Am I the only one who finds those background dancers on Wowowee very annoying?? I don't understand why they should be there in the first place. They just dance around acting all hootchy and stuff. I guess they're there as 'eye candy' for the guys to go 'gaga' over but still...I just feel like throwing a shoe at them.

What do others think?

Sexbomb Dancers wannabe

In fact Wowowee is very annoying, almost no entertainment value in it

Eat Bulaga is stil #1

you're right..there is no entertainment value in it. but what i do find hilarious is when Willy asks contestants to show their 'talent'. haha...those ppl should really audition for american idol...

wowwowee is lame. eat bulaga is way better.

Ain't that the truth, go Kapuso Network

I find it even funnier on how the contestants don't notice that there actually being humiliated on national t.v. - but you know, anything for money these days - eh stampede?

joey de leon : d2 kayo sa mga buhay


sorry j/k

Everybody knows he didn't say that. It was a vicious rumor spread through text.

Wowowee and eat bulaga are both the same...but ofcource there are loyalist to each who will think other wise.

both are corny in my opinion. its good to see people still having hope in the philippines though... dapat palitan na lang nilang double episode ang game ka na ba. eventhough Kris is annoying, eh astig namang sumagot.

man, i hate her taglish or englog

'Uwi ka na!' pisses the fu-k outta me. It sounds like they're nagging you to do something for them.

i freakin HATE her taglish BS. "Kaya sabi ko sa kanya, as if naman!"

WTF? she should just STFU and get her implants removed coz she looks even more fake as the years go by.

"game ka na ba?"


on the joey de leon scandal. i think it was a clever attack orchestrated by the low class wowwowee press agents. joey has been an icon in the philippine entertainment industry even way before any of us were born.

that man would never say something as insensitive as "buhay ang mga tao dito". thats just pure BS from the wowwowee camp.

Maybe Joey didn't said that... Pero ugaling-ugali pa lang niya... How many times did he said something bad about abs? i can't even count them... that's why my best friend who WAS a kapuso turned away and became a "devotee" of abs. that's because of joey de leon...

k back to the back up dancers.. i like the sexbomb girls..the original 5 or 6 i think? then there were like 20 or something.. then i saw this clip ii think of the show in wowowee and they had like 30-40 dancers to Bayani Abayani's Ocho Ocho song.. crazy..

not too fond of them... hehe

I'd still hit'd any of those wowowee gals

Who would watch Eat Bulaga if not for the dancing girls?

someone who understands tagalog thats who

yeyz, female exploitation

The old Wowowee girls were better. More class, less hootchy.

They are not the same?! Don't you mean the ones from MTB?

Nope. They're definitely different. The ones dancing now are actually the ASF dancers. They took over after the Wowowee Girls disappeared.

Obviously EVERFREE1604 you are not one of those people on the poverty line like those contestants are...the fact that you can speak English and know how to use the computer.If you have seen how some people live in the Philippines, you would be surprised how lucky you are.

I think it's inappropriate for you to mention 'the stampede', that was not funny at all.Yes, people would do anything for money these days..only because they are desperate..unlike some of us getting into these chats for a laugh,eating more than 3 times a day...

And FORUM buddies, however, you look at it,Wowowee is helping people and giving the poor hope..at least they've got something to hope for..No matter how stupid some people look when they show their supposed 'talent' on national t.v. , they still get enough money for food for themselves and their families.....

i was about to say that when raccoon said "female exploitation". my reply was "trabaho at pera", i've seen worse jobs in pi.

God damn, i find myself agreeing with another Filipino on these thread and its the second one of today? .

PinoyfromEngland, you hit that on the nail. To add to that, Wowowee presenter Willy is actually a very nice guy with all good intentions, if you get to sit down and have a cup of coffee with him. You'll see and admire what they actually do. I did however at the start of my recently 5 months holiday in the Philippines find the show somewhat corny and a little too sugar coated but i did realise over time that those contestant were from the poor side of the society. And i was like "hey you know what? that show isnt so bad afterall" Its not only a show but a means for them to live a dream of a privilage person (if they win the jackpot). I like real shows for the real people who are in poverty but gives them a chance to rise above it!!!

With regards the Stampede, now thats just heartless. I was in Medical city at the time cuz my boy had to have his jabs and seing all those ambulances rushing crushed people to bring them back to life gave me great sorrow. They were poor Filipino people FFS, trying their luck to get out of the poverty ladder and turning it into a joke is VERY, VERY BAD TASTE!!!!! Shame on you..

I dont like people being taken advatage of especially the poor and less fortunate for the entertainmaint of others. Giving them handouts that will temporarily make them happy does not help them in the long run. To me they come out with a message that says if you are willing to sell yourself short and degrade yourself for the entertainment of others then you may be able to get a prize. Like you would throw a dog a bone.

Well, its not as if people are subjected to torture nor could you classify it as self humiliation cuz at the end of the programme whether you win or not you have not lost anything, if it were really that bad then would they subject themselves to what some of you categorize as "self humiliation"?. Its all fun and games, nothing more. And its the kind of show that these poverty striken people can happily participate in, do you think these lesser-ish would stand a chance on the show called "Game ka na ba"? let alone have the proper attire to wear for such a show? Those people actually enjoy themselves and its their 5mins of fame. Why take that away from them?. Just because something is tacky or corny doesnt mean its degrading. And anyways what could you offer in return to peraps give them 5mins of joy or fame? 5000 pesos may not mean much to anyone here but that could be used to pay for a childs tuition or books or perhaps buy medication to keep a loved one alive. Would you happily spare 1000pesos a day for different people everyday?.

I may be able to feed myself 3 or more times a day now but i can tell you it aint easy living a life on a day to day basis and i know all too well, how or why? Cuz i came from that kindda life upto when i was four years old. Until you been there yourself then you really know jack what its like to be POOR ..


Anyway, about those wowowee girls. If i were single. I would gladly turn up and be happy to be a participant for the show just so i cant catch the eyes of one of those girls, and yeah it may be kindda sleazy but hey it sure is entertaining, though they can tone the outfits on the tamer side.

I do agree thats they are helping "some" people but what about the rest??? It promotes competition but in a bad way ala crab mentality. It makes people dependant for example what would happen if you gave a beggar some change?? more will come they always do. I have to say that I may not be able to relate to these people because i dont come from a poor family but I just dont believe in temporary relief it creates an air of dependancy. Like all these stories ive heard about families living off of thier OSW relatives, and none of them are even working or going to school. I believe in promoting hard work and proper investment in education not handouts.

Dude, if you have gone to the Philippines recently and compared that in the days i was still a little simple boy way back then, you would see its gotten a lot worse, and i mean worse. At least back then we didnt have this overpopulation problem, when you walk into some of those backstreets you cant help noticing how many of those little plyboard houses are so bunched up, they are about the size of your typical american toilets. In my days as a little boy those never existed!!. And to think 50+ years of independence would bring the Philippines prosperaty?. Its actually gotten worse. Ofcourse handouts isnt the best but dude! its hard and i mean real hard being in that position.

Ill use myself as an example shall i?. As far as my memory serves me, i was poor kid who had a mother who went to the uk to seek better life which would enable her to get myself and father to the uk after a couple or so years. My father at the time was working as a security gaurd in Ninoy aquino airport, from morning to late at night. And so brings us to me? a little 3-4 year old with just a shirt and short with no slippers walking around barefooted, left alone to fend for himself in a not so bad house. I had no one to look after me. Wasnt left with anyone the responsability to look over me. I had to survive and so what i had to do was hang out with kids of my age group (some were kids that were distant relative or friends of the ole man) we would climb up trees that bear fruits to keep our hunger at bay although it wasnt the ideal thing to eat in the morning, we would hangout where there could be parties or pulotan amongst neighbours so maybe we could get lucky with their generosity and give us some food. Sometimes if i missed the group ill ask the lady by the street who cooks those chicken pieces on a stick to perhaps give me some and my father will pay her soon as he returns, since she knew my ole man she does it when i ask.

I ask you, can a little 4 year old kid growwing up in america do all those survival tactics that i taught myself? Im sure even one of you on this forum would agree "NO". But i did it and pulled through. And its not something to boast about but thats the way it is back home, simple people needing simple things and being on a show like wowowee sure beats just hanging out in the streets pondering on how to make ends meet.

Giving people hope that is real is not a bad thing, it gives them drive, giving people hand outs could be all the difference it takes of turning some persons life around. Didnt you ever longed for something? and thought to yourself it can happen? Philippines is living on those money that are being sent home, it may not be the ideal scenario, i agree. But thats all we have at the moment and who knows, a few decades we can be up there again. My way of giving something back to the Philippines was spend a good half from the house we sold in the UK £125,000. which equates to 12500000.00 pesos in those 4 months holiday we came back from. I visited my roots which is a very humbling experience to say the least. Am i embarassed of those years? Hell no. Its a part of who i am, it was real and i was there.

Where am i now? Living in CA have a house of my own with a nurse for a wife and two kids and me being a real tour agent, and yeah life is good, too good to be honest. Ive setup a machine shop (talyer) 5 in all in the Philippines, in different places, employ 25 personels in all of that project. What do i get out of it? A hell of lot of satisfaction by employing and paying people good money to help themselves, i get no money watsoever. I get my mother to go back home every 3 months to look at the books so the business doesnt go down. We are currently working on recruiting nurses (Preferably pinoy) either from the uk or the Philippines to come work here in the states, and nope, we dont stinge a dime off any of the applicants but rather get compensated by the hospitals who they end up working for and yes those nurse get equal wage to their american counterparts, to top that off we only offer full immigrant status and not the H1B (working visas) that companies and agencies normally dish out!! Thats my little way of helping people out of the poverty ladder in the same way Wowowee does, in our own little way!! So whats wrong with giving people hope?. Everyone can contribute in their own little way just as long its nothing to do with drugs or blood and selling sex, everything else my brother, is negotiable

Hey lotuswarp, sorry for crashing your thread like this, wasnt intentional. Was one of those "Heat of the moment" thing. I wont participate in it any longer. Again. Apologies..

psssst! I like ABC 5 hehe.. I used to watch TROPANG TRUMPO. . hehehehe..

I used to watch WOW MALI and Battle of the Brainless! Some of the pranks they pull are friggin' hilarious.

OMG!! yes yes... WOW MALI and BATTLE OF THE BRAINLESS.. lol!! .. remember the CHICKEN DANCE??

When you dont have enough money to feed yourself and your family 3 times a day or you desperately need the money for medication, any temporary help is good enough.People wouldnt go to these shows to degrade themselves...they go to these shows to get financial help..even as little as a thousand pesos.

Unlike us people who are from privileged backgrounds, it is sad to say that for poor people, self respect and dignity can sometimes be non-existent in their lives..they just have to live each day as it comes and if there is something there that would make each day easier for them, they will take it....

On the bright side, a few minutes of fame(yes, some of them do enjoy performing on tv..why would they think they are degrading themselves here??they know what they are getting themselves in for!!) plus a little cash is not a bad deal at all....

I dont believe the show promotes crab mentality..It's not like they are giving the cash away like candy is it??Contestants have to guess the correct answer to win..in some way there is a little effort involved for them to earn the cash..
As for those families living off their OSW relatives...it really is up to the OSWs how they will discipline their relatives in giving them money...
It all sound good promoting hard work and investment in education but at the end of the day. the Philippines has a struggling economy..how many unemployed and underemployed college graduates have we got??It is not their fault that their situation is like that..there are not enough jobs for their field of work.

Basta, talagang nakakairita ang show na yan. Mababaw kasi ang concept na "makatulong sa mahihirap" sa show. Ano ba, we watch TV to suspend reality. Why on earth do we have to "makatulong sa mahirap" on TV. Magtayo sila ng skills training, foundation or what not. It doesn't feel right to see a poor 8 year old child magbobote gyrating like the Wowowie dancers for this amount of dollar doled out by the rich balikbayans. Its exploitation.

Ang problema e kung minsan kahit magtayo sila ng skills training or foundation of something, mahirap pa rin humanap ng trabaho lalo na sa mga mahihirap...Grabe ang daming graduate ng Philippines pero marami pa ring walang trabaho or underemployed...
Unfortunately, ang mga mahihirap makikita nilang 'ray of hope' ang show tulad ng Wowowee..Point taken maybe nae-exploit sila...but cmon...it only takes a few minutes and believe me some of these people enjoy their 5 minutes of fame...

It's not only annoying. It's disgusting. Being semi-feminist, it's downgrading women's dignity. I mean, instead of creating a better image, here they are trying to depict women as s3x objects.

I don't know but lack of jobs is one factor, but hey lack of English proficiency is also a huge factor. In call centers on 3/10 Filipinos pass because many lack English skills.

I like sexbomb better

Thats even more degrading to women.

EB babes has a few stunners

The dark skinned babe was eliminated last sat.

I believe the correct term is blasian ..or she could be agta