Reyma Deveza

BreKa shares takeawats from PBB. Screen grab: YouTube/ABS-CBN It's Showtime

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1751869217177Breka1.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="BreKa shares takeaway from &#x27;PBB Celebrity Collab.&#x27; Screen grab: YouTube/ABS-CBN It&#x27;s Showtime" style="width:960px"/><span class="fr-inner">BreKa shares takeaway from &#x27;PBB Celebrity Collab.&#x27; <em>Screen grab: YouTube/ABS-CBN It&#x27;s Showtime</em><em></em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Still adjusting to life outside the &#x27;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; house, newly crowned Big Winner duo Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca said the reality show not only brought them closer to the public but also taught them lasting lessons on purpose, self-worth, and staying grounded amid growing expectations.</p><p>In an interview with Showtime Online U on Monday, July 7,  after judging for It&#x27;s Showtime&#x27;s Breaking Muse segment, Salamanca said her biggest takeaway from &quot;PBB&quot; was to always remember your life&#x27;s purpose.</p><p>&quot;Kahit nasa loob na kami ay nakakalimutan namin bakit kami nandoon. So kung nasaan ka sa buhay mo ngayon ay lagi mong iisipin - bakit ka nandiyan at para saan ka nandiyan?&quot; Salamanca said.</p><p>For his part, Manalo said that believing in yourself is the biggest lesson he learned from &quot;PBB.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kasi anything is possible as long as  may kumpiyansa ka sa sarili mo. Kahit anong daming pwedeng sabihin sa iyo, pero kung kilala mo ang sarili mo, walang tatagos diyan,&quot; Manalo said.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1751869231986Breka3.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="BreKa shares takeaway from &#x27;PBB Celebrity Collab.&#x27; Screen grab: YouTube/ABS-CBN It&#x27;s Showtime" style="width:960px"/><span class="fr-inner">BreKa shares takeaway from &#x27;PBB Celebrity Collab.&#x27; <em>Screen grab: YouTube/ABS-CBN It&#x27;s Showtime</em><em></em></span></span></span></div><p>In the interview, the two admitted that they are still adjusting now that they are finally in the outside world. </p><p>&quot;Grabe hanggang ngayon hinahanap ko pa po ang boses ng mga kasama namin sa bahay. Pati po si Kuya. Hindi po ako sanay na madilim ang kwarto, kasi dapat laging may ilaw, pero masaya po. Para akong bagong silang na bata,&quot; said Salamanca, who agreed  that &quot;sepanx&quot; or separation anxiety is real.</p><p>&quot;Sa akin po nakakapanibago. Ngayon ang dami kong taong nakikita, usually kasi 10 lang kami sa loob ng bahay. Kaya bago lahat, &#x27;yung mga billboard iba na &#x27;yung mga mukha. Kagabi nga lang may nakita akong gas station, &#x27;uy may gas station!&#x27; Manalo shared.</p><p>Asked if there is a pressure being the first winner of &quot;PBB Celebrity Collab,&quot; Salamanca replied: &quot;Sa totoo lang mayrroon po talaga, especially hindi ko ini-expect na paglabas ko &#x27;yung welcome ng tao ay iba. Kasi ang ini-expect ko ay controversial, so hindi ko ini-expect na na-redeem ko &#x27;yung sarili ko. So pressure po &#x27;yon sa akin. Siyempre dati kahit anong gawin ko, wala na rin namanm nandiyan ka sa laylayan. So kahit anong gawin ko, wala na, controversial naman siya, ganoon, Pero ngayon kasi parang mayroon kang inaalagaan. &#x27;Yung expectations ng mga tao sa iyo, siyempre being a big winner is a huge thing. Before sa amin title siya pero ngayon kapag makita mo ang mga tao kung paano nila tingnan &#x27;yung pagiging big winner mo kailangan mong gampanan din &#x27;yon para sa kanila.&quot;</p><p>For Manalo, he just wants to use their platform to inspire young people not to stop chasing their dreams.</p><p>&quot;Ngayon po we have a bigger platform, &#x27;yun na lang ang gusto namin maging magandang halimbawa sa mga kabataan at sa mga kaedad namin at mag-serve na inspirasyon na huwag tumigil pagdating sa pangarap,&quot; Manalo shared.</p><p>BreKa made history last Saturday as first duo winners of &quot;PBB Celebrity Collab Edition,&quot; the historic collaboration between the  ABS-CBN and GMA. They won the hit reality show after garnering the highest votes with 33.03% of the total combined votes. </p><p>Manalo and Salamanca won the grand prize of ₱1 million each.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/7/after-pbb-win-brent-and-mika-visit-showtime-1345" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">After &#x27;PBB&#x27; win, Brent and Mika visit &#x27;Showtime&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/6/tv-patrol-breka-big-winner-duo-sa-pbb-celebrity-collab-edition-1813" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TV PATROL: ‘BreKa’ big winner duo sa PBB Celebrity Collab Edition</a></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><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/zce9cbyoVbE?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/C7TIzQSb4fI?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/2LmxItUPrDc?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Newly crowned 'PBB' winners Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca said the reality show not only brought them closer to the public but also taught them lasting lessons on purpose, self-worth, and staying grounded amid growing expectations.</p>

Newly crowned 'PBB' winners Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca said the reality show not only brought them closer to the public but also taught them lasting lessons on purpose, self-worth, and staying grounded amid growing expectations.

BreKa reflects on 'PBB' win, purpose, and pressure of making history

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BreKa reflects on 'PBB' win, purpose, and pressure of making history

Reyma Deveza,

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Published July 07, 2025 03:33 PM PHT

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