Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition is the third celebrity season and the eighteenth overall season of the Philippine reality show Pinoy Big Brother. It premiered on March 9, 2025, on GMA Network. It is the first season to air on GMA and the first full celebrity edition season to air since 2008. Furthermore, this is the first season of Pinoy Big Brother to not air on ABS-CBN's domestic television channels: Kapamilya Channel and A2Z. The season features celebrities signed to the talent agencies Star Magic and Sparkle GMA Artist Center as housemates.
On January 27, 2025, during a broadcast of the newscast 24 Oras, actress-presenter Iya Villania announced that the new season of Pinoy Big Brother would air on GMA Network, marking the franchise's debut broadcast on the network.[1] As series' third celebrity edition, subtitled Collab, the season's cast would be composed of artists from the talent agencies Star Magic and Sparkle GMA Artist Center.[2] The following day, a contract signing between the executives from ABS-CBN Studios and GMA Network was held in Quezon City.[3]Principal photography commenced on March 9, 2025.[4]
The season premiered on March 9, 2025, on the network's Sunday night line up.[8] Episodes air on GMA Network during weeknights at 10:05 PM (PST) on the network's Prime line up, and weekends at 6:15 PM (PST).[9] Aside from its television broadcast, the season also airs online through Kapuso Stream, Kapamilya Online Live[b] and iWantTFC.[10]
A companion show, Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition Updates, hosted by Garcia, airs every Monday to Friday twice on GMA—first before the timeslot of TiktoClock and second before Family Feud.[11] A digital companion show, Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition OnlineVerse,[12] airs every Saturday during the commercial gap on Kapuso Stream and Kapamilya Online Live.[citation needed]
Theme songs
"Sikat Ang Pinoy" (English: Filipinos Are Famous) was reinterpreted for the fourth time in the franchise's history, with a new version performed by Darren Espanto and Julie Anne San Jose.[13] It was officially introduced during the season's opening on March 9, 2025, marking its first live performance.[14] Meanwhile, "Pinoy Ako" (English: I'm a Filipino) remained the primary theme for the show's musical scoring. Espanto’s single, "Paalam Muna Sandali" (English: Goodbye for a Moment), was selected as the eviction song for the season.[15]
Format
Deviating from the usual the format of the show, the format of this edition consisting of two parts:
The Duo formation wherein the housemates frequently formed by randomly pairing housemates through tasks and challenges. These pairings may change periodically, requiring housemates to adapt to new dynamics.
The Duo nomination wherein two housemates, acting as one, will nominate two other duos for eviction, with the first receiving three points and the second receiving one point. The top three duos (or more if there is a tie) with the most nomination points will be put forward for public vote.
Furthermore, Big Brother has the authority to grant immunity or an automatic nomination to a housemate, primarily due to twists or violations. A nomination round may be paused due to pending tasks, challenges, or twists.
Twists
The meaning of the Collab twist:
Sparkle and Star Magic artists: For the first time in Pinoy Big Brother history, Sparkle artists competed alongside Star Magic artists.
Duos: In this season, housemates compete in duos. On Day 2, the housemates were instructed to pair themselves with one another, with each pair consisting of a Star Magic and Sparkle housemate. As part of the format, these pairs will compete, nominate, strategize, or be evicted together throughout the season until the finale, where a duo will be named a winner. These pairs will be shuffled until a certain point during the season.[16] The introduction of this twist marks a significant change in the show's format, a first in its 20-year history.[17]
Duo Battles: Starting from the second nomination cycle, the duos competed against each other for immunity in the upcoming nomination round.
Partnership with Maya: Maya retained its partnership with Pinoy Big Brother, which was carried over from Gen 11, as the season's official finance and voting partner, with the following twists inserted into the season:
Save or Spend Weekly Task: In the event that the housemates win their weekly task beginning in Week 2, they will be able to manage their weekly budget, which will be deposited through Maya. If they succeed in their weekly task, they will receive ₱50,000; otherwise, they receive ₱30,000. Housemates have two options: they can spend a portion of their weekly budget for the week or save it and watch it grow with an interest rate of up to 15% (potentially growing to ₱200,000). Unlike in Gen 11, where the amount was given to the housemate who won a challenge, the amount for this season will be determined at a later date and donated to a charity of the housemates' choice.
Vote to Save: Voting is still done through the Maya app. Unlike Gen 11, which only gave 15 chances to vote per voting day (except for the penultimate and finale weeks of Gen 11, which allowed unlimited votes), this season gives 30, which is double the original amount. Starting from the fourth nomination round, viewers have the additional option to give 300 or 500 save votes to a nominated housemate of their choice.
Immunity Shield: First unveiled on Day 9, the Immunity Shield necklace grants the wearer immunity for the following nomination round.[18]
Eviction Room: Also carried over from Gen 11, originally named "Big Brother's Gameroom", instead of the usual announcements in the living area, this season's eviction callout will be a head-to-head, with two nominated housemates entering the eviction room and the host announcing the results. In the event that there are even-numbered or more than three nominees, the first safe will be named in the living area before the two nominees are determined, after which they will proceed to the eviction room, where one will be saved and will return to the house and the other will be evicted.[19]
The Big Comeback: On Day 64, the hosts announced that there will be a Wild Card Round for the evicted housemates, with an exception to Michael and Emilio due to their prior commitments, using Maya where viewers will have the power to vote to bring back one Sparkle housemate and one Star Magic housemate that deserve to continue his/her journey inside the house. The results were announced on Day 71. The voting process was conducted individually and daily voting limit will also apply.
Big Intensity Challenges: On Day 72, Big Brother announced that the housemates would determine the final duo through a series of challenges. The Sparkle housemates faced off against fellow Sparkle housemates, while the Star Magic housemates faced off against fellow Star Magic housemates.
Secret Room: On Day 79, Big Brother isolated the four Big Intensity Challenge winners, namely AZ, Esnyr, Shuvee, and Ralph to a secret room for a set period of time. After a certain period of time, these four housemates swapped rooms with the nominated housemates. More information about this twist will be revealed soon.
Housemates
On March 9, 2025, fifteen celebrity housemates entered the house. The first seven to enter were artists from Sparkle, followed by seven artists from Star Magic.[20] Sparkle artist Michael Sager was the last one to enter that night.[4] On March 18, 2025, Bianca de Vera of Star Magic entered the house.[21] On March 30, 2025, Emilio Daez of Star Magic and Vince Maristela of Sparkle were the 17th and 18th housemates to enter the house.[22] On April 13, 2025, Xyriel Manabat of Star Magic and Shuvee Etrata of Sparkle became the last two housemates to enter the house.[23]
A total of twenty people entered the house, ten each from two agencies, the most number of housemates in a celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother.
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition housemates
Day 1: Star Magic actress and vlogger Ivana Alawi entered the house during the premiere night. Big Brother gave her a secret task, wherein she has to convince all the housemates that she is a housemate. She was also tasked to give gifts to three housemates.[29] Host Mavy Legaspi was also required to stay in the house during the end of the premiere night as a consequence for failing a task he and fellow hosts, Gabbi Garcia, Alexa Ilacad and Melai Cantiveros, received from Big Brother.[30] Alawi left the house on Day 7 while Legaspi left the house on the night of Day 5.[31][32]
Day 14: Host Gabbi Garcia entered the house to initiate her in her role as a new host.[33] She left the house on Day 17.[34]
Day 19: Host Kim Chiu and Star Magic actor Paulo Avelino entered the house to promote their film My Love Will Make You Disappear. Chiu and Avelino interacted with the housemates for the grand opening of their Pinoy Big Pares weekly task.[35]
Day 21: Sparkle actress and Miss Universe Philippines 2023Michelle Dee entered the house for mentoring the housemates about addressing long-standing misconceptions. Dee also mentored the housemates for ramp modelling for the Rampa Apmar weekly task.[19] She left the house on Day 24.
Day 28: Sparkle actress Sanya Lopez entered the house as she became a searcher for a dating game. She also promoted her upcoming film Samahan ng mga Makasalanan (transl. Fellowship of the Sinful).[36]
Day 30: Sparkle artist and Korean actor Ji Soo entered the house.[37] He left the house on Day 32.
Day 50: Star Magic actor Donny Pangilinan entered the house in the role of messenger, assisting the housemates with their Shoot Para Sa Sulat weekly task.[39] His pet dog named Crinkles also entered the house on Day 53. Host Robi Domingo also entered the house pretending to be Belle Mariano. Donny and Crinkles left the house together that day.
Day 57: Sparkle actor David Licauco entered the house in the role of fitness instructor. He left the house on Day 62.[40]
Day 64: Dexter Duran, a circus coach and performer of Manila's Finest Circus Entertainment, entered the house for mentoring the housemates for the The Big Carnival Concert weekly task.
Day 66: Kapuso actor Dingdong Dantes and former ABS-CBN CEO Charo Santos-Concio entered the house to promote their upcoming film Only We Know. Dantes and Santos in the role of game masters for the Only You Know challenge.[41]
Days 70–71: Fifty people who secured tickets on a first-come, first-served basis by paying ₱20,000 will enter the house to attend The Big Carnival Concert. The mothers of AZ and Klarisse were part of the first show's audience, and the second show's audience included the mothers of Vince and Mika, Brent's replacement. Notably, Mika's mother attended the concert virtually due to being abroad. This was the Spin Disc team's reward for winning the Golden Seats Challenge
Day 78: Sparkle actress Bianca Umali entered the house. She introduced herself as "B", as to prevent getting confused with a housemate of a same name.[42]
Tasks
Weekly tasks
Big Brother will assign weekly tasks to the housemates to test their group dynamics, cooperation, and camaraderie. The weekly budget is at stake for passing or failing the weekly tasks.
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition weekly tasks
No.
Date & day assigned
Task title and description
Result
1
March 11 (Day 3)
Twinkle Twinkle Big Star The housemates and houseguests (in duos) must use two giant batteries to continually light a "big star" by placing them in correct contact points placed throughout the frame in front of the said star. The housemates and houseguests must only make eight mistakes or less in the said task. Once a duo (a member or both) makes a mistake, they will no longer be allowed to participate in the weekly task.[43]
Unbeknownst to the housemates, if they successfully complete the task within the final sixty minutes, Big Brother will donate ₱60,000.00 (US$1,045) to a charity.[31]
One-shot Wonder The housemates must create and produce a short film which features Esnyr's nine characters in each of the different scenes and locations. To win the task, the housemates must create a smooth one-shot film with a timeframe between 18 minutes and 18 minutes and 59 seconds without mistakes.[45]
Pinoy Big Pares The housemates must prepare, cook, and sell two different kinds of food (they chose pares and tokwa't baboy) for two consecutive days (March 27 and 28), from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. To win the task, the housemates must double the amount of investment from ₱20,000.00 (US$350) capital.[46]
Rampa Apmar Housemates had to walk down (rampa) a very narrow runway backwards (apmar) during a fashion show at the end of the week. Each housemate needed to design and model two types of clothes: a cloak that contains misconceptions about the housemate and an innerwear that reveals who they really are. They were only allowed to make a maximum of five mistakes[WT 3] during the fashion show, with the mistake being going out of bounds.
Twin Towers of Love The housemates, divided into two groups, must stack a tower of cups five-feet tall on a suspended platform with a half-heart base. The two groups must carry the platforms to the middle of the pool and bring them together to form the heart. To win, the housemates should be able to build the towers and form the heart in 100 minutes. Furthermore, the heart should remain whole for 10 seconds.[WT 5]
Passed
6
April 14 (Day 37)
When You Say Nothing at All For Holy Week, the housemates only had 20 hours to speak. They can choose when do they speak, but only one group (male or female housemates) may speak at a time. If the female housemates are speaking, the male housemates cannot speak, and vice versa. Additionally, they must signal speaking restrictions using a traffic light system: red light indicates male housemates cannot speak, yellow light indicates female housemates cannot speak, and green light indicates all housemates cannot speak. An hour is deducted for every mistake.
Flip or Flop The nominated duos must flip bottles upright with the housemates' help. Each nomination point equals one bottle to flip: Emilio and Michael (5), Dustin and Ralph (5), Brent and Vince (13). Only one duo flips at a time — if any standing bottle falls, it's deducted. Successfully flipping 12 bottles by the third day gets them 50% of the weekly budget, while flipping all 23 bottles gets them the full weekly budget.[WT 7]
Passed
8
April 27 (Day 50)
Shoot Para Sa Sulat (Shoot for the Letters) Housemates are divided into two groups based on basketball skill: the starters and the bench players. Starters shoot with a mini-sized equipment, while bench players use regular-sized equipment. To win, housemates should shoot 1,779 baskets which is equivalent to 70% of the total number of words (2,541) in all the letters written for them. Furthermore, to open a letter, housemates should be able to score the same number of points as the number of words in the letter.
Groups:
Starters: Donny, Dustin, Josh, Klarisse, Ralph, River, Vince, and Will
Bench: AZ, Bianca, Brent, Esnyr, Mika, Shuvee, and Xyriel
Shoot para sa Sulat weekly task result
Housemate
Words Per Letter
Result
Starters
Dustin
141
Passed
Josh
147
Passed
Klarisse
200
Passed
Ralph
194
Passed
River
200
Passed
Vince
188
Passed
Will
168
Passed
Bench
AZ
156
Passed
Bianca
199
Passed
Brent
197
Passed
Esnyr
169
Passed
Mika
193
Passed
Shuvee
195
Passed
Xyriel
194
Passed
Total Score
2,541
14/14
Target Score
1,779
Total Number of Words
2,541
Passed
9
May 5 (Day 58)
Picture with Feelings The nominated housemates must be able to take three photos that clearly capture the following emotions from certain housemates: disgust, crying with tears, and annoyance/anger. These emotions should be real, raw, and genuine; they cannot be elicited via acting challenges. Furthermore, the safe housemates cannot know about this secret weekly task. The nominated duos decided to come up with a fitness-related decoy weekly task.
Picture with Feelings weekly task result
Emotion
Housemate
Result
Disgust
Esnyr
Passed
Crying with tears
Mika
Passed
Annoyance/Anger
River
Passed
Passed
10
May 11 (Day 64)
The Big Carnival Concert The housemates must do seven production numbers for two live shows at the end of the week (Days 70 to 71). Three of these production numbers are circus acts which are to be done by two duos each. At stake for each circus act is one-third of the weekly budget. To win, there must be at least one duo in the act that did not commit any mistake in the first show (Day 70).[WT 8]
The Big Carnival Concert weekly task result (First show)
The Big Taguan (The Big Hiding) The male housemates[WT 11] should hide two things from the female housemates for the entire week. These things are marked with red ribbons. These "things" were revealed to be the returning Star Magic housemate Ralph and Sparkle housemate Charlie. Half of the weekly budget is at stake per "thing."
^Although the video's length (18 minutes and 25 seconds) was within the time limit, the housemates committed 3 mistakes. These include the reflection of housemates not involved in the current scene or of the cameraman being seen in the mirror and a housemate getting caught in a different scene.
^On the second day, the task leaders requested more stocks since their supplies were running low. These stocks are worth ₱3,098.00 (US$54). Therefore, the total investment to be doubled by the housemates is ₱23,098.00 (US$403).
^Big Brother clarified that all mistakes made by a single housemate will be treated as one mistake for the weekly task.
^Except for Josh, Michael, and Will, all of the housemates committed a mistake, leading to a total of 13 mistakes, with everyone from the second group committing a mistake.
^Since Ji-Soo was able to deliver three hugot lines for the P-drama task, the housemates were able to remove a total of three layers across both towers.
^On the final day, the housemates had less than two hours to speak. However, they committed a whopping twenty-one mistakes dooming them to their third failed weekly task.
^By the third day, the housemates were able to reach the 12-bottle mark, temporarily guaranteeing them 50% of the weekly budget. However, Big Brother made an offer to the task leaders Emilio and Vince. Should they opt to try getting the full weekly budget, they only need to flip the remaining 11 bottles. However, only the three nominated duos can do this. Furthermore, failing to flip all 11 bottles means no weekly budget. The task leaders decided to proceed with the task. Emilio and Michael flipped 11 bottles, handing them the victory for this weekly task and the full weekly budget.
^Fifty people from the outside world who secured tickets on a first-come, first-served basis by paying ₱20,000 will enter the house to attend The Big Carnival Concert. The ticket package includes a photo opportunity with the housemates, confession room experience, signed housemate t-shirt, food and drinks, photo opportunities at the house facade and main lobby. The earned ticket sales will proceed to the PBB Collab Charity Mission.
^ abBianca was unable to participate in the show because of an ankle injury sustained during rehearsals. Instead, she became the concert's emcee.
^The housemates received 2/3 of the weekly budget on the first show after they passed 2 out of 3 circus acts. With 2 more acts passing at the second show, the housemates received 133% of the weekly budget.
^As an additional reward for winning the first Big Intensity Challenge, Shuvee was informed about the male housemates' secret weekly task. This meant that she was allowed to help the boys for the rest of the task.
^The housemates received 50% of the weekly budget after the male housemates successfully hiding Ralph for the entire week.
Duo formation tasks
Duos are often formed wherein all housemates are randomly paired through tasks and challenges. These pairings can change periodically, forcing housemates to adapt to new dynamics.
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition duo formation tasks
No.
Date & day assigned
Task title and description
Duo result
1
March 10 (Day 2)
The House is Sinking Disguised as a "The Boat is Sinking" game, housemates had to group themselves into groups of 8, 6, and then 2. Each group must have the same number of Sparkle and Star Magic housemates. After the final round, Big Brother revealed that the pairs formed during the game would be the duos for the week.[47]
AC & Charlie Ashley & Ivana AZ & Esnyr Brent & Michael Dustin & Klarisse Josh & Kira Mika & Ralph River & Will
2
March 17 (Day 9)
One by one, housemates would choose a rope end. Sparkle housemates must choose a blue rope end while Star Magic housemates had to choose a red one. After the ropes are unravelled, housemates holding the same rope would become the new duo.[48][DT 1]
AC & Ashley AZ & Kira Brent & Mika Dustin & Esnyr Josh & Klarisse Michael & Ralph River & Will
3
March 30 (Day 22)
The housemate had five minutes to transfer balls from a starting point to a container using a pedestal of their choice. Using the small yellow pedestal awards one point, the medium blue pedestal two points, and the large red pedestal three points. Housemates are then ranked, with the highest-ranked unpaired housemate given the liberty to pick their new duo.[49][DT 2]
AZ & Ralph Bianca & Mika Brent & Dustin Charlie & Kira Esnyr & Josh Klarisse & Will Michael & River
4
April 13 (Day 36)
Given the list of (modified) answers from the press conference held for the new housemates Shuvee and Xyriel, each housemate had to scoop the ball containing the number of the true statement into a cup for each new housemate. Their time would be recorded once they scoop the two correct balls. Like in the previous duo formation task, housemates are ranked, with the highest-ranked unpaired housemate given the liberty to pick their new duo.[DT 4]
Rankings of the housemates' task
Rank
Housemate
Time
Pick
1
Klarisse
4:03
Mika
2
Josh
6:05
River
3
Michael
6:22
Emilio
4
Vince
6:32
Brent
5
Bianca
7:26
AZ
6
Dustin
8:03
Ralph
7
Will
8:08
Esnyr
8
AZ
8:17
—
9
River
9:08
—
10
Emilio
10:52
—
11
Mika
11:10
—
12
Brent
13:17
—
13
Ralph
14:56
—
14
Esnyr
21:33
—
AZ & Bianca Brent & Vince Dustin & Ralph Emilio & Michael Esnyr & Will Josh & River Klarisse & Mika
5
April 27 (Day 50)
Each housemate had five minutes to perform tricks using a kendama toy. Points will be awarded based on the difficulty level of the cup they land the ball on, one point for big cup (ōzara), five points for small cup (kozara), and ten points for base cup (chūzara). Like in the previous duo formation task, housemates are ranked, with the highest-ranked unpaired housemate given the liberty to pick their new duo.[DT 5]
Rankings of the housemates' task
Rank
Housemate
Points
Time
Pick
1
Ralph
80
3:17
Josh
2
Vince
80
4:19
River
3
Josh
80
4:26
—
4
Dustin
78
4:59
Xyriel
5
Klarisse
76
4:59
AZ
6
Mika
74
4:55
Esnyr
7
Will
70
4:53
Brent
8
Esnyr
57
4:43
—
9
Shuvee
45
4:58
Bianca
10
River
15
4:22
—
11
AZ
5
3:27
—
12
Brent
3
3:06
—
13
Xyriel
3
4:40
—
14
Bianca
0
0:00
—
AZ & Klarisse Bianca & Shuvee Brent & Will Dustin & Xyriel Esnyr & Mika Josh & Ralph River & Vince
6
May 11 (Day 64)
Each housemate had to pull five cups with a ball on top to the finish line. If the ball falls, they must put the ball back on top of the cup and restart on that lane. Like in the previous duo formation task, housemates are ranked, with the highest-ranked unpaired housemate given the liberty to pick their new duo.[DT 5]
Rankings of the housemates' task
Rank
Housemate
Time
Pick
1
Esnyr
1:51
Shuvee
2
Shuvee
1:56
—
3
Will
1:59
Bianca
4
Dustin
2:15
River
5
AZ
2:22
Brent
6
River
2:24
—
7
Bianca
2:27
—
8
Brent
2:30
—
9
Klarisse
2:32
Vince
10
Vince
2:50
—
11
Xyriel
2:52
Mika
12
Mika
3:16
—
AZ & Brent Bianca & Will Dustin & River Esnyr & Shuvee Klarisse & Vince Mika & Xyriel
Notes
^Except for Charlie, who was granted immunity, and Bianca, who entered after the second set of duos were formed. On the second nomination round, Bianca and Charlie were considered a duo after both gained immunity in different ways.
^For this cycle, housemates cannot choose someone they had already been paired with. Emilio and Vince, the new housemates, were considered a duo after the third duo formation task.
^ abTies are presumably resolved by the time taken to reach the score. Josh reached 19 points faster than Michael, and Charlie reached 2 points faster than Bianca.
^For this cycle, housemates cannot choose someone they had already been paired with. Shuvee and Xyriel, the new housemates, were considered a duo after the fourth duo formation task.
^ abFor this cycle, housemates cannot choose someone they had already been paired with.
Other tasks
In addition to weekly tasks, Big Brother can assign additional ones, which fall into five categories:[citation needed]
Daily tasks are routine activities that housemates can complete and may be transferred to anyone by Big Brother.
Secret tasks require a housemate to complete a mission without informing the others.
Reward tasks can belong to any category and must be completed to earn a reward.
Special tasks are assignments given by Big Brother or suggested by housemates with his approval.
Punishment tasks are given to any individual or several housemates as a form of penalty for violating the house rules.
Some tasks may influence house activities and may create competition among the housemates. In certain cases, sponsors may provide specific tasks, allowing housemates to win luxury rewards through competitions, tasks, or challenges.[citation needed]
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition other tasks
No.
Date & day assigned
Type
Description
Participant(s)
Result
1
March 9 (Day 1)
Reward
Housemates were locked separately in the pool area. The hosts Alexa, Gabbi, Mavy, and Melai were assigned to help the housemates by picking bamboo sticks scattered in the house. The housemates were connecting the collected bamboo sticks by using their belongings to reach the key on a suspended logo to open the gate to the main house. If they fail to accomplish the task in 15 minutes, one of the assigned hosts will be required to stay in the house for an undetermined period.[50]
On Day 3, Big Brother informed Kira that her duo Josh would celebrate his birthday the following day. To celebrate Josh's birthday pool party, Big Brother assigned Kira to spend a longer time on the Twinkle Twinkle Big Star weekly task, as the time their duo spends on the weekly task is equivalent to the duration of the pool party.[51]
On Day 8, the violators must walk five laps around the swimming pool while saying Hindi ako lalabag sa mga patakaran ni Big Brother (transl. "I will not break Big Brother's rules."). Afterwards, each violator must take turns being a human pen by wearing a pen cap. The other housemates will use the human pen to write the sentence Hindi ako lalabag sa mga patakaran ni Big Brother on the whiteboard. The last writing, however, was tasked to be done in cursive. The violations will be cleared if the writings are legible.[52][53]
On Day 9, the Star Magic housemates were required to transfer a ball using a hole maze from Point A to Point B. If the ball falls, they must return to the starting point. If they win the task, the reward will be given to a Sparkle housemate.
Unbeknownst to the Star Magic housemates, the reward is a nomination immunity medal which gives a Sparkle housemate of their choice immunity for the first nomination round.[OT 5]
Star Magic housemates
Passed
5
March 29 (Day 21)
Special
On Day 21, each housemate must wear a crown. The first housemate must put a crown on the head of the next housemate by stacking it until it reaches the last housemate. Then, the last housemate must go into the throne room and give a crown to Michelle, the new houseguest.[54]
All housemates
Passed
6
March 30 (Day 22)
Special
On Day 22, Big Brother asked Emilio and Vince, the new housemates, to name two things about each of them. Then, they must wear a jester costume and play charades with the housemates. Once the housemates are able to guess the two things per new housemate, the new housemates can reveal themselves.[55]
All housemates
Passed
7
April 9 (Day 32)
Special
P-Drama The housemates must create two love stories with a Filipino (Pinoy) heart and delivery, featuring houseguest Ji Soo as the main character. Ji Soo must deliver three Filipino hugot (pick-up) lines correctly—for each correct line, one layer of the cup tower will be removed as part of their weekly task.
Bioderm Bloom Dance Challenge The female housemates must mimic an on-screen dance routine to earn tickets. If they collect ten tickets, they will win a gift package from Bioderm soap.
Female housemates
Passed
9
April 25 (Day 48)
Punishment
On Day 48, the violators must stay inside a giant sack resembling the Earth while moving around the house to complete their household chores.
Nestea Bestea Dance Challenge The two teams (each with three members) must create a dance routine incorporating a Nestea bottle.
Teams:
Bianca, Michael, & Mika
Brent, Esnyr, & Shuvee
Bianca, Brent, Esnyr, Michael, Mika, Shuvee
Passed
11
April 30 (Day 53)
Secret, Reward
While Donny was asleep, the housemates had to shoot 126 baskets in order for him to be able to read his letter.
All housemates
Passed
12
May 2 (Day 55)
Special
Luxercise Workout The duos must create a workout video incorporating a Luxe Slim beverages.
Bianca & Dustin Esnyr & Will Mika & River
Passed
13
May 4 (Day 57)
Special
David disguised himself as a fitness instructor and, appearing in silhouette, led the housemates through a fitness routine.
All housemates, David
Passed
14
May 5 (Day 58)
Special
Task leaders Shuvee and Bianca create a decoy weekly task as a fitness routine to test the emotions of each housemate for the secret weekly task.
Bianca, Shuvee
Passed
15
May 6 (Day 59)
Secret
Closer with Close-Up Challenge Esnyr and Shuvee must find a way to closely smell David and River's breath and convince them to reciprocate.
Esnyr & Shuvee
Passed
16
May 13 (Day 66)
Secret, reward
Big Brother assigns Bianca and River a secret task for Dustin's birthday. To earn a reward for Dustin, Bianca must imitate Dustin's facial expressions 24 times, while River must repeat his signature compliment 'Matured' 24 times.
Bianca, River
Passed
17
May 20 (Day 73)
Secret
Through a radio communication device, Brent and Vince will serve as the persona/avatar of Charlie and Ralph, who will issue commands from another line.
Brent, Vince
Passed
18
May 21 (Day 74)
Special
The housemates were grouped by gender, taking turns wearing blindfolds, with the women starting first. Big Brother's signal would alert one group when to remove their blindfolds, at which point the other group immediately put theirs on. The game ended when the female housemates were the last to wear blindfolds. However, to remove them, the female housemates had to correctly guess the names of three male housemates, who were required to remain still, by searching their locations. Adding to the twist, Charlie and Ralph (who were the "two things" the men had to hide for their secret weekly task) were also required to stay still while the unaware female housemates searched for the male housemates.
Male and female housemates
Passed
19
May 25 (Day 78)
Secret
The Big Intensity Challenge winners must leave last night's worn clothing on the garden area as proof before vanishing into a secret room, hidden from all asleep housemates.
AZ, Esnyr, Ralph, Shuvee
Passed
20
Special
Money Roll Task The nominated housemates work together to roll a ball through a series of handheld panels into a piggy bank. Each drop must back to the starting point. Every successful deposit ball earns ₱200 for the secret room.
Nominated housemates, B
Pending
Notes
^Michael and houseguest Ivana were not in the house during the task.
^Big Brother chose Mavy to stay in the house as a consequence.
^Kira spent 30 minutes at the weekly task. Due to Kira's efforts, Big Brother doubled the pool party duration to 1 hour.
^Except Ashley, Dustin, and Klarisse who did not commit any house rule violations that week.
^After deliberating, the Star Magic housemates awarded the nomination immunity medal to Charlie.
^Ji Soo has delivered three hugot lines correctly. Therefore, three layers of cups will be reduced
^Except Klarisse and Ralph who did not commit any house rule violations for the past weeks.
Challenges
Duo battles
Introduced before the second nomination round, these are tasks to be performed by all eligible duos. The best-performing duo wins immunity from being nominated for that nomination round.
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition duo battles
No.
Date given
Challenge title and description
Participant(s)
Winner
1
April 4 (Day 27)
Each duo must bring a mini-sized PBB House from one end of the table to the other while passing it between the pillars standing on top of the table. If any of the pillars fall, the duo must return to the starting point to repeat the process. The duo that accomplished this task the fastest received immunity from being nominated during the second nomination round.[56]
Results
Rank
Duos
Time
1
Bianca & Mika
4:16
2
Klarisse & Will
4:27
3
Michael & River
4:28
4
AZ & Ralph
5:30
5
Esnyr & Josh
5:42
6
Charlie & Kira
6:17
7
Brent & Dustin
6:45
AZ & Ralph Bianca & Mika Brent & Dustin Charlie & Kira Esnyr & Josh Klarisse & Will Michael & River
Bianca & Mika
2
April 18 (Day 41)
Each duo will take turns sorting the color tubes into their corresponding groups. The pair that completes this task the fastest will earn immunity from nomination during the third nomination round.
Results
Rank
Duos
Time
1
AZ & Bianca
3:10
2
Klarisse & Mika
3:35
3
Esnyr & Will
3:40
4
Josh & River
4:01
5
Dustin & Ralph
4:02
6
Emilio & Michael
4:35
7
Brent & Vince
6:49
AZ & Bianca Brent & Vince Dustin & Ralph Emilio & Michael Esnyr & Will Josh & River Klarisse & Mika
AZ & Bianca
3
May 4 (Day 57)
Duos compete in a clothes hanger toss-and-catch challenge: one throws, the other catches with a bar. Top scorers in 5 minutes win immunity from nomination during the fourth nomination round.
Results
Rank
Duos
Score
1
Esnyr & Mika
29
2
River & Vince
27
3
Josh & Ralph
18
4
Dustin & Xyriel
14
5
AZ & Klarisse
13
6
Brent & Will
10
7
Bianca & Shuvee
7
AZ & Klarisse Bianca & Shuvee Brent & Will Dustin & Xyriel Esnyr & Mika Josh & Ralph River & Vince
Esnyr & Mika
Group challenges
As in previous seasons, the housemates were divided into multiple teams to compete for immunity or reward on various occasions.
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition group challenges
No.
Date given
Challenge title and description
Winner
Loser(s)
1
May 13 (Day 66)
Golden Seats On Day 66, the housemates were divided into three groups for the Golden Seats challenges. These groups are based on their circus acts in The Big Carnival Concert weekly task. The winning team at the end of the challenges would have a chance to see their loved ones as part of the golden seats audience for "The Big Carnival Concert."
Teams:
Team Juggling – Dustin, Mika, River, and Xyriel
Team Spin Disc – AZ, Brent, Klarisse, and Vince
Team Flower Stick – Bianca, Esnyr, Shuvee, and Will
Golden Seats Challenge result
Date given
Challenge title and description
Advanced
Eliminated
May 13 (Day 66)
Only We Know Three teams must answer trivia questions about their loved ones. The top two teams with the most points would advance to the next round.
Result:
Team Juggling – 7 points
Team Spin Disc – 6 points
Team Flower Stick – 2 points
Team JugglingTeam Spin Disc
Team Flower Stick
May 14 (Day 67)
Teams line up with photo baskets across each other. Players swing pendulum balls to hit rolling balls into their basket. Only direct shots count—bounced balls are invalid.
^Big Brother had a proposal to the winners of the Golden Seats Challenge to give a slot to the losing housemates. Only Brent gave up his slot to Mika.
Big Intensity Challenges
On Day 72, Big Brother announced the two Big Intensity Challenges which would help decide the housemates' final pairings. Housemates from both agencies would compete against each other. In each challenge, one Sparkle and one Star Magic housemate would win, earning immunity for the next nomination round and the power to choose their final duo. All other housemates who failed to win in either challenge were automatically nominated for the fifth nomination round.
Sparkle housemates: AZ, Charlie, Dustin, Mika, Shuvee, Vince, and Will
Star Magic housemates: Bianca, Brent, Esnyr, Klarisse, Ralph, River, and Xyriel
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition Big Intensity Challenges
No.
Date given
Challenge title and description
Winner(s)
Sparkle
Star Magic
1
May 21 (Day 74)
In this challenge, housemates must race to answer six Filipino-language questions, each contained in its own envelope. Once a housemate believes they have the correct answer, they must flip a cube using a spatula and make sure the first letter of that answer is shown on top. They can only advance to the next envelope after Big Brother approves both their answer and the letter displayed on the cube.
The fastest Sparkle housemate and the fastest Star Magic housemate to correctly answer all six questions will win the first set of Final Duo Medals and immunity for the fifth nomination round.
Questions and answers
Item
Question
Answer
1
What is the first letter of the so-called "King of the Jungle?"
Leon (lion)
2
What is the first letter of the body part that is the first to detect odor?
Ilong (nose)
3
What is the first letter of the item that was believed to be hidden by Gen. Yamashita?
Ginto (gold)
4
What is the first letter of the result of the equation "nine times four?"
Tatlumpu't anim (thirty-six)
5
What is the first letter of the continent where the Pinoy Big Brother house is located?
Asya (Asia)
6
What is the first letter of the opposite of West?
Silangan (East)
Results
Rank
Sparkle housemate
Time
Star Magic housemate
Time
1
Shuvee
6:05
Ralph
4:43
2
Will
11:00
Xyriel
6:09
3
Dustin
14:20
Brent
6:12
4
Mika
20:46
Klarisse
6:31
5
Vince
29:40
Esnyr
8:48
—
AZ
DNF
Bianca
DNF
Charlie
River
Shuvee
Ralph
2
May 22 (Day 75)
For this challenge, each housemate starts with a board holding 10 balloons. To earn more, a housemate will roll a ball onto specific landing spots, gaining 0 to 3 additional balloons based on where it lands. A housemate will have three attempts to increase their balloon count. Afterward, housemates will use the same ball-rolling method to correctly land the ball on their number of choice; the higher the number, the more of another housemate's balloons they can pop. This continues until only one housemate still has a balloon on their board.
The last Sparkle housemate and the last Star Magic housemate standing will win the final Final Duo medals and immunity from the fifth nomination round, while all losing housemates will be automatically nominated.
Results
Sparkle housemate
Balloons earned
Order
Star Magic housemate
Balloons earned
Order
AZ
16
6
Bianca
11
1
Charlie
15
5
Brent
12
4
Dustin
13
4
Esnyr
12
6
Mika
10
3
Klarisse
16
5
Vince
15
1
River
16
2
Will
14
2
Xyriel
11
3
AZ
Esnyr
Other challenges
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition other challenges
No.
Date & day assigned
Type
Description
Participant(s)
Winner
1
April 1 (Day 24)
Special, Reward
Fudgee Barr Make-O-Barr Breakfast Challenge The chosen housemates were tasked by Big Brother to incorporate Fudgee Barr products into two breakfast dishes: champorado and pancakes. The dishes were judged by Kira & Ralph.
Dish:
Bianca & Michael – Fudgee Barr Champorado glazed with milk and dark chocolate ganache topped with dilis
Charlie & Esnyr – Mocha Vanilla Peanut Butter Pancake & Dark Chocolate Pancake
Bianca & Michael Charlie & Esnyr
Charlie & Esnyr
2
April 3 (Day 26)
Special
On Day 26, Big Brother asked each housemate to give points to other housemates based on their authenticity: three points for those who are being authentic, two points for those who are lacking authenticity, and one point for those who are not being true. After the rankings were done, flags were handed out to everyone. Anyone who got the highest average received the green flag, anyone who got the lowest received the red flag, and the rest received a yellow flag.[57]
Mr. Ahon Lusong 2025 and Pool Dating Game Esnyr and the female housemates organized a dating game for the male housemates. First, the male housemates showcased their modeling skills at the pool area. Then, the female housemates decided to pick five male housemates to advance to the next round. After that, the mystery guest searcher, Sanya, conducted a Q&A session based on her preferences. Finally, Sanya gave an apple to the male housemate she chose for a date.
Male housemates
Ralph
4
April 16 (Day 39)
Special, reward
Fudgee Barr Make-O-Barr Dessert Challenge The chosen housemates were tasked by Big Brother to incorporate Fudgee Barr products into two dessert dishes: pops bar and milkshake. The dishes were judged by Bianca & River.
Dish:
Dustin & Mika – Fudgee Bar Milkshake
Klarisse & Will – Fudgee Cake Pops Barr
Dustin & Mika Klarisse & Will
Dustin & Mika
5
April 23 (Day 46)
Special, reward
IKEA Duo-it-yourself Challenge The housemates will split into two teams for an IKEA assembly challenge. Each team gets a shoe cabinet to build with two roles: a Leader (who gives instructions) and a Builder (who does the assembly). The twist of the challenge is they can't see directly with each other.
Esnyr & Will Klarisse & Mika
Esnyr & Will
6
April 24 (Day 47)
Special, reward
Spartan Salonpas Challenge The two duos race through three obstacle courses, each featuring different physical challenges. After completing all three, they earn a turn to place their mark on a tic-tac-toe grid. First duo to get three in a row wins.
AZ & Ralph River & Shuvee
AZ & Ralph
7
May 6 (Day 59)
Special, reward
Kaya Kong Mag-Magic! Cooking Challenge (I Can Do Magic! Cooking Challenge) The chosen duos were tasked by Big Brother to create a dish with 200 pesos budget with Maggi products. The dishes were judged by houseguest David.
Dish:
AZ & Klarisse – DoboSig (portmanteau of adobo and sisig)
AZ & Klarisse Bianca & Shuvee Dustin & Xyriel Esnyr & Mika
AZ & Klarisse
8
May 9 (Day 62)
Special
I Think I Love You Dance Challenge The housemates, divided into two (Sparkle and Star Magic) must create a dance choreography incorporating David's original song "I Think I Love You".
Sparkle housemates Star Magic housemates
Star Magic housemates
9
May 10 (Day 63)
Special
Nescafé Ready To Race, Ready to Win The three duos race through obstacle cource relay (tunnel, can stacking, and jigsaw puzzle solving). After completing each obstacles, the duos must sip a Nescafé drink. The duo with the fastest time wins.
Duos:
Team Mocha – Esnyr & River
Team Cappuccino – Josh & Xyriel
Team Ice Black – Shuvee & Will
Esnyr & River Josh & Xyriel Shuvee & Will
Shuvee & Will
10
May 14 (Day 67)
Special
Palmolive Naturals Smooth Stack Challenge The two duos must take turns by playing jenga to removing block at a time from a tower and stacking it on top, without causing the tower to collapse. The twist of the challenge is an industrial fan blows on the tower during gameplay. The last player to successfully place a block wins.
AZ & Esnyr Shuvee & Xyriel
Shuvee & Xyriel
11
May 15 (Day 68)
Special
Downy Perfume Bango Challenge The housemates divided into two teams must create a 30-second commercial incorporating Downy fabric conditioner
Groups:
Team Sunrise Fresh: – Bianca, Brent, Esnyr, Mika, River, and Xyriel
Team Garden Bloom: – AZ, Dustin, Klarisse, Shuvee, Vince, and Will
All housemates
Team Sunrise Fresh
12
May 16 (Day 69)
Special
Oishi Human Claw Machine Challenge The duos, each suspended in harnesses, must grab and collect Oishi products within ten seconds, mimicking a giant claw machine.
Duos:
Team Miggos – Klarisse & Will (120 points)
Team Prawn Crackers – AZ & Esnyr (112 points)
Team Potato Fries – River & Shuvee (52 points)
AZ & Esnyr Klarisse & Will River & Shuvee
Klarisse & Will
13
May 19 (Day 72)
Special, Reward
All duos participated in a pillow-spinning tournament. The winning duo got to try Dunkin's new products: the K-Bun and Pistachio Chocolat.
First Round (italics indicate last-one standing)
Klarisse & Vince vs. AZ & Brent
Dustin & River vs. Bianca & Will
Mika & Xyriel vs. Esnyr & Shuvee
Final Round
Brent vs. Mika vs. Will
All housemates
Bianca & Will
14
May 22 (Day 75)
Special
Last Fruity Zing Duo Standing Challenge The chosen duos had to do six poses while balancing bottle/s of Del Monte Fruity Zing. One point for easy, two points for moderate, and four points for difficult poses. The duo that is the first to hold the pose for 10 seconds will earn the points for that round.
C2 Cool and Clean Summer Showdown The housemates divided into two teams race through a relay-style obstacle course featuring: ring toss, beach ball poses, swimming while carrying a beach ball, and shooting a beach ball through a hula hoop. Fastest team wins.
Teams:
Green Team – Bianca, Brent, Esnyr, and Klarisse (4:15)
Pink Team – AZ, Dustin, Mika, and Will (5:02)
Bianca, Brent, Esnyr, and Klarisse AZ, Dustin, Mika, and Will
Pink team
Notes
^Except Emilio and Vince, who just entered the house that week.
^Notably, River's duo for this week was not chosen for the task.
Nomination history
In each nomination, duos assign three points to one duo and one point to another, with the nomination table reflecting this by placing the duo receiving three points at the top.[58] Underlined names denote the intended target for that specific point, if any. Otherwise, no target was identified.
^ The Star Magic housemates (excluding Bianca) were assigned a task, which they successfully completed. As a result, Big Brother informed them that they could select one Sparkle housemate to receive immunity from the first nominations. They unanimously chose Charlie.
^ Bianca, a new Star Magic housemate, was granted immunity because she entered the house on Day 10, five days before the first nomination round. She was later partnered with Charlie after the latter was granted immunity by the Star Magic housemates for successfully completing a challenge.
^ Emilio and Vince, new housemates, were exempted on the second nomination round because they entered the house on Day 22, one day after the first eviction night. The two were then automatically combined into pairs for the current nomination round.
^ Shuvee and Xyriel, new housemates, were exempted on the third nomination round because they entered the house on Day 36, one day after the second eviction night. The two were then automatically combined into pairs for the current nomination round.
^ Shuvee received an automatic nomination for violating the rules by using a lapel microphone in the swimming pool. Since the duo pairing rule applies, her partner Bianca was also automatically nominated.
^ The 'Big Comeback' twist allowed evicted Sparkle and Star Magic housemates to return to the house.
^ The voting process was conducted separately for Sparkle and Star Magic housemates.
^ Evicted housemates Emilio and Michael chose not to participate in The Big Comeback due to respective personal commitments.
^ Public voting via Maya for The Big Comeback ended on Day 70. However, the result was announced on Day 71 wherein Ralph and Charlie emerged as the winners.
^ AZ, Esnyr, Ralph and Shuvee were immune for the fifth nomination round after winning two Big Intensity Challenges. All the non-winners for the two Big Intensity Challenges were automatically nominated for this eviction round.
^ Public voting for this particular eviction round is individual; however, one Sparkle housemate and one Star Magic housemate will still be evicted.
In an episode aired on April 2, 2025, Klarisse De Guzman publicly came out as bisexual. During a task where housemates had to share personal stories, De Guzman revealed that she had been in a same-sex relationship with her partner, Trina, for four years. She expressed her pride and relief, stating, "I’m so happy and I’m so proud of myself that I’m finally out." Although her family had been aware of her sexuality, this marked the first time De Guzman shared her truth publicly. She acknowledged her previous fear of judgment and the potential impact on her career but emphasized the freedom she now felt. The revelation was met with widespread support from her fellow housemates and viewers.[74]
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition earned an 8.6% rating.[75]
^Llemit, Kathleen A. (March 23, 2025). "'Gutom pa ako': Gabbi Garcia gets surprised as new 'Pinoy Big Brother' houseguest". Philippine Star. Retrieved March 23, 2025. Tonight's episode will see the housemates vote for the first time on who they want to leave the house, with the dynamic changing for the first time in 20 years since this season's format has duos, where the fate of one housemate will be the same fate of her or his pair.
