Watch "The Boggest Loser Pinoy Edition" Pilot episode here!

Part 1:

Get to know the 12 Finalists of 'The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition!

Over the past week, ABS-CBN revealed the identities of its 12 contestants---seven males and five females---who all have heartfelt stories that can bring both tears and inspiration to every Filipino.


Here they are the men:

Architect Alan Choachuy wants to lose weight to be able to meet and watch his grandchildren grow.

The Biggest Loser Pinoy Editio starts May 30!

Sa May 30 na ang pilot telecast ng pinakabagong show ng ABS CBN 2, at kauna-unahang reality show na hahawakan ni Sharon Cuneta bilang host, ang The Biggest ­Loser: Pinoy Edition.


Mapapanood ito araw-araw sa loob ng 30 minutes pagkatapos ng TV Patrol. Makakasama ni Sharon bilang game master host si Derek Ramsay.


Itinuturing ng Kapamil­ya Network na pinakama­laking reality show nila ang TBLPE. Inarkila nila ang Eagle Rich Country Sites Golf Course Club House sa General Trias, Cavite, ni-renovate nila `yon at para maging camp ng mga contestants at gawing training ground ng kanilang weight lose program.


Sabi ni Junjun Santiago na Production manager ng show, hindi ex-deal ang lugar dahil binayaran nila ito sa isang discounted leasing price.


Pitong wireless satellite camera rin ang binili ng Kapamilya Network para sa show. Sa lente pa lang na nagkakahalaga ng P2.5M ay malaking pera na ang nilabas nila.


Kinuha rin nila si Nadine Tengco, nutritionist na nag-aral sa Amerika, para magbigay ng proper nutrition at healthy diet sa mga participants.


Sa pagdalaw namin sa TBLPE camp kamakailan, hinimay ni Nadine ang mga impormasyon tungkol sa kung anu-anong mga tamang pagkain para makakuha ng wastong nutrition sa pagpapayat.


De-kalibre rin ang dalawang trainer ng show na siyang hahawak sa work out at exercise program ng mga participants, sina Jim Sarte at Chinggay Andrada.


Labindalawang conten­ders ang maglalaban para sa P1M cash prize, isang condo unit at isang Vespa scooter.

"The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition" contestant named!

After months of searching for the country's heavyweights, ABS-CBN's newest reality show "The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition" finally revealed the names of contestants willing to fight obesity and be the country's first "The Biggest Loser" winner.

Megastar Sharon Cuneta, host of the show, on Sunday announced the 12 contestants who are now part of the local version of the hit American reality show "The Biggest Loser".

They are:

Ryan Razon, 31, Pampanga
Edden Cruz, 35, Cebu
Enrique Rafael "Raffy" Tan, 22, Negros Occidental
Allan Choachuy, 40, Cebu
Charlene Hazel Chua, Bicol
Art Mendoza, 35, Makati
Angela Lupangco, 26, Rizal
Winwin Cabinta, 18, Bukidnon
Eric Limatog, 22, Cebu
Jose "JM" Oloris, 32, Manila
Joy Siy, 25, Pasig City
Francisco "Eboy" Bautista, 33, Parañaque

"The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition" is Cuneta's first reality show.

The hit show has versions in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, and Asia.

It features plus-size contestants who undergo rigorous training and strict diet, testing their physical limits and willpower to achieve the ultimate goal---to lose weight.

In the Pinoy Edition, the 12 contestants will be staying for 4 months at "The Biggest Loser" camp which is said to have world-class fitness facilities.

The contestant who loses the highest percentage of weight by the end of the series will take home P1 million cash and a prize package which includes a condo unit.

Last December, Filipino Internet cafe owner Genghis Khan Enrique won 3rd place in the finale of season 2 of "The Biggest Loser Asia" after posting a total weight loss of 57 kilograms.

Sharon talks about obesity

Sharon Cuneta finally speaks up on her own fight against obesity tonight in the primer for her upcoming ABS-CBN reality show The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition.

In a TV interview, Sharon will share the physical and emotional pains of people who are regarded by society as fat, obese and heavy.

“Unfortunately, society judges you according to your physical appearance. It’s not really according to your abilities and your talents. Minsan kahit it’s very unfair, it’s a reality,” she explained.

But she is not the only one opening up on Sunday’s TV special, titled Bigating Pinoy: The Biggest Loser Primer. To prove that obesity is a serious problem in the country that should be addressed, the primer will also show case studies featuring six “heavy” Pinoys.

The list includes seven-year-old Karl Camo of Goin’ Bulilit. While people find him cuddly and cute, he is also in a crucial state of child obesity. Danica, 14, has to deal with greater pressure growing up because of her weight. Twenty-two-year-old Alvin, on the other hand, has been rejected over and over during job applications.

There is also Lorie, 33, who can’t bear a child because of excessive fat in her body. Forty-year-old Rowena, meanwhile, is a mom but can’t attend her children’s graduation in fear that they will be teased by their classmates because of her.

Get to meet Reinnier, who at 25 already has a memorial plan due to the health risks of his obesity.If you ask Sharon, she believes that there is still hope for all of them to improve their lives. That is if they begin taking care of their health like her. She said that The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition can be a source of inspiration to people like them, and even to those who are perfectly fit and healthy.

Bigating Pinoy: The Biggest Loser Primer airs after Pilipinas Got Talent.

Derek Ramsay will co-host the show.

Mayonaise' "Sabay Tayo" is the official theme song of The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition!

"Sabay Tayo" by Mayonnaise - The Official Theme Song of the Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition!


Watch the vidoe after the jump!