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‘Nagpupuyat lang?’ Call center agent speaks up vs stereotype on ‘Everybody Sing’

‘Nagpupuyat lang?’ Call center agent speaks up vs stereotype on ‘Everybody Sing’

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‘Everybody, Sing’ host Vice Ganda pays tribute to a community of call center agents, who won the jackpot prize of the musical game show in its Sunday episode. ABS-CBN
‘Everybody, Sing’ host Vice Ganda pays tribute to a community of call center agents, who won the jackpot prize of the musical game show in its Sunday episode. ABS-CBN

MANILA — A call center agent broke down in tears in the Sunday episode of “Everybody, Sing,” after his group won the jackpot prize of P500,000, setting off an impassioned statement about his personal experience of being “degraded” due to his profession.

The “Songbayanan,” composed of 25 BPO professionals, erupted in emotional cheers when they guessed correctly all 10 song titles in the jackpot round.

Host Vice Ganda, too, joined them in celebrating, saying they were not alone in hoping for some relief and momentary joy, amid the challenges of the pandemic.

“Nakikita namin kung gaano kasaya ‘yung mga na sa bahay,” Vice Ganda said, referring to recorded reactions to episodes of the program. “Kasi, ‘yung mga na sa bahay, kahit hindi sila ‘yung totoong mananalo, gusto nila manalo ‘yung kapwa nila Pilipino.”

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“Kasi alam nating lahat tayo may pinagdadaanang mabigat ngayon. Mayaman o mahirap, may kuwarta o wala, may trabaho o wala, lahat tayo may pinagdadaanan. At lahat tayo naniniwala na deserve nating manalo ngayon,” he added.

The comedy superstar then paid tribute to the call center agents, as he related he is acquainted with many from the same field.

“Deserve niyong manalo ngayon. Kaya I’m just so happy. Ang hirap ng trabaho niyo. Maraming akong kakilala na na sa call center. I admire you. I salute you. At ang saya ko na mag-uuwi kayo ng P500,000,” he said.

Vice Ganda’s statement was met with a tearful reaction by one of the contestants, Mackie, prompting the host to ask why.

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Mackie spoke of negative perception on his line of work, mentioning stereotypes attached to graveyard-shift agents.

“Masaya lang ako, kasi for a very long time na nag-wo-work, we are being degraded by a lot of people. They just think na nagpupuyat lang kami, nag-yo-yosi lang kami during our break times,” he said.

“Pero hindi nila alam, we are doing this for our family. Behind the confidence na meron kami habang nag-ti-take kami ng call is ‘yung fear na baka mawalan kami ng trabaho because of the pandemic,” he explained.

Referring to the joy of winning and the actual jackpot prize, Mackie added: “Ito, we deserve this. We deserve this.”

The community of call center agents became the latest “Songbayanan” to win the jackpot of “Everybody, Sing” since its June 5 premiere, after the batch of community pantry volunteers, massage therapists, teachers, and drivers.

“Everybody, Sing” airs Saturdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, iWantTFC, and A2Z Channel 11.

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Janine Gutierrez on her showbiz journey: 'You define your own success'

Janine Gutierrez on her showbiz journey: 'You define your own success'

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"You define your own success."

These were the words of Janine Gutierrez as she reflected on her showbiz journey, coming from a family of accomplished artists.

In an interview with Karmina Constantino-Torres on her podcast KC After Hours, Janine was asked if she felt pressured to achieve the same level of success as her mother, Lotlot de Leon, and grandmother, Pilita Corrales, who have established their legacy in the industry.

"No kasi imposible and that's what I had to remove from my brain din when I was starting. Kasi how can you compete with the women in my life, parang hindi talaga kaya," she said.

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Janine admitted that her family's legacy was one of the reasons she was initially hesitant to join showbiz. 

"I guess that was one of the things din that was stopping me before from trying to enter showbiz, kasi feeling ko hala paano pa, ano pa ang mapapatunayan ko diyan. They've done everything," she recalled.

Janine then realized over the years that "there's space for everyone." 

She pointed out: "That's why I also hate it when they pit women against each other because everybody can be successful. There's space for everyone and just be true to your own journey. Don't compare yourself to your peers or don't put too much pressure on what other people have achieved kasi you define your own success. And I've learned that also from my mom, and from my grandmother, and everyone."

In the same interview, Janine was asked how she learned to embrace the ups and downs of her own journey.

"I think it's also really getting to know yourself, and I think it comes with age and experience talaga," she highlighted.

She also learned to appreciate how things happen in their own time as they should. 

"And there was that part of me when I was younger na [I wondered] did I just waste my time studying? Dapat ba 16 pa lang nag-artista na ako? But then when I got to do the things I really wanted — for example going to Venice (Film Festival) or even getting roles, or even like going to ABS-CBN — na-realize ko that there's really no experience that's wasted,” the actress went on. "And I am so happy that I really had that time din to go to school, which is a privilege not many actors have. I am so blessed to have that part of my life before going into show business. It has really helped me talaga."



The actress shared that she also realized that everything happens for a reason. "I've learned that through many rejections, many missed opportunities. Eventually, I realized that everything gets explained or replaced with something better and everything happens for a reason and timing is everything."

Janine recently starred in the Kapamilya series Lavender Fields alongside Jericho Rosales and Jodi Sta. Maria.

"Sobrang saya na mapabilang sa cast ng ‘Lavender Fields’ kasi sobrang husay ng lahat ng artista at sobrang ganda ng kwento at nabigyan kami ng oras ng lahat ng manonood. Fulfilling, kapag nagawa mo ‘yung mga bilin ng mga director and lalong mas fulfilling if nagustuhan ng mga Kapamilya o ‘yung mga nanonood," she remarked in a previous interview.

Back in August 2024, Janine attended her first Venice International Film Festival as part of Phantosmia by Lav Diaz.

"It's been a dream of mine to be part of Filipino films that make it to the global stage. I know there's so much talent in the Philippine film industry and there's so much potential there and I'm so happy to be with the group of people who feel the same way," Janine said during the press conference of the movie at the film festival.

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