Betong Sumaya

Not to be confused with Bentong or Bentong (comedian).

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Sermoniaand the surname or paternal family name is Sumaya.

Betong Sumaya
Sumaya in Shake, Rattle & Roll XV
Birth name	Alberto Sermonia Sumaya Jr.
Born	(1975-11-21) November 21, 1975 (age 49) Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines
Medium	Television
Years active	1996–present
Genres	Observational comedy

Alberto "Betong" Sermonia Sumaya Jr. (born November 21, 1975) is a Filipino comedian, actor, and former production assistant for GMA Network, where he is also a part of the network's talent agency. Sumaya participated in the GMA reality show Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown (2011), and became the eventual victor. He appears in GMA's longtime-running gag show Bubble Gang . Sumaya became one of the presenters of the longest running noontime show in the Philippines, Eat Bulaga! (later Tahanang Pinakamasaya! ) in 2023.

Career

Born and raised in Antipolo; he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Filipino and a minor in mass communication from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. ^[1] He joined the Probe Team as a production assistant and rose to ranks as an executive producer for several GMA News and Public Affairs programs. ^[2] Sumaya reprised his role as Antonietta in various GMA TV shows such as CelebriTV , Celebrity Bluff and Wowowin ; with Boobay and Donita Nose.

Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown

Sumaya was named as the second Celebrity Sole Survivor in the season, Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown . The live announcement was held at the GMA Network Studio hosted by Richard Gutierrez on February 10. Betong made it to the Top 3 along with fellow castaways, Mara Yokohama and Stef Prescott. ^[3]

Eat Bulaga!

In 2023, after Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon (also known as TVJ) along with their co-hosts resigned due to a dispute with TAPE Inc. on May 31, Sumaya was tapped as one of the new hosts of the newly recreated Eat Bulaga! when the show returned live on June 5.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2012	Just One Summer	Beto’s Barkada
	Boy Pick-Up: The Movie	Bogart
	Of All the Things
2013	My Lady Boss	Sponky
	Ang Huling Henya	Zombie
2014	Basement	Bernard
	Shake, Rattle & Roll XV	Macky
2016	I Love You to Death	Jerry
2017	Haunted Forest
2019	Taran Tanods
2025	Samahan Ng Mga Kasalanan

Television

Year	Title	Role
1996–2003	The Probe Team	Himself / Supervising Producer
2003–2004	Kay Susan Tayo	Himself / Segment Host
2004–2005	Lakas Magsasaka	Himself / Host
2005	Lovely Day	Himself
2009	Survivor Philippines: Palau – Reunion Special Surbayboy Philippines: Palau	Tara
2009–2010	The Beat	Himself / Segment Host
	Full Time Moms	Himself
2010	Happy Land
	Maynila	Various
	Day Off	Himself
	Eateria	Himself / Segment Host
	Sunnyville	Himself / Host
2011	AHA!	Himself / Segment Host
	Unang Hirit
	Ang Pinaka	Himself / Host
2011–2012	Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown [4]	Himself / Castaway / Sole Survivor
2012	Eat Bulaga	Himself / Performer
	May Tamang Balita	Himself / Host
	Party Pilipinas	Himself / Performer
	Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown Reunion Special	Himself
	Tunay na Buhay
	Spooky Valentine: Manikurista	Curie Manikurista
	Bubble Gang	Himself / Mainstay
	Wish Ko Lang	Himself
	Manny Many Prizes	Himself / Co-Host
	Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master	Himself / Special Guest
	Travel More Fun in the Philippines	Himself / Host
	Spooky Nights Presents: Korona
	Tweets for My Sweet	Justin B.
	Celebrity Bluff	Himself / Celebrity Contestant
2012–2017	Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kwento	Benny De Guzman
2012–2013	Go Negosyo	Himself / Guest Host
2013	Bayan Ko	Various
	Genesis	Lito 'Tolits' Dimagiba
	Vampire ang Daddy Ko	Julio
2014	Magpakailanman: The Boy Logro Story	Young Pablo "Boy" Logro
	Don't Lose The Money	Himself / Contestant
2015	Once Upon a Kiss	Sebastian Poblador
	Sabado Badoo	Himself / Host
	Kris TV	Himself / Cameo
	Alamat: Ang Langgam at ang Tipaklong	Tony Tipaklong
	The Ryzza Mae Show	Himself / Guest
	ASOP: A Song of Praise Season 4	Himself / Finalist
2015–2016	Because of You	Albert
2015	Dangwa	Antonietta
2016	Celebrity Bluff	Bluffer (as Antonietta)
	Juan Tamad	Tatang Albularyo
	Dear Uge	Antonietta
	Lip Sync Battle Philippines	Himself / Celebrity Contestant Performer
	Laff, Camera, Action!	Himself / Host
	Conan, My Beautician	Mimi
	Tsuperhero	Julius
2017	I Heart Davao	Patrick "Tasoy" Alcancez
	Road Trip	Himself / Guest
	All-Star Videoke	Himself / Host
2018	Haplos	Julius
	Inday Will Always Love You	Madam Britney
	Studio 7	Himself / Guest Performer
	Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko	Mokong
2019	Sunday PinaSaya	Himself / Guest Performer
2019–2020	The Gift	Asi
2020–2023	All-Out Sundays	Himself / Co-host / Various roles
2020–2021	Centerstage	Himself / co-host
2021	Mars Pa More	Himself / Guest
	Tadhana	Various
2022	Agimat ng Agila	Art de Mesa
	TOLS	Tuks Bayagbag
	TiktoClock	Himself / Celebrity Judge / Substitute host for Kim Atienza [5]
2023	Abot-Kamay na Pangarap	Obet Villarin
2023–2024	Eat Bulaga!	Himself / Host
2024	Tahanang Pinakamasaya!
2025	Prinsesa ng City Jail	Policarpio "Pusoy" Vivero

TV specials

Year	Title	Role
2010	GMA @ 60: The Heart Of Television	Himself
	Bubble Gang 15th Anniversary Special
2011	Party Pilipinas Anniversary Special
2012	Survivor Philippines Celebrity Challenge	Himself / Winner
	34th Catholic Mass Media Awards	Himself / Presenter
2013	27th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Himself / Cameo
	35th Catholic Mass Media Awards	Himself / Presenter
2014	28th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Himself / Cameo
2015	Countdown To 2015: The GMA New Year Countdown Special	Himself / co-host / Performer
	Thank You Kapuso: GMA Fans Day 2015: The GMA 65th Anniversary TV Special
	ASOP Season 4 Grand Finals Night	Himself / Guest / Performer
	IMBG: Bubble Gang 20th Anniversary Documentary Special	Himself
2016	Countdown to 2016: The GMA New Year Special [6] [7]
	Master Showman’s Final Bow
	21 Gang Salute: Bubble Gang 21st Anniversary Special
	Magic of Christmas: The 2016 GMA Christmas Special
2017	Lipad Sa 2017: The 2017 GMA New Year Countdown Special	Host / Himself
	Bubble Gang Parokya Bente Dos: Bubble Gang 22nd Anniversary Musical Stage Play Special	Himself / Performer
2018	Countdown To 2018: The Kapuso New Year Countdown	Host / Himself
	Bente Tres Oras: Bubble Gang 23nd Anniversary Telemovie Special	Himself / Performer
2019	Countdown To 2019: The Kapuso New Year Countdown	Himself / Host
	Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas TV Special	Himself / Performer
	The Scavengers: Bubble Gang 24th Anniversary Telemovie Special	Hulkluban (a parody of The Incredible Hulk and a play on the word hukluban which means a senile or weak person)
2020	Countdown To 2020: The Kapuso New Year Countdown	Himself / Host
2021	Countdown To 2021: The Kapuso New Year Countdown

Awards and recognitions

Year	Organization	Award	Result
2012	Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown	Celebrity Sole Survivor	Won
	Celebrity Bluff	500,000 Pesos	Won

References

1. "Betong eyes Sole Survivor title and cash prize in Survivor Philippines finals | Showbiz". GMA News. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
2. "The lovable Betong Sumaya". The Philippine STAR . November 20, 2019.
3. "(Philippine Entertainment Portal): Showbiz and Beyond". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
4. "Celebrity Sole Survivor Betong Sumaya reveals that he will use the P3M prize to pay debts | Showbiz". GMA News. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
5. @TiktoClockGMA (September 27, 2022). "Talaga namang amazing ang Tuesday natin with Tuesday Vargas and Betong Sumaya! Live na live on #TiktoClockGMA" (Tweet). Retrieved September 27, 2022– via Twitter.
6. "Alden Richards and other GMA-7 stars lead 2016 New Year countdown". Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 31, 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
7. Macas, Trisha (December 30, 2015). "Kapuso artists all set for GMA's 'Countdown to 2016' at SM MOA". GMA Network. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

External links

• Betong Sumaya at IMDb
• Sparkle GMA Artist Center profile