Pinoy Henyo contestants apologize for alleged cheating incident, explain actions

The Pinoy Henyo contestants who were accused of cheating online have apologized to the public but said that they did not intend to cheat.

In an episode of "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho," Ryan and Lyka explained their actions during the Valentine's Day edition of Pinoy Henyo in "Eat Bulaga!"

Eagle-eyed netizens noticed that Lyka seemingly mouthed "stomach," the word that Ryan needs to guess, when they played the game.

"Hindi ko po intention na sabihin 'yung word na 'Stomach,'" she said. "Yung dun po sa nangyari is dala po ng bugso ng damdamin. Lahat naman po tayo nagkakamali, di ba? Dala lang po ng emosyon, ng intense sa sarili kaya ganun po yung nangyari."

"Pasensiya na po kung ganun po 'yung way ng paglalaro namin. Pasensiya na po kung sa tingin ninyo may pandadayang maganap pero hindi ko po intensyon na mandaya," she added.

Her boyfriend, Ryan, also explained what he had done in the jackpot round, when he also seemingly mouthed the word "Abra."

"Hindi po ako aware na nasasabi ko po 'yung word na 'yun kasi nate-tense po ako na sana po masabi niya 'yung pinapahula po sa kanya," he said.

"Nu'ng nakita ko po 'yung video na 'yun nagulat po ako kasi nasabi ko po pala unintentionally po. Kaya hinihingi po ulit namin ng pasensya."

Lyka also apologized to the hosts and management of "Eat Bulaga!" and said they were waiting for the program to reach out if they will be asked to explain their side.

"Eat Bulaga" hosts have not addressed the issue directly but shared their thoughts on cheating following the incident.

"Kapag ikaw ay nandaya. Pag nagchi-cheating ka sa isang game, wala na ang
fun," said Joey De Leon.

Ryan said they will take accountability for their actions.

"Alam po namin 'yung pagkakamali namin kaya ready po kami na i-bear po lahat ng consequences po sa lahat ng mga pagkakamali na nagawa po namin," he said.

Some netizens have said that the couple must return the P30,000 they won from the game.

Ryan and Lyka said they have also been receiving a lot of hate on social media due to the incident.

"Nalungkot din po ako kasi may mga tao din po talagang nangja-judge po sa amin. Nag-deactivate po kami ng account para po hindi po namin makita 'yung mga criticisms po ng mga tao," Ryan said.

"Sa mga basher po tumigil na po kayo kasi marami na pong naaapektuhan," Lyka added.

They also sent their message to the management of "Eat Bulaga."

"Sa Eat Bulaga!, sa Pinoy Henyo po, sa mga host, hinihingi po namin ng pasensya 'yung mga pangyayari po."

The couple, however, said they learned their lesson from what happened.

"Ia-apply po namin 'yung lessons po namin sa sarili namin para po mag-grow pa po kami personally."

—MGP, GMA Integrated News