Gang rape jokes against Jessica Soho[edit]

In May 2013, Vice Ganda was widely criticized for making several jokes about gang rape during
his I-Vice Ganda Mo Ko! comedy concert show. One of them was directed towards respected news
anchor Jessica Soho, whom he mentioned in a joke regarding several personalities starring in a
hypothetical pornographic film. Philippine women's rights group GABRIELA condemned the joke as
being distasteful in light of rape victims. GMA reporter Arnold Clavio, a colleague of Soho, defended
the news anchor and expressed his disapproval of Vice Ganda's body-shaming remark in one of the
former's radio programs.[29] Although Vice Ganda initially defended his stance, saying that the brand
of humor he uses is based on his roots doing stand-up in comedy bars and karaoke lounges, the
comedian issued an apology over the issue during an episode of It's Showtime.[30]
Nora Aunor[edit]
Actress Nora Aunor also took umbrage at Vice Ganda's style of humor when she pulled out of her
appearance as a special guest judge for the Tawag ng Tanghalan grand finals at the last minute.
Aunor believed Vice Ganda's brand of insult comedy was against her moral beliefs, and was
perturbed with the idea of being on the show alongside Vice Ganda.[31]
Apollo Quiboloy[edit]
On one of his daily comedic discussions following a performance by Gian Magdangal on Tawag ng
Tanghalan: Celebrity Champions, Vice Ganda made a joke after the founder of Kingdom of Jesus
Christ, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, among other claims of being responsible for stopping calamities,
claimed that he was responsible for stopping the earthquakes in Mindanao. Vice Ganda jokingly
challenged Pastor Quiboloy to stop one of the longest running and undying ABS-CBN television
series, Ang Probinsyano and the common Philippine problem which is the constant traffic on EDSA.
Members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ took offense and expressed their dismay for Vice
Ganda.[32] Radio broadcaster and SMNI anchor, Mike Abe, a friend of Quiboloy, defended the
founder and launched his foul-mouthed tirade on Vice Ganda about the controversial "stop" joke on
Quiboloy.[33] Two days after the joke, Quiboloy instead threatened that he will not only stop FPJ's Ang
Probinsyano and shut down ABS-CBN as a whole within 4 months. Before saying these threats by
Quiboloy, however, the company's contract, originally expiring on March 30, 2020, ended on May 4,
2020 based on Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra's speech during the Senate hearing on alleged
violations made by ABS-CBN.[34][35] Two weeks after the shutdown of ABS-CBN, Quiboloy delivered
the message to Vice Ganda on his show, Powerline, that he prophesized the network and Ang
Probinsyano's end.[36] However, the show (Ang Probinsyano) and all ABS-CBN shows and programs
are still ongoing on other TV stations and social media platforms.
Rodante Marcoleta[edit]
On May 26, during the first hearing of ABS-CBN's new 25-year franchise, Sagip Partylist
Representative and Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta presented videos showing Vice Ganda
jokingly asking Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Restorationist church Kingdom of Jesus Christ to
stop Ang Probinsyano. Marcoleta alleged that Vice Ganda's statement was meant sincerely, and that
the challenge was accepted. Vice Ganda responded to Marcoleta via a Twitter post, claiming that it
was a joke.[37]

Cultural impact[edit]
As cited by Bautista (2012), researchers from University of San Jose - Recoletos studied the role of
sarcasm and criticism on Filipino humor. Half of 100 participants stated that they gain more
confidence from mimicking Vice Ganda's style of humor, while 64% of the respondents said that they
usually imitate Vice Ganda's sarcasm during conversations.