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Jayson Gainza bids emotional goodbye to PBB House: 'Maraming salamat'

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ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Nearly two decades after he first entered as a housemate, comedian Jayson Gainza returned to the Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) house, offering thanks and reflecting on the place that launched his career as it faces a new chapter. </p><p>Gainza shared a video of his visit to the PBB house through a social media post.</p><p>Like actor <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/3/27/sam-milby-visits-pbb-house-one-last-time-i-ll-always-be-grateful-1235" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Milby</a>, Gainza was one of the original housemates of Big Brother or Kuya being part of PBB&#x27;s first season. </p><p>&quot;Buong puso akong nagpapasalamat siyempre sa ABS-CBN, sa PBB siyempre, Direk Lauren (Dyogi). Ang laki ng utang na loob ko sa kanila,&quot; Gainza shared. </p><p>&quot;Pero ako ay nagpapasalamat sa PBB, season 1 po kami. Kami nina Nene (Tamayo), si Nene po ang aming grand winner. At ito po masisilayan po natin muli ang ating Big Brother house. Maraming-maraming salamat po sa bumubuo ng PBB ng Big Brother house, direk Lauren (Dyogi), Tita LT (Linggit Tan) marami pong salamat sa inyo,&quot; he added.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@jayson_gainza/video/7621106233965055239" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7621106233965055239" id="v99478807575562620" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v99478807575562620" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7621106233965055239?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring" style="width:100%;height:739px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:739px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><p>After his PBB stint in 2005, Gainza joined entertainment industry and became a comedian, actor and host, appearing on various events and screen projects. He is also known for impersonating King of Talk Boy Abunda.</p><p>&quot;Sana po ay tuloy pa rin, lumipat kayo ng ibang venue pero tuloy pa rin po ang PBB. Ipinagdarasal ko po &#x27;yon kasi marami po kayong natutulungan,&quot; he added.</p><p>Last week it was officially announced that the Pinoy Big Brother house is closing its doors as the reality show moves to a new location.</p><p>According to ABS-CBN News by Laurenti Dyogi, head of TV Production and Star Magic, they will be building a new PBB house.</p><p>“For the coming season, it’s good to have a new feel naman for the new housemates. We’ve decided to move it and build a new PBB house, abangan nila kung saan &#x27;yung new PBB house,” Dyogi said during a farewell get-together by the staff, some of the show’s hosts and ABS-CBN executives. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/3/24/-pinoy-big-brother-moving-to-new-house-1913" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&#x27;Pinoy Big Brother&#x27; moving to new house</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t_cnWZPi0Lk?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tk6yoeBTLMk?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9_rZdlEsCv8?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Original Pinoy Big Brother housemate Jayson Gainza paid an emotional visit to the show’s iconic house, thanking ABS-CBN as the landmark set is set to be replaced ahead of an upcoming season.</p>

Original Pinoy Big Brother housemate Jayson Gainza paid an emotional visit to the show’s iconic house, thanking ABS-CBN as the landmark set is set to be replaced ahead of an upcoming season.