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‘Marumi ka nga pala’: ‘PBB’ housemate’s remark to fellow contestant sparks firestorm online

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/tvpatrol/12/09/pbb.jpg"/><figcaption>Justin Dizon uses the bath towel of his fellow housemate, Jie-Ann Armero, to wipe his hands, before making a remark about her hygiene, as seen in the live stream of ‘Pinoy Big Brother: Connect.’ ABS-CBN</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — “Sabagay, marumi ka nga pala.”</p><p>These were the words of “Pinoy Big Brother’s” Justin Dizon, to fellow housemate Jie-Ann Armero which drew criticisms Thursday, as a clip of the exchange went viral on social media.</p><p>In the clip, cut from the live stream of the ongoing “Connect” season, Justin, 22, told Jie-Ann, 16, that he and their fellow housemates have been talking about her hygiene.</p><p>“Pinag-uusapan ka namin, kasi hindi ka naliligo,” Justin said, as Jie-Ann emerged from the bathroom.</p><p>Justin then told Jie-Ann to “stay there,” as he used the latter’s towel, which was wrapped around her head, to wipe his hands.</p><p>“Pinaglawayan ko,” Justin said, when Jie-Ann shrugged off her housemate’s action by pointing out Justin’s hands were just wet with water.</p><p>“Wala akong pakialam. Sanay na ako sa ganiyan,” Jie-Ann responded.</p><p>“Really?” Justin said as he walked away. “Sabagay, marumi ka nga pala.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">ang baho ng ugali <a href="https://t.co/01DNXRnxTk">pic.twitter.com/01DNXRnxTk</a></p>— park deibeu (@AnjelDave_) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnjelDave_/status/1339222663848325121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The clip, uploaded to Twitter by user @AngelDave_, was simply captioned, “Ang baho ng ugali,” pertaining to Justin.</p><p>As of writing, the video continued to circulate online, and already had some 60,000 likes, and nearly 30,000 retweets and quote tweets.</p><p>Justin’s name also ranked among the top 10 trends in the Philippines, with most tweets criticizing the housemate’s remark. Others even started a hashtag campaign to force-evict Justin.</p><p>Another clip, this time from an aired episode of “PBB,” similarly went viral, still in connection with Jie-Ann’s hygiene.</p><p>In that video, which was tweeted as a reply to the clip showing her exchange with Justin, Jie-Ann shared with Big Brother inside the confession room why she is used to not taking a bath daily.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">now we know why.... <a href="https://t.co/fVhRdluhsv">pic.twitter.com/fVhRdluhsv</a></p>— Rex (@irextraordinary) <a href="https://twitter.com/irextraordinary/status/1339242394135351296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>She explained that where she lives in Sarangani, her family has difficult access to clean water.</p><p>“Wala po kaming tubig minsan doon,” she said. “Binibili pa po.”<br/>One container, Jie-Ann said, costs P12 each. Her family usually only affords three containers, and they use those for essentials.</p><p>“Pagsasaing, paghuhugas, at pag-inom,” she said. “Kaya minsan, hindi po ako nakakaligo, kasi maliit lang po ‘yung mga container namin. Tinitipid pa po namin ‘yung tubig.”</p><p>As in the global format of the reality show, “PBB” puts together strangers from different backgrounds inside one house for a specific number of days, sparking both conflicts and connections that unfold on television.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Tinuruan ni Justin si Jie-Ann kung paano gumamit ng mga toiletries! Watch this!<br/><br/>Subscribe now! <a href="https://t.co/9Wwb5yuG5X">https://t.co/9Wwb5yuG5X</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBBConnectSaTATAY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PBBConnectSaTATAY</a> <a href="https://t.co/uAjNnnzixV">pic.twitter.com/uAjNnnzixV</a></p>— Pinoy Big Brother (@PBBabscbn) <a href="https://twitter.com/PBBabscbn/status/1339203680386523136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In another portion of the episode, Big Brother enlisted Justin’s help to teach Jie-Ann how to use certain toiletries, like a bath scrubber and exfoliating gloves, after the latter admitted having never tried them.</p><p>“Connect,” the 15th edition of the local franchise since 2005, so far has 14 housemates, including Justin and Jie-Ann.</p><p>“PBB: Connect” airs nightly and is accessible via free TV (A2Z Channel 11), cable (Kapamilya Channel), live streaming (Kapamilya Online Live, Kumu), and on-demand streaming (iWant TFC).</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LupZQOONk5U?enablejsapi=1"></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>