Pabebe wave

A deviation from a beauty-queen wave gesture, it was exchanged between Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza after its initiation by the latter's character, Yaya Dub.

"[3] The gesture is made when a hand is curved slightly inwards, with all fingers closed together, in a small side-to-side motion.

[4] After its introduction, the "pabebe wave" quickly spread and is often used as a gesture of friendly greeting by viewers and non-viewers of the show alike, including local celebrities, politicians, including staff at the US embassy in the Philippines.

[1][2] The trend also went viral online that various international celebrities are shown to be doing the wave, including Vin Diesel, Lifehouse, and Bryan White.

declared September 26, 2015 as the "National Pabebe Wave Day," an event where thousands of Filipinos all over the world joined to do the gesture.