Wally makes tearful return to 'Eat Bulaga'

TV host and comedian Wally Bayola appeared on the noontime show "Eat Bulaga" on Saturday, five months after his sex video with one of the show's dancers circulated online.

A tearful Bayola emerged holding a birthday cake for his comedy-act partner Jose Manalo, when the latter, together with Paolo Ballesteros, were hosting their "Juan for All, All for Juan" segment on the show.

Manalo immediately hugged his partner and gave him a chance to address the audience.

"Sa 'Eat Bulaga,' mga manonood, sorry po," Bayola said. "Sorry po sa mga nagawa kong kasalanan. Sana bigyan niyo pa po ako ng isa pang pagkakataon para maayos ko ang buhay ko. Patawad po sa inyong lahat. Sorry po."

In an interview last year, "Eat Bulaga" co-host Vic Sotto said Bayola needs to apologize for the "scandal" first before returning to showbiz.

Before his "Eat Bulaga" appearance on Saturday, Bayola had already resumed work as a stand-up comic. He reportedly made his first public appearance at a comedy bar in Quezon City late last month.

Bayola's controversial video, which surfaced online last September 2, shows the 41-year-old host having sexual intercourse. A female dancer on "Eat Bulaga," nicknamed Yosh, was tagged then as the alleged woman in the clip.

Following the viral spread of the video, Bayola brought the case to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to track down the culprit.

However, executive director of NBI's Cybercrime Divsion Vic Lorenzo admitted that the task would be difficult, citing the lack of leads.

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No Wally on 'Eat Bulaga' amid 'sex scandal'

MANILA -- Comedian Wally Bayola has not appeared on the noontime show "Eat Bulaga," which he regularly co-hosts, since a video allegedly showing him having sexual intercourse circulated online early this week.

The 41-year-old TV host was absent from the program on Tuesday and Wednesday, following the spread of the alleged sex video on Monday, September 2.

Bayola's business manager, Malou Choa Fagar, earlier confirmed to GMA News that the comedian will be temporarily on leave from "Eat Bulaga."

One of the female dancers on the program, nicknamed Yosh, has yet to speak on the issue, after her name was brought up as the alleged woman in the sex video supposedly with Bayola.

The comedian, who rose to fame for his hit act with co-host Jose Manalo, is married and with five children.

Bayola's alleged "sex scandal" is the latest controversy of its kind to make headlines locally, following the likes of actor Hayden Kho's supposed "collection" of videos, and more recently, Parokya ni Edgar frontman Chito Miranda's "leaked private video" in August.

Miranda has already brought the case to the National Bureau of Investigation, which launched an investigation to track down the suspect behind the spread of the video.

The singer's complaint cited a violation of the Republic Act 9995 or the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009.

If proven guilty of the violation, the suspect may be imprisoned for up to seven years or fined up to P500,000.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com