Willie Revillame currently on leave from Wowowee

Willie Revillame is once again in the headlines of various publications and internet sites regarding his statement during a live Wowowee telecast where he asked the live feed of Cory Aquino’s cortege be removed from the screen. Many have seen this as brash and it sprouted already numerous online petitions to have the host suspended or remove from his post on the number one noon time show in the country.

The host was not present last Saturday and yesterday and this automatically made people ask what happened to Willie. According to Bong Osorio, Head of ABS-CBN’s Corporate Communications, Willie himself texted him and said that he is on indefinite leave effective last Saturday. Mariel Rodriguez, one of Willie’s co-hosts on Wowowee, also mentioned on the show yesterday that Willie is currently resting.

On Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and Kapisanan ng Broadcasters sa Pilipinas’s (KBP) claim that Willie violated Presidential Decree of 1986 Section 3C, saying they can take action on any program on TV that will not reflect good values and show anything injurious to the State, the Republic of the Philippines and its people. ABS-CBN has already received MTRCB and KBP’s notice on the matter and will have only five days to respond to this. MTRCB Chairwoman Consoliza Laguardia and KBP Vice Chairman Jun Nicadao says that the station will receive fair treatment in the hearing of this issue.

On the other hand, Senator Nonoy Aquino in an interview said that he would rather not make a big deal out of the issue. “I’ll take what he said at face value at wala siyang insultong nais iparating sa aming pamilya.”