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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: 259776 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

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LATEST UPDATES. This afternoon, the Movie and Television Classification Board (MTRCB)  released its statement on the incident. Underlining the Board's duty to protect the rights of children, the MTRCB statement says in full:

"BRIEFER ON "WILING WILLIE" REGARDING COMPLAINTS OF CHILD ABUSE

"The Board received numerous complaints about the 12 March 2011 episode of 'Willing Willie' aired over Kapatid Network TV5 where a six-year old boy contestant was shown to be gyrating and impersonating the body movements of a macho dancer.

"In accordance with the Board's duty to enforce the Constitutional mandate that the State shall defend the rights of children from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation, and other conditions prejudicial to their development, the Board has referred the matter to the Hearing and Adjudication Committee for appropriate disposition.

"The Board further emphasizes that whenever children are featured in television programs, producers are mandated to observe legal standards stipulated in R.A. 7160 to avoid "psychological abuse xxx cruelty, sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment" and "any act by deeds and words which debases, degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of the child."

"MARY GRACE POE LLAMANZARES

"Chairperson"

On the other hand, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Soliman has sent a statement to Yahoo! OMG! Philippines. Soliman said she will write a letter to TV5 to ask them not to include children in the show.

Here is Soliman's letter:

"I will write a letter of protest to Channel 5 (and) to Mr. Manny Pangilinan regarding the case and we should all write him and demand that children should not be part of the show. They should not be used as instrument for enjoyment and to be laughed at. I will send the communication today."

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  • 67  caboodles28

    03/28/2011 | 10:18 PM
    naaawa ako dun sa bata. malaswa kasi tignan pero di nya alam. tapos sinakyan pa ni willie. ano kaya sabi ni shalani nung nagaganap to? kanina iniharap pa ni willie ung magulang pati 2 bata sa willing willie. e ung tatay parang bakla. so malamang sa kanya nanggaling ung ganung sayaw. ginawa pa example ung going bulilit na mas grabe daw ginagawa. naghuhubad daw mga bata dun. ay obvious naman na scripted ung dialogue. tinra pa channel 2. saka hello! kung pinaghuhubad mga bata sa going bulilit e di malamang nademanda na ch 2! sus! anong klaseng pag iisip yan!
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  • 66  adoboabogado

    03/28/2011 | 10:06 PM
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  • 65  ledfarani

    03/28/2011 | 10:04 PM
    ang isang bagay... kapag ginagawa ng matanda...kahit mali... ay NAGIGING TAMA SA MATA NG BATA!
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  • 64  Clara Pastor

    03/28/2011 | 09:54 PM
    nakakaawa yung bata.anong klase magulang meron sya na yun ang iturong dance sa kanya,and about willie who is the host and producer of the show sya pa yung laging nagpapaulit sa dance ng bata shame on you willie,alam mo na bata yun at medyo mahalay na yung dance nya hindi ka man lang gumawa ng move to stop it dahil napakabata pa nya to do that kind of dancing and yet pinaulit-ulit mo pa.know mo na maraming manonood and i feel too na talagang hindi tama makita sa ganoong edad na magsayaw ng ganoon in front of camera.
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  • 63  tranexamic

    03/28/2011 | 09:49 PM
    CONTINUED...The reality is, the only people getting rich is Willie and TV5, most of the people in the studio will not win any price yet they are not out there looking for a livelihood. That’s why in our country, the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer.
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  • 62  tranexamic

    03/28/2011 | 09:47 PM
    Some people here miss the point. We don’t disagree that Jan Jan has a talent for dancing. And we don’t necessarily put malice however provocative the performance was. But the issue here is that the 6 year old was humiliated on national TV. It came from Willie’s own mouth “Sama ng loob, pero kailangan kong gawin tong gawain sa aking mahal sa buhay”. While it is a sad fact that there are kids in our country who are forced to work like this, Willie should not be glorifying it. “Wow! Dito n'yo lang makikita 'yan. Kahit na nag-o-audition... Meron palang mga ganitong bata na bata pa, nagtatrabaho na.” He should have advised Jan Jan that he should be going to school and aim to improve his future and not resort to doing things kids shouldn’t be doing. But what can we expect from Willie Revillame? He just wants to improve his ratings. He wants to lure the masses with instant cash so they are willing to miss work, or stop looking for a job, humiliate themselves or allow their kids to be humiliated. The reality is, t
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  • 61  sheryn

    03/28/2011 | 09:46 PM
    hindi ako maka relate kc di na me nanunuod ng show ni willie at good for me otherwise affected na naman sana ako sa isyung ito , just pray for both of them.
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  • 60  dark_vader

    03/28/2011 | 09:26 PM
    nung nagstart na mag sayaw ung bata... then... napipilitan at naluluha na.... at kaawa awa ung mukha.. di ko na tinuloy na pinanood... naawa ako sa bata... yan ba ang turo ng magulang?? andaming klase ng sayaw pero yun pa ang tinuro...tsk tsk...
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  • 59  marikit_ako

    03/28/2011 | 09:20 PM
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  • 58  ystrdytdytmrw143

    03/28/2011 | 09:17 PM
    nang makita ko oo nga nakakatawa... pero tama na sana ang isang sayaw, ilang beses ba pina ulit ulit at ginagawang kalokohan, binabastos at kakahiyain ang bata, ngayon dala dala na ng bata ang pangkukutya hindi lang sa kapwa niya bata kungdi sa mga matatanda din, ang nakakahiya ang mga taong edukado na nandoon at nakikitawa walang ginawa. Binigyan ng pera ang bata yes, pero mababayaran kaya ang araw araw na kutya sa kanya hangang sa paglaki nya? ok give and take sisikat ang bata, tama ba na paraan yon pinababa ang pagkatao mo?
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  • 57  pinoyexchange

    03/28/2011 | 09:03 PM
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  • 56  lizzy1230

    03/28/2011 | 09:01 PM
    may pahid ata tong c willie...kawawa un bata umiiyak na tsk!
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  • 55  starqueen

    03/28/2011 | 08:55 PM
    I just watched the clip on youtube - all I can say is I pity the boy. Grabe - Willie - if you are into helping the less fortunate - do you need to resort to humiliating and abusing them. The child was not even smiling anymore. Clearly - nahihiya ang bata with what he is doing. You are the adult and obviously you found there was nothing wrong with it. There isnt anything funny with the whole segment. They should lock you up Willie. Shame on you! Dumami nga ang pera mo, pero as usual - breeding and good manners have always eluded you.
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  • 54  red_radiance

    03/28/2011 | 08:54 PM
    awa ang naramadaman ko nung makita ko yung video
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  • 53  yaralei

    03/28/2011 | 08:46 PM
    this man is crazy, he thought he could buy anything with his money...ABS are u not glad he is not your employee anymore? paging sa mga sponsors...
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  • 52  cocojam27

    03/28/2011 | 08:42 PM
    malapit na siguro chugihin ang show niya sa ere kaya lumilikha na naman siya ng ingay? lol.
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  • 51  pepster31

    03/28/2011 | 08:34 PM
    di na talaga nagbago! me mali din ung production, tinatanong naman nila ang mga yan kung ano ang talent bago pa mag air eh...at si willie, tama na ang isang beses, pero ipaulit ulit mo sa bata tsk tsk tsk...nasa talampakan taalga ang utak ni willie...
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  • 50  susee12

    03/28/2011 | 08:28 PM
    what else is new...
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  • 49  rom_05

    03/28/2011 | 08:26 PM
    i thought it was funny. Nung una parang napipilitan nga yung bata but he seems cool enough when he keeps answering Willie's question. Yung mga bata kasi kapag napipilitan lang they usually just stopped kahit sa gitna ng performance or that they will just freeze. If this is gonna be criticize as child abuse then kids imitating adult stuff like batang babae wears skimpy clothes and imitate a Britney or Beyonce dance should also be stop. And I think kasalanan din naman ng media to at matatanda dahil sa kasagsagan ng hayden scandal halos lahat ng shows did this weird sexy dance in tune of careless whisper tapos magugulat sila why this kid is dancing that stuff.
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  • 48  nadriamez

    03/28/2011 | 08:25 PM
    ooops Willie did it again!
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