On day 57, Mariel looked forward to her role as Big Sister particularly since her plasma tv gave her a perfect view of Jon's pecs! Such hilarious moments though headed a turn for the worse as Gladys expressed her desire to quit. And Big Sister's advice to wait until Big Brother's return only made her more unstable. This seriously freaked Mariel out until the Big Red Phone suddenly worked! Upon receiving a call from Big Brother, she rushed on to explain the critical situation involving his latest resident. In no terms did she agree to allow exit to the Queen of Patawa under her rule. But Big Brother refused to offer his counsel since the responsibility of heading the house was hers for that time.

As such, Big Sister decided to deal with Gladys appeal until later. In the meantime, she proceeded with the 'Piglympics', where the piglets underwent various games together with their "godparents". First off was the race to the finish line on the track followed by a food fight. But since Peggy's brood couldn't stay put, the housemates took the reins and fought for them instead. Yayo and Riza ruled in finishing the cereals using only their mouths. However, the final standing placed Will, Baron and Riza on the top slots, leaving those with the lowest scores on another challenge to complete the "Pig Four". It required them to emulate Nora Aunor's memorable line in Minsan May Isang Gamu-Gamo. Yayo outmatched her opponents with her dramatic performance so it was up to Ruben and Jon to decide who between them would give up their "godpig". The English Outcast made it easy though by agreeing to relinquish his ward without much fuss.

At nighttime, Big Sister still kept their hands busy through the continuation of their "Santa Housemates" task. After wrapping the presents for the thirty chosen recipients, Big Brother's residents wore their Christmas costumes for their next activity. This was when Gladys threw a fit after declining to join the group's merriment. How did Mariel and the housemates handle the Queen of Patawa at her breaking point?

After a day out of the big yellow house, Big Brother is finally back. With Gladys raring to leave his famous abode since yesterday, it seems that this is the first thing on his to-do list that he fixed with such swiftness. As it was, Mariel as Big Sister couldn'™t be hasty when the Patawa Queen expressed her wish to quit than stay and become another ultimate pasaway for not participating on the housemates day-to-day challenges.

For instance, she didn't play for the three-on-three wheelchair basketball finals because of her back problem, which everyone certainly understood. But eventually, her physical limit hindered her from fully participating in the tasks not to mention the boredom she often felt everytime she couldn't find someone to talk to.. Though she tried to make up in other areas, it somewhat showed that being a housemate at this time is not meant for her.

More than that however, she reached her breaking point last Monday when the celebrity housemates held a race for their respective piglets. Handling Peggy's young ones was really a big deal for her. She insisted that she's fussy when it comes to hygiene and anything that may endanger her health. As such, she totally refused to play her part in yesterday's Battle for the Pig Four. In fact, she was willing to accept any punishment in exchange for her defiance. As it happens, her one-on-one with Big Sister left her with nothing but patience to wait for Big Brother's return.

And with his arrival earlier, in the middle of the celebrity housemates truth or dare game with Big Sister, he immediately had a heart-to-heart talk with the Queen of Patawa in the confession room. There she continued her explanation about her feelings of depression and her real reasons for wanting to relinquish her privilege as his resident. After their serious talk, the housemates came in next to hear from him the news of Glady's departure. Then they honed in on her while she finished packing her things.

Farewells are always hard but since they expected this for days now, they merely wished her well and thanked her for keeping them entertained during her stay. On the other hand, Gladys sincerely apologized for her weaknesses.Hindi ko kaya. Hindi ako makasabay sa inyo.Feeling ko kahapon pa andami kong sinuway. Hindi deserve ni kuya yun¦ Late nako. Kayo na'to. Ayoko na maging competitive, she referred to her position as a newbie.

With that, Gladys finally left the same way that Mcoy and Ethel made their exit as soon as the huge doors in the garden were opened. What will happen now with her gone? Will this affect Big Brother's decision to allow Ethel Booba's plea for admission? How about Gaby's wish to make a voluntary exit? Will there be no nomination at all because of these events?

Last night's primetime episode certainly kept us wanting for the latest updates on Big Brother's successive shockers. After a week's taste of the outside world, Mariel is now back with more extraordinary tasks as a houseguest in the big yellow house. This morning, she immediately cloaked her identity with her deeply modulated voice as Big Sister since Big Brother is out on official business. Despite her best efforts however, the celebrity housemates easily recognized her and calls her Ate Mariel instead. She goes about her important duty inside the secret room with a script on hand to guide her.

Today's agenda proved to be a thrilling one compared to the events during the previous Sundays. They were supposed to have another rowdy tussle with the piglets but it seems Peggy's offspring have acquired a still undetected sickness. As such, Big Sister instructed them to put the feeds in the storage room to verify if the piglets got sick because of their food. In the meantime, the housemates continued sewing their wards costume for the competition while the others kept playing with them.

But another shocker came with this incident. The Queen of Patawa, who's been giving hints about wanting to quit, exclaimed that she's had enough of the life as a BB resident. In all honesty, Gladys expressed her disgust towards handling the piglets a concern which she had ever since she arrived. She refused to play with "Babe" in fear of catching the piglets "virus" for they suddenly had a bout of diarrhea for no apparent reason. "Hindi ko kaya. Nagtatae si Babe. Maarte ako sa virus and sa germs. Gusto ko na lumabas. Ngayon nako nabuburaot, she told the housemates.

Wound up, she tried to talk to Big Sister but when she returned from the confession room, she still looked distressed. After all, Mariel can't make pressing decisions without Big Brother's knowledge. Who would expect that an ordinary morning could turn into something this serious? Gladys even considered the possibility of leaving now by asking how Ethel managed to do so. Yayo then told her what happened during that tension-filled night. The Queen of Patawa has made a decision to quit now instead of establishing herself as another pasaway housemate. As you know, she had declined to join several games already because of personal reasons.

Will Gladys have a change of heart after talking to Big Brother? What will she do now since the master of the most famous house in the land is not there to fix things? Will she really opt to quit?

Prior to the activity, everyone came out of the confession with a big piggy bank. As per Big Brother's instruction, each of the housemates must get a coin from the ceramic piggy bank. Each coin contains a specific stunt which they must teach their piglet to do. Gladys first tried getting a coin from the small hole in the piggy bank with the use of a kitchen knife. The rest helped out in holding the piggy bank upside down, trying to be careful not to break it. But after several minutes with no luck, Kuya advised Gladys that they can carve a bigger hole, but they just have to make sure that the piggy bank won't break.

Gladys was the first one to get a coin, and she picked the one that read "sit." Yayo also got the same coin while Ruben picked "shake paw". Gaby was surprised when she learned she had to teach Porkchop how to "stand on hind legs." Riza also picked the same trick, while Jon and Baron both have to teach their respective piglets how to "lie down." After drawing their assignments, the housemates all headed straight to the pen to get their wards. Gladys took charge of Babe and aside from the piglet's stubborn ways, the Patawa Queen found it hard to get a filthy and stinky piglet learn new tricks.

Meanwhile, Gaby's very serious in training Porkchop, but while doing so, the Racing Goddess tripped into the pool and soaked her lapel mic. Poor Gaby! Would Kuya punish her like he did Will?

Day 51 was pay-back time for Jon and Will who repeatedly disobeyed Big Brother's rule about speaking in Tagalog or Taglish at all times. As such, Baron, Gaby and Gladys were asked to think of an appropriate punishment for the English-speaking dudes last Sunday. In the garden, the trio had decided to require them to create a poem using ten specified Tagalog words. It was definitely a challenging task because every misuse of which will result to a harder penalty eating sliced ampalayas (bitter fruit)and carrying heavy encyclopedias on their palms!

As soon as the difficult consequence began, Will grew more frustrated in grasping the right terms and building coherent sentences. But he attempted to humor himself even in the midst of his struggle. However, Gladys took his quips in a bad light as he accused him of playing around. Offended, the True Lover explained that he was just trying to make things easier for him since the ordeal that they went through was wearisome as it was. And the heated argument further rose up.

Apparently, the Queen of Patawa felt disrespected because of the way Will answered her back. In her thinking, she did not deserve such treatment since it was not her idea to make them suffer anyway. It just happened that she was assigned to oversee the whole thing, hence he should bring his complaints to Big Brother and not to her, she maintained. Moreover, she thought that Will refused to follow her as sheâ's only a newbie.

On the other hand, the True Lover was merely attempting to justify his actions to her since she mistakenly thought that he's not taking the poetry test seriously. Unfortunately, he was not getting through to her. This obviously bothered him as he looked ready to burst his emotions anytime during the tension-filled incident. He was at a loss as to how he could clearly communicate what he wanted to say. Good thing Yayo and Ruben were there to lend their support and faith in him. They also reasoned out that perhaps, Gladys was so conscious of being stern and all since she's fairly new and doesn't want to commit a mistake.

When their anger subsided, the celebrity housemates helped the two thresh things out. The True Lover apologized for his actions while the Queen of Patawa reiterated that she simply did her job and it was nothing personal. And for her final words, “From now on isaksak natin sa mga ulo natin bakit tayo asa bahay ni kuya. We're here for a competion.

The housemates were raring for the wheelchair basketball finals since this morning. Most of the guys have repeatedly steered their wheelchairs around the house to better prep themselves up. The long wait finally took its toll though, making them sleepy after their hearty lunch. Then finally they were called inside the confession room where Big Brother instructed them to arrange an impromptu sexy cheer dance before the game.

Notching their thrill were the personalized blue uniforms that they obtained from the storage room jerseys and shorts for the players then skimpy skirts and midrib sleeveless tops for Gladys and Baron who acted as cheerleaders! Begging for reconsideration, he asked Kuya to give him proper male clothes, all to no avail. It seemed a joke he made yesterday was taken seriously, hence the laughable consequence of his actions.

In the activity area, Coach Noel introduced Clover, Gerald, Juanito and Rene, their opponents from the Philippine team. Knowing how tough the competition would be, the housemates prayed hard before the game proper. As it was, they were already on the losing end by the end of first half, leaving their rivals with a 20-point advantage. No amount of teasing pleas from the Wild Child could persuade the Philippine Team to slacken their pace.

Defeated, the housemates requested for a rematch even if it meant endangering 100% of their budget as per Big Brother'™s additional stipulation. This time, the boys were more confident with their chances of winning. And unbelievably, they succeeded with flying colors during the second round!

Prior to this event, Gaby, Gladys and Baron were assigned to think of an appropriate punishment for the English-speaking hunks Jon and Will. Apparently, they failed to refrain from switching to their usual language when talking to their housemates. As such, the trio planned the best course of action for the duo. They decided to require their "pupils" to write Tagalog poems upon Big Brother's approval of course. Hopefully, this will keep them more in tune with their use of Tagalog words next time.

The Reyna ng Patawa didn't waste time making her presence felt in the big yellow house. Armed with her loads of hilarious hirits as Chuchay, she easily endeared her way to the housemates hearts. Her feeling of being out of place would soon diminish with the way things are going now. Even Mariel, whom she’s awkward with, was obviously amused by her funny antics, which proves that there's no reason for her to be shy around them.

Her friendly chemistry with Ruben however certainly reminds us how it was between him and the latter's partner in laughter Ethel Booba. Seeing how the two hit it off from the very beginning, Big Brother dressed the comical duo in kiddie colorful costumes after their Velcro war game this afternoon. It was also a result of Gladys characterization of Chuchay a role she had created way back during her gigs as a stand-up comedienne.

It was a nice gimmick really, except that there were miscalculations on the jumpers sizes. Gladys voluptuous upper body made it impossible for her to tie the straps to her back. As such, Mariel helped her knot them on her neck instead. On the other hand, Ruben's was extra tight, making him uncomfortable with himself. Yayo even had to ask him why he had to cover his lap with a cushion. Apparently, his 'balls' kept going to the left side, hence, Big Brother's teasing music of Beyonce's Irreplaceable.

Gladys really had a big laugh towards her kid-friend's discomfiture while she strictly taught him the proper inflection of a little boy's voice. As it was, she was asking his help to convey Big Brother's message about playing some games for fun. Later, she finally announced that they have to complete a jigsaw puzzle featuring a picturesque lake scene. Finishing it though was quite uneventful for everyone, especially after a tiring day. But within three hours, the puzzle was done. Then they carefully placed it on a chopping board for Big Brother's inspection.

In the first round of practice, Coach Noel divided the housemates in two teams and allowed them to compete in a real halfcourt challenge without the wheelchairs. In this way, those who are not very much familiar with basketball will get the hang of the real ball game experience. The girls, particularly, learned several things like passing ans stealing the ball, guarding an opponent, and of course, shooting from the outside. The boys, of course, found it easy to play along without the wheelchairs. But because of too much enthusiasm with the game, Baron tripped while attempting to make a shot, and the Wild Child slighly sprained his right ankle. Coach Noel advised Baron to take a rest on the sideline and put ice on his aching ankle.

The other housemates carried on with the game. Among the girls, Gaby showed impressive skills in moving around the court and especially in guarding the ball. Gladys even made a joke on how the Racing Goddess was owning up the game like a guy. Riza, on the other hand, proved that she survived the boot camp for nothing and showed no fear as the big guys surrounded her. Meanwhile, Mariel did what does best and decided to act as game commentator, calling on the housemates who had possession of the ball.

Then in the second part of the practice, Coach Noel instructed the housemates to get on the wheelchair to learn how they will move around the halfcourt as a team. They must all learn how to get the ball started from the sideline and how they will move in the inside as they attempt to make a shot. However, it seemed that most of the housemates got all exhausted after the first round of practice as they found it hard to follow on Coach Noel's instruction.

After tirelessly singing with a band in several sing-along bars, Gladys successfully crossed over to TV and showcased her talent both in singing and stand-up comedy. For her perseverance and determination, this funnygirl was able to provide for her beloved family. But with great success came big controversies, and she had no other choice but to leave the country to take a breather. And now, a new Gladys is back to shed fun and laughter to all kapamilyas.

Gladys stepped out of the limousine with Bianca and greeted all the Kuyanatics. Upon Toni's request, the comedienne did her hilarious "Mahal" and "Annabelle Rama" impersonations. Gladys said that she is very excited as she begins a new chapter in her life and career, not just as a celebrity housemate but as a Kapamilya. Gladys then headed straight to the confession room where Kuya warmly welcomed her. For her first task, Gladys must judge the other celebrity housemates' performances on the karaoke.

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On her first night inside the big yellow house, Gladys felt surreal as she took in her new home not only as a housemate but as a Kapamilya to boot! Mariel understood her initial shyness, remembering how the housemates have already bonded for three days when she first joined the gang. Hence, Mariel tried her best to make her feel welcome by sharing bits of advices that will make her stay easier.

But of course some of the housemates will feel threatened particularly now that the stakes were doubled for those who are vying for the Big Four slate. Baron was the most outspoken of them all regarding this matter. For him, fairness is not really an issue. It's just that his game plan was already set when he received a second chance as a housemate. And now his chances of winning are getting slimmer with more contenders eyeing the big win, he confided to Mariel.

However, he easily got over his negative musings with the help of his ultimate crush's extra boost of support. Mariel even explained that if Gladys makes it to the 'top', she will only get half of the prize since her stint is shorter compared to the original set of housemates. With that, the Wild Child put up a welcoming front towards Gladys and grabbed the opportunity to know more about her instead. In their interesting conversation, the Queen of Laughter shared that Boy Abunda discovered her on a small sing-along bar back in the 90's. Unfortunately, her group known as 'The Boxers', didn't immediately hit it off since OPM bands were the craze at that time.

Much later however, Big Brother asked them to play a game where everyone would learn a thing or two about their newest housemate. First, Gladys would have to share some clues about herself, which all fit a certain category that each housemate had to guess. The one who answered correctly was rewarded with a glass of Gladys favorite alcoholic drink! The whole thing was definitely an entertaining highlight of their day since they seldom down liquor in the house.

At least, that was a nice ice-breaker for Gladys to shed her awkwardness for being a newbie.

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