UKG KICKS OUT 4 MAIN HOSTS! WELCOMES NEW FRESH MEMBERS!

Morning show “Umagang Kay Ganda” officially bade four of its mainstays goodbye this morning.

“UKG” paid tribute to hosts Rica Peralejo, Bernadette Sembrano, Ginger Conejero and Bekimon via an audio-visual presentation right before the episode ended.

“Maraming salamat po sa, well pitong taon ako nag-morning show. Thank you very much, masarap gumising sa umaga para sa inyo,” said Sembrano, who was absorbed to "UKG" from the previous show, “Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas.”

Rica, who was dubbed by her colleagues as “isa sa mga official gimikera [ng ‘UKG’],” thanked her “UKG” co-hosts, staff, crew, bosses and viewers.

“Hindi lang po ninyo alam kung ga'no yung paghihirap ng mga taong 'to [staff and crew]. Maraming maraming salamat nagtyaga din kayo sa 'kin, tatlong taon yun!

“Mami-miss ko kayo at siyempre sa mga viewers, thank you, thank you, thank you so much kasi itong part ng buhay ko kung saan medyo nag-mature po ako ay nakasama ko kayo ng tatlong taon dito sa 'Umagang Kay Ganda,'” she said.

Resident showbiz news segment anchor Ginger, who considers her two-year stint on the show an “unforgettable experience,” dished out a lighthearted message of thanks that also poked fun at her own minor shortcomings.

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa tiwala na binigay niyo sa 'kin kahit bulol [ako]. Nagpapasalamat ako sa inyo dahil totoo po yung sinasabi nila, ako po yung bunso at ang dami nilang nag-aalaga sa 'kin [at] nagwe-wake up call dahil mahirap ako magising… Nagpapasalamat ako sa lahat ng tumitiis sa pagkanta at pagsayaw [ko],” she said, laughing.

She added that their exit from the show does not mean the end of her relationship with their “UKG” family.

“Hindi ako masyadong nalulungkot dahil alam kong magkikita-kita pa rin tayo because kung ano man yung na-build natin na friendship, na pagsasama dito, talagang napakatibay. Nagpapasalamat ako sa inyong lahat,” Ginger said.

Bekimon (Bern Joseph Persia), on the other hand, became emotional as he said his piece. According to him, he never expected to be part of the morning show that he only used to watch back when he was still in Puerto Galera. He started co-hosting "UKG" in November 2010.

“Sobrang dali po nung araw na ini-stay ko dito sa 'UKG' pero maraming-marami po akong natutunan.

“… kahit po maraming nagme-message sa 'kin sa Facebook na ayaw daw nila kong makita [at] hindi daw sila natutuwa, okay lang kasi at least mas marami yung taong napapakita ko na kahit ganito ko, nakakapagpatawa ko kahit iilan man lang.

“Salamat po sa pagiging mabait at sa maayos niyong pakikisama sa akin. Na-appreciate ko po lahat yun,” he said.

The "Juanita Banana" regular shot to fame after the uploaded self-made videos of him speaking the Jejemon-gay lingo hybrid Bekimon gained more than a million hits on Youtube.

Bernadette then summarized how they feel about their exit.

“Alam mo medyo malungkot pero alam namin, kaming lahat na aalis, masaya kami dahil alam namin kung saan mapupunta ang 'Umagang Kay Ganda.' Mas marami kayong mapapasaya,” she said