The Philippine Star
Kuya is back! Yes, the voice and owner of the blue-yellow house along Eugenio Lopez Drive in Quezon City. He is back for 18 weeks or more than 100 days as
Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Season 2 airs on Feb. 25, 9:30 p.m. at the Concert Hall beside the house. Fourteen housemates will be introduced to the public.
He will resurface with a vengeance as he cooks up more challenging tasks and stricter house rules for the second batch of housemates. (PBB’s Celebrity Edition and Teen Edition are specials/spin-offs of the show.)
The latest edition of the Survivor-inspired show — without the far-flung island — will again tell stories of struggle, romance, coming-out, discovery (of talents) and triumph (over poverty). Although the themes and situations might be similar to season one, viewers will see a totally different PBB, assures director Laurenti Dyogi, project head and the Kuya, as many believe to be. He recalls the screenings were tedious. The committee interviewed the contestants more than thrice. They even visited them in their "natural habitat" — to see how they live and work.
Big Brother wants to know them more as natural and normal as possible to avoid "surprise" behavior — and misbehavior.
The screening committee tried to veer away from the personalities and life stories of previous housemates. This is to make the show refreshing and unpredictable.
Expect a new mix of boarders once the TV reality show hits the small screen.
