Reality Show: Big Brother Unlimited in the Philippines- Deglamorizing Big Brother's House into a Slum Area
Imagine you're one of the housemates of Pinoy Big Brother Unlimited edition this year, 2011. All the media blitz and screaming fans denuded your senses as you wake up into a very revealing reality...entering the house through a culvert tunnel then ending up into the likes of slum areas in the country.
This hubber decided to make a hub on this reality show that started in Netherlands way back 1999 and continue to evolve around the world, depicting different situations of different countries through the Big Brother House.
The de-glamorization of the usual upright set of the house shocked all the 14 housemates as they entered the area.
While it was airing on ABS-CBN Channel 2 last Sunday (Oct. 30), I decided to take photos on the importance of this new twist in the series.
Big Brother or the management of the network decided to let their housemates portray the actual events happening in a slum areas in the archipelago.
More than 15 million Filipino families belong to the marginal line of our society. Poverty is everywhere.
When I was conducting a CBMS (Community-based Monitoring Survey) last January (2011), I was able to witness the realities emanating from the rural families, where a hand-to-mouth scenario of living is really happening.
Have you ever eaten leftover foods from the restaurants or fast food outlet nearby your place? These poor families do.
Can we blame the government for their fate. No or maybe. The answers may vary from different sectors of the Filipino society.
So, with these housemates being chosen from more than 30 thousand hopefuls, who came from different regions of the country and overseas, let's keep our fingers crossed that they'll truly feel the present situation of these less fortunate families.
There's more lessons to be learned, aside from the basic needs of every family, before they get evicted from the house.
Unlimited Options of Big Brother for Filipino Housemates
Getting to know more about the 14 Housemates for the Big Brother 'Slum House' Edition
I was hoping to join the audition this year, but, there's an age limitation for the series. Lucky for them who are younger than me.
With the announcement of the official hosts of the show, Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzales together with Robi Domingo and Martin Concio, they revealed the lucky 14 for this year's edition.
- Jazhriel “Jaz” Manabat, 24- The Sensual Siren of Quezon City
- Slater Young, 23- Hot Engineer of Cebu
- Kigoy Abarico, 32- Bay Diskarte (Smart Guy) of Ormoc
- Christine “Tin” Patrimonio, 19- The Captain’s Daughter
- Roy Gamboa, 29- The Sales Guy (Lakay) of Pangasinan
- Kevin Fowler, 18- The Dreamboy of California
- Luz McClinton ,33- The Mom of Steel of Muntinlupa
- Pamu Pamodara, 19- The Giddy Girl (Kitikiti) of Batangas
- Paco Evangelista, 26- The Hopelesss Romantic of GenSan
- Kim de Guzman, 19- The Stunning Sweetheart of Olongapo
- Joseph Biggel, 19- The Amazing Meztiso (Pambihirang Tisoy) of Marindoque
- Seichang Ushimi, 22- The Pinoy Anime of Japan
- Divine Maithland-Smith, 20- The Darling Dude of Cebu
- Carlo Romero, 25 from Chicago, Illinois, USA, chosen from 30 hopefuls and will served as the 'mole' of the show. He's in a floating status, unless he accomplished the tasks given by Big Brother, until he was formally become a housemate.
The early situation inside the Big Brother's House
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