Bongga! () is a Philippine television variety-oriented show broadcast by GMA Iloilo and GMA Bacolod. Hosted by Jigo Mambo, John Arceo, Leez Quimpo, Em Capalla and Joan Jalandoni, it premiered on May 16, 1999, The show concluded on September 2, 2007. The show was popular for its segments "Pok Gi Pok", a gay boxing challenge where two gay contestants battle it out using oversized hand gloves; and "Bongga Babes", a bikini-open contest featuring the sexiest babes in Western Visayas. It also featured some of the hottest Ilonggo bands and dance groups in Western Visayas, with the special participation of some of the most popular GMA Kapuso stars flown in from Manila every now and then to join the "Bongga!" gang. Because of the show's own brand of fun and vibrant entertainment rarely seen in other local variety shows in Visayas and Mindanao, "Bongga" has earned the tag "Pinasahi sa Tanan" (Different among others). From early years to The Biggest Local Variety-oriented Show in Western Visayas Launched in May 16, 1999, "Bongga"'s format was musical variety and taped-as-live alternately from different shopping malls in Iloilo and Bacolod. The original hosts were Hector Gloria, Lara Alba, Debbie Pelor and Ansab Urpiana, with 93.5 Campus Radio (now Barangay 93.5) DJs Jigo Mambo and Billy d' Kid acting as on-air video jocks (VJs). However, after the show's first season, "Bongga" was reformatted as a gay-oriented variety program, with Jigo Mambo and Billy d' Kid joining Hector as main hosts. It started dishing out portions like "Palarong Pambakla", "Pok Gi Pok" and "Binibining Bonggay" that generated a lot of controversy among the conservative groups in Western Visayas. Despite the criticism, "Bongga" got high ratings basing on these segments alone and it helped them overcome the more established "Barkadahan sa S na S" of ABS-CBN TV -4 Bacolod. Soon after, "Bongga" began touring other places and campuses in the Philippines. The show also earned the distinction as the only musical variety show that aired live from a prison building, when they held a show at the Iloilo Rehabilitation Center in 2002. The show earned a tagline "Kalingawan sg Masa" (Entertainment of the Masses/Aliwan para sa Masa) as viewership slowly increased and soon became the top local variety show in Western Visayas. In 2003, the show reformatted back to its original musical variety format while retaining the gay-oriented portions it was famous for. Original host Jigo Mambo