Wil Time Bigtime (formerly known as Willing Willie) was a Philippine television variety show broadcast by TV5.

Several personalities from Wowowee appearing on Willing Willie include DJ Coki Meneses (disc jockey), Owen Ercia (floor director), Anna Feliciano (choreographer), April "Congratulations" Gustillo, Lovely Abella, and some former ASF dancers who comprise the in-house WW.Girls.

It was earlier reported that Revillame was considering Sandra Seiffert and Venus Raj as co-hosts, but both declined the offer.

[7][8] Valenzuela City councilor Shalani Soledad accepted the job, appearing on the November 8, 2010, episode.

[9] Two WW.Girl members, Aprilyn "Congratulations" Gustillo and Monique "Pa" Natada, were suspended for five days from the show in November 2010 because of a fight over lipstick.

[15][16] On March 12, 2011, Willing Willie featured a segment in which a 6-year-old boy performed a 'macho dance' to the tune of Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode" as his talent.

During the performance, the boy cries in tears but nonetheless, it makes the audience laugh and Revillame remarks, "Umiiyak pa 'yan" (transl.

After returning from the stage, Revillame orders the sound director to play the music again so he can mimic the boy's movements.

Revillame even compares the boy's talent to the film Burlesk Queen (1977, starring Vilma Santos).

The music resumes several times, causing the boy to repeat the dance for the rest of the show, even during the question-and-answer segment.

In the end, the host introduces the boy for one final act, this time performing atop a platform while surrounded by women who appear to adore him.

"[17] This was followed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development releasing a statement three days later asserting that this was a clear case of child abuse.

[19][20][21] In a press statement, the DSWD condemned "the emotional abuse and humiliation bestowed on a six-year-old child contestant.

"[22] The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is currently pursuing an investigation of the program for violating Section 10 of Republic Act No.

[25] The issue received condemnation from the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, showbiz personalities like Jim Paredes,[26] Bianca Gonzalez,[26] Lea Salonga, Aiza Seguerra,[27] Leah Navarro (of the Black and White Movement), K Brosas, Agot Isidro, Mylene Dizon (from the rival program Mara Clara), and Tuesday Vargas, through the social networking site Twitter.

Columnists from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, such as Randy David,[28] Rina Jimenez-David,[29][30][31] Michael Tan,[32] and Benjamin Pimentel,[17] as well as militant organizations like GABRIELA, also expressed their disapproval.

Mang Inasal, Procter & Gamble, CDO, Cebuana Lhuillier, NutriAsia, and Unilever pulled their advertisements from the show in the first week of April[33] after pressure resulting from this controversy.

[44] In the process of deliberating the sanctions against Willing Willie, the MTRCB, stated that it was heeding the call for sweeping reforms of the television industry.

[45] In the decision of the board in which it suspended the Willing Willie show,[44] it stated:[45] The MTRCB as a government regulatory agency, and as a stakeholder in the television industry, realize the value of setting a good example to the viewing public in general, who are composed of all gender[s] and of all ages, and especially to children.

These quick fixes may be likened to drugs that are so addicting we end up being trapped in its unending cycles of perpetuating poverty, and uneven power relations.

Express that the primetime variety-game show will change to Wil Time Bigtime, on May 14, 2011, occupying the same format and same timeslot.

[46] More than 50 individuals from the studio audience has been already selected during the raffle draw and another 10 studio audiences from his/her group who danced the opening dance number has been selected on-air before playing the game but all of them received a gift pack from the sponsor.

The remaining individual contestant who chose the correct answer to the final question automatically receives PHP 10,000 cash prize before playing the Shoot Mo Baby!

6 people selected earlier through "themed" auditions compete in pairs in rounds of Willie of Fortune.

If the player answers correctly he/she wins the Jackpot and go home with ₱1,000,000, House and Lot and Brand New Car.