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Willing Willie case affirms power of social media

Published by Ellen on April 10, 2011

Online outrage over child abuse
Once again, social media in the Philippines proved its growing power when the high-flying host Willie Revillame announced last Friday that his show,Willing Willie, would be off the air for two weeks starting Monday, April 11.

Revillame sounded doubtful if the six-month old early evening show that for a while threatened to upset the public’s news viewing habits would continue.

Said to be the highest paid TV personality, reportedly earning the mind-boggling amount of P3 million a day, even his future in showbusiness is now in peril.

In an angry and bitter 25-minute live monologue, Revillame said,” Starting Monday po, hanggang next week, hanggang Holy Week, pag-iisipan ko po muna nang mabuti kung ako po ay magbabalik pa sa industriyang ito. Bigyan nyo na lang po muna ako ng pagkakataon at sa sarili ko pag-iisipan ko po ito.”

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Palaban pa rin si Willie

Published by Ellen on April 9, 2011

Will be back
Palaban pa rin si Willie Revillame kahit atras muna siya ng dalawang linggo habang nag-aalisan isa-isa ang mga advertisers sa kanyang show na Willing Willie.

Sa totoo lang inunahan lang niya ang MTRCB (Movie and Television Review and Classification Board). Alam ng TV5 at ni Willie na suspindihin naman talaga siya.

May naka-usap kami noong isang linggo bago ang ikalawang hearing noong Huwebes at ang sabi niya buo sila sa opinyun na mali ang ginawa ni Willie sa kanyang show noong Marso 12 kung saan pinag-tripan niya ang anim na taong gulang si Jan-Jan Suan habang nagsasayaw ng “macho dance’. Tawa naman ng tawa ang nasa audience.

Enjoy sila samantalang halos naiiyak na ang bata. Linagay pa ni Willie sa mas mataas na platform ang bata at pina-ulit pa ng malaswang sayaw bago binigyan ng P10,000.

Ni minsan hindi inamin ni Willie na nagkamali siya. Sabi niya noong Biyernes,“Wala po kaming kasalanan. Wala po akong kasalanan. Humihingi po ako ng paumanhin sa inyo, na kung mayroon po kaming na-offend. Pero hindi po kami hihingi ng tawad kasi ho, wala po akong ginawang masama sa batang iyon. Hindi ko minolestiya ang batang iyon,” sabi niya.

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Willie Revillame to take leave from show

Published by Ellen on April 9, 2011

Related articles: MTRCB replaces members of committee hearing Willing Willie case

By Chuck Smith
omg!Yahoo

The primetime variety show “Willing Willie” will be off the air for two weeks starting this Monday, April 11, after its host Willie Revillame announced that he has decided to take a leave from the program.

In his live message aired on Friday, April 8 episode of “Willing Willie,” the controversial host said he will study his options whether to continue or halt his career as a TV host during the two week hiatus. Today, TV5 will air a taped episode of the show.

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MTRCB considers suspension of ‘Willing Willie’

Published by Ellen on April 6, 2011

by VERA Files for Yahoo

Suspension ruling out April 7
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) is expected to rule on Thursday, April 7, on the controversy over the March 12 episode of TV5’s early evening variety show “Willing Willie” where host Willie Revillame goaded a tearful six-year old boy into doing a sexually suggestive dance while the audience laughed at the child.

But if for some reasons they would have to delay the ruling, MTRCB Chair Grace Poe-Llamanzares said, “There are talks of a preventive suspension. That’s one option.”

Another MTRCB official, who asked not to be named because he was not the authorized spokesperson, said, “There’s no question about the suspension. What is being discussed is for how long.”

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Inalis na muna ng Jollibee ang ‘Mang Inasal’ sa Wiling-Willie

Published by Ellen on April 3, 2011

Related article: Child Abuse and the macho-dancing boy

Ang desisyun ng Jollibee Corporation na alisin muna ang advertisement ng Mang Inasal sa Willing-Willie habang ini-imbestigahan ng TV5 at ng MTRCB ang insidente noong March 12 ay nagpapakita na ang kanilang imahen na pangpamilya ay hindi lamang sa promosyon.

Talagang isanasambuhay nila ang tamang kaugalian na respeto at pangangalaga sa bawa’t miyembro ng pamilya, bata man o matanda.
Sumulat si Pauline Lao, ang namamahala ng corporate Media ng Jollibee Foods Corporation na may-ari ng 80 per cent ng Mang Inasal na mga restaurant kay Froilan Grate na siyang namamahala ng “Para kay Jan-Jan Facebook” at sinabing sa loob ng isang linggo, hindi na muna sila maglalagay ng advertisement sa Willing –Willie.

Sinabi ni Lao na hindi naman talaga naga-advertise ang Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich at Red Ribbon sa Willing-Willie.

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Nakakawindang, nakaka-iyak

Published by Ellen on March 29, 2011

Nawindang naman ako sa sagot ng tatay ni Jan-Jan Estrada, ang anim na taong batang nasa gitna ngayon ng kontrobersya dahil sa kanyang nakakabagbag damdamin na itsura habang sumasayaw ng “macho dancing” sa Wiling-Willie.

Binabatikos ngayon kaliwa’t –kanan si Willie Revillame sa sinasabi ng marami na pambabastos at panga-abuso sa bata para lamang mabenta ang kanyang show sa TV5. Nangyari ito noong Marso 12 ngunit itong linggo lang talagang nakatawag pansin sa “middle class” dahil sa video ng show na kumalat sa internet.

Makikita sa video na mangiyak-ngiyak si Jan-Jan habang tumatawa si Revillame at marami sa audience sa pagsasayaw ni Jan-jan na gionagawa ng mga kalalakihan sa mga bar. Binigyan ni Willie ng P10,000 si Jan-Jan.

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Read reaction of Jan-Jan’s father to outrage over son’s humiliation and cry

Published by Ellen on March 28, 2011

CHR condemns the March 12 episode of Willing-Willie as “an exploitation of the child’s innocence and demeans his inherent dignity for entertainment’s sake. “ See complete statement in comments section.

A move to teach Willie Revillame a lesson by calling on a boycott of Willing-Willie’s advertisers is being circulated online.Details below.

TV-5 and Revillame apologize

From GMA-7 news online:

Jan-Jan’s father speaks: ‘Maraming natuwa’

Most of the criticism about boy “macho dancer” Jan-Jan was aimed at TV host Willie Revillame, but a few angry reactions referred to the child’s parents who permitted him to be laughed at and humiliated on national TV.

GMA News Online tracked down Jan-Jan’s father, Jojo Estrada, a salon owner from Quezon City, who saw nothing wrong with the spectacle that earned his son a tidy P10,000, which was spent on a new Portable Sony PlayStation and bike.

On his son’s dance:

“Talent ‘yun ng anak ko, simula nung 4 years old sinasayaw nila ‘yun, kahit sa school pa. Ako’y tuwang-tuwa. Napaluha ako sa tuwa.”

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Shalani shines in primetime battle

Published by Ellen on November 9, 2010

Which early evening show did you watch last Monday?

A demure presence in a hyper show
Although there’s GMA-7’s “24 Oras”, the question refers to last Monday night’s battle royale between ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol and ABC-5’s Willing Willie.

Last Monday’s episode of TV Patrol marked the returned of Noli de Castro and Korina Sanchez-Roxas to the prime time news cast. Over at TV-5, it was the debut of Valenzuela councilor Shalani Soledad as co-host of Willie Revillame.

TV Patrol features an ex-vice president, an ex-congressman and wife of an ex-senator. Last Monday’s contest was also dubbed as the battle between ex-future first ladies. If you have no idea why “ex-future first ladies”, I suggest you click to goggle.

TV 5 claimed according to Nielsen, the firm that tracks TV viewership, Willing Willie trounced TV patrol with 11.6 percent share of the audience tying with GMA-7 24 Oras. TV Patrol got 10.7% of early evening audience.

That’s believable because I asked five of my friends what they watched last Monday and all of them answered: Shalani.

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