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• Partnership with Kumu
• * Kumunity Housemate Selection – The last three official housemates were chosen by the public out of the 117 hopefuls via the Kumu app. From December 6 to 27, these hopefuls were tasked to make livestream videos and had engagements with the public via Kumu. Those three hopefuls who received the most diamonds by the public during the said duration became the official housemates.
• * In every weekly task, the housemates were given the privilege to do livestreams in order to earn diamonds; these diamonds were used to buy materials for the tasks or to buy practice time for their routines, to name a few.
• * Kumu users were given more percentage in the vote-to-evict or vote-to-save system: they were given a weight of 70% in the total votes compared with the 30% weight of votes coming from SMS. This set-up was later altered to one Kumu vote was equivalent to 10 SMS votes.
• * Kumu users, through public poll within the app, were sometimes given the privilege to suggest punishments for the housemates as a consequence for the violations they have incurred. They were also given the opportunity to decide on several things, such as: whether to increase the items needed in a task or challenge, to increase the difficulty of a task or challenge, or in how will Big Brother announce new twists to the housemates.
• * [|Padaluck] – Last used in the Lucky 7 season, the Kumu users had the chance to give an advantage to a housemate. The advantage was given to the housemate who had received the most "padalucks" through Kumu's livestream gifting system. This twist was also used in the fourth and succeeding Heads on Household challenges.
• * Kumu Houseguests – Kumu users compete and win via Kumu for two slots as houseguests; as houseguests, they stayed in the House and joined the housemates in their weekly task for a certain number of days.
• Heads of Household – Last used in Unlimited, those who earned the title were granted immunity from being nominated in the upcoming nomination week.
• Instant Nominations during the Launch Night – If the housemates failed to finish their first task during the launch night, three of them will be nominated instantly.
• Isolation Area – During the launch night and after finishing their first task, the Heads of Households named three housemates who stayed and lived in an isolation area. They were not allowed to cross the demarcated line unless when allowed by Big Brother. The only way for them to join the other housemates was to successfully finish Big Brother's secret tasks.
• Vote-to-Save or Vote-to-Evict System – Last used in the 737 season, the public were allowed to vote for the housemate they want to save or evict.
• Supercharged Challenges – For the fifth [|Heads of Household] challenges, other housemates challenged the holders of the HoH titles. At the end of the challenges, the two housemates who won were immune for two consecutive weeks.
• * Supercharged Power – The two Heads of Household housemates who earned their titles during the Supercharged Challenges were given the power to exclusively nominate the other housemates for eviction.
• * Power of Veto – The Heads of Household had the power to remove a housemate in the list of nominees for eviction.
• ** This power was also used after the two weeks of Supercharged Challenges. The power was given to a group of housemates who won a competition; this power was a collective power and that the housemate that got the most votes from the members of this group receives the power of veto medallion and is saved automatically from the nominations.
• Delika-Dos – The performance of the housemates in a challenge determined if one or two housemates will be evicted during the sixth eviction night.
• Rank-based Nomination – Instead of nominating two housemates for eviction, the housemates ranked all the remaining housemates—including themselves— from the most favored to the least favored to be included in the Big 4. The most favored received the fewest point ; the least favored received the most points. This twist was last used in Lucky 7 season.
• Big 4 Karapatdapat Challenges – For the second to the last week of the season, and in order to determine the four finalists, all housemates participated in a series of challenges to determine their respective Big 4 slots. But unlike in all previous seasons, winning one challenge did not automatically guaranteed a housemate's slot for the Big 4. Winners of a challenge may have to defend their position in the last two Challenger challenges. This twist was the first time in the franchise's history that all Big 4 slots were determined by a series of challenges as previous seasons usually determined their Big 4 via a mix of public voting and use of challenges. This twist was similar to the concept of the Supercharged Challenges Heads of Household twist.

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• Liofer Pinatacan: Known as the "Dong Diskarte of Zamboanga del Sur," he was recognized for his industrious and resourceful approach to tasks and was never nominated for eviction. However, there was tension with Justin regarding an incident where Liofer was accused of making light of a sensitive topic.
• Andrea Abaya: Called the "Cheerdance Sweetheart of Parañaque," she was initially compared to Otso fan favorite Ashley del Mundo. In the house, she was a core member of the "Council" and was only nominated once, but the nomination was vetoed. She was also involved in a romantic relationship with Kobie.
• Kobie Brown: Dubbed the "Charming Striker ng Parañaque" due to his football background, he quickly became close friends with fellow footballer Chico and developed a strong connection with Andrea as the season progressed. He also gained attention for displaying strong emotional reactions during two notable moments.
• Jie-Ann Armero: Known as the "Kwelang Fangirl of Sarangani" and a member of the "Council," she initially had strong viewer support, partly due to an incident where Justin was accused of mocking her hygiene. However, her popularity declined later in the season amid criticisms of immaturity, alleged favoritism, and perceived lenient treatment after committing multiple violations.
• Chico Alicaya: Known as the "Striving Footballer of Cebu," he quickly bonded with Kobie over their shared interests. Although he was initially well-liked, his popularity waned after a conversation with Amanda in which he made disparaging comments about Alyssa's appearance.
• Ella Cayabyab: Known as the "Ra-Kweentera of Quezon," she gained viewer sympathy as she became increasingly isolated by the "Council" later in the season. The tension began after Andrea accused her of being overly controlling during a task practice and was exacerbated by her involvement in the Kobie-Andrea dynamic.
• Aizyl Tandugon: Dubbed the "Miss Malakas of Misamis Oriental," she was a consistent target for nominations by the "Council," being nominated every week except for one when she secured immunity. Despite early disagreements, she formed a close friendship with Ella, who later also became a target of the "Council."
• Haira Palaguitto: Called the "Makatang Marikit ng Pangasinan", she was known for her friendship with Kyron and her trust in Alyssa, which eventually led to her eviction.
• Russu Laurente: Called the "Bunsong Boksingero of General Santos City," his time on PBB was marked by a confrontation with Aizyl, where she accused him of being overconfident, and by his admission of initially supporting the shutdown of ABS-CBN.

1. Glenda Victorio of Rizal was initially confirmed as one of three housemates from Kumu's public selection, but she withdrew for personal reasons. Quincy Villanueva of Laguna replaced her.
2. Banawis entered the House on Day 49. However, since Day 44, she was already allowed to interact all day with Housemates and also joined their weekly task virtually.

   Housemate selection via Kumu

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   Houseguests

• Coach Anne Jeline Salandanan contacted the house to coach the housemates for their weekly task and to judge their performances alongside Kim Chiu.
• Fifth Pagotan contacted the housemates, specifically the task leaders to give them advice for their Pinoy Big Digital Film weekly task with Enchong Dee as an acting consultant. Director Theodore C. Boborol, Edward Barber and Maymay Entrata contacted the house to judge the housemates' film for the weekly task.
• Nene Tamayo and Slater Young contacted the house to mentor and judge the 3 bosses and to eliminate 1 group for the 3 bosses task.
• Yamyam Gucong and Fumiya Sankai contacted the house as visitors during the P-pop Week weekly task for an undisclosed reason.

• Mickey Perz, Anna Graham and Jerwin Nicomedez entered the house with Perz coaching the housemates with choreography, Graham with the females' vocals, and Nicomendez with the males' vocals for their P-pop week weekly tasks, in addition, Perz also coached the housemates virtually for a certain period of time. BINI and BGYO also visited the House.
• Kumu houseguest winners Christian Bahaya and Russco Jarviña, and Top 9 Kumu shortlisted aspiring housemates Dale Patrick Chua and Glenda Victorio entered as special houseguests who served as Big Brother's assistants in one of the Big Jump challenges.

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