Reporters Misunderstood My Dad

Madami talagang intrigero at intrigera sa showbiz ano? Marami diyan gustong siraan si Ejay. Stop it people. Stop it.

Reyma Buan-Deveza/abs-cbnNEWS.com: It hasn't been a week since Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus Big Winner Ejay Falcon won the grand prize in the TV reality show, but he already has his hands full swatting away at rumors and intrigues hounding him.

After denying rumors that he had a past gay relationship and was once a male prostitute, Ejay now has to protect his foster dad Erning from accusations of having grown big-headed and arrogant after Ejay won the PBB Teen Edition grand prize.

In ABS-CBN's daily morning show "Umagang Kay Ganda," Ejay defended his foster dad, saying that the latter is the same person as before.

"Hindi naman po siguro yumabang, sa totoo lang sobrang malaking tulong po iyong napanalunan namin iyong premyp naa-appreciate namin iyon sobrang tulong ang magagawa noon sa amin. Pero kilala ko si Papa hindi siya mayabang," Ejay said.

Rumors that Ejay's foster dad Erning has become big-headed started spreading after he was interviewed by some reporters during a press conference. According to the rumor, Erning belittled the P400,000 cash amount he received from PBB show as the first Guardian Big Winner.

Erning also denied a rumor about how he supposedly used the money to buy votes for his son Ejay.

"Hindi naman totoo yon 'yung sinasabi na boto, wala pa akong nakukha sa ABS-CBN, kay Kuya wala pa akong natatanggap na katiting na pera. Yung ganoon kung talagang nanalo ang aking anak binoto lang ng masa. Wala akong bibitawang pera doon," said Erning.

(When the text voting happened, I had not received a single cent from ABS-CBN yet. The money had not been turned over to me. So the votes my son received really came out of the support of the audience.)

Erning also said that he would never spend P400,000 just to buy votes--he would much rather spend such an amount on the welfare of his children.

"Hindi po totoo yon, kung para sa akin hindi malaking pera yon, 'yun ay makakatulong lang sa pag-aaral ng aking mga anak. Gasino lang naman P400,000 lang naman. Hindi ko na kayamanan yon. Hindi ko mababaon sa kamatayan ko yon," Erning told reporters.

(It's not true. If you ask me, it's not such a big amount. I would use it on my children's education. It's only P400,000. It's not wealth that belongs to me. I won't be able to bring it to the grave.)

Falcon said that his father's statement was only misinterpreted by reporters, pointing out that his father is not used to attending press conferences.

Ejay, 18, who hails from Mindoro, was proclaimed the Big Winner of PBB Teen Edition Plus last Saturday, June 7.

Right from the start, Falcon showed that he's always ready to take on any challenge, fueled by his desire to free his family from the poverty that broke his parents' marriage.

This was particularly evident during their Puerto Princesa adventure wherein he bravely faced and completed the physical tasks. He also showed how good a son he is during an emotional encounter with foster dad Erning.

During that conversation, Ejay admitted to his foster dad that he knew all along that they were not biologically related. Ejay however said that he continues to love his foster father as his real dad, despite the truth.

Underdog Image Helped Ejay Win

Sunstar Cebu/Roger Serna: EAT your heart out, guardian John (whatever his family name is, I’m not a bit interested now as before), father of Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Teen Edition Plus ex-housemate Kevin.

As I said last week, with John’s haughtiness (could be driven by envy?), looking down on Ejay Falcon during the time when the guardians, house players and the evicted housemates acted as members of the council, he has unwittingly endorsed Ejay’s “candidacy” for the big winner slot.

Despite having a Filipina wife, John still hasn’t realized that Filipinos love to support and cuddle underdogs, the downtrodden, the marginalized.

On the other hand, if John merely followed a “script” provided to him, the “scriptwriter” has succeeded in striking a delicate chord in the hearts of the Filipino viewers as they went out of their way to cast their votes on Ejay in the last stretch of the reality show.

And, as they say, the rest is history.

Alex, Valerie, and Nan Were Rooting For Ejay

THE Big Dome looked like an arena where people chanted the names of their candidates in the recently-concluded search for PBB Teen Edition.

The Big Four, Ejay, Robi, Nicole and Beauty looked nervous during the last-minute voting period. Although some didn’t think voting through text was an accurate way of judging, we should bear in mind that the show won’t be possible without the sponsorship of big telecommunication companies.

As it turned out, it was Ejay who won. But if you ask the audience inside the Big Dome, they believed Robi (Domingo) deserves to win more than Ejay. Robi may not have the looks of a debonair, but he is the clean-cut boy-next-door type who in more ways than one reminds us of the late Rico Yan. He has a good background and he’s the epitome of a modern-day young role model, well-heeled, educated in one of the finest schools and, most of all, God-fearing.

We are not saying that Ejay (Falcon) is not worthy of his winning. His height and looks are to his advantage, a big passport to being a matinee idol.

Even the evicted PBB housemates like Alex, Valerie and Nan during an interview were all rooting for Ejay.

But we are sure, there is rooms in showbiz waiting for runners up like Robi. [source]

Ejay Falcon Interview in The Buzz

Ejay Falcon on The buzz
by starmometerdotcom

A day after he emerged as the big winner of Pinoy Big Brother, Ejay Falcon had an interview with the Buzz. I'm sure the reality that he is now famous and a star is just starting to sink in. Your fans are behind you Ejay!

I find both Ruffa Gutierrez and Boy Abunda very irritating but I had to watch this segment because of Ejay.

Ejay News

Tila may hang-over pa rin ang mga tao ngayon sa na-ganap na big night ng PBB kamakailan.

Si Ejay Falcon ang PBB Teen Big Winner, teen housemate Robi got the se-cond place, Nicole came third and Beauty was the fourth placer.

Bago sumapit ang big night, may kani-kanyang manok na ang bawat isa. Sa totoo lang, bet na-min itong si Nicole. Kasi, kung star appeal ang ha-hanapin natin, masasa- bing puwede agad isalang ang bagets na ito sa pag-aartista o ‘di kaya’y sa TV ads.

Next na gusto namin ay si Robi. In fact, siya ang pangalawa sa pinakamaraming boto sa kanilang apat.

Smart, cute at madiskarte ang bagets na ito. Pe-ro, ang balita namin ay mas gusto raw tutukan ni Robi ang pag-aaral niya sa Ateneo kesa mag-artista nang tuluyan?

Hmmn, not bad.

May kanya-kanyang choices naman tayo sa buhay, di ba? Kung sakaling mag-artista itong si Robi, sino naman kaya ang ipapareha sa kanya?

Napag-alaman din na-ming crush pala ni Robi itong si Bea Alonzo, huh. Hindi kaya bigyan ng special participation ang bagets na ito sa susunod na proyekto ng dalaga? Kiyeme lang.

Marami-rami rin ang nanghinayang at hindi raw si Robi ang naging Big Winner.

Bukod sa may poten-syal ang bagets ay type pa siya ng girls and gays, in the same manner na marami rin ang may gusto kay Nicole dahil nakitaan ito ng tibay ng loob while inside the Big Brother house.

Kunsabagay, ano naman ang laban ng mga ito kay Ejay na pang-masa ang dating at feeling ‘pasan ko ang daigdig’ ang drama sa buhay?

Hayun, halos lahat ay nagsasabing he won dahil sa simpatya ng publiko sa kanya.

Ganoon pa man, sana ay ipakita ni Ejay na deser-ving siya sa puwestong ipinagkaloob sa kanya.

Kung talagang gusto niyang mag-artista, kaila-ngan ni Ejay na ma-deve-lop ang kanyang persona-lidad.

‘Yun lang! [source]

PBB Teens: Rich vs. Poor?

Ito na yata ang pinakamahigpit na laban sa kasaysayan ng Pinoy Big Bro-ther (all editions).

Thirty thousand votes lang ang lamang ni Ejay (PBB Teen Big Winner) kay Robi (2nd Big Placer). It was the classic tale of ma-yaman vs. mahirap.

And we were right all along na mananalo si Ejay dahil mas maraming mahihirap dito sa Pilipinas ka-hit sabihin pang mas ma-pera ang mga taga-Ateneo.

But of course, kung ga-nito ang pagbabasehan na-min, we are being unfair to both Ejay and Robi.

Sa palagay namin, ibi-noto pareho ng taumba-yan sina Ejay at Robi dahil pareho silang nagpakatotoo nang husto sa loob ng Bahay Ni Kuya.

Si Ejay, sa pagiging simple niya at pure at heart, at si Robi sa pagiging born-leader at magandang ehemplo sa mga kabataan.

Isa lang ang napansin namin: Mukhang hindi ya-ta kumilos nang husto ang mga Bisaya ngayon para iboto nang husto ang kanilang mga kababayan na sina Beauty at Nicole tulad ng ipinanalo nila dati sina Keanna, Kim at Ruben.

Panahon din ng boys ngayon, kasi dalawang lalaki ang naglaban for the top spot this season. Mukhang mas pinapa-boran na ngayon ng taumbayan ang kalalakihan tulad ni Ruben last season.

Pero, ang importante ngayon ay ang mga mang-yayari sa career ng PBB Teen season 2.

Sisikat ba nang husto si Ejay tulad ni Kim? Kakagatin ba nang husto ang loveteam nina Ejay at Va-lerie tulad ng Kim-Gerald loveteam? O mas mangi-ngibabaw ang loveteam ni-na Nicole at Josef?

In the same manner, itutuloy pa ba ng ABS-CBN ang loveteam nina Beauty at Alex?

Sisikat ba nang husto si Robi? O matutulad lang siya sa kapwa Atenean na si Mikee Lee na isinabak ng Dos sa hosting? Coincidence na parehong 2nd Big Placer sina Robi at Mikee.

At paano naman sina Kevin, Priscilla, Nan, Jolas at Linda? Mag-aartista rin ba sila?

Abangan! [source]

Ejay News Update

Idineklarang big winner ng PBB Teen Edition Plus ang kababayan kong si Ejay Falcon.

Masayang-masaya tiyak ang buong Mindoro sa panalo niyang ito, though mas una kong pinustahan si Robi Domingo.

Tiyak na maraming mga susuunging intriga ang binata ngayong matatawag na nating may legitimate entry na siya sa showbiz.

Hindi pa man nga ay kumakalat na agad ang mga tsismis na beterano na raw pala ito sa mga modelling search na ikinukunek siyempre sa mga isyung 'pagpatol sa bading' at iba pa.

Nakalulungkot man na may ganung intriga at this early, pero kung ‘yun nga ang basehan ng pagsasabing sikat na nga ang isang celebrity, then sikat na nga marahil ang itinanghal na big winner. [Source]