VIDEO: WILLIE REVILLAME REACTS ON CORY AQUINO’S FUNERAL CORTEGE
I just heard about this news and so far, I am too focused on giving my last gesture of respect to the late former lady president. Thus, I do not intend to react on this video where Willie Revillame had yet another controversial act populating criticisms and feedbacks. I have watched the footage taken from YOUTUBE and so far, the meaning and intention would rely on the viewer’s interpretation and perspective.
Sometimes, good intentions become bad depending on how the act is delivered such as what we have seen at Wowowee. At some point, people tend to be too sensitive and too meticulous at finding fault at something or onto someone which we all have to accept especially for public figures such as Willie Revillame. Thus, we all need to mind our actions 24×7 because the right to express is never absolute!
I know that this rift perhaps or the exchange of feedbacks is normal but then again, at a time where the nation is mourning, I do hope that we could shift the topic and talks to what matters most now and rather attend to such intrigues perhaps afterwards. I know that what has been done could have been taken well if done at the backstage or during a commercial break but it’s done already.
Perhaps, the intention was genuine but having it done in public when it can be taken privately during a break has somehow shown a little spec of blatant disrespect not just to the dead, to the Aquino family and supporters, to the worldwide viewers and to the ABS-CBN Management but also to the very reason why we have the Freedom of Expression which is the lifeblood of television broadcasting.
Well, I have read some blogs and the comments written by its respective readers. To this end, points are to be taken and noted as they merit good inputs for learning and improvement. As for the people involved, we all have to learn and practice caution. We all need to be sensitive on the actions and words that we show and tell because we need to consider the emotions of others and the situation as well.
So let’s join hands once again and let us go back to regular programming. I am sure that this topic will be reopened come the days to come but right now, let us not dwell on it. Besides, we have more good things to talk and write about Cory Aquino and that is what matters most now. Let us maximize the remaining time we have to show our last act of respect and farewell to the Icon of Democracy – our Beloved Cory Aquino!
i always thought he was a jerk.
I guess ABS should have just pre-empted the show (like on Cory’s funeral). Still, I don’t like the guy and everything he does.
sana naman magdahan dahan siya ng pagsasalita…he should have said that during the break…
Ugh, he is so full of himself!!! That could have done in private but of course, he will take advantage of it and add a little drama to it! Obviously, for Revillame, any kind of publicity is good publicity!!!
Willie is not a good example to the youth. He’s so mayabang. Sometimes when I watch Wowowee (I have no choice because we only have 1 TV at home), I can’t help but to really be inis to Willie. Nung time na cover sya ng Yes Magazine, everyday pinapakita nya yung contents ng magazine kasi raw gusto nya ma-inspire mga Filipinos, eeeewwwwwww!!!!!!! The height of kayabangan. Then he always tells celebrity singer contestants sa willie of fortune na number 1 ang album nya (at madalas yon ha), kailangan pa bang ipamukha nya yun sa mga invited guests? And why does he always sing bago magstart ang willie of fortune? Sobrang nakakaumay na sya! BTW, he’s not only mayabang, mega bastos ding tao!!
people upstairs. your comments wowed me.
but im sorry for i dont see and i havent seen willie boasting. i dont see pride in him. somehow, he is pretentious. plastic. assuming.
i just hate him. ABSCBN maybe good in rating but its not the rating that counts.
WOWWOWEE HOST WAS JUST DISGUSTING WHEN HE COMMENTED ON THE SIMULTANEOUS BEAMING OF CORY’S FUNERAL.WHILE HIS INTENTIONS MAY NOT REALLY HAVE BEEN TOTALLY MALICIOUS,HE REVEALED HIS REAL NATURE- MAYABANG-. WHO DOES HE THINKS HE IS THE OWNER OF ABS-CBN?
FYI REVILLAME W/O CORY YOU WON’T EVEN BE THERE. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT YOUR BOSSES ARE JUST FEELING SO GRATEFUL TO HER THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE CUT PRACTICALLY MOST OF THEIR PROGRAMS SO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE COULD PAY HOMAGE TO HER EVEN IF IT WERE JUST ON TV.THE BOTTOM LINE OF ALL THIS HULABALLO IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE YOU ARE NOT A SINCERE PROMASA PERSONA YOU ARE JUST USING THEM FOR YOUR OWN MOTIVES WHATEVER THAY ARE. YOU ARE THE ONE SELFDESTRUCTING YOURSELF.IT’S A PITY YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE SUCCESS. HAVE A BIT OF PRUDENCE, HUMILITY AND HUMANENESS.YOUR APOLOGY WAS NOT EVEN SINCERE AS YOU EVEN DARED BOTH MANGEMENT AND THE MEDIA BOARD TO EITHER DISMISS YOU OR IMPRISON YOU. IF YOU WERE INDEED TRULY SORRY JUST SAY SO PERIOD.DONT DARE MANAGEMENT.WHY DO YOU THINK ABS WILL CLOSE SHOP OF YOU LEAVE THE NETWORK? wHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN.SAYANG KA YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE SUCCESS.MAY YOUR TRIBE DECREASE!
well,as usual Willy does and say things randomly,but come to think of it siguro naman di nya akalain na mamasamain ang pakiusap nya not to air the footage of the funeral .afterall nga naman kasayahan ang footage ng show nya. its a live show kaya spontaneous ang mga ginagawa at sinasabi.we love Ms.Cory.i mean,who does not .let’s leave the man alone.kung ayaw nyong malaman ang kabulukan nya deadmahin nyo dahil lalo syang sumisikat dahil napapansin sya.wag kayong manood ng show nya ,that will be punishment enough.remember,any news good or bad is still good publicity.
i am not a fan of willy. i am just amazed how you could hate a person you did not even know personally.
sorry . i just believe there is goodness in every individual. magpatawad na tayo okey.willy naman dahan-dahan .salamat po
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i am not a fan of willy .s
i don’t see anything wrong about his comment…honestly i don’t like the guy’s personality..i’ve watched these particular episode that monday afternoon when he aired his comment about the showing of the live feed of the procession of the late President Aquino’s cortege I was a bit annoyed maybe because i wanted myself to be updated as to where the procession was at that time, and partly i was shocked by his comment. But now as i watch again that said episode in youtube now i realized how sensitive the Filipinoes are during that time, particularly myself. I may have judge him on that particular day. I may have forgotten that the guy himself was a Filipino and maybe feeling the same way as I. But unlike me, that can show my feelings of sadness and grief at that particular moment this guy cannot. He was just torn between entertaining his viewers and grieving (knowing how close he is to the Aquino’s particularly Kris).
Again to all that has ill comments about him, just like myself before, i ask you to watch that particular episode again. Maybe this time you can view his comments as i view it now unlike that monday afternoon.
Hi! I was surfing and saw your post about the whole Willie and Cory thing. I just want to say that you made a very good point when you said that “meaning and intention relies on the viewer’s interpretation”. Given that, I am also amazed at how many people have interpreted against Willie. Now I’m thinking that there must be more than just the said incident alone.
I also loved your endorsement of “caution” more than focusing on the overthrow of the host. Seems to me, especially after the recent “simple dinner” of our president, that the country should learn more practices of prudence, blamelessness and the like. I am disturbed that my country is being led and entertained by people who cannot display wisdom. I am disturbed even more, when my country supports them. So caution is in order for all the Filipinos- leader and people alike.
Thanks Carla. That is why I have been repeating that the freedom of expression which is one of the fruit of our democracy was never absolute even since day 1 because it is coupled with responsibility. The press release about the dinner in NY by the President and her staff is a good example but anyway, who can blame the press? They are just doing their job and that is to expose anything that is in excess whether from the taxpayers’ money or from a congressman’s own pocket.
As for Willie, I think that we cannot stop people now from talking. He has done this twice or thrice when he has put all the hopes of the people for a better tomorrow on his show. Thus people would rather be in a long line just to participate in his game shows rather than take the street to look for a job or pray. Thus, we had the ULTRA STAMPEDE INCIDENT. We also had this WOWOWEE CHEATING INCIDENT and now we have this one. I do not want to put Willie Revillame in a hard fight. He may have had his own reasons but then again… his judgement now lies to the majority and not to us who can still feel compassion and undertanding for such mistake.
On both sides, there are lessons to be learned indeed! Thanks…
U KNOW WILLIE! WLA K JAN NGAUN KUNG ANO K MAN NGAUN, DAHIL S ABS-CBN YAN. ALAM MO BNG DAHIL KAY PRES. CORY NAIBALIK ANG ABS-CBN SA MGA LOPEZES! IKAW ANO BA ANG NAGAWA MO S BAYAN NATIN. DON’T TELL ME YOU HAVE A LOT OF MONEY ANG HOUSE AND LOT AT MAY MALL P A ATA MGA TEMPORAL LANG YN. DPAT TANGGALING KNA NG ABS-CBN WLA K NA MANG MORAL VALUES EH!! YOUR ARE NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE TO THE YOUTH!!
Sometimes, I get to think that reaching the peak of your career has its own ups and downs as well. You get to be scrutinized time and again and the responsibility is great. Thus, I do hope that we learn the lesson now that indeed we need to be sensitive to others and that we need to make sure that we do not blow our head filled with air as soon as we achieve success! Thanks for your input Mr. June S. Manalo!!!
Super nanaman tayong mga Pinoy magreact, I personally dont like Willie R. pero ang point of view ko dito ay masyado nating sinesensationalized ang mga bagay bagay, sa panonood ko ng sinabi ni Willie, maramil may iba pa at mas karapatdapat na salitang sya na mga ginamit para ipahayag ang nararamdaman nya but again syempre communication indifference at misunderstanding… Pumasok ba sa isip natin na baka ang gusto nya lng sabihin ay nakakalungkot na panoorin ang libing ng former president at hindi akmang ipinapakita yun habang ini- air na nagsasaya sila sa isang game show? maybe in his perspective the people might think that He is not paying respect over the mourn of the Filipino people dahil He is entertaining while that is being aired and that He feels bad that He was entertaining while something like that is happening.Sana ang ginawa ng management eh… nag breaking news na lng sila, at inalis muna ang wowowee for maybe 2 mins or so. Ang perspective ng buong station( syepmre business to) ay syempre iba sa tao ( front liner, humaharap sa publiko) parehong wala silang intention na masama but the mere fact na yung front liner at his own concern bilang host ang may power to comment eh syempre sya ang pwede din balikan. To delaguardia, maam, I dont think what he did is a bad behavior. wag po natin iconextualized ang situation based from the reaction of people kasi po yung iba nakikisawsaw lng sa issue… pakinggan at intindihin po nating mabuti kung ano ang sinabi nya at hindi kung ano ang sinabi ng mga tao… again nagsesensationalized nanaman po tayo.
With all respect to Aquino Family, alam ko na they would not want to have late President Cory Aquino be remembered as binastos na President but rather a well loved and respected so let us keep it that way… ika nga Let us not washed our Laundry in public…
Rocell, you have a valid point as well. Sometimes, we need to take both sides and listen on their statements before rushing into a conclusion. Judging a situation or a person hastily is something that is to be avoided especially in a period where we all are mourning over the death of the lady lady president. Thanks!
aug 3 show: “nagsasaya kami dito tapos pinapakita nya yan… nahihirapan ako magsalita dito nagpapasay ako….”
aug 4 show: “nagpapatawa kami, nagsasaya kami, gusto nyo ba magalit ang sambayanan.. wala akong kinatatakutan”
aug 7 interview: “sana habang nagluluksa kami, hindi kami nakikitang nagsasaya, parang hindi kami nakikidalamhati”
eto ang evolution: aug 3 was all about him and the pagapapasaya; aug 4 all about him enveloped in the word “kami” and pagapapasaya and pagpapatawa with special mention sa sambayanan; aug 7 backseat na si willie kasi higlighted ang pagluluksa and negatuve na ang pagsasaya na parang di sila nakikidalamhati
paano ma-interpret ang meaning and intention at paano masasabi na good intention ay depende sa kung paano ang delivery? ako simple lang, pare-pareho tayong pinoy and pare-pareho tayong nagtatagalog; so reaction ko against willie ay kung ano ang sinabi niya and hindi ko based sa excuse na mali daw ang pagkasabi nya or hindi yun ang intention; sinabi nya at that time ay hindi maganda ang nakikita yun kabaong kasi nagsasaya siya at ang intention niya at that moment in time ay paalisin ang video insert; and, pinanindigan nya iyon nung aug 4 at nanghamon pa na wala siyang kinatatakutan; nung aug 7, kung ang intention nya ay mag-apologize, e di mag-sorry and sabihin na mali ang sinabi niya, kaso ginawa pa tayo na hindi marunong umintindi ng tagalog na ang ibig pala nyang sabihin ay nakaksira sa dalamhati ang pagsasaya nya….
ergo, the evolution (medyo pinagisipan din nya ng ilang araw para makalusot): aug 4: cory’s funeral cortege is a distraction to his show with 180 degree shift on aug 7: his show was a distraction to those who were mourning for cory
Well, the 180 degree shift somehow affects as well his original intention and his apology. I think that you analysis is valid enough! I just hope that he learns his lesson this time.
ang lalim naman nyan..pero i agree with you…
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How can a successful tv host be so disrespectful and make it appear, he did not mean anything to his request of the split screen during his show..the perception he gave all of us was he was being selfish and wanted the limelight all to himself, what ABS should have done was not aired his show and given way to the funeral of our dear past President and giving an update to those who remained home bound to be abreast with any news. I cannot believe how a popular tv host is so much accepted by the people if really what he is doing is to make fun of the people, is this what makes one popular..no TV HOST in the US would be tolerated if they were like him, making fun on people on the and the unfortunate thing is the studio audience finds this amusing..SAD SAD..just had to give my opinion…Hope this time the media will be much stricter on him and remove him permanently from the show, besides am sure there are others who the audience will accept and will respect all audience and those viewing the shows…PEOPLE OF The PHILIPPINES PLEASE STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT!
I respect all your opinions and comments up there and to Mr. Ryan Canlas’ blog. It’s just right to see both sides of the bridge before rendering a speculation. I am not a fan of willie neither of their “other noontime show counter part”.
Here in the Middle east (Abu Dhabi) some people are subscribed to TFC and some to Orbit/GMA pinoy TV, therefore I have seen both sides and their reactions, particularly some comments on youtube.
For me, may be Willie’s intention was good but the problem with him is “the way he deliver the message”, he may have paused for a while and give respect to our late former president and during the commercial break he could have adviced his staff about his “intention to give happiness to the viewers.”
Knowing that his noontime show is aired 6 days a week, he should have gave way “just for a day” and pay respect to the burial of Mrs. Cory Aquino. He should be cautious in everything he is saying to the public, because as a TV show host, people are looking at him as a role model. The character which he is showing on public is not to be tolerated. I think he must have “learned his lessons very well” now that he have encountered tons of controversies in the past.
From the very start, we never like Willie Revillame. By international standard, his big laugh on the TV and his boring, cheap and corny records that he keeps singing in wowowee is unacceptable. He is truly an arrogant, rude, uneducated man, who can barely speak good english. All he can say is “Are your ready? are you ready?” He uses the wowowee dancers to boost his ratings and he uses and redicule the Filipino audience for his own sake. It is the mighty dollars of the Filipinos that makes thousands of poor Filipinos happy and NOT Willie Revillame. He thinks that he is more important than Pres. Aquino. Willie Revillame should go and must be replaced by a decent Filipino TV host. He is a dangerous man. We are not surprised if one day, he run for President of the Philippines.
wala naman masama sa sinabi ni willy,di nga naman tama na sa tabi ng footage ng show ng wowowwe na me nagssayaw me nagtatawanan ay yung luksa naman ng funeral ni ex pres.aquino ang pinanalalabas di nga naman maganda tingnan yun wala naman siyang masamang intension sa sinabi niya .yung mga haters lang na inggit ke willie ang nag bigay ng bad translation sa sinabi ni willie.
Success has gone into his head. Most of his comments have sexual overtones. He should have been charged with sexual harrassment.
sometimes we need to be careful with our words when we are a tv icon…we should be at least tactful…we can’t please everyone…