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WATCH: Vice Ganda dances to ‘pepedederalismo,’ but told not to do viral chant

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<p>Vice Ganda&#x27;s brand of comedy has always involved jokes that reference current events, and the controversial &quot;pepedederalismo&quot; video from the blog of Palace communications official Mocha Uson was no exception.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xDbqU7bEenw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In the live episode of &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; Tuesday, the comedian was once again paired with dancer Jackque Gonzaga, his &quot;romantic interest,&quot; to exchange jokes with during the program&#x27;s &quot;Purok Katatawanan&quot; segment.</p><p>Teasing that his entry would be better than Jackque&#x27;s, Vice Ganda quipped: &quot;Ito ang magbabago ng buhay ng lahat ng Pilipino. Ito ang mag-e-explain sa inyo kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng salitang pederalismo.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/anong-masama-dun-blogger-mocha-uson-defend-controversial-federalism-video">&#x27;Anong masama dun?&#x27; Blogger, Mocha Uson defend controversial federalism video</a></li></ul><p>The reference was not lost on the audience and his co-hosts, who erupted into laughter.</p><p>Vice Ganda then danced while chanting &quot;pederalismo,&quot; short of accurately imitating the doubled syllables of the word as seen in Uson&#x27;s viral video. In the clip that caused an uproar, blogger Drew Olivar is seen touching his crotch and chest as he chants, &quot;I-pepe, i-dede,&quot; referring to the Filipino slang terms for female private parts. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/07/18/how-celebrities-reacted-to-mochas-pepedederalismo-video">How celebrities reacted to Mocha&#x27;s &#x27;Pepedederalismo&#x27; video</a></li></ul><p>Fully knowing the meaning of Olivar&#x27;s word play, Vice Ganda didn&#x27;t dare do the same on live noontime television. His co-host, Jugs Jugueta, apparently thought the same, and could be heard telling the comedian, &quot;Huwag mo kantahin!&quot;</p><p>Despite the backlash to the so-called &quot;pepedederalismo&quot; video from different sectors, Uson and Olivar continue to defend their actions and have refused to apologize.</p>

<p>It appears that the "It's Showtime" host is up to date with current of affairs.</p>