The world of noontime TV shows will never be the same again without Willie...

i agree,, eventhough he has a bad attitude hes what he was.. willie tried his best to be a good person being the icon of wowowee.. i think helping people is his way on that.. wish willie would come back on wowowee.. :)

I am not a big fan of Wowowee or Willie for that matter but I've seen how the show has caused a lot of happiness to a lot of people. After all, it's not an issue if I enjoy it or not. It's about how many out there actually find joy in watching the show, and the show has become a part of their afternoon lives.

Well he may have some influence over the stations in terms of the money he earns for the station but I think he still is a talent and is being paid by the station so he cannot just demand something that is out of his control. Asking the management to have one of their talents be removed is a different scenario, it is a matter of labor case and I think it would be hard for management to just fire Joe for doing his job, management can somehow discipline anyone of them but firing would make grave consequences if they do that. Mr. Sucaldito can sue the station for it if not done properly. So I guess Willie threatening the whole station is I think also wrong at some point. His arrogance doesn't work for me and do not justify his being able to help the poor.

I think everything would be better without Willie. I have nothing against the contestants, and such. What I hate is WILLIE. He embarrasses his contestants, makes fun of them, fools them, tricks them, takes advantage of their unfortunate situation, etc. Actually, I don't like Wowowee and Willie, at all. The system of Wowowee is very degrading. If you happen to notice, those who are rich can get in without waiting in line. They just present their TFC subscription thingy, and they get instant seats on the "courtside" part. On the other hand, those who are poor wait long hours in line, some even stay overnight just so they can get in the next day. And then they are seated far from the center, and usually at the upper side. Those who are rich are given more priority over those who are poor. It's like a form of discrimination. Anyway, back to Willie. I really don't like him. He's too much of a hypocrite, and he seems plastic. I actually agree with what the Joebort guy said, that "Willie has the freedom to disagree or get mad if the media or news does anything that he doesn't like (just like the Cory thingy, I guess), BUT we can't criticize him." (rephrased) Everything he says seems like B*ll$ht. Like what you posted, he said that "we should just criticize him and not his contestants". AS IF. When someone criticizes him, he immediately emotes, and makes a speech in his show, and sheds crocodile tears. It's getting old! I can't wait for the day that Willie gets out of the business. Everything will definitely not be the same. Everything will be BETTER. No more Willie who embarrasses contestants, no more Willie who always pulls hurtful "jokes", no more Willie who lipsyncs everyday, no more Willie who seems to think of himself as a god, no more Willie to take advantage of the poor people's needs, no more Willie that makes a fool out of the audience, no more Willie. Period.

I totally agree with you friend. Although I don't like Willie that much because of his cocky attitude but he can be funny at times. Willie will be missed by millions of Filipino masses who embraced and loved him. Question is, will he really resign?

I no longer follow noontime TV but didn't Willie had may times said he would resign or that he will be taken off air but time again he return. I think the people are just blinded by money that's why they like him. They think he is giving them what they want. But actually he is not, the network is. Willie is just the face the network uses. The network and Willie are getting much more from the people than they give or deserves.

yes i like how they show in tv poor people desperate of money crying and begging for help. This has made my lunch lol. "di ba tayo natutuwa pag merong umiiyak na lola nagmamakaawa tapos i clocloseup nila sinasabi na wala kami makain, wala kaming pera naglakad lang kami dito tapos sasabihin ni willie dito na show na to tutulungan ka magpaparinig nang ganon. Nako! sarap na sarap ako sa kain ko gusto ko ibato yun plato ko sa tv" (sorry too much emotion cannot convert to english lol) i say good riddance one more perv out of our tv.

i also didn't like that show at first except for the willie of fortune. i don't like willie because of his arrogance.

I used to watch Wowowee in its first year or so. But I did not watch it because of Willie. I often wondered why ABS-CBN like/prefer to hire him instead of other seasoned hosts. I think the show will survive without Willie. The world of noontime shows wont be the same if the trio of Tito, Vic and Joey finally retires.

Its not the end of noontime shows, Who cares if they leave their own show.

I don't believe of replacing willie by any big time actors, but i do believed that his show has doing no good at all in dealing with contestants, not only willie but also mariel rodriguez, i usually noticed her underestimating contestants and even wowowee dancers, they did not noticed their dealings but the eyes of the masses are not blind of what they have done, and one thing I believed is that, it would be nice if the show will be replaced by SHOWTIME, we can find joy and wholesome laughter, seems like the show has a huge amount of charm, the hosts are more likable especially vhong,anne, vice, kuya kim, jogs and teddy, they worked as a team. I would be very glad if the ABS-CBN admin will do this idea.