Nagsimula si former Manila Mayor Isko Moreno bilang co-host ng revamped Eat Bulaga! noong June 10, 2023.
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Kasama niya sa noontime show ng TAPE na umeere sa GMA-7 sina Paolo Contis, Betong Sumaya, Buboy Villar, Cassy Legaspi, Mavy Legaspi, Alexa Miro, at Kimpoy Feliciano.
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Sa Updated with Nelson Canlas podcast na lumabas ngayong Huwebes, July 13, 2023, tinanong siya ng Kapuso reporter kung nagpatay rin ba siya ng cellphone o gadgets noong unang pagpasok niya sa noontime show na dating hinu-host nina Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, at "legit Dabarkads."
Ito raw kasi ang ginawa ni Paolo at iba pang bagong hosts ng Eat Bulaga!, kung saan isang linggo raw silang hindi nag-social media dahil sa bashing.
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Ayon kay Isko, hindi niya ito ginawa.
Paliwanag niya, “This is democracy. And I don’t wish ill things about others.
"Again and again, as you can see last July 1, we even congratulated TVJ for having a home in giving opportunity to others.
“And now mas maganda ang noontime show ng ating mga Kapuso or ng ating mga kababayan for that matter dala ng marami na silang choices, parang buffet na.”
Ang tinukoy niyang TVJ ay ang trio nina Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, at Joey de Leon na nagsimulang napanood sa TV5 sa show nilang E.A.T. noong July 1, 2023, katapat ang Eat Bulaga! sa GMA-7, at It’s Showtime sa GTV.
Ayon kay Isko, maganda ang healthy competition dahil ang panalo rito ay ang viewers.
Hindi raw sila nagwi-wish ng masama sa kakumpitensiya nila.
Saad niya, “So more competition, healthy competition. And we don’t wish for somebody to fail, like you shut down, you close down, I don’t like that.
“You know, If I may share to you and to your viewers, you know, pansinin mo, ha, I don’t know kung ako lang ito, pero feeling ko marami na nakapansin nito, why Korea...
"I can honestly say that Korea, next to Bollywood, competing with Hollywood, and Korean TV and movies, culture, are being introduced to the world.
“And in fact, Koreans or K-Pop gains so much economic growth to the country.
“Maybe, ito lang assumption ko, maybe they support each other, maybe they compete among each other but they don’t wish for others to fail, defeated, because nag-grow yung television industry, movie industry.
“BTS alone gave 5 billion dollars every year to the Korean economy.
“So, ibig sabihin, in our case, going back to our country as Filipino, movies and TV, the least thing that we can do is to compete but not to inculcate hate.”
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“JUST PLAIN AND SIMPLE COMPETITION.”
Ayon pa sa dating alkalde ng Maynila, sana ang umiiral ngayon ay simpleng kumpetisyon lamang. Para naman daw yumabong muli ang industriya.
“In fact, mas beneficial yan sa viewers. Kasi competition brings the best out of you as an artist, as a performer.
“Hindi yung, ‘Dapat mawawala na yan kasi ito legit, ito fake, ito luma, ito bago.’ Just plain and simple competition. At the end of the day, it’s the viewers who will decide.
“I hope everything will turn out better for everyone, because this is our industry.
“We've heard the complaints on whether the movie industry, the television industry is not doing well. And yet, pag may mga bagong programa, mag-i-initiate tayo ng hate, mag-i-initiate tayo ng galit, mag-i-initiate tayo ng division.”