Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2
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Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 was the second celebrity edition of the Pinoy Big Brother
franchise. It started on October 14, 2007 and ended twelve weeks later on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum
. It was supposed to end on December 22, 2007, but it was announced on November 19, 2007 to be extended for two more weeks.
Toni Gonzaga
reprised her role as the primetime host, while ex-Update
host Bianca Gonzalez
helmed a brand new show, Pinoy Big Brother Über. UpLate host Mariel Rodriguez
also hosted Über for seven days with Bianca; but for rest of the program's duration, she was also the House's first and longest-staying houseguest. This new season also marked the hosting debut of second season winner, Beatriz Saw as she hosted the Updates.
The theme song, Sikat ang Pinoy originally sung by host Toni Gonzaga
and PBB 1
alum Sam Milby
, was rehashed and was performed by Pinoy Dream Academy
Grand Star Dreamer Yeng Constantino
and PDA finalist Eman Abatayo.
There are several changes or twists for this season:
Unlike past editions, Studio 23
did not air a companion program for the show. But it still continued to present delayed feed from inside the House during noontime.
. But unlike the previous Celebrity Edition wherein the housemates entered into an almost empty House, this edition's housemates entered into a royalty-themed house, now containing murals, chandelier
s, posh furniture, and lighting fixtures. The gym equipment is now found in the garden. The room previously used by the men in the second regular season is now used by the women, and vice versa. The original bathroom is now the special shower room to be used exclusively by the Head of Household and his/her chosen companion. One of the two original "his-her" restrooms is now the general shower/bath room while the other has become the general restroom.
Also added is a jail cell-like Punishment Room found along the way towards the confession and storage rooms. This is where the housemates who committed violations would stay and perform an assigned punishment until Big Brother's further instructions.
Later, to accommodate Baron and Donald while making their decision on which brother should return to the House area after the fake eviction, the secret room used in the second regular season was again used. It now appears larger and has been repainted white with pink streaks.
Each housemate is assigned a housemate number depending on their entry to the House; the Geisler brothers and the 26K models are assigned the numbers 7 and 8 respectively. These numbers are used in voting a particular housemate by SMS. This is a deviation from past editions wherein voting is done by name. After the Geisler brothers' split as a 2-in-1 housemate on Day 39, Baron's is assigned the old number 7 while Donald was given the number 14. But after Donald's exit, the voting was reverted to the by-name format.
(born: February 27, 1982) is a commercial model and endorser. He has notably appeared in several commercials shown in the Philippines. He is profiled as a "German with Filipino blood" whose Filipino-American biological father left him with his German mother. He is playing for the Brave Kids Foundation. On Day 84, he was proclaimed the fourth placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.
(born February 27, 1990) is an actress and former GMA Network
talent. She is the first StarStruck
star to transfer to rival station, ABS-CBN, in a bid to change her image from a villain to a "nice girl." She played one of the supporting characters in the sci-fi series Kokey
along with first Celebrity Edition Housemate, Zanjoe Marudo
. She played for the P.R.E.D.A. Foundation.
(born August 30, 1986) is a Filipino-Canadian beauty queen and soldier trainee. She mentioned that her military career is influenced by her grandparents. She competed under the Canadian flag in the Miss Earth 2006
pageant. She is playing for Bantay Bata
, ABS-CBN Foundation
's charitable institution. On Day 84, she was proclaimed the second placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.
in Davao
. He is most noted there for his "Budotz Dance" (set to the music of Papi chulo (Te traigo el mmmm) by Panamanian group Lorna & La Factoria). He is not related to host Toni Gonzaga
due obviously to their home bases. He is playing for Cosugian, a Home for The Aged in Davao City. On Day 84, he was proclaimed the big winner of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.
(born June 6, 1985) is a model, TV host, actor and teen idol. He was introduced as an illegitimate son who never saw his father until after the latter's death. He played for the Ahon sa Kalye Ministries.
(born September 16, 1967) is an actress and former teen idol introduced in the movie Bagets. After her marriage with William Martinez, she left showbiz to migrate to United States, only to return after finding no luck there. She is currently restarting her showbiz career. She is the eldest among the housemates. She is playing for the Bagets Foundation.
(born June 5, 1982) is an actor and former teen idol with half-German blood. He was introduced as being previously addicted to alcohol and was involved in numerous brawls. One of those brawls, in fact, left him with two visible scars on his left cheek. Now sober, he aims to try his best to be good son and brother.
He and his brother Donnie were dubbed as a "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit.
(born September 29, 1986) is a member of the 26K models who appear in the game show Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal
. She also writes a column for the Manila Times
. She was accused of being "bipolar" because, according to her, she was at one time nerdy, but also took part at activities such as the cheerleading squad. To make her introduction a bit of a surprise, she entered along with the rest of the 26K while that show's Banker took her supposed place.
She and Jen were dubbed as a "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit.
(born December 4, 1989) is former member of the 26K models. She was in the same show as Marylaine, but soon left because of personal differences with the other models. Because of their Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal connection, she and Marylaine were dubbed as the "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit. The two played for the Advocates For Youth Foundation.
(born October 6, 1979) or "Donnie" is a retired Olympic
taekwondo
-jin and older brother of Baron Geisler. While he confesses as being a bit of a "wild child" like his brother, he tries to make his best for his son and for Baron. From Day 1 until Day 38, he and his brother, Baron, were considered as a "2-in-1 Housemate". They were separated as individual and independent housemates on Day 38. The two played for the KIDS Foundation.
(born June 10, 1982) is a female Formula Three
driver. She is an extreme sports nut who has also appeared in the local FHM
. She mentioned that even though she came from a broken family, she doesn't show any signs of it, because she believes "life exists to make people happy." After her initial exit on Day 28, she returned to the house on Day 44 after the PBB staff surprised her at the airport during her arrival from US and asked her if she wants to come back to the PBB house, which she agreed. She is playing for the I Can Serve Foundation. On Day 84, she was proclaimed the third placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.
(born November 3, 1977) is the former frontman of the band Orange and Lemons
, the band who sang the franchise's main theme, Pinoy Ako. He recounted how he lost both his first-born daughter and his father and how he went on with life. Prior to his entry to the House, the band had already announced their break-up due to differences between band members and their managers. He played for the Emmaus Home for the Aged in Malolos, Bulacan.
or Zara Aldana (born April 17, 1989) is a former Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific, winning the title in 2007. She gave up her crown in less than two months of her reign after controversies hounded her due to poverty. She played for the St. Camillus Medhaven in Marikina City
.
(born September 1, 1985) is a commercial model and promotional model
. He is half-British and half-Filipino. He faced racial discrimination back in the United Kingdom
because of his Asian looks. He has stayed in the Philippines where his European complexion becomes noticeable to many. He is playing for the Tahanang Sta. Luisa in Quezon City.
(born December 17, 1976) is a famous recording artist and comedienne, most known as a pasaway (rebellious or annoying person). Like Megan, she was a talent from GMA, but later transferred to ABS-CBN. She was noted for her controversial relationship with basketball player Alex Crisano. Although she initially wanted to back out from the show, she eventually made the decision to enter on Day 4. She played for the C.R.I.B.S. Foundation. She returned to the house on Day 59, but as a houseguest.
(born February 22, 1977) is a comedienne and voice impersonator who previously worked in GMA 7. She was also the former lead vocalist
of the band Gladys and the Boxers with K in which they were noted for their hit song Sasakyan Kita ("I'm gonna ride on with you"). She rose to prominence during her stint in noontime GMA
show Eat Bulaga!
Internal rifts and scandals, especially involving Janno Gibbs
forced her to leave the show and eventually switch networks. To add further confusion and mystery to her identity before her entrance, she imitated the voices of Annabelle Rama and midget actress Mahal. She left the house on Day 58 due to depression and boredom.
, there are also houseguests who stayed in the House for no more than a specific amount of time without undergoing the nomination and eviction process.
Host Mariel Rodriguez
is the first houseguest. She was "trapped" in the House by Big Brother on Day 4 after she brought Jon into the confession room and then the main House area. Contrary to what was presented when she came in, Mariel was in the House with a special mission and she did so with the consents of herself and her manager Boy Abunda
. That mission was to be Big Brother's extra eyes and ears and to report which of the celebrity housemates were being true to themselves, as well as learning things about them. She was supposed to leave on Day 42, but because of recent events, Big Brother decided to further extend her stay until "the appointed time." That appointed time was Day 49. A week later, having missed the housemates, she accepted Big Brother's invitation to stay until the finale. Of course, she would have a series of tasks upon her return, her first one happened to be taking over Big Brother's place on Day 57 as the latter would be gone on an "official business." She left the House for the second time on the Day 77.
Host Toni Gonzaga
was the second houseguest, after Mariel. She was called by Big Brother on Day 15 to go to the confession room and later he said that she was the newest houseguest because she was the only host of Pinoy Big Brother
that he hadn't bond with, unlike Bianca Gonzalez
, a housemate during the first Celebrity Edition, and Mariel, who was currently playing out her houseguest role. She was also told to perform certain tasks in order for her to leave, among them hosting a slumber party
for the housemates and accompanying Riza to her rite of closure on the murder of Riza's nephew. She left the House on Day 19, having performed the said tasks. During Toni's time in the House, Bianca took over hosting duties for the primetime edition of the show.
TV show host Kris Aquino
was the third houseguest. She entered the House on Day 23 to help the housemates cook spaghetti carbonara
and brought them gifts and letters from their loved ones. Her stay lasted until the afternoon, after saying "No Deal" to Big Brother. The meaning of that response as well as those of Big Brother's prior question "Deal or No Deal" and an already-prepared luggage bag in the confession room is open to interpretation.
Actress Angel Locsin
was the fourth houseguest. She entered the House on Day 43 disguised as a sniper. She also had a task of becoming an "Angel of Love" to Ruben and help him on his marriage proposal to his wife to be aired on national television. She left the next night.
Ethel returned to House on Day 59 as a houseguest (see above). Like all houseguests, she was given tasks that, when accomplished, would benefit three children from the Payatas Dump Site in Quezon City and their families. One of her first tasks as houseguest was to become the House's chambermaid, with two assistants Jan and Vier (named after her ex-boyfriend Janvier Daily), in tow. The two aides would come to her aid when needed. Like Mariel, Ethel stayed until Day 77.
On Day 82, Big Brother turned host Bianca Gonzalez into the House's last houseguest for the second Celebrity Edition. He wanted her to accompany the "Big Four" on the final nights in the House. It should be noted that Bianca was also one of the previous Celebrity Edition's "Big Four." She left the next day.
Aside from the Weekly Tasks, the Housemates were also engaged in a Season-Long Task. This task involved monitoring, nursing, and taking care of a pregnant sow who is about give birth to piglets. It also involved taking care of the piglets themselves after they were born.
As stated earlier, the HoH gives an automatic nomination to any other housemate. The HoH is given an immunity from nominations.
Houseguests are also allowed to nominate fellow housemates, just to give them a feel of being in the House. However, nominations made by and nomination points bestowed upon a houseguest are not counted towards the vote count.
: Baron and Jen, who were the only ones who had yet to know about the "2-in-1 Housemates" twist, were unknowingly the ones who nominated for their respective partners, Donald and Marylaine respectively. Of course, Donald and Marylaine, who along with most of the other housemates knew of the twist by the end of the week, did not nominate anyone.
: Donald made the nominations in the behalf of himself and his brother. Meanwhile, Ethel, being the HOH, named Megan for automatic nomination.
: Although nominations were already announced on Day 22, Big Brother informed Gaby about a seminar in the state of Arizona
in the United States that she told Big Brother she would attend. Since the said seminar would last three days, more than the 24 hours allowed by Big Brother, she was asked to decide whether to attend the seminar or not. The next day, Gaby ultimately decided to make a voluntary exit, nulling the nomination result. She would make her exit on Day 28. As a side note for the nomination round, Baron made the nominations for himself and his brother.
: Because of time constraints, only reasons for Ethel and Megan's nomination and Donald's reason for imposing the automatic nomination to Ruben were seen by primetime viewers. The coronation night for Miss Earth 2007
was aired by ABS-CBN that night. The full tally was never published.
: A nomination round occurred on Day 36 wherein the Geisler brothers, Riza, and Jon were "nominated." Unknown to the housemates, however, it was a just mock nomination because of Mariel's impending departure on Day 42. Baron & Donald's eviction from the House was just a Mock Eviction. They literally left the main House area but went into the secret room soon afterwards.
: On Day 38, Big Brother decided to split Baron & Donald's 2-in-1 connection. On Day 39, Baron opted to let Donnie enter the house once again. On Day 40, the public decided to let Baron enter the house again, this time as a separate housemate from his brother. But on the wee hours of Day 40, after each having a rift with Big Brother, Mcoy and Ethel decided to leave the House altogether.
: Will was still given the power of automatic nomination, although no one knew about this. Because Will gave Victor two points, Victor was automatically nominated even though he would be nominated anyway.
: Gladys could neither nominate nor be nominated because she had just entered the House. The same could be said for Gaby, who had just returned to the House.
: Gladys left the House on Day 58 due to depression and boredom. The next day, Ethel re-entered the House, this time as a Houseguest. On the nomination night itself, nominations were done face to face. Three days after the nomination night, however, Yayo opted to quit because of her mother's death, nulling all voting and saving Baron, Gaby, and Riza from eviction.
: It was mentioned in the program that the seventh nomination night would be the last one. It can be deduced that starting on Day 71, open voting would occur to determine the "Big Four." On Day 75, Baron was given the forced eviction because of the grave violations he caused due of his second intoxication. Because of this development, Day 77 was just a normal night rather than the penultimate eviction night. Four days later, Jon was automatically shut out of the "Big Four" because of grave violations involving nominations.
Notes:
Note A: On Ruben and Gaby's votes: The first name refers to the person whom they mentioned during the Live nominations. The second name refers to the person whom they actually wanted to nominate (later revealed to Big Brother).
Note B: On Jon's votes. Jon was asked to give two automatic nominations. He voted for Riza in the first round of nominations.
2-in-1 Housemates Breakdown of Votes
Notes:
Note C: Mock Nomination is not included.
Note D: Nomination 4 wasn't completely shown to the public. Hence, nomination totals is incomplete.
Note E: Head of Household (HoH) Voting is not included in the counting as it does not affect nominations.
Note F: Big 5 "voting" is not included in the counting.
Special Voting: Head of Household
. The privileges and roles bestowed on the HoH are:
Every week, an HoH competition is held to determine the housemate who would hold the title. In case one-half of a 2-in-1 Housemate wins the title, the other half earns the title as well. But only one of the two partners can compete and they can decide who should compete. Nominees for eviction are usually exempted to compete.
In the third competition onwards, however, the nominees for eviction were allowed to compete, but in the case the winner gets evicted at the end of the week, the runner-up of the game takes over as HOH.
was dubbed "The Big Night at the Big Dome." It had a Hollywood awards night theme with a cabaret-style opening number with Mcoy, Toni Gonzaga
, Nikki Gil
, and Vina Morales
leading. All housemates were present, except for Gladys, who was in the United States.
Like the finale for the second regular season, the only other highlights of the show were the chronology of season and a spoof number, with Ethel and four impersonators as the "Big Four." There was also a special number by Yeng Constantino, Ryan Cayabyab
, the Ryan Cayabyab Singers, and the Teen housemates of the first Teen Edition.
After an estimated total of 1.6 million text votes gathered since December 23, the start of the open voting, Ruben Gonzaga was declared the winner with 506,402 votes or 32.17%. Riza Santos was second with 430,135 votes or 27.33% of the vote. Gaby Dela Merced ended up third with 406,892 votes or 25.85% while Will Devaughn came in last at 230,509 votes or 14.65%.
Ruben was the first male housemate who become the Big Winner in the entire history of the Pinoy Big Brother franchise.
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
franchise. It started on October 14, 2007 and ended twelve weeks later on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
. It was supposed to end on December 22, 2007, but it was announced on November 19, 2007 to be extended for two more weeks.
Toni Gonzaga
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga , better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network...
reprised her role as the primetime host, while ex-Update
Pinoy Big Brother Update
This are short-segment updates shown 3 times a day, Monday to Saturdays, that shows daily happenings in the Big Brother house, and introduces what will be shown in the primetime telecast.-Pinoy Big Brother Season 1 Update Host:...
host Bianca Gonzalez
Bianca Gonzalez
Bianca Gonzalez is a Filipina TV host and model.-Education:Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez graduated from high school at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and graduated with a degree of AB Communication Arts with a minor in Philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University.-Writer:Her first job in...
helmed a brand new show, Pinoy Big Brother Über. UpLate host Mariel Rodriguez
Mariel Rodríguez
Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla is a Filipino commercial model, endorser, TV host, former MTV VJ and actress. She first started as an MTV VJ. Currently, she co-hosts the noontime variety show Happy Yipee Yehey!...
also hosted Über for seven days with Bianca; but for rest of the program's duration, she was also the House's first and longest-staying houseguest. This new season also marked the hosting debut of second season winner, Beatriz Saw as she hosted the Updates.
The theme song, Sikat ang Pinoy originally sung by host Toni Gonzaga
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga , better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network...
and PBB 1
Pinoy Big Brother (season 1)
Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1 officially started August 21, 2005 with an extravagant presentation by ABS-CBN. The first season ended December 10, 2005, with Nene Tamayo of Romblon emerging as the first-ever winner taking home the grand prize worth six million pesos Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1...
alum Sam Milby
Sam Milby
Samuel Lloyd "Sam" Lacia Milby , is a Filipino-American who joined Pinoy Big Brother as a housemate...
, was rehashed and was performed by Pinoy Dream Academy
Pinoy Dream Academy
Pinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers...
Grand Star Dreamer Yeng Constantino
Yeng Constantino
Josephine "Yeng" Constantino, born on December 4, 1988, is a Filipina singer and host. She won as "Grand Star Dreamer" of Pinoy Dream Academy, the Philippine edition of Endemol's reality TV show Star Academy...
and PDA finalist Eman Abatayo.
There are several changes or twists for this season:
- Two-in-One Housemate (2-in-1): Two celebrity housemates (HM) related in some sort were considered as one unit or HM. Nominations for, text votes for, and eviction of one HM applied to the other as well.
- Head of Household whose role was different from the US versionBig Brother (US TV series)Big Brother is the American version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created by John de Mol in 1997. The show follows a group of House Guests living together twenty-four hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from...
- Season-Long Task (see Weekly Tasks below)
Unlike past editions, Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
did not air a companion program for the show. But it still continued to present delayed feed from inside the House during noontime.
House theme
For this Celebrity Edition, the House is the refurbished one used in the second regular seasonPinoy Big Brother (season 2)
Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2 was the second official season of Pinoy Big Brother and aired on ABS-CBN's primetime block. As with the show's previous full and special seasons, it also aired a companion program on Studio 23. It began with a live party on February 25, 2007. It ran for 126 days until...
. But unlike the previous Celebrity Edition wherein the housemates entered into an almost empty House, this edition's housemates entered into a royalty-themed house, now containing murals, chandelier
Chandelier
A chandelier is a branched decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture with two or more arms bearing lights. Chandeliers are often ornate, containing dozens of lamps and complex arrays of glass or crystal prisms to illuminate a room with refracted light...
s, posh furniture, and lighting fixtures. The gym equipment is now found in the garden. The room previously used by the men in the second regular season is now used by the women, and vice versa. The original bathroom is now the special shower room to be used exclusively by the Head of Household and his/her chosen companion. One of the two original "his-her" restrooms is now the general shower/bath room while the other has become the general restroom.
Also added is a jail cell-like Punishment Room found along the way towards the confession and storage rooms. This is where the housemates who committed violations would stay and perform an assigned punishment until Big Brother's further instructions.
Later, to accommodate Baron and Donald while making their decision on which brother should return to the House area after the fake eviction, the secret room used in the second regular season was again used. It now appears larger and has been repainted white with pink streaks.
Housemates
"Thirteen" (including the 2-in-1 housemates) is the official count of housemates who entered the House. The first "eight" housemates (including the 2-in-1 housemates for both genders) entered the House on Day 1, October 14. The first seven were introduced each, in silhouette before revelation. The eighth housemate was introduced through in a Deal or No Deal-esque style, since one of the 26K ladies was about to enter. The surprise housemates were also introduced with one hiding inside a giant travel bag while the other being acknowledged to the live audience before proceeding into the House's activity area. The last five housemates entered on Days 2 to 4. They are listed here in order of entrance.Each housemate is assigned a housemate number depending on their entry to the House; the Geisler brothers and the 26K models are assigned the numbers 7 and 8 respectively. These numbers are used in voting a particular housemate by SMS. This is a deviation from past editions wherein voting is done by name. After the Geisler brothers' split as a 2-in-1 housemate on Day 39, Baron's is assigned the old number 7 while Donald was given the number 14. But after Donald's exit, the voting was reverted to the by-name format.
Will
William "Will" Devaughn StumpfWill Devaughn
William "Will" Devaughn Stumpf is a popular Filipino commercial model and actor. He entered the Pinoy Big Brother house, during its Celebrity Edition 2, and became the fourth big placer of that season. He arrived in the Philippines in 2004 without knowing a single word of Tagalog...
(born: February 27, 1982) is a commercial model and endorser. He has notably appeared in several commercials shown in the Philippines. He is profiled as a "German with Filipino blood" whose Filipino-American biological father left him with his German mother. He is playing for the Brave Kids Foundation. On Day 84, he was proclaimed the fourth placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.
Megan
Megan Lynne YoungMegan Young
Megan Lynne Young is a Filipina-American actress who is a member of Star Magic Batch 15. She is best known for being a former celebrity housemate on Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 . Megan is an alumnus of ABS-CBN's rival television station GMA's StarStruck and also a member of GMA Artist...
(born February 27, 1990) is an actress and former GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
talent. She is the first StarStruck
StarStruck (Philippine TV series)
StarStruck is a Philippine over-all talent competition airing on GMA Network. It debuted on October 27, 2003, and has since become one of the most popular shows on Philippine television....
star to transfer to rival station, ABS-CBN, in a bid to change her image from a villain to a "nice girl." She played one of the supporting characters in the sci-fi series Kokey
Kokey
Kokey is an ABS-CBN fantaserye which was premiered on Primetime Bida August 6, 2007. It is a show that was greatly criticized because of its one-dimensionality and lack of educational value. Other sources of hostility include potentially harmful acts such as lying with no punishment or scolding...
along with first Celebrity Edition Housemate, Zanjoe Marudo
Zanjoe Marudo
Zanjoe Acuesta Marudo is a Filipino actor and model. He was former housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition and became one of the Big Four along with Bianca Gonzalez, John Prats, and the big winner Keanna Reeves....
. She played for the P.R.E.D.A. Foundation.
Riza
Riza Raquel SantosRiza Santos
Riza Santos is a Canadian television personality and beauty queen of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. She competed and won Miss Earth Canada 2006 and Miss World Canada 2011 and will represent Canada in Miss World 2011 on November 6 in London. She competed in the Miss Earth 2006 pageant, in...
(born August 30, 1986) is a Filipino-Canadian beauty queen and soldier trainee. She mentioned that her military career is influenced by her grandparents. She competed under the Canadian flag in the Miss Earth 2006
Miss Earth 2006
Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place on November 26, 2006 in the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. The pageant was won by Hil Hernández of Chile....
pageant. She is playing for Bantay Bata
Bantay Bata
Bantay Bata 163 is a social welfare program of the ABS-CBN Foundation. Launched in 1997, it aims to protect disadvantaged and at-risk children through a nationwide network of social services...
, ABS-CBN Foundation
ABS-CBN Foundation
ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. is the non-stock, non-profit socio-civic organization of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation that facilitates social programs and outreach to the public...
's charitable institution. On Day 84, she was proclaimed the second placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.
Ruben
Ruben Gonzaga (born March 16, 1982) is a comedianComedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
in Davao
Davao
Davao refers to several closely related places in Mindanao in the Philippines. The term is used most often to refer to the city.*Davao Region, an administrative region*Davao del Norte province*Davao del Sur province*Davao Oriental province...
. He is most noted there for his "Budotz Dance" (set to the music of Papi chulo (Te traigo el mmmm) by Panamanian group Lorna & La Factoria). He is not related to host Toni Gonzaga
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga , better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network...
due obviously to their home bases. He is playing for Cosugian, a Home for The Aged in Davao City. On Day 84, he was proclaimed the big winner of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.
Victor
Victor BasaVictor Basa
Victor Basa is a Filipino model, actor, vj and TV host.Basa is the middle child of three, with a younger brother and older sister.-Modeling career:...
(born June 6, 1985) is a model, TV host, actor and teen idol. He was introduced as an illegitimate son who never saw his father until after the latter's death. He played for the Ahon sa Kalye Ministries.
Yayo
Maria Rosario "Yayo" AguilaYayo Aguila
Yayo Aguila is a Filipina actress whose career began through the cult film series Bagets.-Career:...
(born September 16, 1967) is an actress and former teen idol introduced in the movie Bagets. After her marriage with William Martinez, she left showbiz to migrate to United States, only to return after finding no luck there. She is currently restarting her showbiz career. She is the eldest among the housemates. She is playing for the Bagets Foundation.
Baron
Baron GeislerBaron Geisler
Baron Frederick von Geisler is a Filipino actor, the son of a Filipina mother and a German American father who was stationed at the former U.S. military base in Angeles City...
(born June 5, 1982) is an actor and former teen idol with half-German blood. He was introduced as being previously addicted to alcohol and was involved in numerous brawls. One of those brawls, in fact, left him with two visible scars on his left cheek. Now sober, he aims to try his best to be good son and brother.
He and his brother Donnie were dubbed as a "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit.
Marylaine
Marylaine ViernesMarylaine Viernes
Marylaine Viernes is a Filipina model and member of 26K of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal. She is a former housemate from Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 where she and Jen Da Silva were the first pair evicted...
(born September 29, 1986) is a member of the 26K models who appear in the game show Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal
Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal
Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal is the Philippine franchise of Deal or No Deal, hosted by Filipino actress, TV & game show host, Kris Aquino, which premiered on June 5, 2006 on ABS-CBN....
. She also writes a column for the Manila Times
Manila Times
The Manila Times is the oldest existing English language newspaper in the Philippines. It is published daily by The Manila Times Publishing Corp. with editorial and administrative offices at 371 A...
. She was accused of being "bipolar" because, according to her, she was at one time nerdy, but also took part at activities such as the cheerleading squad. To make her introduction a bit of a surprise, she entered along with the rest of the 26K while that show's Banker took her supposed place.
She and Jen were dubbed as a "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit.
Jen
Jennifer "Jen" Da SilvaJen Da Silva
Jen Da Silva is model, dancer as part of the 26K girls of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal and former housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2.-Personal life:...
(born December 4, 1989) is former member of the 26K models. She was in the same show as Marylaine, but soon left because of personal differences with the other models. Because of their Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal connection, she and Marylaine were dubbed as the "2-in-1 Housemate" where the two would be nominated as one unit. The two played for the Advocates For Youth Foundation.
Donald
Donald David Geisler IIIDonald Geisler
Donald David Geisler III is a Filipino taekwondo athlete of German-American descent, who represented the Philippines in the Olympics in the years 2000 and 2004. He is a 1998 Asian Games and World Cup Taekwondo Silver medalist. He is now officially retired from playing taekwondo...
(born October 6, 1979) or "Donnie" is a retired Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
-jin and older brother of Baron Geisler. While he confesses as being a bit of a "wild child" like his brother, he tries to make his best for his son and for Baron. From Day 1 until Day 38, he and his brother, Baron, were considered as a "2-in-1 Housemate". They were separated as individual and independent housemates on Day 38. The two played for the KIDS Foundation.
Gaby
Gabrielle Chanel "Gaby" Baltao dela MercedGaby Dela Merced
Gabrielle De La Merced better known as Gaby, is a Filipina Formula Three racecar driver, model and TV personality.- Biography :...
(born June 10, 1982) is a female Formula Three
Formula Three
Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
driver. She is an extreme sports nut who has also appeared in the local FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
. She mentioned that even though she came from a broken family, she doesn't show any signs of it, because she believes "life exists to make people happy." After her initial exit on Day 28, she returned to the house on Day 44 after the PBB staff surprised her at the airport during her arrival from US and asked her if she wants to come back to the PBB house, which she agreed. She is playing for the I Can Serve Foundation. On Day 84, she was proclaimed the third placer of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2.
Mcoy
Marco "Mcoy" FundalesMcoy Fundales
Marco "Mcoy" Fundales is a Filipino singer-songwriter, writer, actor. He gained popularity as a member of the band Orange and Lemons and a former house player in the ABS CBN reality show's Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 edition. After Orange and Lemons disbanded in 2007, he formed the band...
(born November 3, 1977) is the former frontman of the band Orange and Lemons
Orange and Lemons
Orange and Lemons was a Filipino pop rock band formed in 1999. The band name "Oranges and Lemons" was initially recommended by a former member of the group. Apparently the band was not aware at that time that the name was actually derived from a British nursery rhyme and a title of an album by the...
, the band who sang the franchise's main theme, Pinoy Ako. He recounted how he lost both his first-born daughter and his father and how he went on with life. Prior to his entry to the House, the band had already announced their break-up due to differences between band members and their managers. He played for the Emmaus Home for the Aged in Malolos, Bulacan.
Zara
Zephorah "Zara" Aldana MayonZara Aldana
Zephorah "Zara" Aldana Mayon also known as Zara Aldana is a Filipina celebrity. Aldana is a former Mutya ng Pilipinas -Asia Pacific title holder, winning the title in 2007.-Career:...
or Zara Aldana (born April 17, 1989) is a former Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific, winning the title in 2007. She gave up her crown in less than two months of her reign after controversies hounded her due to poverty. She played for the St. Camillus Medhaven in Marikina City
Marikina City
Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, was former capital of the province of Manila during the declaration of Philippine Independence and one of the sixteen cities within the Manila Metropolitan Area. Marikina is part of Eastern Manila District of...
.
Jon
Jon Mullaly AvilaJon Avila
Jon Avila, Jonathan Mullally is a Filipino-British actor, model and former housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2.- Television :- Movies:-References:...
(born September 1, 1985) is a commercial model and promotional model
Promotional model
A promotional model is a person hired to drive consumer demand for a product, service, brand, or concept by directly interacting with potential consumers. A promotional model can be female or male, and typically is intended to be attractive in physical appearance. They serve to provide information...
. He is half-British and half-Filipino. He faced racial discrimination back in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
because of his Asian looks. He has stayed in the Philippines where his European complexion becomes noticeable to many. He is playing for the Tahanang Sta. Luisa in Quezon City.
Ethel
Ethel Gabison a.k.a. Ethel BoobaEthel Booba
Ethel Gabison, also known by her stage name Ethel Booba, is a Filipino TV personality and comedienne. She has also worked in the recording industry.She is a former talent of GMA Network and was one of the hosts of Extra Challenge...
(born December 17, 1976) is a famous recording artist and comedienne, most known as a pasaway (rebellious or annoying person). Like Megan, she was a talent from GMA, but later transferred to ABS-CBN. She was noted for her controversial relationship with basketball player Alex Crisano. Although she initially wanted to back out from the show, she eventually made the decision to enter on Day 4. She played for the C.R.I.B.S. Foundation. She returned to the house on Day 59, but as a houseguest.
Replacement Housemate
As a result of Mcoy Fundales and Ethel Booba's voluntary exit on Day 40 (November 22, 2007), replacement housemates were introduced in the house. Ex-housemate Gaby dela Merced re-entered the house on Day 44 (November 26, 2007) while new replacement housemate Gladys Guevarra entered the house on Day 46 (November 28, 2007).Gladys
Gladys GuevarraGladys Guevarra
Gladys Guevarra is a Filipina singer and comedienne, and a former housemate in Pinoy Big Brother.-Early life:...
(born February 22, 1977) is a comedienne and voice impersonator who previously worked in GMA 7. She was also the former lead vocalist
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
of the band Gladys and the Boxers with K in which they were noted for their hit song Sasakyan Kita ("I'm gonna ride on with you"). She rose to prominence during her stint in noontime GMA
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
show Eat Bulaga!
Eat Bulaga!
Eat Bulaga! is a noon-time variety show in the Philippines produced by Television And Production Exponents Inc. and aired by GMA Network. The show is broadcast from The New TAPE Studios at the GMA Broadway Centrum in New Manila, Quezon City. Eat Bulaga! is aired Weekdays at 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm ...
Internal rifts and scandals, especially involving Janno Gibbs
Janno Gibbs
Janno Ronaldo Gibbs is a Filipino singer and actor–comedian. He is a regular host of GMA Network television shows SOP Rules , Nuts Entertainment, Eat Bulaga, Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5?, and Power of 10 . He played as Geron Agular in Codename: Asero...
forced her to leave the show and eventually switch networks. To add further confusion and mystery to her identity before her entrance, she imitated the voices of Annabelle Rama and midget actress Mahal. She left the house on Day 58 due to depression and boredom.
Houseguests
Like the second regular seasonPinoy Big Brother (season 2)
Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2 was the second official season of Pinoy Big Brother and aired on ABS-CBN's primetime block. As with the show's previous full and special seasons, it also aired a companion program on Studio 23. It began with a live party on February 25, 2007. It ran for 126 days until...
, there are also houseguests who stayed in the House for no more than a specific amount of time without undergoing the nomination and eviction process.
Host Mariel Rodriguez
Mariel Rodríguez
Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla is a Filipino commercial model, endorser, TV host, former MTV VJ and actress. She first started as an MTV VJ. Currently, she co-hosts the noontime variety show Happy Yipee Yehey!...
is the first houseguest. She was "trapped" in the House by Big Brother on Day 4 after she brought Jon into the confession room and then the main House area. Contrary to what was presented when she came in, Mariel was in the House with a special mission and she did so with the consents of herself and her manager Boy Abunda
Boy Abunda
Eugenio "Boy" R. Abunda, Jr. is a Filipino television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser. He is dubbed as the "King of Talk" in local show business.-Early life:Boy Abunda was born in Borongan City, Eastern Samar...
. That mission was to be Big Brother's extra eyes and ears and to report which of the celebrity housemates were being true to themselves, as well as learning things about them. She was supposed to leave on Day 42, but because of recent events, Big Brother decided to further extend her stay until "the appointed time." That appointed time was Day 49. A week later, having missed the housemates, she accepted Big Brother's invitation to stay until the finale. Of course, she would have a series of tasks upon her return, her first one happened to be taking over Big Brother's place on Day 57 as the latter would be gone on an "official business." She left the House for the second time on the Day 77.
Host Toni Gonzaga
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga , better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network...
was the second houseguest, after Mariel. She was called by Big Brother on Day 15 to go to the confession room and later he said that she was the newest houseguest because she was the only host of Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
that he hadn't bond with, unlike Bianca Gonzalez
Bianca Gonzalez
Bianca Gonzalez is a Filipina TV host and model.-Education:Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez graduated from high school at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and graduated with a degree of AB Communication Arts with a minor in Philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University.-Writer:Her first job in...
, a housemate during the first Celebrity Edition, and Mariel, who was currently playing out her houseguest role. She was also told to perform certain tasks in order for her to leave, among them hosting a slumber party
Slumber Party
Slumber Party is an indie rock band from Detroit, Michigan. In 2000, 2 years after the band's formation, they signed to Kill Rock Stars.-Albums:*Slumber Party - Kill Rock Stars *Psychedelicate -Kill Rock Stars...
for the housemates and accompanying Riza to her rite of closure on the murder of Riza's nephew. She left the House on Day 19, having performed the said tasks. During Toni's time in the House, Bianca took over hosting duties for the primetime edition of the show.
TV show host Kris Aquino
Kris Aquino
Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...
was the third houseguest. She entered the House on Day 23 to help the housemates cook spaghetti carbonara
Carbonara
Pasta alla carbonara is an Italian pasta dish based on eggs, cheese , bacon , and black pepper...
and brought them gifts and letters from their loved ones. Her stay lasted until the afternoon, after saying "No Deal" to Big Brother. The meaning of that response as well as those of Big Brother's prior question "Deal or No Deal" and an already-prepared luggage bag in the confession room is open to interpretation.
Actress Angel Locsin
Angel Locsin
Angel Locsin is a Filipina television and film actress and commercial model. Aside from this, she is also a film producer and fashion designer....
was the fourth houseguest. She entered the House on Day 43 disguised as a sniper. She also had a task of becoming an "Angel of Love" to Ruben and help him on his marriage proposal to his wife to be aired on national television. She left the next night.
Ethel returned to House on Day 59 as a houseguest (see above). Like all houseguests, she was given tasks that, when accomplished, would benefit three children from the Payatas Dump Site in Quezon City and their families. One of her first tasks as houseguest was to become the House's chambermaid, with two assistants Jan and Vier (named after her ex-boyfriend Janvier Daily), in tow. The two aides would come to her aid when needed. Like Mariel, Ethel stayed until Day 77.
On Day 82, Big Brother turned host Bianca Gonzalez into the House's last houseguest for the second Celebrity Edition. He wanted her to accompany the "Big Four" on the final nights in the House. It should be noted that Bianca was also one of the previous Celebrity Edition's "Big Four." She left the next day.
Chronology of notable events
Below is a chronology of events, not including nomination and eviction nights. This section also lists voluntary and temporary exits, entrances of houseguests, visitors, new housemates, HOH competitions, and other events that affected the housemates' lives inside the House. This case, October 14, 2007 is considered Day 1.Week 1
- Day 1: The first eight housemates entered the House. Jen was revealed hidden in a giant travel bag, while the men discovered Donnie hidden in a large barrel.
- Day 2: Gaby entered the house riding a "twister bike" (basically a child's trikeTrikeTrike can refer to:* Trichloroethylene* Tricycle* Three wheeled car* Three wheeled motorcycle* Ultralight trike, an ultralight aircraft with a hang glider style flexible wing* Trikke* Triceratops* Trike, an album of Bob Log III...
) along a ramp that led to the pool. - Day 3: Mcoy and Zara entered the House in two different instances. Mcoy sang Pinoy Ako directly inside the confession room and later entered the House. Later, Zara was escorted into the House by Baron. Will accidentally fell into the pool while still wearing his lapel microphone. As a result, Big Brother gave Will a handheld microphoneMicrophoneA microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
in place of his then-wet lapel microphone. - Day 4: Mariel brought Jon into the House, but Big Brother trapped her inside the House. She was later made into a "celebrity houseguest." Ethel was welcomed with a small party organized by Big Brother. Ruben, being in the same profession as Ethel, was tasked to host the party.
- Day 6: Marylaine, Will, and Mariel became the first three housemates to use the punishment room for various offenses. Will and Mariel peeled a bowl of lanzones using their mouths, and Marylaine shedded coats of squash seeds.
- Day 7: Will finally had his lapel microphone returned to him, but he had to get past cockroaches and other insects to get it. Marylaine and Jen were put in the punishment room for a violation Jen committed. Their bickering continued there while installing train tracks used in the weekly task. The entire task took overnight, but the two eventually reconciled.
Week 2
- Day 8: The first HOH competition was held wherein the housemates wore giant "hands" and played a game similar the Japanese game of karutaKarutais a Japanese card game.The basic idea of any karuta game is to be able to quickly determine which card out of an array of cards is required and then to grab the card before it is grabbed by an opponent. There are various types of cards which can be used to play karuta...
using colors. Ethel won in that game. - Day 10: Donnie and Marylaine finally had several of their clothes after Gaby and Victor packed some of their things just to make it happen.
Week 3
- Day 15: Gaby momentarily left the House to compete in a Formula Three race in the Subic International SpeedwaySubic Bay Freeport ZoneSubic Bay Freeport Zone , which is known simply as Subic Bay, is the Philippines' first success case of a into a tax- and duty-free zone similar to Hong Kong and Singapore, operated and managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority or SBMA. It covers the fenced area of the former U.S...
. She finish first in the second heat of the competition. Main primetime host Toni became the new houseguest. - Day 16: the second HOH competition was held, involving children's trikes. Riza, Ruben, and Will won in each of the three preliminary heats, with Riza winning the final round and the title of Head of Household.
- Day 17: Mcoy, Victor, and Riza temporarily left the House to help embalm the body of a man who had been dead for a month due to a heart attack and whose family had no money for a proper embalming, let alone a decent funeral. Inside of the House during the absence of the trio, the other housemates also did Halloween-related tasks also to help the said man's family.
- Day 18: Baron smashed a pane of the living room table with his foot. The table was taken out to be repaired. Later, after the housemates partied with Bea AlonzoBea AlonzoPhylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom , popularly known as Bea Alonzo, is a Filipino film and television actress, and singer. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.-Early life:...
and John Lloyd CruzJohn Lloyd CruzJohn Lloyd Espidol Cruz is an award-winning Filipino actor, Box-Office King, model, and occasional TV host.His father is Luisito Llora Cruz. His career started with appearances in numerous teen-oriented movies and TV shows. He is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumni member of...
in a black-attire party, they saw that every other table in the House was gone. In particular, the long dining table was replaced with two panes of glass on which they would eat, with some housemates acting as one pane's "table legs." - Day 19: Toni was told that she could leave the House. But before she left, she wrote and recited a poem to the housemates, saying thank you to them.
- Day 20: Yayo was taken to the hospital due to high blood pressure as recommended by the doctor. She returned to the house the next day. Ethel accidentally broke a very small part of the chandelier in the men's bedroom while tossing throw pillowThrow pillowA throw pillow, or toss pillow, is a small, decorative type of pillow. Throw pillows are usually placed on sofas or armchairs but are also frequently used on beds and day beds. Throw pillows serve both an aesthetic and a functional purpose. Decorative pillows are commonly used to tie in color...
s with several of the housemates. As a result, all seven male housemates were incarcerated in the punishment room while Big Brother decided on the punishment to be given to them. - Day 21: Baron, Donald, Will, and Ruben participated in a task of balancing a number of plastic goblets in a failed attempt to salvage their weekly budget. Later, the housemates came to the aid of Peggy, the pig they were nursing as part of their Season-Long Task, as the sow had given birth to a total of ten piglets, nine alive and one stillbornStillbirthA stillbirth occurs when a fetus has died in the uterus. The Australian definition specifies that fetal death is termed a stillbirth after 20 weeks gestation or the fetus weighs more than . Once the fetus has died the mother still has contractions and remains undelivered. The term is often used in...
.
Week 4
- Day 22: The housemates christened Peggy's nine live piglets, even giving them names such as "Posh," "Sweet," and "B-Boy" to mention a few. Later, Gaby was given time to decide whether she would make an exit to attend a seminar in the United States or not.
- Day 23: The third HOH competition was held involving human bowling pinBowling pinBowling pins are the target of the bowling ball in various bowling games including tenpins, five-pins, duckpins, and candlepins. In the US, pin specifications for standard tenpins are set by the United States Bowling Congress. Pins are 4.75 inches wide at their widest point and tall...
s and a swinging bowling ball. The Geisler brothers, represented by Donald, won the title of HOH. Later, Gaby ultimately decided to make the exit and attend the said seminar. Furthemore, Ethel, with the help of Ruben, finished a new table using giant pick up sticks from an earlier game. Big Brother not only lauded the new table; he also made it the new living room center table to replace the glass one smashed by Baron. Along with the new table was the return of the remaining good tables in the House. - Day 25: Ethel requested a home pregnancy test from Big Brother to confirm this possibility. The next day, when she had her test, it came out negative.
- Day 26: On the wee hours, Jon, who was deeply distraught over the news of his aunt's death, temporarily left the House on the wee hours of Day 26 to visit his aunt's funeral, personally offer the flower arrangement he helped Ethel make, and pay his last respects to her. It was already morning when he returned to the House.
- Day 27: Victor, Mcoy, Riza, Gaby, and Megan picked the short straws and were sent by Big Brother to the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center to dance The Breakfast ClubBreakfast Club (band)Breakfast Club was an American New Wave group. Their biggest hit single was "Right on Track", which went to #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.-Band history:...
's Rico Mambo with its inmates. The five returned to the House in the afternoon. Later, Jon, while blindfolded, had a 100-second encounter with his mother. - Day 28: Ethel threatened to leave the House without Big Brother's consent, even toying with a small straight razorStraight razorA straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle. They are also called open razors and cut-throat razors.Although straight razors were once the principal method of manual shaving, they have been largely overshadowed by the safety razor, incorporating a disposable blade...
. Fearing for her life, the other housemates stopped her and urged her to speak with Big Brother.
Week 5
- Day 29: The fourth HOH competition was held, involving the housemates hanging onto punching bagPunching bagA punching bag or punch-bag is a sturdy bag designed to be repeatedly punched. It's used for conditioning, physical exercise, and stress relief...
s for as long as they could without touching the ground. Victor, Jon, and Will were the only ones left hanging after fifteen minutes. Will would eventually become the winner of title. - Day 30: Big Brother started to mete out punishments on housemates who committed violations:
- For sleeping at inappropriate places at the wrong times, Baron was made to sleep on the long bench and he had to be carried around by his brother. When he was caught sleeping on a chair, he was then made to sleep on a bamboo bed, but he had to carry it wherever he goes.
- For telling Gaby that she nominated her for eviction, Riza was told to dress up as a soldier. First, she watched Baron to make sure he strictly followed his punishment. Later, after she became lax, she was told to act and talk like a soldier.
- For using spoons instead of plastic stirrers, Mcoy and Victor became "human plastic stirrers" by wearing red-and-white-striped coveralls and were told to gyrate when the WowoweeWowoweeWowowee was a Philippine noon-time variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show premiered on February 5, 2005, and aired live on weekdays and Saturdays. The show was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel...
tune Iyugyog Mo was played. - For whispering, misusing and deliberately removing her lapel microphone and toying with the razor, which Big Brother deemed as an act of violence, Ethel was told to dress up and act like an infant. She thus became "Baby Poshy" to "daddy" Will and "mommy" Riza.
- For stashing potato chips past the appointed time of gathering supplies, Victor was told to peel potatoes inside the punishment room.
- For a violation known only to Big Brother, Megan, Riza, Victor, and Will had to fit inside a giant pair of pajama trousers. Later, Megan was told that her companions had been relieved of their punishment and she had to do the rest of her punishment with a giant teddy bear.
- All housemates were also reprimanded by Big Brother for not using their lapel microphones properly. So they were told to wear chains and padlocks around their waists.
Week 6
- Day 36: The Geislers, Jon, and Riza were "nominated for eviction." Unbeknownst to the housemates, the nomination round was really just a mock one.
- Day 38: A mock eviction night was held wherein the Geisler brothers were "evicted" from the House. Upon exit, they were led by Toni to an empty Eviction Hall and from there they were brought back to the confession room. At the confession room, the brothers found out that the whole process was a hoax because Big Brother wanted to tell them that he had decided to abolish their 2-in-1 connection (which was already planned by Big Brother). Knowing how Donald did his best to watch over Baron at the same time thinking of his son while Baron had become less reliant of his older brother, Big Brother told the two that only one Geisler would continue his stay in the House on behalf of the other. That common decision of which Geisler would stay should be reached in 24 hours and should not be discussed with each other.
- Day 39: After having a 100-second encounter with their mother, Baron decided that Donald would be the one who should continue his stay in the House. Baron did not leave completely as viewers were made to decide through a 24-hour viewer pollVotingVoting is a method for a group such as a meeting or an electorate to make a decision or express an opinion—often following discussions, debates, or election campaigns. It is often found in democracies and republics.- Reasons for voting :...
on whether Baron's stay should be extended. - Day 40: On the wee hours, Mcoy and Ethel decided to make a voluntary exit and soon after left the House after conflicts involving the weekly task fumed the two. Accusations of plagiarismPlagiarismPlagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous...
caused conflicts between Mcoy and Big Brother while Ethel went with Mcoy because of her already existent plans to leave. Later Baron found out that he could return to the House, as 91.69% of those who voted in the viewer poll agreed to have him back inside. - Day 41: In an episode of Über wherein Mcoy and Ethel were guests, Big Brother subsequently apologized to Mcoy about any misunderstanding they had during that time, to which Mcoy accepted.
- Day 42: Big Brother announced that the "Big 4" housemates would receive twice the cash amounts originally promised, even showing boxes labelled "2M," "1M," "600K," and "400K" as visual aids. He also announced that the Big Night (the finale) would be held on January 5, therefore extending the run of the show for two more weeks. Big Brother even opened the front doors in case anyone wanted to back out immediately. Despite the possibility of spending Christmas and New Year's Day inside the House, all housemates decided to stay on.
Week 7
- Day 43: After nominations were announced, Angel Locsin entered the House dressed as a sniper, shooting orange paintballPaintballPaintball is a sport in which players compete, in teams or individually, to eliminate opponents by tagging them with capsules containing water soluble dye and gelatin shell outside propelled from a device called a paintball marker . Paintballs have a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble...
pellets at the unarmed male housemates. - Day 44: Angel, Mariel and six of the housemates went out of the House to a firing range to learn and test their use of a .45 caliber pistol.45 ACPThe .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S...
. Baron and Yayo were left behind in the House as part of their punishment; Baron broke another glass goblet days before while Yayo accidentally chipped a drinking glass. The two spent the time cleaning the House and making food for the housemates. It was during their final chore—washing Big Brother's car—that they found out that Gaby had returned. The other housemates also greeted Gaby upon their return. - Day 45: The fifth HOH competition was held. It involved the housemates crossing a beam over the swimming pool in the shortest time after being spun ten times over a rotating platform. Will was declared the winner. But the next day, citing Mariel's observation and a review of the game, Big Brother decided to transfer the title to Baron.
- Day 46: Gladys entered the House and after some introductions and greetings, she sang karaokeKaraokeis a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
with them. - Day 47: Victor and Riza temporarily left the House to engage in a wakeboardingWakeboardingWakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques....
task in Batangas in which Victor won. The two returned to the house later in the afternoon. Later, Big Brother relayed to the housemates some brief reports (with some fabrications inserted) relating to the stand-off at the Manila Peninsula Hotel. - Day 48: International R&B artist AkonAkonAliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
visited the House after having a concert the previous night despite the curfew. Mariel, Gladys, Donnie, Jon, and Victor, who were winners in an earlier charadesCharadesCharades or charade is a word guessing game. In the form most played today, it is an acting game in which one player acts out a word or phrase, often by pantomiming similar-sounding words, and the other players guess the word or phrase. The idea is to use physical rather than verbal language to...
game, personally greeted the artist inside the confession room for 100 seconds. To be fair, Big Brother let the rest of the Housemates meet Akon, but only for ten seconds. Akon spent a short time inside the House because of his tight schedule. - Day 49: Mariel was finally told by Big Brother that she could make her postponed exit. She let her say her goodbyes to the housemates and left the House area's front doors before her 100-second period expired. After a few minutes and a quick change of wardrobe, Mariel returned to her hosting duties.
Week 8
- Day 51: The sixth HOH competition was held wherein winners of seven mini-games must select a fellow housemate to leave a boat floating on the swimming pool. Mini-games played include picking cards, flying paper airplanes, drinking distateful food, and blowing whistles among others. After the mini-games, Jon and Donald were the ones left on the boat, but the decision who would be the HOH rested on the other housemates. Jon got the nod of four out of the seven housemates, earning him the title.
- Day 52: Peggy, the pig the housemates were tending to as part of their Season-Long Task, was given away to her new owners. The housemates who were saddened by the pig's departure, would still continue to take care of Peggy's piglets.
- Day 53: While chasing her piglet Porkchop, Gaby accidentally jumped into the swimming pool not realizing she was still wearing her lapel microphone. As the lapel mic was broken beyond repair, she had to share with Donald's own microphone.
- Day 54: Big Brother furthered Gaby's punishment by spending the night the piglet pen and communicate with the housemates using semaphore flags, as suggested by Jon. Donald, being the cause of her further violations, later decided to join her so her punishment would be less harsh for her. Her punishment ended the next day.
- Day 56: Ethel visited the House in the wee hours of the morning and talked with Big Brother. Citing the changes among the people she knew and having missed the housemates, she expressed her willingness to return. Big Brother told her that he would think it over, especially her time spent in the House the first time. His decision, he told her, would be known in the "appointed time." Later in the evening, Ruben finally made his long delayed marriage proposal to his partner, the mother of his three children, who responded by telling him that she would think it over. Much later, Mariel, having missed the housemates, accepted Big Brother's invitation to be in the House once again.
Week 9
- Day 57: Gladys told Big Sister (Mariel) her intention to leave, even deciding not to participate in "Olym-pigs." Big Sister, on a loss of what to do, told Gladys to hold on until Big Brother's return. But the advice only made Gladys's plea to let her make her exit stronger. Meanwhile, Ruben personally reiterated his proposal to his partner; this time it was accepted. The acceptance was shown to the others two weeks later.
- Day 58: Gladys left the house after slipping into depression for the last two days. In contrast, Big Sister convinced Gaby to stay. The latter already mentioned to Big Brother plans for a second voluntary exit days before.
- Day 59: Ethel emerged from the confession room together with Jan and Vier. Mariel and the housemates gathered around to welcome her back.
- Day 60: During a cocktail "beach party," Baron became intoxicatedDrunkennessAlcohol intoxication is a physiological state that occurs when a person has a high level of ethanol in his or her blood....
, flirting with several female housemates and unintentionally insulting Big Brother. He was accompanied by the other male housemates in the secret room to help him sober up. - Day 62: Popular character Barney T. Dinosaur visited the housemates and danced with them for a short time.
Week 10
- Day 66: Yayo and Mariel left the House upon news that Yayo's mother was sent to the hospital because of a heart ailment. But the two arrived in the hospital too late when they found out Yayo's mother had died. Mariel returned to the House alone to relay the news to the others and to give Yayo time to grieve. Eventually, Yayo did return to the House, but upon Big Brother's advice to "honor your mother," she ultimately decided not to continue her stint in the show.
- Day 69: The housemates sold their paintings of their piglets to raise P20,000 for charity. This was made as an alternative to selling their piglets to siblings "Lydia," "Tomas," and "Mila" (names associated with the lechonLechonLechón is a pork dish in several regions of the world, most specifically Spain and its former colonial possessions throughout the world. The word lechón originated from the Spanish term leche ; thus lechón refers to a suckling pig that is roasted...
business) in exchange for the same amount. Later, noted plastic surgeon and beauty specialist Vicki Belo visited the housemates. She gave them advice on skin care. The housemates were also treated to a full body treatment by workers of her clinic. - Day 70: After burying her mother, Yayo expressed her decision to return to the House, creating a complicated situation with only two weeks left in the show's extended run. Endemol created four conditions for Yayo's return, one of the first three being that one of the six Housemates still in the House should voluntarily surrender his/her stint. Gaby readily stated her intention to end her second stint. But the fourth condition revealed that it was up to viewers to decide whether Gaby should stay or let her trade places with Yayo. But whoever leaves would also receive P400,000, which the housemates extracted from the combined cash prizes of the "Big Four" supposedly as donation to Yayo's family. The public's decision would be known in 24 hours. Yayo resided in the secret room for the most of the 24 hour wait.
Week 11
- Day 71: Big Brother signalled the end of the Season-Long Task and instructed the housemates to say goodbye to their piglets, who would rejoin their mother at a zoo/animal farm in Tagaytay. Later, Yayo was allowed to leave the secret room and be with the housemates once again. But the reunion turned out to be short-lived as Gaby was announced as the winner of the 24-hour public poll. Gaby got 74.30% of votes and Yayo got 25.70%
- Day 72: The housemate had their Christmas Eve dinner. They agreed to exchange their menu for their dinner with food prepared by a poor community for their dinner. The housemates, except Ruben and Ethel, also received their gifts from Big Brother, both fake and real.
- Day 73: In the wee hours, Baron broke a promise he made to Big Brother when he once again became drunk and made offensive gestures in the process. In the morning, Zara, Megan, Victor, Jen, Marylaine, Donald, and Mcoy each visited the remaining housemates for a hundred seconds to personally greet them Merry Christmas. Later, Ruben had his Christmas gift: witnessing his mother, her sister, and her mother reunited inside the House for the first time since even before he was born.
- Day 75: Baron was told that he had been forced out the House as a consequence of his second drunken stupor during the wee hours of Christmas which resulted in various violations, unintentional insults to Big Brother, and later, Gaby's ire. Donald returned to the House to fetch him.
- Day 77: Ruben and his partner were finally married at a nearby church. Later, Mariel and Ethel made their final exits. In the first of two tests set by Big Brother shortly afterwards, none of the five willed to answer which of them does not deserve to be in the "Big Four." In the second test, Ruben was unanimously voted by the others as the one deserving to be the "Big Winner" of the second Celebrity Edition.
Week 12
- Day 78: Somehow pressured by the various signals and videos about what they did the night before and Big Brother's unwillingness to talk, the five housemates decided to answer which of them do not deserve to the in the "Big Four." But all five gained the X-medals, forcing Jon to "nominate" the two females for eviction. Unfortunately, a remark by Jon before nominations implied that something was afoot and their problems with Big Brother did not end at the moment of the "live nomination."
- Day 79: Jon finally admitted to that his remark somehow influenced the voting the night before. In fact, to seemingly support this, Ruben and Gaby confessed that it was not their intention to nominate their selections (Ruben chose Will; Gaby chose Ruben) rather than Riza. Big Brother reminded the five of following rules, but decided to hold out Jon's consequence to a later time in order not to spoil the revelry of New Year's Eve.
- Day 81: As consulted by Endemol, it was decided that regardless of his standing in the open voting, Jon would be given the forced eviction because of his violation of rules due to the implied influence of his remark during the "nomination" round three days before.
- Day 82: Bianca, together with several actors from the upcoming show Kung Fu KidsKung Fu KidsKung Fu Kids is the first locally produced live-action fantasy series which tell the story of seven kids of different personalities united by a prophecy. The program is also the first TV series to use "Motion Capture Animation Effects" in the history of Philippine television. The series used the...
, entered the House to interview the "Big Four." It was only during the course of the interview that she had found out that she became a houseguest. - Day 83: After some talk with the housemates and helping them with their coin tower, Bianca was told that she could leave. Immediately after her departure, she hosted the last episode of Über for the season.
- Day 84: The finale started with the "Big 4" still in the House. They presented a P20,000 check to Jon's chosen charity and each met with one of their loved ones before being escorted out of the House towards the Araneta Coliseum.
Weekly tasks
| Task No. | Date given | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 15, 2007 (Day 02) |
Celebrity Choo Choo Build a small toy railroad on the floor of the House. Task is successful if the toy train runs along the tracks without stopping. (50% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 2 | October 22, 2007 (Day 09) |
Shadow Play Perform a Japanese pantomime comedy skit wherein actors appear as if they are "performing" stunts in front of a black background. (50% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 3 | October 29, 2007 (Day 16) |
Gising na Gising! Must not exceed 25 hours of sleep as alloted by Big Brother for this week. The clock starts ticking as soon as one housmate closes his/her eyes and stops when everyone has their eyes open. (100% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 4 | November 5, 2007 (Day 23) |
Celebrity Concert for a Cause Organize a themed concert to be held on Day 28 in front of a live audience. Proceeds of the concert would go to the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center Cebu City The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was... . (100% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 5 | November 12, 2007 (Day 30) |
Lipad Chopper Lipad Learn how to fly a radio-controlled toy chopper Radio-controlled helicopter Radio-controlled helicopters are model aircraft which are distinct from RC airplanes because of the differences in construction, aerodynamics, and flight training... and land it on a specific location. At the end of the week, seven housemates should successfully maneuver the toy chopper to the right direction. (75% bet of weekly allowance) |
Failed |
| 6 | November 19, 2007 (Day 37) |
Lights, Camera, Action! Work on a 10-15 minute independently produced movie. They should work on the concept, story, props, and costumes, and were encouraged to improvise and maximize the use of all the things in the House. (75% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 7 | November 27, 2007 (Day 45) |
Wheelchair Basketball Learn how to play wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole... and play against the Philippine national wheelchair basketball team in a 3-on-3 game. (75% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 8 | December 4, 2007 (Day 52) |
Karakter Ka The housemates separate into two "families" of "anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... " characters and compete in a series of tasks. Central to this is creating a short dubbing skit based on an episode of Naruto Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of... . (100% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 9 | December 10, 2007 (Day 58) |
Parol! Create a giant eight-foot parol Parol Parols are ornamental star-like Christmas lanterns from the Philippines. They are traditionally made out of bamboo and paper and come in various sizes, shapes and designs; however, their star-shape façade and basic design remain dominant.... , complete with blinking lights of various colors. If successful, the lantern would have a special spot in Pampanga's lantern parade. (100% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 10 | December 17, 2007 (Day 65) |
Walk to Bethlehem Walk on the treadmill for 145 kilometers, the approximate distance Mary Mary (mother of Jesus) Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee... and Joseph Saint Joseph Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ .... said to have traveled from Nazareth Nazareth Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel... to Bethlehem Bethlehem Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism... . Two housemates, dressed as Mary and Joseph, should do the task at a time, one walking on the treadmill and the other sitting or standing beside the treadmill. (100% bet of weekly allowance) |
Passed |
| 11 | December 22, 2007 (Day 70) |
Make their own 2008 calendar with a theme for each month. They will model on the pictures and will be provided costumes for the month theme pictures. (100% bet of weekly allowance) | Passed |
Aside from the Weekly Tasks, the Housemates were also engaged in a Season-Long Task. This task involved monitoring, nursing, and taking care of a pregnant sow who is about give birth to piglets. It also involved taking care of the piglets themselves after they were born.
- : Though successful, the glass goblet and the candelabra that was broken by Baron and Mariel, respectively, was subtracted from their budget (PPhilippine pesoThe peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used...
500 and P 2,500 for a total of P 3,000). - : Big Brother suggested the 100% bet so the housemates could organize a birthday party for Mcoy on Day 21 should they win.
- : Though successful, the articles broken during the week (the living room table and the chandelier in the men's bedroom) meant that they had no budget for the next week's groceries. Furthermore, an effort to save the budget (and Ruben and Baron's necks) also failed.
- : The housemates failed because they did not use the controls in flying the toy helicopters, which were made inoperable during the practice sessions. But for Baron's "King KongKing KongKing Kong is a fictional character, a giant movie monster resembling a gorilla, that has appeared in several movies since 1933. These include the groundbreaking 1933 movie, the film remakes of 1976 and 2005, as well as various sequels of the first two films...
" performance and Will's "most creative flight", Big Brother added P1,000 to the budget. - : Despite Mcoy and Ethel's exit, the housemates accomplished the task in time. So Big Brother decided to double the entire budget instead of just adding the 75% that they won.
- : The final outcome was actually the result of a rematch requested by the housemates, even it meant risking the entire budget. The housemates lost their original match against the Philippine team by 20 points.
Nomination history
The housemate first mentioned in each nomination gets two points, while the second gets one point. In the case of the two pairs known as "2-in-1 Housemates," the Housemate actually nominated is named first, with the color of the text denoting the pair: blue text for the Geisler brothers and pink text for Jen and Marylaine.As stated earlier, the HoH gives an automatic nomination to any other housemate. The HoH is given an immunity from nominations.
Houseguests are also allowed to nominate fellow housemates, just to give them a feel of being in the House. However, nominations made by and nomination points bestowed upon a houseguest are not counted towards the vote count.
| | #1 | | #2 | | #3 | | #4 | | Mock | | Special 1 | | #5 | | #6 | | HoH | | #7 | | Special 2 | | #8 | |#9 | | FINALE | Nominations received | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eviction Day and Date | Day 14 October 27 | Day 21 November 3 | Day 28 November 10 | Day 35 November 17 | Day 38 November 20 | Day 40 November 22 | Day 49 December 1 | Day 56 December 8 | None | | Day 70 December 22 | Day 71 December 23 | Day 77 December 29 | Day 81 January 2 | Day 84 January 5 |
||
| Nomination Day and Date | Day 7 October 20 |
Day 15 October 28 |
Day 22 November 4 |
Day 29 November 11 |
Day 36 November 18 |
Day 39 November 21 |
Day 43 November 25 |
Day 50 December 2 |
Day 51 December 3 |
Day 63 December 15 |
Day 70 December 22 |
Day 71 December 23 |
||||
| Ruben | Marylaine Baron |
Baron Victor |
Baron Yayo |
Ethel ? |
? | No nominations |
Baron Victor |
Jon Will |
Jon | Baron Riza |
No nominations |
No nominations |
Winner | 11 (+ 1) | ||
| Riza | Megan Jon |
Megan Zara |
Gaby | Ethel Megan |
? | No nominations |
Baron Donald |
Donald Jon |
Jon | Gaby Yayo |
No nominations |
No nominations |
Runner-Up | 14 | ||
| Gaby | Marylaine Jon |
Megan Baron |
Ethel Victor |
Voluntary Exit (Day 28) |
Re-entered Day 44 |
Exempt | Donald | Baron Riza |
No nominations |
No nominations |
3 (+ 2) | |||||
| Will | Victor Baron |
Zara Baron |
Baron Jon |
Ethel Megan |
? | No nominations |
Victor | Jon Donald |
Jon | Baron Yayo |
No nominations |
No nominations |
7 (+ 1) | |||
| Jon | Riza Jen |
Baron Zara |
Baron Ruben |
Ethel ? |
? | No nominations |
Ruben Baron |
Will Riza |
Exempt | Gaby | No nominations |
No nominations |
8 | |||
| Baron | 2-in-1 connection with Donald (Days 1 - 38) |
Re-entered Day 40 |
Victor Yayo |
Will | Donald | Yayo Ruben |
No nominations |
No nominations |
Forced Eviction (Day 75) |
12 | ||||||
| Yayo | Marylaine Megan |
Megan Zara |
Megan Victor |
Ethel Megan |
? | No nominations |
Riza Baron |
Jon Will |
Jon | Riza Gaby |
(Day 66) |
Re-entered Day 70 |
Re-evicted (Day 71) |
9 | ||
| Gladys | Not in the house (Entered, Day 46) |
Exempt | Donald | Voluntary Exit (Day 58) |
N/A | |||||||||||
| Donald | 2-in-1 connection with Baron (Days 1 - 38) |
Re-entered Day 39 |
Riza Victor |
Will Jon |
Exempt | Evicted (Day 56) |
3 | |||||||||
| Victor | Marylaine Ethel |
Riza Zara |
Yayo Mcoy |
Ethel ? |
? | No nominations |
Donald Yayo |
Evicted (Day 49) |
12 (+ 1) | |||||||
| Ethel | Marylaine Zara |
Megan | Victor Jon |
Megan ? |
? | No nominations |
Voluntary Exit (Day 40) |
Houseguest (Days 59-77) |
Not in the House (Exited, Day 77) |
18 | ||||||
| Mcoy | Megan Marylaine |
Zara Victor |
Ethel Baron & Donald |
? Ethel |
Baron & Donald Victor |
No nominations |
Voluntary Exit (Day 40) |
2 | ||||||||
| Baron & Donald | Ruben Zara |
Zara Victor |
Ruben Mcoy |
Ruben | ? | 2-in-1 Connection split by Big Brother (Day 38) |
22 | |||||||||
| Megan | Baron Marylaine |
Ruben Baron |
Baron Will |
? Ethel |
Evicted (Day 35) |
19 (+ 1) | ||||||||||
| Zara | Marylaine Baron |
Baron Riza |
Evicted (Day 21) |
12 | ||||||||||||
| Jen & Marylaine | Megan Ruben |
Evicted (Day 14) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Notes | See note 1 |
See note 2 |
See note 3 |
See note 4 |
See note 5 |
See note 6 |
See note 7 |
See note 8 |
See Day 51 above |
See note 9 |
See Day 70 above |
See note 10 |
||||
| Head of Household | No HoH |
Ethel | Riza | Baron & Donald | Will | Baron | Jon | No HoH |
||||||||
| Up for eviction | Megan Jen & Marylaine |
Megan Zara Baron & Donald |
Baron & Donald Victor Ethel Gaby |
Ruben Megan Ethel |
Baron & Donald Jon Riza |
Baron | Baron Riza Victor |
Will Jon Donald |
None | Baron Gaby Riza Yayo |
Gaby Yayo |
Open Voting | ||||
| Saved from eviction | Megan 87.89% |
Megan 50.00% Baron & Donald 31.94% |
Baron & Donald Ethel Victor |
Ruben 54.76% Ethel 23.72% |
Jon Riza |
Baron 91.69% |
Riza 60.66% Baron 24.12% |
Will 39.42% Jon 33.15% |
None | Baron Gaby Riza |
Gaby 74.30% |
Gaby Jon Riza Ruben Will |
Gaby Riza Ruben Will |
RUBEN 32.17% |
||
| Evicted (% to save) |
Jen & Marylaine 12.11% |
Zara 18.06% |
No Eviction |
Megan 21.52% |
Baron & Donald | No Eviction |
Victor 15.22% |
Donald 27.43% |
No Eviction |
No Eviction |
Yayo 25.70% |
No Eviction |
No Eviction |
Riza 27.33% ---- 25.85% ---- 14.65% |
||
| Forced Eviction or Voluntary Exit |
none | Gaby | none | Ethel Mcoy |
none | Gladys | Yayo | Baron | Jon | |||||||
: Baron and Jen, who were the only ones who had yet to know about the "2-in-1 Housemates" twist, were unknowingly the ones who nominated for their respective partners, Donald and Marylaine respectively. Of course, Donald and Marylaine, who along with most of the other housemates knew of the twist by the end of the week, did not nominate anyone.
: Donald made the nominations in the behalf of himself and his brother. Meanwhile, Ethel, being the HOH, named Megan for automatic nomination.
: Although nominations were already announced on Day 22, Big Brother informed Gaby about a seminar in the state of Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
in the United States that she told Big Brother she would attend. Since the said seminar would last three days, more than the 24 hours allowed by Big Brother, she was asked to decide whether to attend the seminar or not. The next day, Gaby ultimately decided to make a voluntary exit, nulling the nomination result. She would make her exit on Day 28. As a side note for the nomination round, Baron made the nominations for himself and his brother.
: Because of time constraints, only reasons for Ethel and Megan's nomination and Donald's reason for imposing the automatic nomination to Ruben were seen by primetime viewers. The coronation night for Miss Earth 2007
Miss Earth 2007
Miss Earth 2007, the seventh Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 11, 2007 at the UP Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. The delegates also visited Nha Trang, Vietnam. 88 delegates competed for the title, making 2007 the largest edition of delegates for Miss Earth. The pageant was...
was aired by ABS-CBN that night. The full tally was never published.
: A nomination round occurred on Day 36 wherein the Geisler brothers, Riza, and Jon were "nominated." Unknown to the housemates, however, it was a just mock nomination because of Mariel's impending departure on Day 42. Baron & Donald's eviction from the House was just a Mock Eviction. They literally left the main House area but went into the secret room soon afterwards.
: On Day 38, Big Brother decided to split Baron & Donald's 2-in-1 connection. On Day 39, Baron opted to let Donnie enter the house once again. On Day 40, the public decided to let Baron enter the house again, this time as a separate housemate from his brother. But on the wee hours of Day 40, after each having a rift with Big Brother, Mcoy and Ethel decided to leave the House altogether.
: Will was still given the power of automatic nomination, although no one knew about this. Because Will gave Victor two points, Victor was automatically nominated even though he would be nominated anyway.
: Gladys could neither nominate nor be nominated because she had just entered the House. The same could be said for Gaby, who had just returned to the House.
: Gladys left the House on Day 58 due to depression and boredom. The next day, Ethel re-entered the House, this time as a Houseguest. On the nomination night itself, nominations were done face to face. Three days after the nomination night, however, Yayo opted to quit because of her mother's death, nulling all voting and saving Baron, Gaby, and Riza from eviction.
: It was mentioned in the program that the seventh nomination night would be the last one. It can be deduced that starting on Day 71, open voting would occur to determine the "Big Four." On Day 75, Baron was given the forced eviction because of the grave violations he caused due of his second intoxication. Because of this development, Day 77 was just a normal night rather than the penultimate eviction night. Four days later, Jon was automatically shut out of the "Big Four" because of grave violations involving nominations.
Special Voting
Big 5| Gaby | | Jon | | Riza | | Ruben | | Will |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben | Riza Gaby |
Jon | Will | Gaby |
| Riza | Riza |
Notes:
Note A: On Ruben and Gaby's votes: The first name refers to the person whom they mentioned during the Live nominations. The second name refers to the person whom they actually wanted to nominate (later revealed to Big Brother).
Note B: On Jon's votes. Jon was asked to give two automatic nominations. He voted for Riza in the first round of nominations.
2-in-1 Housemates Breakdown of Votes
| Baron & Donald | | Jen & Marylaine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron | Donald | Baron & Donald |
Jen | Marylaine | Jen & Marylaine |
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Notes:
Note C: Mock Nomination is not included.
Note D: Nomination 4 wasn't completely shown to the public. Hence, nomination totals is incomplete.
Note E: Head of Household (HoH) Voting is not included in the counting as it does not affect nominations.
Note F: Big 5 "voting" is not included in the counting.
Special Voting: Head of Household
| Donald | | Jon |
|---|---|
| 3 | 4 |
Head of Household
A new twist introduced in this edition is the Head of Household (HoH). The housemate who holds this title has privileges and roles that are distinctly different from HouseGuests who hold the same title in the US versionBig Brother (US TV series)
Big Brother is the American version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created by John de Mol in 1997. The show follows a group of House Guests living together twenty-four hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from...
. The privileges and roles bestowed on the HoH are:
- The use of the special shower room, as well as picking a housemate who would use it as well. In the fourth week, the privilege of watching a movie and the use of a spa menu were added.
- Immunity from being nominated in the next nomination round.
- The power to automatically nominate a housemate for eviction.
- Has a specific perk that is related to his/her personality or profession outside the House.
Every week, an HoH competition is held to determine the housemate who would hold the title. In case one-half of a 2-in-1 Housemate wins the title, the other half earns the title as well. But only one of the two partners can compete and they can decide who should compete. Nominees for eviction are usually exempted to compete.
In the third competition onwards, however, the nominees for eviction were allowed to compete, but in the case the winner gets evicted at the end of the week, the runner-up of the game takes over as HOH.
The Big Night
The finale in this edition, held on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta ColiseumAraneta Coliseum
The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
was dubbed "The Big Night at the Big Dome." It had a Hollywood awards night theme with a cabaret-style opening number with Mcoy, Toni Gonzaga
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga , better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network...
, Nikki Gil
Nikki Gil
Monica Pauline "Nikki" Gil is a Filipino singer, actress, host, model and myx VJ.-Biography:Monica Pauline Gil was born in Manila to Dino and Julie Gil. She is of Filipino, Spanish and German descent...
, and Vina Morales
Vina Morales
Vina Morales is a Filipina singer, actress and model.-Career:...
leading. All housemates were present, except for Gladys, who was in the United States.
Like the finale for the second regular season, the only other highlights of the show were the chronology of season and a spoof number, with Ethel and four impersonators as the "Big Four." There was also a special number by Yeng Constantino, Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts...
, the Ryan Cayabyab Singers, and the Teen housemates of the first Teen Edition.
After an estimated total of 1.6 million text votes gathered since December 23, the start of the open voting, Ruben Gonzaga was declared the winner with 506,402 votes or 32.17%. Riza Santos was second with 430,135 votes or 27.33% of the vote. Gaby Dela Merced ended up third with 406,892 votes or 25.85% while Will Devaughn came in last at 230,509 votes or 14.65%.
Ruben was the first male housemate who become the Big Winner in the entire history of the Pinoy Big Brother franchise.