng kamera,” said Lolit.

“Huwag ipilit kung talagang hindi ka na hinahanap ng tao. Pahinga muna. Mag isip ng mga bagong jokes. Tignan uli kung ano gusto ng manunuod. Puwede naman pahinga muna. Huwag pasok ng pasok pag di mo pa oras dahil hindi pa interesado mga tao sa iyo,” she added.