ai ▁Cant iver os . ▁ ▁Other ▁essential ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁Bro ther ▁franch ise ▁are ▁present , ▁such ▁as ▁week ly ▁and ▁daily ▁challeng es , ▁the ▁conf ession ▁room , ▁and ▁the ▁voice ▁known ▁only ▁as ▁" Big ▁Bro ther ," ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" K u ya " ▁( Tag alog ▁for ▁an ▁elder ▁male ▁sib ling ). ▁P ino y ▁Big ▁Bro ther ▁uses ▁their ▁tag line ▁" T eles ery e ▁ng ▁T oto ong ▁Bu h ay " ▁or ▁the ▁" Real ▁Life ▁So ap ▁Opera ". ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁Format ▁It ▁follows ▁the ▁same ▁prem ise ▁as ▁its ▁many ▁foreign ▁counter parts ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁where in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Filip inos ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁live ▁inside ▁a ▁house ▁for ▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁elim ination ▁process ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁is ▁the ▁reverse ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Dutch ▁format . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁elim ination ▁process , ▁the ▁" h ous em ates " ▁( as ▁the ▁contest ants ▁are ▁referred ▁to ) ▁vote ▁for ▁which ▁two ▁( s ometimes ▁more ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁t ies ▁or ▁if ▁Big ▁Bro ther ▁hands ▁out ▁an ▁automatic ▁nom ination ) ▁fellow ▁hous em ates ▁they ▁should ▁eliminate . ▁Once ▁these ▁nomin ations ▁are ▁chosen , ▁the ▁vie wer ▁votes ▁come ▁into ▁play . ▁For ▁a ▁week ▁view ers ▁are ▁asked ▁to ▁vote , ▁via ▁S MS ▁or ▁voice ▁mess aging ▁through ▁P LD T ' s ▁hot line ▁( l