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Willing Willie episode sparks criticisms ranging from "poor taste" to "child abuse"

by Mark Angelo Ching posted on March 28, 2011  STATS: 257798 Views | 367 Comments

 

Willie Revillame interviews a six-year-old contestant during the March 12 episode of Willing Willie. This particular segment of the TV5 variety primetime program prompted varied reactions from viewers who perceived it as no less than "child abuse."

Photo By: Screen grab from YouTube

When asked who taught him the dance, Jan-Jan told Willie, "Si Tita saka si Papa!"

This made Willie comment, "Papa ha! May parlor ka na, may bar ka pa!"

"Ang galing," Willie commented on the boy's showmanship. "May luha pa 'yan, ha! Lumuluha 'yan. Ibang klase. Para siyang yung pelikulang Burlesk Queen, na umiiyak na ganun! Kaya niya ginagawa yun para sa pamilya niya. Sama ng loob, pero 'kailangan kong gawin tong gawain sa aking mga mahal sa buhay!'"

Willie was referring to Burlesk Queen, a film by Celso Ad Castillo in the '70s where the female lead, played by Vilma Santos, is forced by circumstances to perform a sexy dance in a glamorized bikini before a male audience.

"Kita mo, ang bigat sa sarili niya ang ginagawa niya, pero kailangan niyang gawin sa pamilya!" the host said, now referring directly to Jan-Jan's unsmiling face.

Willie then hummed the first notes of "The Next Episode," and shouted "Hit it!"

The song then played again and Jan-Jan danced again for 15 seconds.

"Hoy!" Willie shouted to stop the music again. "Tama na 'yan, Jan-Jan! Pabayaan mo silang masabik. You're the man, pare. You're the man!"

After this, Willie playfully dragged a red chair towards Jan-Jan. "The Next Episode" started playing again, and Willie acted like he was about to dance. However, he waved his arms and shouted, "Hindi ko kaya."

After a while, Willie walked over to Jan-Jan and commented, "Wow! Dito n'yo lang makikita 'yan. Kahit na nag-o-audition... Meron palang mga ganitong bata na bata pa, nagtatrabaho na."

Then the music started playing again, while Willie and Jan-Jan danced the same way, this time for six seconds.

"Tama na, tama na!" Willie commented again. "Niloloko n'yo si Jan-Jan! Iiyak na naman 'yan! Maaalala niya ang buhay niya, mga pinagdaanan niya sa buhay!" Willie said playfully to the audience.

Finally, after four dances, the "Kantanong" segment started. A kid named Ella beat Jan-Jan in this round, which means he would not advance to the next round.

This prompted Willie to ask Jan-Jan: "Okay ka lang?"

The crowd cheered as "The Next Episode" played again, and the boy started to dance again, now for 14 seconds. Jan-Jan was seen crying while doing the sexy dance a fifth time.

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  • 367  Duchessdiane09

    04/27/2011 | 03:39 PM
    sus masyadong mainit lang kau kay willie kaya nyo nasasbi yan! wag nyo naman masyadong idiin sa kasong NOT GUILTY si willie ee hindi naman makatotohanan na child abuse nga sya mismong mga magulang na ang nagsabi na HINDI SILA NAGSASAMPA NG KASO KAY WILLIE ginusto namanng bata sumayaw ng ganun anung masama dun ee sayaw lang naman un buti sana kung bastos. porket sikat na sikat na ung tao ee ginaganun nyo na alam nyo sa totoo lang WALA TAUNG KARAPATAN MANGHUSGA NG KAPWA! TAO DIN NAMAN TAU NAGKAKAMALI.. tsaka kung ikaw ang nasa lagay ni willie ano mararamdaman mo kaya?! hinuhusgahan ka sa kasong d ka nman guilty.. SO UNFAIR
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  • 366  eddee

    04/12/2011 | 08:06 PM
    Balita ko re-reviewhin na rin sa wakas ang GOIN BULILIT CHILD ABUSE violations. I wonder who among those criticizing Willie are d u m b and stupid they need to criticize him so THEY CAN FEEL GOOD AND ELEVATE THEMSELVES. MAYBE ALL OF THEM.
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  • 365  eddee

    04/12/2011 | 07:45 PM
    Ano ang problema ni koki kay Willie. NainGit lang ang manga yan. Manga bobong INGITERONG tao NA hindi kumikita kagaya ni Willie. So try to put him down so they can feel good about themselves. They look in the mirror and question why Willie is a billionaire and they're struggling to make a buck. So this lousy actors and actress side with ABS-CBN in hopes that they'll get a job. GOOD LUCK ... you has beens.
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  • 364  rafael_corpin23

    04/12/2011 | 04:20 PM
    mumzy20..public figure kc yung involve ky tlagang ganyan.my violation nmn tlg.hindi nmn kc pwedeng ikatwiran ang ignorance of the law.ky lng dahil s follower k ng host hindi mo mkita yung pagkakamali kc sa sarili mo nasasaktan ka.alm mo kc palabas sa television yun at nasa host ng show ang control ng program n yun ky matindi tlg ang impact kay willie nun.dhil si willie mismo pinagkakatuwaan nya yung bata.natutuwa yung audience,natural kc audience nya yun.pro hindi sna umabot sa ganun kung hindi nya pinayagan mngyari yung ganun.offcourse nakaka-inggit c willie dahil s mga natamo nya.ky lng lumabis ang idol mo at inaksyunan lang ng mga taong concern n s tingin nila meron ng paglabag.ok lng mag-idolo kaya lang yung mga mali ng idolo mo kailangan maitama para hindi lang ikaw ang umidolo sa kanya pati na din yung mga hindi umiidolo s knya.
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  • 363  jezzdoit

    04/09/2011 | 11:52 PM
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  • 362  mumzy20

    04/09/2011 | 09:26 PM
    yesss..mga kontra kay Willie..isa aq sa followers nya at hndi aq stupid ha!!at hndi rn aq c Willie himself.personalan n kc ang nangyayari and politics.tama na ,tigilan nyo na kc baka madevelop ang HPN sa inyo,MAGING HIGH BLOOD KYO.keep cool mga pre at thumbs up aq s u usbfre07.inggit lng kyo....LOL LOL
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  • 361  tineetinee

    04/08/2011 | 02:22 PM
    I have nothing against Willy! actually, I enjoy watching his show. but the video is really disturbing! Just sad!
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  • 360  tili_2death

    04/05/2011 | 03:48 PM
    Naku TV5 gave this man a second chance to redeem himself--Yan nanaman drama ulit tulad ng dati. Now I can REALLY say na bastos talaga siya. Hinding hindi nagkamali ang ABSCBN na patalsikin ka...OO down ngayon ang Channel 2 sa weekday noon hour program nila, hayaan mo't aangat din sila. Goodbye Mang Inasal, Goodbye Jolibee...who is next?
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  • 359  jenny82

    04/05/2011 | 02:54 AM
    si usb halatang alipores ni willie or baka si willie sya.kung makapagtanggol kay willie akala mo kung sino.
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  • 358  xspring

    04/04/2011 | 04:56 AM
    to 363... tama! actually,si lilaco and usbfreo eh mga devoted followers ng church ni willie! Nag lalamay yang mga yan d2, walng 2lugan just to depend willie! hahaha kasi Santo si willie para sa kanila, di nag kakamali...isang mabuting ehemplo! lol mga deboto ni willie yan! or should i say, mga kampon?! hahaha
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  • 357  svetlana

    04/03/2011 | 07:11 PM
    It's either walang trabaho itong si USBfre07 or secretary sya ni Willie, specifically assigned para sagutin ang mga comments against him. hahaha kakatawa!
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  • 356  Patootee

    04/01/2011 | 08:59 AM
    DISTURBING. A 6 year old kid with a blank face gyrating a macho dancer move then began to shed tears. I tried watching the vid in mute, And I said this is disgusting. But when I watched it again with audio, I was in shock to hear the whole thing. It's insane! I believe the parents should first be blamed for this for misguiding the kid. Baka maakala ng bata it's ok to do macho dancing, whether we admit it or not, it's a dance with s-xual implications. Magkaka idea sya na, wow! Binigyan ako ng pera by doing this kind of dance. And he will think its ok to do that. No normal parent with a mature and right mind would teach their kids to do that! Parang ginagamit nila ang bata para pagkakitaan. On the other hand, the staff should be strict in choosing their contestants. alam naman siguro nila ano yung karapat dapat ipakita sa TV, diba. They should know more. And party, it's willie's fault for riding-on the situation and he should stopped the kid sa umpisa palang. He just invited fiasco by letting the boy dance
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  • 355  0210bonie

    04/01/2011 | 07:05 AM
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  • 354  ligaw101

    04/01/2011 | 12:42 AM
    Pinanood ko yung video, sumayaw yung bata, pero d nman bastos. Balot n balot n man yung bata. D ko tlga mkita na child abuse or malaswa. Pinasayaw n willie ng paulit ulit. Pero game nman yung bata, itinungkod p nga yung kamay nya. Umiiyak yung bata , but we really don't know why, right? Everyone here is just assuming n umiyak cya kc npi2litan cya. Tanungin yung bata, thats the best way. Bakit k umiiyak? Bakit k malungkot? Napipilitan ka ba? For me, kung tlgang napipilitan yung bata and its really against his will, hindi cya dapat dnala ng parents nya dun in the first place. And for Willie, next time be more sensitive sa feelings ng ibang tao. Hindi lahat ng Joke or Funny for Willie, ganun din sa iba. Iba2 talaga opinion ng mga tao. Respeto nlng sa isa't isa, after all, everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
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  • 353  writ

    03/31/2011 | 09:23 PM
    i wont be surprised if one of these days mag banta na naman si wille sa TV5 saying that he will resign if the network suspends him... ganun ba siya nagiging masaya?? yung entertainment niya is making fun out of people..
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  • 352  usbfre07

    03/31/2011 | 04:02 PM
    jigz207, so kailangan pala naka SMILE yung bata at happy dapat habang nag ma macho dancer then its considered acceptable...ano sa tingin mo?
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  • 351  jigz207

    03/31/2011 | 03:54 PM
    As mentioned, earlier.. yung pagpapahiya and making fun of the kid while doing the act.. yun ang kino-condone dito.. yung paulit ulit na pagpapagawa while telling everyone na mahirap na ang buhay ngayon at kailangan mag macho dancer.. na umiiyak na yung bata eh paulit ulit pa nilang pinasasayaw..
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  • 350  usbfre07

    03/31/2011 | 03:47 PM
    yan ang sinasabi kung DOUBLE STANDARD kasi THE SAME ACT yet you favor one over the other...
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  • 349  jigz207

    03/31/2011 | 03:42 PM
    nakita ko na yung vid, na sinsabi mo.. i was trying to post a link, para makita nung iba dito and they'll be the one to judge for themselves.. but personally, i dont find it bastos.. medyo cute pa nga kasi all the kids are laughing while dancing.. dito, yung bata umiiyak..
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  • 348  usbfre07

    03/31/2011 | 03:38 PM
    nagkataon lang na nangyari ito sa programa ni Willie at ginamit nyo itong pakakataon para banatan sya...kasi kung concern kayo sa welfare ng bata, this is not the first time na nangyari on national TV na isang bata ay sumasayaw na parang macho dancer...kung siguro pag nakita mo yung Utube video na GOIN BULILIT SINGLE LADIES, ma reliaze mo na salungat ito sa ipinaglalaban mo...
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