The Teen Big Four, revealed!

For the third day in a row, the housemates had to face numerous trials. After the Grand Council trial and the lie detector test, they had to face a trail by fire – literally. Because they did not fulfill their promise to Kuya Primo, the teens were made to give up their material belongings. Katumbas ba ng pagtupad ng pangako ang material at personal na gamit? This was the question Kuya left them with.

An extremely disappointed Big Bro talked to the housemates to share his sentiments at their actions. Yet, another chance was given them to retrieve their clothes. They were given an hour to fish out their belongings which were scattered in and around the pool. Added to the time limit, they were only allowed to use the things inside the house and had to stay behind the blue line (which was several feet away from their things). After several minutes into the task, Alex, Ejay and Nikki accidentally stepped on the line and weren’t allowed to participate, leaving only Robi and Beauty to finish up. Despite their best efforts, they only managed to get a few items. They gathered the rest and stuffed them in garbage bags, which they placed beside two flaming drums. In the Confession Room, they were made to watch as garbage bags were dumped into them. Kuya made sure they understood the reason behind this, and also gave them a minute each to share their thoughts. Generally, the teens were sad and sorry for the loss of things which not only represented luxuries and needs, but the hard work and care that was put into it by their loved ones. Alex felt that it would have been better if the clothes were given to charity rather than burnt.

The teens then fixed themselves for what they thought was a live show. Once gathered in the living room, it was a more amiable Kuya who talked to them. He announced that no one was going out that night, and that no one was really nominated. On top of that, Kuya revealed that their clothes were safe, and that their previous task was just a test to see if they could make a stand and demonstrate compassion for others. I’m proud of you, housemates. With all the good news, the teens recovered from the heavy atmosphere and spent the night laughing, dancing and enjoying an entire pizza!

Yet, all knew someone had to be evicted. Tonight, four colored circles were used as tools to emphasize the remaining four teens. These much-coveted spots, however, already belonged to (in no particular order) Robi, Ejay, Nikki and Beauty. Alex, with only 5.07% of the votes, was the last evictee. There were less tears this time, and Alex seemed in shock still. He was escorted by Toni and he jumped (with feet- hugging, too!) into his dad’s waiting arms as Mommy Minda looked on. His father travelled all the way from Italy to be present on this night, which was just as well as Alex needed all the support that he could possibly get. Along with a video tribute, he was also presented with a Sony Vaio laptop.