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DSWD calls "Jan-Jan on Willing Willie" incident a "blatant manifestation of child abuse," Jan-Jan dances on show anew

Published: Mar 29, 2011 - 10:18am

(SPOT.ph) Following the backlash from a viral Youtube clip showing six-year-old Jan-Jan crying while gyrating on Willing Willie, Jan-Jan returned to the TV-5 show yesterday with his family and explained why he was in tears.

He and his father Jojo Estrada said he was crying because he was afraid of former basketball player Bonel Balingit, who was an audience member when Jan-Jan appeared on Willing Willie. Estrada said Jan-Jan described Balingit as a "kapre," a popular mythical creature from Filipino folklore.

Asked who taught Jan-Jan the controversial dance, Estrada pointed to his nephew in the audience, whom he did not identify. His nephew said it was Jan-Jan who wanted to learn the dance, and the boy affirmed this. Jan-Jan's mother Diana added that the boy has been doing the dance—to the tune of "Careless Whisper"—since he was three years old.

Estrada defended his son's Willing Willie act and denied allegations that having him perform as such was child abuse. "Kagustuhan ng anak ko 'yon. Siyempre gusto ng anak kong sumikat, mag-artista kaya 'yon ang ginawa niya para maiba siya... Hindi kasalanan ng anak ko na maging gano'n kasi ang pagkakaalam niya, maganda ang ginagawa niya."

("It was my son who wanted to do the dance. Of course he wants to be famous and to join showbiz so he did it to stand out... He's not at fault because as far as he knows, what he's doing is good.")

Estrada was visibly proud of his son's dance, even repeatedly offering to have him dance again on the show. He claimed that many Youtube users and his cousins in the US have commended Jan-Jan's skills. At one time, people in Quiapo recognized his son and asked to have pictures taken with him, according to Estrada. He said the owners of the computer shop near their house even let Jan-Jan use their facilities for free because they were extremely happy with his dance.

Asked how they spent the P10,000 cash prize Jan-Jan got earlier, Estrada said they bought the boy an mp5 player and bike.

Later, Jan-Jan danced again on the show but Revillame refused to play Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode," which the boy gyrated to the last time he was there. Instead, they played Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." Revillame had to cut short Jan-Jan's performance when the boy imitated Jackson's crotch-grab move. Jan-Jan later performed Pitbull's "I Know You Want Me" with his younger sister and father joining in.

Revillame apologized towards the end of the segment on Jan-Jan. "Kung may na-offend kami, humihingi kami ng paumanhin... Ang importante, nakita nating maging masaya ang pamilyang ito. (If we offended anyone, I'm sorry... What's important is that we were able to see this family happy.)"

Yesterday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said the Willing Willie incident was a "blatant manifestation of child abuse," while the Movie and Television Classification Board said they have "referred the matter to the Hearing and Adjudication Committee for appropriate disposition."

Citing these government actions and more, Revillame said, "Ang daming problema ng bansa katulad ng bibitayin, 'yong mga corrupt. Tapos itong maliit na bagay na binastos ko raw ang bata... Wala pong gano'n at hindi ko gagawin 'yan." ("Our country has so many problems like corruption and the three Filipinos on death row in China. This is just a small issue, that I allegedly abused a child. I did not and will not do that.")

Yesterday, TV-5 also issued a statement saying the network, the show producers and Revillame "sincerely and deeply apologize" for the controversial segment.

 

Jan-Jan's second appearance on Willing Willie (Part 1)

 

Jan-Jan's second appearance on Willing Willie (Part 2)

 

Jan-Jan's second appearance on Willing Willie (Part 3)

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  • catty Apr 06 2011 @ 09:43pm Report Abuse
    In my opinion all the game shows similar to welling wellie, majority of the participants are coming from the poor sector. I have watched the shows of wellie many times even when he was still in wowwee but what I have observed is that the program helped the poor participants who took risks in joining a long line as early at 3 oclock in the morning or even earlier just to qualify as participants. In my deeper reflection the root cause of this scenario is abject poverty, I think it is high time for our government to provide more livelihood and employment opportunities to the needy poor pilipino people, constituting 60- 70 percent of the total population.
  • verginia Apr 06 2011 @ 09:03pm Report Abuse
    In my op[inion i have been following closely the wowee show when it was still in abs-cbn and in my observation the have help the poor sector of our society and until this time the poor people are still patronizing the show of Willie. In my poor analysis one of the root causes of the problems of the majority of the pilipino people today is poverty, so it is high time for our government to give more livelihood and employment opportunities here in our country. Imagine the difficulty of these parents/ guardians and other participants to line up as early 3 oclock dawn or maybe earlier, just to qualify as participants of this show. Being a teacher I am an advocate of children and women!s rights but still my reflection goes deeper compared to those who pointed only the symptoms not the cause of the illness.
  • verginia Apr 06 2011 @ 08:56pm Report Abuse
    In my op[inion i have been following closely the wowee show when it was still in abs-cbn and in my observation the have help the poor sector of our society and until this time the poor people are still patronizing the show of Willie. In my poor analysis one of the root causes of the problems of the majority of the pilipino people today is poverty, so it is high time for our government to give more livelihood and employment opportunities here in our country. Imagine the difficulty of these parents/ guardians and other participants to line up as early 3 oclock dawn or maybe earlier, just to qualify as participants of this show. Being a teacher I am an advocate of children and women!s rights but still my reflection goes deeper compared to those who pointed only the symptoms not the cause of the illness.
  • verginia Apr 06 2011 @ 08:51pm Report Abuse
    In my op[inion i have been following closely the wowee show when it was still in abs-cbn and in my observation the have help the poor sector of our society and until this time the poor people are still patronizing the show of Willie. In my poor analysis one of the root causes of the problems of the majority of the pilipino people today is poverty, so it is high time for our government to give more livelihood and employment opportunities here in our country. Imagine the difficulty of these parents/ guardians and other participants to line up as early 3 oclock dawn or maybe earlier, just to qualify as participants of this show. Being a teacher I am an advocate of children and women!s rights but still my reflection goes deeper compared to those who pointed only the symptoms not the cause of the illness.
  • karma is near Apr 06 2011 @ 12:36pm Report Abuse
    Ako inaamin ko inggit na ingit ako kay Willie. Tignan mo naman kasi--kaya niyang mang-abuso ng bata habang pinapanood ng karamihan, at pagkatapos ay parang wala lang... Lumalabas pa na siya ang biktima. Sarap naman ng buhay protektado. Sobrang inggit talaga ako sa treatment ng mga uto-uto niyang supporters. *sarcasm*
  • franc Apr 06 2011 @ 12:09pm Report Abuse
    grabe..anong ikaiingit ng mga tao kay willie revillame???dahil sikat siya?or whatever...rnBastos!rnat sa mga nagsasabing inggit lang kmi kay willie, di kami dapat mainggit simply because mabuti kaming tao at c Willie ay hindi!rnMag isip naman kayo...nabubuhay kayo sa kasinungalingan ni Willie...kaya walang pag-unlad ang bansa dahil naniniwala kayo kay Willie na sya ang mag-aahon sa inyong kahirapan... Hindi po Diyos c Willie.
  • money4upinoy Apr 04 2011 @ 10:48pm Report Abuse
    @KC: Your shout has been answered I saw that Jollibee Corp. pulled out their ads with "Willing Wilie" rnrn@TV-5: I really hope that you have the guts to take actions with this so called "Matulungin sa Masa" I know your having a lot of money with this guy "Wilie" but your not. You know what i mean diba? This dumb *ss will soon be your down fall. You will always be No. 3 accept that FACT... F***K YOU WILIE
  • srsly Apr 01 2011 @ 12:26am Report Abuse
    WTF is wrong with Willie.
  • concerned mom Mar 30 2011 @ 12:49pm Report Abuse
    Poor Jan-jan coz you have a parent like yours na mas naisip pa ang pera kesa ang kapakanan mo....it was your parents who abused you and di pa sila nakuntento dun, hinayaan pa nilang i-abused ka ng ibang tao para lang sa pera.rn
  • * * * * * Mar 30 2011 @ 10:26am Report Abuse

    willie should die and rot in hell!

  • pathetic Mar 30 2011 @ 09:16am Report Abuse
    The child doesn't have a concept of what 'abuse' is. Even worse, the parents are misguided. Just because everyone is entertained or clamoring for it or the child is 'enjoying' it, doesn't mean that the parents should just give in. Children should be protected and properly guided by their parents. rnrnDSWD, put all 'erring' parents (esp. those who 'awkwardly' put their kids under the TV spotlight) to a re-education camp so they understand potential adverse long-term psychological effects of this 'abuse' on the 'child'! rnrnN.B. I wonder what Jan-jan will feel 12 years later when he sees this video and is old enough to make sense of what's happening around at the time he did it?
  • hsing tao Mar 30 2011 @ 04:11am Report Abuse
    Hindi na ito tungkol sa batang iyon. Wala akong pakialam kung "gusto" ng bata ang ginawa niya. In bad taste yun at malaswa ang ginalaw niya. Dapat mapatigil yan at maparusahan ang palabas ni Willie sa nangyari. Ito ay para sa proteksyon ng mga kabataang Pilipino. Hindi lang ang tatay ni JanJan ang may anak. Ang disenteng magulang ayaw ipagawa yun sa anak niya at ayaw ang mga anak nila na makakita ng ganun.
  • reader Mar 30 2011 @ 02:11am Report Abuse
    @geela, well said, so true.
  • hayyy Mar 30 2011 @ 12:03am Report Abuse
    willie and his fans should just acknowledge & accept that something was really not right, learn from it, and move on one notch wiser. and don't make excuses like what the gov't should focus on or prioritize. a bit of humility won't kill you
  • hayyy Mar 29 2011 @ 11:48pm Report Abuse
    hay nauna pa ang bike bago sa pintuan ng bahay, at humihirit pa ng tv
  • weng Mar 29 2011 @ 11:46pm Report Abuse
    puede ko bang malaman ang hotline ng dswd? anbody knows? thank you
  • weng Mar 29 2011 @ 11:43pm Report Abuse
    Nabigyan ng pansin ng DSWD ang pagsasayaw ni Jan Jan sa TV 5. Kelan kaya mabibigyan ng pansin ng DSWD ang mga bata na sa lansangan at yong mga naliligaw ng landas?
  • geela Mar 29 2011 @ 11:07pm Report Abuse
    There are so many things wrong about this I don't know where to start. rnrn1. Jan-Jan a SIX YEAR OLD BOY was crying because he thought some guy in the audience looked like a "kapre"!?! Who actually buys that? Yes, kids can be afraid of these things, but there were so many audience members, the set was bright and cheery...not really the typical set-up for sending chills down a kid's spine, huh? But forget all that because poor Mr. Balingit was just a very believable "kapre" that little Jan-Jan cried anyway. It's unbelievable what kind of excuses people will come up with to cover up their mistakes. It's bad enough Jan-Jan had to dance, they wronged him again by teaching him to lie like that. And if it were true, he was obviously mortified already, why push him to go any further? rnrn2. Maybe the parents don't know any better and find nothing wrong with what happened. That's just sad. Maybe DSWD should put them under some sort of program too to make them realize what's wrong with it. rnrn3. Yes, the Philippines has got major problems. But that doesn't take away the fact that what happened is wrong. And yes, DSWD is tasked to take care of kids like Jan-Jan so forgive them for not working on the economy and going after bullies/exploiters/abusers instead. rnrn4. The audience. How could anyone think this was funny? Every single member who laughed ,abused Jan-Jan too. rnrn5. Using the excuse of giving people happines/helping people is not valid if you're abusing them at the same time. Plus, maybe they should stop making these game shows sound like a charity. COME ON. It's not as if advertisers don't pay for spots on their show that makes them earn back MANY TIMES OVER whatever "help" they give their audience. Don't pretend like you don't get anything out of it. Networks aren't run like charities, profit is still the end goal.
  • kit Mar 29 2011 @ 07:33pm Report Abuse
    i do not tolerate child abuse and never found it "cute" or "funny" to make children do things against their will like dancing and singing in public as i consider it similar to a dancing bear or chimpanzee.rnrnhowever, i was just thinking, if the kid didn't cry and went on dancing lewdly as he did (probably with matching facial contour), would people have cried foul or just laugh with wild abandon? this is no different from school or worst, government sponsored programs wherein children are made to dance under the intense heat of the sun. all forms of abuses like these should be stopped immediately, either by lazy bum parents or school/government sponsored programs. kahit saan po natin tignan, mali ang ganitong klaseng pag uugali para lamang masabi na "cultural event"
  • naughtypreppy Mar 29 2011 @ 05:37pm Report Abuse
    may pint naman ung tatay ni Janjan. walang kasalanan ang anak nya, e kasi sya na tatay ang may kasalanan!! it is so obvious na gustong gusto nila na mapansin ang anak nila kahit nawawalan na ng dignidad ang bata.. rnWillie Revillame, kelan ka magbabago ng style mo ng hosting at "pagbibigay ligaya sa tao"? remember, we should laugh with others, not at others... kung ano ano na lang katarantaduhan naiisip mo para lang sa show mong obviuosly e in bad taste
  • tonyo Mar 29 2011 @ 03:25pm Report Abuse
    kaya nga e. andami na ngang problema ng bansa dumagdag ka pa.
  • ian moone Mar 29 2011 @ 03:24pm Report Abuse
    pag pera na ang usapan, wala ng mali sa mata ng tao. tulad ng sinabi ng magulang ni Jan-Jan, ano nga namang mali dun? eh nabayaran na sila.rnrnkung aware kayo, yung unang 10k na ibinigay kay Jan-Jan, pinangbili lang ng laruan. sila ba talaga eh naghihirap? bat nauna pang bilin ang ganung bagay kesa itabi ang pera at ilaan sa mas kailangang pagkagastusan.. rnrnnakakadismaya. DOES IT ONLY PROVE TO US THAT MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND? na kahit sariling anak ok lang magmukang kawawa/katawa-tawa kumita lang ng pera? rnrnWOW LANG.
  • anonymous Mar 29 2011 @ 02:00pm Report Abuse
    Kailangan ni Jan-Jan ang suporta ng isang tao na may pusong handang tumulong sa mga bata, lalo na ang mahihirap. Yan ay walang iba kung hindi si Manny Villar! Teka... kaibigan nga pala yun ni Willie. FAIL!
  • wysiwyg Mar 29 2011 @ 01:48pm Report Abuse
    Additional PHP10,000.00 para ipagtanggol si WIllie at ang walang kwenta niyang show.
  • ingit ba? Mar 29 2011 @ 01:40pm Report Abuse
    @inggitero,rnrnAno dapat ika inggit?
  • ingitero Mar 29 2011 @ 01:29pm Report Abuse
    Ingit lang kayo! ganun lang yun!
  • jonas Mar 29 2011 @ 12:58pm Report Abuse
    umiiyak yung anak because the role was so good it made him cry, so the WW statement said? It's embarrassing for them to do that to the kid and have Willie talk about it on the spot, much more have the production team and the kid's parents defend it. P10K for an MP5 player and a bike? how about his tuition instead?rnrnApologies are not enough, WW must get off the air.
  • juan de la croix Mar 29 2011 @ 12:32pm Report Abuse
    Mga kababayan iyan ang malungkot na reality ng ating lipunan. Mahigit sa 90% ng mga Pilipino eh kaparis ng mga magulang at ni Willie mag-isip.At iyan din ang mga nagluluklok ng mga bulok na pulitiko kung eleksiyon.rnSa tingin ninyo mi pag-asa pa tayo kung ganoon ang majority mag isip? sa tingin ko wala eh , kaya mabuti pa siguro kung lindulin na lang tayo 10 on the Richter Scale at mag tsunami ng mahigit ng 100 meters ang taas para mawala ng lahat iyan...
  • joey_de_leon Mar 29 2011 @ 12:19pm Report Abuse
    DSWD should get janjan from his parents, Mali ang tinuturo ng parents nya sa kanya... Ang mga ginagawa ng mga nakakatanda e tama sa mata ng mga bata
  • lssb Mar 29 2011 @ 12:08pm Report Abuse
    Willie and Channel 5, should be more discriminating of what they show the public. Eventhough, the parents gave the consent for JanJan to demonstrate his gyrating movements infront of the public, Willie and TV5 management had the ultimate legal and moral decision to stop Jan Jan. TV 5 management has the moral responsibility to protect Jan Jan from being mentally and emotionally abused by a Willie Revillame. Bottomline, JanJan's exploitation and abuse could have been prevented in a heartbeat, if Willie managed to intervene immediately. However, he chose the opposite path. We should boycott the show and the companies that sponsor and advertise in Channel 5, most especially Willing Willie.
  • maralita Mar 29 2011 @ 11:59am Report Abuse
    @Ray I agree. But that's the life they know. Mas gusto pa ng magulang maging artista anak nila kasi nga naman mas mabilis yung kita kaysa mag-aral ng ilang taon. Masaya Sila ngayon pero bukas o samakalawa kaya?
  • ray Mar 29 2011 @ 11:54am Report Abuse
    "Hindi kasalanan ng anak ko na maging gano'n kasi ang pagkakaalam niya, maganda ang ginagawa niya" Says the father.rnrnEh siya kaya? Alam ba niyang hindi maganda ang ginawa ng anak niya? Of course wala pang ganung malay ang maliit na bata so it rests with the parents. The point that they kept on provoking it shows blatant irresponsible parenting.rnrnAnother issue: If you needed the money for a better future for your kid, you are best not buying an MP5 player (does such exist) and a bike and use it to give a better education for him
  • maralita Mar 29 2011 @ 11:51am Report Abuse
    Mahirap paliwanagan ang mangmang kung kaharap ay isang bungkos ng salapi.
  • mp5 Mar 29 2011 @ 11:34am Report Abuse
    Just curious, what's an "MP5 Player"? The only MP5 that registers on my mind is a MP5 9mm submachine gun...
  • kc Mar 29 2011 @ 11:16am Report Abuse
    Oh please how st*p*d do you think we are. You humiliated a six year-old kid in front of millions of people. It doesn't matter why he was crying. You make millions by stripping poor people of their dignity every day.rnrnWillie: "Ganyan ho ang hirap ng buhay ng tao. Jan-Jan... sasayaw bilang macho dancer sa edad niyang 'yan para sa kanyang mahal na pamilya. Pinahanga mo ako, Jan-Jan."rnrnWhen will the network and advertisers stop supporting this?rnrn
  • rachel Mar 29 2011 @ 10:59am Report Abuse
    *rolls eyes*
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