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<p>Manila — TikTok content creator Jake Rines amused online users with his perspective videos as Pinoy Big Brother&#x27;s &quot;tsismosong kapitbahay.&quot; </p><p>Rines called himself the &quot;oldest housemate&quot; for living beside the Bahay ni Kuya since the show&#x27;s first season two decades ago.</p><p>The content creator&#x27;s first viral video has reached more than half a million views as of writing. </p><p>His content mostly provide a new perspective of the PBB House, from someone living at a distance of only a fence from the housemates. He shared hearing all the PBB scoop from the iconic wake-up calls to the weekly challenges.</p><p>“Ilang dekada na ata at ilang housemates na nakasama ko o naririnig ko dahil bakod lang pagitan namin,” he said.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@jakerines/video/7507208429103025415" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7507208429103025415" id="v46479309447296870" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v46479309447296870" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7507208429103025415?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-25T09%3A08%3A56.481163%3A54990f93-47e1-481e-8600-78ce29a3c710%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:740px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>For Rines, who once tried his luck auditioning to be an official housemate, living next door gives him a sneak peek of the life he used to dream of ever since the show started in 2005. </p><p>He shared he even got the same effect of the wake-up calls as the people inside the walls of the Bahay ni Kuya.</p><p>He also likened Kuya as any other neighbor whom he could hear at any random time: “Parang mga kapitbahay ko lang dito, may sumisigaw na mga bata, may mga nag-vi-videoke, kasama na sa [naririnig] ‘yung housemates ni Kuya.”</p><p>Rines explained that his first viral video came from the idea of filming himself on their rooftop reacting to what he heard from the PBB House.</p><p>His initial post garnered 300,000 views in less than 24 hours, with many users seeking for “more updates.”</p><p>Rines, however, clarified his content is intended for fun and he does not intend to spoil the next episodes.</p><p>In fact, he found humor in comments telling him that because of his videos, he might be asked to clarify things in the confession room.</p><p>The content creator feels grateful for the engagement he is receiving online. </p><p>When asked about his favorite season, he responded: “Lahat naman ng season [favorite ko]...pero magiging paborito ko talaga or magiging masaya ay ‘yung season na magiging housemate ako.”</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2025/5/23/day-76-shuvee-and-ralph-win-the-final-duo-medals-pbb-collab-0010">Day 76: Shuvee and Ralph win the final duo medals! | PBB Collab</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9-0KMZkSd0o?si=gBhzg56CdpujXLCU" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>TikTok content creator Jake Rines amused online users with his perspective videos as Pinoy Big Brother's "tsismosong kapitbahay."</p>

TikTok content creator Jake Rines amused online users with his perspective videos as Pinoy Big Brother's "tsismosong kapitbahay."

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‘Kapitbahay ni Kuya’: Content creator goes viral for living next to PBB House

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Published May 25, 2025 05:23 PM PHT

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