The middle of year 2019 seems to
be the prime time for ABS-CBN’s current seasons of their franchised
internationally-kwon reality shows to draw to a close. Last month on July 2018,
the inaugural season for “Idol Philippines,” the third Filipino iteration for
the “Idol” franchise in just as many local networks, came to a close with
Zephanie Dimaranan as the first winner, with more promised to come due to the
program getting a second season in the future. Now, on the first Sunday of
August it was “Pinoy Big Brother” dropping the curtain on its current season “PBB
Otso,” with a 25-year-old Boholano winning it.
The Manila Bulletin reports that on Sunday, August 4, the longest
season ever of “Pinoy Big Brother” had its Big Night, with the remaining Big 4
finalists, all that remains of the Ultim8 batch, would put their fates solely
to the audience vote to determine their Big Winner. In the end it was Yamyam
Gucong, titled the “Iskulit Bai ng Bohol,” that would carry the evening with a
voting percentage of 58.52% or more than half of the rest of the Big 4. The
votes were all fresh following the zero reset in the wake of the selection of
those advancing from the Ultim8 batch.
It could be arguably put forth
that Yamyam was managed to win many of the “PBB Otso” TV audience on his side
ever since his entry into Kuya’s House as part of the second batch of
Housemates. His combination of popular showmanship and strongly positive
outlook in life earned him friends in and out of the program, as evidenced by
his coming first in the Batch 2 housemates advancing into the next stage of the
very lengthy competition, which began in November of last year.
When it was down to the Ultimate8
vying to make the Big 4, Yamyam Gucong got through alongside Lou Yanong, Andre
Brouillette and Kiara Takahashi, leaving behind (in order of ranking) Fumiya
Sankai, Lie Reposposa, Ashley Del Mundo and Kaori Oinuma. In the victory of
Yamyam his votes gave him a comfortable lead over Takahashi’s 30.29%, with
Yanong and Brouillette landing single-digit vote percentages in the renewed
rounds of audience voting. The Boholano Bai makes off with a P2 million grand
prize, plus a condominium unit, tour package around Asia, and an
entrepreneurial startup package.
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