Following the third group formation and the enumeration of their violations, the time had come for the remaining 16 housemates of “Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0” to face the consequences of their disrespect to the house rules of Kuya, as seen in the December 2 episode.
Since all of the housemates had infractions—Sparkle star Caprice Cayetano had the fewest with only one, while Star Magic artist Lella Ford had the most with 15—everyone had to undergo the punishment that Big Brother had prepared for them.
Upon hearing Big Brother’s signal, the housemates frantically ran towards their group’s respective cages that were situated in the activity area. While some scrambled to wear raincoats since it was raining, the others decided to simply bring their cages inside the houses to avoid being drenched in rainwater. The Big Back Dreamers, comprised of Princess Aaliyah, Caprice Cayetano, Joaquin Arce, and Krystal Mejes, on the other hand, checked their laundry first prior to going back inside the house.
As his teammates in Interlinked Minds chatted with one another, Iñigo Jose lost the energy to interact with them as he expressed his worry that his mom would definitely not be happy about what was happening inside the house, especially to him. He suggested to Fred Moser, Heath Jornales, and Lee Victor that it would be best for them to concentrate on their task.
The Palabanghels comprised of Rave Victoria, John Clifford, Lella Ford, and Sofia Pablo, on the other hand, had a discussion about their violations and how they were able to accumulate that many infringements. Clifford also wondered how long they’re going to be in that situation.
Kuya then communicated the rules regarding their punishment through the plasma screen in the living room. They were not allowed to sit nor read a book, but they’re allowed to get out of their cages whenever they need to go to the comfort room, confession room, or storage room. Since they couldn’t sit, the housemates felt further exhaustion and muscle weakness one hour into their punishment.
Exacerbating their situation were the additional points added by Big Brother on the number of violations that some of the housemates had already committed after their failure to abide by the rule that they must get inside their respective cells within one minute. Interlinked Minds and Astig Divas were both given an additional two points each, because of Iñigo, Heath, Anton, and Ashley, while Palabanghels gained three because of Clifford, Rave, and Lella.
As time went by, the housemates had already felt the weight and difficulty of their punishment, with Lella apologizing to her teammates and vowing to make up for her mistakes. Miguel, on the other hand, related to his groupmates Ashley and Carmelle, how being part of “PBB” has helped him fulfill his goal to achieve self-improvement by learning to speak his mind.
Just when they thought that they would only be reproached by Kuya for their violations, the housemates got bewildered when they heard the ominous sound once again while they were still inside their cages. Afterwards, he asked them to gather at the living area to castigate them anew regarding their failure to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness inside the house, especially in the bedrooms, for which Kuya had already reprimanded them before. He also scolded them for wasting food, which he found really unacceptable.
Nonetheless, Kuya still gave the housemates another chance to rectify their shortcomings by allowing them to clean the different areas of the house in the best way possible. They immediately acted upon it by dividing the labor per group, with the Big Back Dreamers being in charge of the girls’ bedroom and the Interlinked Minds in the boys’ bedroom. The Astig Divas assigned themselves to the kitchen, while the Palabanghels were in the dining and living rooms. Doing the chores prompted Anton to suggest to his team members in Astig Divas that it would be great if the housemates had a general cleaning at least every week.
As soon as the housemates declared that they were already done, Kuya sent three inspectors clad in personal protective equipment (PPEs) into the house to examine the output of their general cleaning.
Palabanghels received a thumbs down after the inspector found a random box behind the couch in the living area but a thumbs up for the dining area. The inspectors were also not satisfied with how the Astig Divas, Interlinked Minds, and Big Back Dreamers cleaned the areas assigned to them, so they got thumbs down as verdicts. Thus, Kuya summoned them again to the living area to tell them that he was going to give them another chance to clean their designated areas. The inspectors went back inside the house again to recheck each area—and they finally got a thumbs up!
Since they already passed the cleanliness check, Kuya allowed the housemates to finally get out of their cages. However, just when they assumed that their punishment had already ended, they heard the doomy sound anew. Big Brother once again gathered them in the living room to relay to them that they’d reached a total of 117 violations collectively.
Besides, he warned them that it was just a “patikim” or sample of their punishment, as he told them that they must stay inside their respective cells every day whenever they hear his signal.
When will Kuya end the housemates’ punishments? Have they already learned from their mistakes? And who were the inspectors, by the way? Let’s all find out in the next episodes of “PBB Collab 2.0”, which can be watched online via livestreams on the PBB YouTube Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), and iWant.