Joey de Leon is a regular columnist for Manila Bulletin, and this is the article he wrote in his column De Leon's Den, which caused Willie Revillame to get upset.
A little more than a week ago, I read somewhere in this paper that someone in the Kapamilya network remarked that, "Ang kapamilya hindi napapalitan, pero ang puso pwedeng i-transplant,"—obviously referring to the well-publicized and quite controversial transfer of a former known kapuso to their side.
"Well, maybe I thought, they even got an ovation for that statement from their audience and followers. And maybe too, the person who thought of it found the idea cute and brilliant. Hmmm... but you know, throughout history, there have been lines spoken, and even by the greatest of men, which when carefully examined closely, are silly and untrue.
"Take for instance—'You can't have your cake and eat it, too.' And, 'the best things in life are free.' Not quite true, right? Yung first one pwede siguro if you're a big star in television and you have a lot of what you call in the business—exchange deals.
"Or you're a young goddess of a woman and you have a filthy rich provider who is like a faucet—hot and cold. But all these have a "kapalit," kaya nga exchange deal, eh. In the first one, the big star will have to plug always. And in the second one, the sexy goddess will always be plugged.
"Transferring networks, or even working for some of these TV stations at the same time ("grossing the net"or "inter-networking") is not new to me. Remember, I belong to the only daily show in Philippine TV history, or maybe the world, which have aired in three different major networks; surviving and outlasting five presidents... and still counting! Yes, we are the KONTOT (Kings Of Network Transfers On Television)! We are the Transfermers!
"That is why this issue about this angel from heaven, I mean seven, who transferred to you know where, is the least of anxieties. I really just find their statement so untrue and unfair, and I feel I need to react (and besides, wala akong article for this week). O, eto na—tatagalugin ko na para mas may dating at may diin. At saka tutal Tagalog din naman yung binitiwang mga salita eh. Ready?
"Maganda lang siguro pakinggan ‘yung mga sinabi n'yo, pero ikinalulungkot ko, mali eh. Para bang isang babaeng nagparetoke—mukha lang maganda, pero hindi totoo.
"Una, pwede bang magharap kayo sa akin ng tao na nagpa-transplant ng puso na nagtagal ang buhay?! Pwede talaga, pero pwede bang magtagal?
"Pangalawa, lalo na sa panahon ngayon, ang daling magpalit ng pamilya ng mga tao. ‘Yung iba nga may pamilya dito, may pamilya duon eh. Sa showbiz na lang—ilan sa inyo at sa atin ang nagpalit na ng pamilya?
"Sa totoo lang, ito ang mas tumpak—ang puso natin ay mahirap palitan, pero ang pamilya pwede—at pwede pang dagdagan.
"At eto pa ang isang dumadagundong na katotohanan—pwede tayong mabuhay nang walang pamilya, pero hindi tayo pwedeng mabuhay ng walang puso.
"Alam nyo, may art din yung pagsundot at patama. But naturally, all these are 'tuksuhan lang.' Tayong lahat ay may mga pinagsamahan. Magkikita at maaring magkasama rin tayo balang araw. Kaya, walang pikunan. Paliwanagan lang. Biruan lang. Teasing is not bad. Cheating is... on TV!"
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Events:
1. A game show segment from a viewers point of view was rigged from the start as evidenced by the video footage.
2. A TV personality wrote his article on a National Broadsheet after a week of absence from the country ending his article with, "Teasing is not bad. Cheating is… on TV!" No names were mentioned in said article.
3. Game Show host reacts like a brat and "cried" on national television targeting TV Personality on a personal level and repeatedly named TV personality the program he works on and the network he appears in. This tirade went on in between "sobs" for 10 minutes or so. During his outburst, no explanation about the incident happened except him stressing several times that he is not a cheater.
4. TV Personality reacts without mentioning names and calls on the game show host to explain before he complains and stated "bato-bato sa langit tamaan wag magagalit." Jokingly ended his monologue asking the Senate to forget "Hello Garci" and instead focus on "Hello Papi!"
5. Immediately, game show host reacted that he doesn't need the senate since he has the support of the people.
6. The network of game show host explains that there was a technical glitch on that portion of the game show citing that since it was new, they still have to work out the quirks and apologizes to the viewing public. Still no explanation how the glitch came about and how come there are two numbers in one box or was it a wheel? This statement came out a week after the incident and after the news broke out on the newspapers, blogs, radio and word of mouth.
6. August 31, 2007, the senate reacts and will look into the controversy.
I am not taking sides on this issue but it's clear based on what transpired who is the more intelligible personality of the two. One maybe viewed as a taunter and the other a "pikon."
I agree however that an explanation with a substantiated apology is warranted to clear any misconception about the alleged rigging of the Game Show hosts' portion in his TV program. His personal attack on the TV personality is baseless and diversionary since he was not mentioned by name in any of the taunts made by the TV personality.
The contestant in that portion of the show was going home with an accumulated amount of P137 thousand since she chose the offer instead of going for the jackpot anyway. And in the spirit of fair play, they showed where the big money prize was. This is where the faux pas transpired. This is where an explanation is needed.
The bottom line, there was an incident which warrants an explanation. People reacted including the TV personality in his "pilyo" kind of way. The senate for lack of focus will delve into the issue. For what reason you may ask? I dare not say. What I can say is that it would be a waste of senate priorities and tax payers' money. We the people need more from the Senate than resolving an issue which the DTI and the MTRCB can solve. Come to think of it, what has the senate done for us lately?