Jopay Paguia

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Diofanny Jane Paguia, better known as Jopay Paguia, is a member of the past dance group of Eat Bulaga!, the SexBomb Girls. She was born at January 3, 1983 in Manila.She is currently seen in Daisy Siete.

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[edit] Albums

(together with the SexBomb Singers)

  • 2002: Unang Putok (4X Platinum)
  • 2003: Round 2 (5X Platinum)
  • 2004: Bomb Thr3at (2X Platinum)
  • 2005: Sumayaw, Sumunod: The Best of the Sexbomb Girls (Platinum)

Dance Albums (together with the SexBomb Singer)

  • 2002: Sexbomb's Sexiest Hits (Gold)
  • 2002: Sexbomb:I Like & Other Hits (Gold)
  • 2003: Sexbomb'S Sexiest Hits:2 (Gold)
  • 2004: Sexbomb's Sexiest Hits:3 (4x Platinum)

[edit] TV Shows

[edit] Filmography

  • 2002: Bakit Papa
  • 2002: Lastikman
  • 2004: Fantastikman (together w/ Grace, Rochelle, Jacky, Cynthia)

[edit] Controversies

[edit] Near break-up

The Sexbomb Girls almost broke up when internal fighting among its members started in late 2004 and it was all about money matters. All the members, notably Jopay Paguia, complained that Rochelle Pangilinan (the most senior member) was overpaid with her monthly salary of P400,000. The Sexbomb singers (including Paguia) at that time received only P80,000 a month. The dancers, on the other hand, were being paid only P30,000 a month.

The scuffle intensified in early 2005 when ABS-CBN (the rival of the band's home network GMA Network) featured an exclusive interview with some of the band's members. Many fans felt that the controversial TV interview signified that the band was definitely coming to an end as it was viewed as a rebellion not only against GMA but also against manager Joy Cancio.

Miraculously, a major financial deal was reached which restored stability in the band. Sexbomb's singers have all started receiving an equal P250,000 a month but the reform hit Rochelle Pangilinan hard as she saw her monthly salary fall down by 37.5% (or P150,000 less monthly). The Sexbomb dancers started receiving P55,000 monthly.

[edit] 2006 Dispute With Eat Bulaga

The SexBomb Girls (both dancers and singers) rebelled and stayed away from working in the Eat Bulaga show when one of its producers hired a member (Sugar) and promoted her heavily. Manager Joy Cancio claimed she decided to take the famous girly band off the show in protest at this.

As a result, media sources reported that the SexBomb Girls are being hired by rival network ABS-CBN to star in their recently-revived Wowowee noontime show, but Cancio denied the report and stressed that the band still has a long term contract with GMA Network, especially in regards to the hit afternoon drama show Daisy Siete.

The producer of Eat Bulaga accepted a texted apology from Cancio, but also said the time was right to move on. The Sexbomb Girls are unlikely to return to Eat Bulaga as they have been replaced by the young and fresh EB Babes, a group of dancers who survived intense auditions and hired by TAPE.


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