Day 9 was peppered with intrigues and special tasks that stretched the patience of the housemates. Come morning, Zanjoe’s shocking goodnight message continued to affect Mariel whose actions and words were packed with contradictions. For the nth time, she clarified to a curious Jon that they were “never anything”. Her exaggerated reactions simply stemmed from the horrible thought of showbiz gossips.

Meanwhile, the housemates came up with a difficult decision for them to redeem the much-awaited luggage of Donni and Marylaine. Except for the two-in-one housemates, the boys and girls separately talked with Big Brother. Victor volunteered to give up his own stuff since The Good Brother deserved it for being a nice housemate. Gab on the other hand selflessly offered her things in spite of the fact that she was never close to the Brainy Babe. But nevertheless, she appreciated the sacrifices that Leigh had to do last week.

However, Big Brother remained stern when it comes to bestowing rewards. Donni who was being paranoid about all the secrecy soon received the good news out of it. Together with Marylaine, he was about to get his clothes but only those which they can wear right that moment. Both were excited to have their personal things back even if they failed to acquire everything. From this moment on, a sense of enjoyment sealed their fate ahead.

Later that night though, they embarked on a bizarre exercise which literally spilled their innermost fears, concerns and pain. Perhaps, it was weird at first to hear that filling two shot glasses with their tears would pave the way for a wonderful bond among Kuya’s residents. But when they finally got their momentum, there wasn’t a dry face in the group as they allowed the “confusing turmoil” to flow out of their hearts.

When there were no more tears to cry, Will and Zara brought shot glasses inside the confession room. Much to their shock, Kuya required two of their chosen housemates to down them! But the two decided to drink the shots, disgusting as it is, instead of putting others through that ordeal. They shared this dilemma with them and when they came back, they readily swallowed the product of their dramatic experience!

Luckily for them, Big Brother admitted that he exchanged it with a blend of water and sugar! As it happens, the whole task merely aimed to make them realize that they should treat each other as family. And in the spirit of friendship, they were given a bottle of brandy to celebrate their hard-won victory.