Pilipinas Game Ka Na Ba Scam

From my inbox at getitfromboy@gmail.com, this email was forwarded to me, a certain Jeric Pediglorio is complaining about an alleged irregularity in Pilipinas Game KNB? hosted by Edu Manzano. On a related note, Edu Manzano is laughing all the way to the bank with a hit novelty single, Papaya, and album featuring dance hits of the 70’s.

Here’s the email:

my comment about pgknb screening! i was there at abs-cbn last
> > > saturday for the screening as a studio contestant for the said
show.
> > > guess what? we where about 570 contestants who are suppose to play
> > > for pgknb. what happened was we were there, we waited till 9am
> > > outside the studios and had a long line, then we went inside to
> > > write our names, then after that went inside the studio of pgknb. i
> > > would like to commend the task force guards, they were really
> > > respectful and accomodating, (dami ngang cute!hehehe! joke!) anyways
> > > when we where inside the studio we were given pep talks from the
> > > executive producer mark rejano i think. his a cool dude, cute
though
> > > having a big belly, which he acknowledged. anyways, we danced the
> > > papaya, then the theme song, they call it the yabang dance. after
> > > that we were given a paper, to fill out. then at the back was a
list
> > > of nos., like a test paper at the back, after that we were given
> > > questions,a tests about different topics and what not. i was
> > > schocked to learn that this questions are not really easy.asking
> > > about the nationality of louis vuiton?,who was romeo vasquez
leading
> > > lady in the 60″s? the academy that has a motto of courage,integrity
> > > and freedom? some might know this questions but i was apprehensive
> > > about the answers. i answered some of these questions, but i guess,
> > > out of ten, i got 5-6 questions right, anyways after the said test.
> > > they, the staff collected the said papers, after 30 mins they went
> > > out to announce who passed the tests. passing they said was 9 out
> > > 10, or even a perfect score. i was not lucky to pass the test and
> > > for that matter most of the 570 applicants who were there. i think
> > > 30 only passed the said test. i was disappointed at first, but i
> > > would like to commend them also because they gave us the refund of
> > > our fare in going there to abs-cbn, and its not easy to go there
> > > from the province that i am from and much as with most of my co-
> > > screeners who came from the northern and the southern luzon
> > > areas,who basically all failed. they gave the money back and
> > > refunded us or fares to almost all the 500+ of us who failed the
> > > test.

but while i was waiting for my turn to take my money, i
had an
> > > ephiphany, is it possible that some who passed were given a
lickeage
> > > about the questions? or even the answers? because i saw past
winners
> > > even making it, meaning one who became a millionaire 2 years ago
> > > passed the said test, a transvestite also made it. a young looking
> > > dude,who look like a teenager made it. i am not sourgraping or
> > > anything because i know my capabilities. just like what i said the
> > > previous comments above, i was commending them for making it easy
> > > for us like mr.rejano and the task force. but i would like to ask,
> > > if its possible that there was cheating that involved the said
> > > screening? rememeber before at wowowee? it was disclosed later on
> > > that one of the said talent coordinators favoured other people who
> > > auditioned? because he was asking for money in exchange of being
> > > part of the game show, because here with pgknb it’s not impossible.
> > > i found it really a fake deal, that they asked for us to come just
> > > to know that 95% of us didn’t even passed the screening. i felt
like
> > > i was betrayed by the very show that i like and believe in.they
even
> > > said that we were lucky that out of 6,000 texters we were chosen to
> > > go there, but how come that i send them 2 text messages of my name
> > > and address with two different nos. but both of the nos.through
text
> > > message from them confirmed that i am part of the screening? i am
> > > airing my grievances because a year ago, i was also part of the
> > > screening for deal or no deal and during that time i we where about
> > > a thousand i think for the screening and it was inside the deal or
> > > no deal studio. but the test was different, it was more of a
> > > psychological test. i was not also lucky to pass the said
> > > screening,we where even told during that time that even if you
> > > didn’t pass here at deal or no deal you text pgknb abd when you’ll
> > > be texted by the staff you are already part of the gameshow
> > > contestants. only to find out now that its not going to happen. so
> > > after a year of waiting, same old story with pgknb. believe me,
i do
> > > have a life and a high paying job at that. i know that pgkb is a
> > > game of chance, as say they say “you win some, you loose some”.
i am
> > > posting this comment just to appease my questions and for peace of
> > > mind also. i don’t want to even know that someone who became a
> > > millionaire won though he is not deserving to be there and that
he’s
> > > there because of cheating and had a deal with a pgknb staff.
again,i
> > > am not accusing the said game show. i know that mr.edu manzano will
> > > not allow such irregularities, because it will be a big blow on his
> > > very reputation as a chairman of the agency he is handling and as
> > > the host of the show offcourse. hope someone will give us
closure on
> > > what really happened.