I am a fan of Tito, Vic and Joey. I was among the millions who got hooked on the noontime television program during the Aldub outbreak. I am a student of Bulagaan where Vic and Jose would outshine other Dabarkads with their simple knock-knock but superb singing prowess. In short, I am one of those Filipino fans who intently observed and waited on how their break-up with TAPE Inc., the producer of Eat Bulaga!, would end up and where it will lead the famous trio and the team.

Interestingly, I have observed, however, how other fans would closely observe and even join the public discussion and share their analysis of the ratings game between the new program of Tito, Vic, Joey and other Dabarkads in TV5 and what remains of the old Eat Bulaga! in GMA 7. The threads of discussions range from pure non-sense to sensible and analytical. I can’t help but wonder how and why Filipinos can be so greatly affected and burdened of the showbiz happenings but remain cold and unaffected of so many of the issues hounding the government and the country these days.

One fan would even go as far as analyzing the daily ratings performance of the new program of the trio in TV5 and that of Eat Bulaga! in GMA 7 both on social media and in free television. Nobody, however, from the audience landscape of those who join the Eat Bulaga! vs TVJ debate would dare and continuously watch and argue on how the Marcos administration should approach the problem on the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension fund. While the Department of Tourism (DOT) and DDB Philippines’ “Love the Philippines” tourism branding flop and fiasco created a spark among the few overnight or perhaps for a period of three more days, the attention it got lack the so-called heat to create a fire. It would seem like the Filipino people have accepted the apology of DDB Philippines and have forgiven them already. Today, nobody seems to care, except for a few who are merely seeking attention to further their personal interests, and ask for accountability.

It would seem like Filipinos would rather worry about the possibility of Tito, Vic and Joey not having a new program and losing their jobs as comedians than take part on matters that will consequently lead to abuse of their money paid in the form of taxes. Imagine soldiers and other uniformed personnel complaining about paying for their own pensions while the rest of the working Filipinos are spending at least 15 percent of their own money just to avail of health, housing and social security benefits. No one cared and registered their voices. Then here comes a P50-million government contract with a private advertising firm going to waste as DOT failed to exercise prudence and due diligence in approving its contract.

Perhaps, the Filipinos are tired or its just that talking about nonsense makes more sense.