If there’s one housemate who can make you laugh and cry on the same day, it’s Bela. On Day 7 of PBB Collab Edition 3.0 (October 30, 2026), PBB released an extended version of her item-from-home sharing, while in the full episode we saw her chatting with Calix and bravely facing the aswang na aswang. Here are all the Bela PBB Collab 3.0 Day 7 moments.
The item from home: Lolo Beno’s ID
What Bela brought into the house: her grandfather’s ID. We already mentioned the leche flan in Memory Box Part 3, but in the extended version released on PBB Exclusives, the story is more complete. And it hurts more.
Before she even started, she was already crying. “Hindi kasi ako marunong magkwento,” she said, meaning she’s not good at telling stories. But what she shared came through crystal clear.
A mom at 17, and a father who didn’t take responsibility
Bela’s mom got pregnant at 17, and her father never took responsibility. Her grandfather became the pillar of the family. Even without money, he sent her to private school in high school, because that’s what he wanted for her.
The next part is hard to hear. Bela admitted there was a time she was ashamed of her lolo. He had no teeth, he looked like life had been really hard on him, and their house had a dirt floor. Her classmates who were “may datong” (well-off) even laughed at her. But even when she was embarrassed by him, he always said just one thing: “Kaya mo ‘yan, apo.” (You can do it, apo.)
“Ang alam ng lahat, ampon ako”
There’s a detail here that wasn’t in the first version. According to Bela, everyone around them assumed she was adopted, even though she’s her mom’s real daughter. She gets why: her mom was so young back then. She admitted she used to resent her mom. Now? “Grabe, sobrang proud ako sa nanay ko.” (I’m so proud of my mom.) Even without the father’s support, her mom got her through school. “Kahit hindi halata, guys, nakapagtapos naman ako.” (Even if it doesn’t show, guys, I did graduate.)
This is the part that hit me. It’s not easy to admit on national TV that you were once ashamed of the person who helped you the most. But that’s exactly what makes her story feel true.
The leche flan, and the smile in the photo
Her grandfather passed away when she was in third year high school. Her promise had been this: even if her first salary was small, she would buy him leche flan, his favorite, something they rarely got to eat because it was expensive. He didn’t get to wait for her. “Nakapag-Japan ako, naparetoke ko ‘yung ilong ko, pero hindi ko man lang naano ‘yung lolo ko.” (I made it to Japan, I got my nose done, but I never got to do that for my lolo.)
At the end, she showed the photo on the ID. The name: Beno Arcal. He was young in that photo, she said, smiling and looking happy. “Sana happy siya.” (I hope he’s happy.) And because Bela is Bela, she still had a hirit before it ended: her lolo’s “mistake,” she said, was sending her to private school.
Her heart-to-heart with Calix
In the morning of the full episode (1:58), Bela was chatting with Calix. She shared that she only came home to the Philippines in May after three and a half years in Japan, which is when she got her nose done. She’s been there four years total, and she still plans to go back, just in case.
Calix, on the other hand, was studying but stopped this year to focus on showbiz. If his career doesn’t take off, he’ll go back to being a regular student. Bela’s advice: he can definitely model. And if she had to pick between Anthony and Calix, she’d pick Calix because he’s the “jolly type,” not too serious. Anthony, she said, doesn’t look jolly, more like “demure manly.” Calix’s reply? Anthony is his idol as a model, and he follows his shoots.
Before this, Bela also had a line in the kitchen that made it into the Day 7 funny moments: “In my hometown, handsome is very rare.”
“Hindi ako matatakutin.” (Really, Bela?)
Bela was the second housemate to enter the activity area for the extra blocks (12:36). The aswang na aswang turned out to be Lans and Shea. She screamed (“Hala, ayoko na, Kuya!”), but immediately took it back: she wasn’t scared, she said. “Hindi ako matatakutin talaga, Kuya. Tao lang kayo.” (I’m really not easily scared, Kuya. You’re just people.)
Then she even complimented the aswang: “You are so naughty. But I like your hair.” And she told Kuya they needed a bath or a plantsa. She brought home three blocks and contributed a half serving to the handa. “Kung hindi ako ginulat, Kuya, baka 10 sana ‘to. Charot.” The full scare night is in the Day 7 roundup.
Our analysis: Bela in PBB Collab 3.0 Day 7
Bela has the most complete arc of the season so far
The nose reveal on Day 3, the leche flan on Day 4, the tampo for Shea on Day 6, and now the full story of her lolo. It’s rare for a housemate to open up this fast. We think this is why Bela is so easy to love: she isn’t hiding anything.
The talk with Calix: not kilig, but it matters
This isn’t a kilig moment, so we won’t put it in the kilig posts. But this is where you see Bela’s ate side. She’s the one giving confidence to a younger housemate, just like her lolo did for her.
The question
Will Bela go back to Japan after PBB? She said it herself: “in case.” We hope she won’t need to.
Read next
- Next up: Day 7 Roundup: Who Screamed at the Aswang na Aswang? The Housemate Scorecard and Kuya’s Extra Blocks
- New sa Collab format? Read the PBB Collab Edition explainer.
- Kilalanin ang lahat ng housemates sa Housemates hub.
