Kakaibang Eba

June 30, 2007, 8:00pm

These lovely ladies from the Philippine island of Cebu are named Ping Ping, Booba, Paige, Nicksie, and Candy. They are performers in the “Amazing Philippine Show,” a hugely popular theatrical variety revue full of all kinds of razzle-dazzle, including folk dances, lip sync numbers, comedy acts and really loud techno. Oh and Ping Ping, Booba, Paige, Nicksie, and Candy are also what is known as Kakaibang Eba, which in Tagalog means “another kind of Eve” and which in the universal language of Duh means “they are dudes.”

Although the Philippines is a country deeply rooted in Catholicism, Filipinos seem to have no problem with these flaming, flaming, flaming homosexuals. In fact they have a considerable amount of respect for their flashy ways. The Kakaibang Eba boys all live as women and are regarded as minor celebrities in Cebu. They perform twice daily to a full house, and the audience is a mix of tourists and local families with their children. They’re sort of like the Filipino Spice Girls but, you know, with balls.