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Like other franchises around the world, the concept and implementation of ''Pinoy Big Brother'' has been a subject of controversy and criticism from the Filipino public and the news media. Investigations of some incidents were held by numerous organizations, including Endemol, the franchiser of ''Big Brother'', and TV watchdog MTRCB since its launch in 2005. ==''Season 1''== On its first week alone, the show was already given a stern warning by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), the Philippine censoring body for cinema and television, saying that the show airs content that is definitely not suitable for children, such as talk on contraceptives and very "intimate scenes". ABS-CBN is reported to have acknowledged this and had promised to make an "improved" show more suitable for younger audiences in the coming weeks.〔(Stern warning for ‘Big Brother’ - INQ7.net )〕 As a result, as scenes like these are unavoidable at times without interference, each episode begins with a warning reminding viewers that some scenes in the show that are not suitable for young audiences. In spite of this, though, the scenes that were deemed to be way beyond the parental guidance rating given by the Board were still shown. In this light, MTRCB ordered the program suspended for one episode. As compliance, the program was not aired on September 25, 2005, the day after the 2nd eviction night.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 :: Home )〕 :''See: MTRCB's suspension order:'' 〔http://www.pinoybigbrother.com/Portals/0/News/mtrcb1.jpg〕〔http://www.pinoybigbrother.com/Portals/0/News/mtrcb2.jpg〕 Columnist Nestor U. Torre of the Philippine Daily Inquirer has also given a doubtful but optimistic stance on the show, saying that while the scenes are chaotic and challenges in the first week were way too mundane and cheesy, he is hopeful that more compelling tasks would be given to the housemates in the future and the housemates' personalities will become clearly defined.〔(George Orwell comes to RP television - INQ7.net )〕 However, Torre wrote in a later article that in the first week alone, the show emphasizes more on creating controversy (such as sex) rather than exploiting the potential psychological factors and showcasing human nature.〔(INQ7.net )〕 Despite this negative publicity, ABS-CBN itself has reported that the show is so well liked that it extended its run to all seven days a week. In fact, not only its on-air talents have defended it, but viewers themselves (as shown on ABS-CBN programs) can attest to it. It also inspired the creation of fansites. Franzen Fajardo created controversy when he continuously violated Big Brother's rules, including mouthing words to fellow housemate Cassandra Ponti. Deliberations between the show producers and consultants from Endemol over the mouthing of words resulted in a decision to evict him on Day 86. However, Ponti offered to voluntarily exit to keep Fajardo inside; Big Brother considered her offer and let the public choose Fajardo's fate. The next day, however, voting was stopped and his forced eviction was finalized after he violated the rules again by discussing with fellow housemate Jason Gainza his last chat with Big Brother inside the confession room. He eventually left the house on Day 91. Around September 2005, rumors circulated through email which claimed that Uma Khouny, Cassandra Ponti, and Sam Milby were just hired by the show and did not audition for it at all. Uma himself stated in one episode that he made the cut for the show through the assistance of network official Linggit Tan. To prove these rumors wrong, the show actually aired some footage that the three indeed auditioned.〔(Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 :: Home )〕 The existence of the "Youth Alliance of the Philippines," which created the e-mail, was never determined. A Philippine Daily Inquirer article published in early 2006 said that both Uma Khouny and Sam Milby were reportedly fined by the Department of Labor and Employment for failing to get an ''Alien Employment Permit'', a special permit permitting non-resident foreigners to work in the Philippines, before actually participating in the show. Fines of PHP10,000 and PHP 40,000 were respectively meted on Uma, an Israeli, and Sam, an American. However, the article said that Uma applied for his permit after the end of the first season. There have been allegations saying that the melody of ''Pinoy Ako'' has been plagiarized from the song ''Chandeliers'' by 80s British band Care. Orange and Lemons and the song's composer Jonathan Manalo claim that while Orange and Lemons may have been influenced by British rock, they stressed that the two songs are completely different from each other and assured that ''Pinoy Ako'' is a completely original one. However, musical correspondent Giselle Roque (who has connections to Care) claims in a separate article that Orange and Lemons and Manalo were "pressured" to come up with a theme song for the show within a week, hence the creation of ''Pinoy Ako'' which is very similar to ''Chandeliers.'' BMG Music, who own the rights to Care's ''Diamonds And Emeralds'' album from which ''Chandeliers'' came from is yet to issue a statement or take legal actions if it so warrants.〔(:: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online :: )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Controversy and criticism of Pinoy Big Brother」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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