'Wowowin' to have own studio – Willie Revillame

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(UPDATE) WILLIE Revillame has clarified that his show "Wowowin" on Manny Villar's new TV station, AllTV, is not suspended but on its way to opening its very own studio soon.

"Maraming chismis, maraming usap-usapan, pinangungunahan nila ang katotohanan. [Pero] ito ang katotohanan. Alam n'yo ho ba na ang Wowowin studio ay nag-meeting na naman kanina. Minamadali na ho 'yan para magkaroon na tayo ng audience," Revillame revealed on his program's Monday night telecast and livestream.

Under the portion "24 Oras" — where he tries to imitate primetime newscasts — the TV host, in a video montage, showed the progress of their new and dedicated studio, which is being built at the Villar-owned Starmall EDSA Shaw.

AllTV's broadcast facilities and studios for other programs are also housed in the same venue.

"Minamadali na po iyan para ang ating mga mahal na kababayan ay mag-enjoy na, manood na," Revillame said, boasting that the "world-class" studio has 800 to 1,000 seating capacity.

"Maraming nagbabalita ng kung anu-ano, lumaki na nang lumaki, eh sa totoo lang naman ho, wala namang sinasabi pa, walą pang sinasabi sa akin, eh pinangungunahan n'yo, nag-trending pa si Willie Revillame dahil kung anu-ano ang sinasabi nila," he added.

Revillame said their production does not care about negative comments on social media and instead focuses its attention on giving entertainment and helping its followers and viewers.

"Wowowin has 24,417,170 subscribers and followers on YouTube and Facebook," he said.

"Malalaman n'yo naman po iyan at ako pa ang unang magsasabi sa inyo," the TV host added.

Over the weekend, Revillame became a trending topic when he appealed for support for AllTV's programs.

He asked the audience to set aside politics and have the heart for AllTV employees who might lose their livelihood.

"May mga lumalabas kasi na mga programa ngayon sa AllTV na mawawala. Eh parang natutuwa pa kayo na 'yung mga programa na nagbibigay ng tuwa sa TV ay mawawala," Revillame said.