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Brent and Mika stand by their selfless decision despite Duo Challengers’ grilling in “PBB Collab” Big Tapatan

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Liezel Dela Cruz

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750739730321Thumb (56).jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca a.k.a. BreKa were the last housemates to step into the hot seat, with the Duo Challengers ready to test their &#x27;pagpapakatotoo&#x27; and &#x27;paninindigan&#x27; in the Big Tapatan challenge of “<a href="http://pbb.abs-cbn.com"><strong><u>Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition</u></strong></a>.” And as the interrogation heated up, BreKa&#x27;s honesty came through, so raw and unfiltered that the exchange turned unexpectedly fierce and emotional at the same time. </p><p>Among the current duos, only BreKa answered positively to Kuya’s earlier question on whether they’d be willing to give up their spot for another duo, and they decided they were ready to sacrifice their slot to bring Klarisse de Guzman and Shuvee Etrata, a.k.a. ShuKla, back into the game. </p><p>While Klarisse appreciated the selflessness, she couldn’t help but challenge their decision. “Sasayangin n’yo ’yung slot n’yo para sa amin?” she asked, to which Mika replied with calm sincerity, “Kung sa inyo mabibigay, Ate, hindi ’to sayang. Hindi naman kami panalo na, so ang ibibigay namin ay ’yung slot, hindi ’yung panalo. So kayo pa rin ’yung lalaban doon.” </p><p>Ashley Ortega came firing again, “Bakit pa kayo sumali ng ‘PBB’ kung ibibigay n’yo lang din pala sa iba? Honestly, Mika, if I’m in your position, hindi ko ibibigay kay Shuvee kahit best friend ko siya. Is this like a facade na parang good image? Game plan ba ’to? Alam n’yo ba na hindi totoo na magsa-swap kayo?”</p><p>But Mika held her composure. “Lahat ng ginagawa ko sa loob ng bahay, ginagawa ko kasi totoo, so hindi siya something na kailangan kong i-push. Hindi siya mahirap para sa akin. Even this, even giving up the spot, is not even hard for me. Tapos na ’yung reason ko.” </p><p>And when the House Challengers asked what that reason was, Mika opened up, “Gusto kong makapasok sa Bahay ni Kuya. That’s it.” </p><p>The other challengers chimed in, &quot;&#x27;Yun lang?&quot; Kira Balinger reacted, &quot;That&#x27;s really disappointing. We wanted to get in here just to get  in here. That&#x27;s it.&quot; And all Mika could say was, &quot;Sorry.&quot; </p><div><iframe width="913" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/60wGloGwRsk" title="Day 107: BreKa, huling humarap sa Big Tapatan | PBB Collab" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Ashley then addressed Brent, asking if he thought he’d already shown his best, and Kira followed up, &quot;Kasi sa tagal-tagal n&#x27;yo dito, I still don&#x27;t know you. Who are you?&quot;  </p><p>Offended, Brent clapped back, &quot;Who are you to say that?&quot; </p><p>Kira shot back, &quot;Who am I?&quot; to which Brent replied, &quot;Yeah. No one cares about Kira Balinger that&#x27;s why you&#x27;re evicted.&quot; </p><p>Josh Ford went on with the interrogation, &quot;Andito kayo, may pinaglalaban kayo and to give it all up for ShuKla?&quot; Mika explained, &quot;Alam naman nating lahat &#x27;yung nagawa ni Ate Klang sa bahay. Kahit &#x27;yung pagka-vote sa kanila ikinakagulat pa namin. That&#x27;s not fair. Sa totoo lang ayaw talaga namin &#x27;to na malalaman nila kasi alam namin ilalaban nila.&quot;  </p><p>She added that they understand the Duo Challengers are just acting tough because they want to push the remaining housemates to fight for their spot. &quot;Pero kasi, kami, okay na nga kami. Gusto naming ibigay &#x27;yung slot. &#x27;Yung spot kina Ate Klang. &#x27;Yun talaga ang gusto namin,&quot; Mika pressed, breaking down in tears.  </p><p>Shuvee looked at Mika and told her, &quot;Mikmik, you&#x27;re a fighter,&quot; to which Mika nodded, &quot;I am. And I&#x27;m fighting for you.&quot;  </p><p>&quot;Fight for yourself. Fifteen years, you&#x27;ve been wanting to become the Big Winner,&quot; Shuvee told her. But Mika just shook her head, &quot;Not the Big Winner. Gusto ko lang maging housemate. A good housemate. That&#x27;s what I want and nagagawa ko naman.&quot; </p><p>She turned to Shuvee, &quot;Ito. Pangarap mo &#x27;to, &#x27;di ba? Ikaw may pangarap dito. Para sa family mo. I&#x27;m giving you the chance.&quot; </p><p>Still trying to encourage her friend, Shuvee said, &quot;Nandito na ako sa labas. Pero nand&#x27;yan ka dahil may rason.&quot; </p><p>However, Mika stood by her choice, &quot;I&#x27;m done. Okay na ako sa reasons ko. Okay na ako sa pag-stay ko dito. And you&#x27;re not. Even you, Ate Klang. Pero &#x27;yun talaga ang desisyon namin. Hindi &#x27;yun magbabago. Kahit gaano n&#x27;yo kami pilitin interrogate-in.&quot;  </p><p>Also unable to hold back her own tears, Xyriel Manabat reminded Brent that he had once told her to believe in herself, so she questioned what makes Brent unwilling to fight for the people who believe in him.  </p><p>Brent&#x27;s response only heightened the emotion in the room. &quot;Alam mo, reason kung bakit naniniwala sa akin &#x27;yng mga taong &#x27;yun ay dahil sa kakayahan kong gawin &#x27;to, na kaya kong i-give up &#x27;yung spot na &#x27;to. Hindi sila naniniwala sa akin dahil ako &#x27;yung pinakamalakas dito o pinakamabait, kasi hindi ko naman make-claim &#x27;yun, eh. Pero &#x27;yung rason kung bakit nandito pa ako talaga? Sa mga ganito. Kasi willing namin i-sacrifice. Pamilya namin &#x27;yang dalawang &#x27;yan [Shuvee and Klarisse]. Pamilya namin &#x27;yan. We&#x27;re willing to do anything for family.&quot; </p><p>&quot;And if that reason is not good enough for you, I&#x27;m sorry,&quot; said Brent, with Mika echoing his sentiment.  </p><p>Brent further shared, &quot;&#x27;Yung journey ko dito sa PBB, it&#x27;s really not about winning or having that title. It&#x27;s really about self-discovery and showing to the world kung sino &#x27;yung nakikita nila sa social media pages nila. A huge part of that journey is really because of you, guys, my family. At &#x27;pag pamilya kasi sa akin, I&#x27;m willing to do everything.&quot; </p><p>Mika added, &quot;Sobrang mahal na mahal ko talaga sila. Kayo. Pumasok ako dito na sobrang competitive ko talaga pero natutunan ko dito mag-compromise. Kasi &#x27;pag love mo, siguro talaga magco-compromise ka. Tinuruan n&#x27;yo ako nu&#x27;n. Thank you.&quot; </p><p>In their conversation with Big Brother in the Confession Room after the Big Tapatan, BreKa proved that being selfless is not a sign of weakness, with Mika saying, “That&#x27;s not me giving up. It&#x27;s just kaya kong ibigay talaga.&quot;  </p><p>At the end of the Big Tapatan, the Duo Challengers each voted for the first tandem they wanted to secure a spot in the Big Four. The remaining duos also cast their votes one by one. The pairs of Ralph de Leon and Will Ashley (RaWi), Charlie Fleming and Esnyr Ranollo (CharEs), and AZ Martinez and River Joseph (AZVer) were the three duos that received points, while BreKa and DusBi (Dustin Yu and Bianca de Vera) did not get any votes. </p><div><iframe width="913" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IEXq4-8JIrg" title="Day 107: Housemates, pinagbotohan ang unang makakapasok sa Big 4 | PBB Collab" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Among the three duos that earned points, CharEs received the most, which means Charlie and Esnyr are the first duo to secure a place in the upcoming Big Night and have a shot at becoming the season’s Big Winner. </p><div><iframe width="913" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N12qrcLEwgw" title="Day 107: CharEs, unang duo na pasok sa Big 4! | PBB Collab" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The episode ended with cheers as the current housemates showed their happiness and support for CharEs, but also with tension as it was announced that the remaining four duos will face the Big Jump challenges that will determine whether or not they make it to the Big Four.</p>

<p>PBB Collab Big Tapatan: BreKa stood firm on giving up their slot for ShuKla despite the Duo Challengers pushing to change their minds.</p>

PBB Collab Big Tapatan: BreKa stood firm on giving up their slot for ShuKla despite the Duo Challengers pushing to change their minds.