Bongga! (1999)

Country

Philippines

How it feels

This Philippine variety show from the late 90s and early 2000s features hosts, music bands, and dance groups. It includes special comedy segments like a gay boxing match and a bikini contest. The program aims to entertain with a fun and different style.

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What happens

Bongga! (lit. 'Extravagant!') is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Iloilo and GMA Bacolod. Hosted by Jigo Mambo, John Arceo, Leez Quimpo, Em Capalla and Joan Jalandoni, it premiered on October 24, 1999. The show concluded on September 2, 2007 for the past eight (8) years. The show was popular for its segments "Pok Gi Pok", a gay boxing challenge where two gay contestants battle it out using oversized hand gloves; and "Bongga Babes", a bikini-open contest featuring the sexiest babes in Western Visayas. It also featured some of the hottest Ilonggo bands and dance groups in Western Visayas, with the special participation of some of the most popular GMA Kapuso stars flown in from Manila every now and then to join the "Bongga!" gang. Because of the show's own brand of fun and vibrant entertainment rarely seen in other local variety shows in Visayas and Mindanao, "Bongga" has earned the tag "Pinasahi sa Tanan" (Different among others). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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