The housemates celebrated the holidays inside Big Brother's house and  loyal viewers still found the time to watch ABS-CBN's reality program despite the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season.

Many of those who were able to watch PBB Double Up this week got worried when Melisa "Mela" Cantiveros thought of making a Voluntary Exit to bring back ex-housemate Patrick Villanueva. Last Saturday (December 26), Melai expressed her guilt over her nomination votes for Patrick. She thought, if she didn't nominate Patrick, he could still be inside the PBB house. (CLICK HERE to read related article)

To test Melai's sincerity, Big Brother offered her to take Patrick's place by leaving the house. To make it more convincing, Big Brother asked for the assitance of Rica Paras and Paul Jake Castillo to make the test more realistic. Jason Francisco, Melai's close friend, was worried sick about her decision to leave. Fortunately, Big Brother revealed it was all just a test of character for Melisa.

If Melai survived Kuya's test, Jason, on the other hand, is still in the process of surviving his test and his housemates.

Before Christmas, the Three Kings (Patrick, Hermes Bautista and Johan Santos) gave away "presents" to the housemates. One of which was Melai's date with celebrity Jericho Rosales. Jason was given the chance to own a tricycle, but before he could receive the gift, he must act as his housemates' helper for four days. This includes obeying the housemates ten commandments, waking up before everyone else, and sleeping after everyone had gone to dreamland.

Jason loses a part of his tricycle whenever he fails to do a commandment. The "Boy Astig of Mindoro" expressed his dismay as his housemates allegedly have become abusive of their right to order him.

Will Jason get his tricycle or will he give up on his test?

In celebration of the New Year, the housemates will have a ball and they will have their respective dates for this grand event. This will also serve as the birthday celebration of Tibo Jumalon.

For the latest happenings in Pinoy Big Brother Double Up, join Mariel Rodriguez in Uber after Banana Split Daily Servings, Toni Gonzaga in PBB Double Up on Primetime Bida after Dahil May Isang Ikaw, and Bianca Gonzalez in "PBB Double Uplate" every after midnight. Also catch the streaming on Skycable Ch. 150.