Reaction
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who was pope that time, expressed sadness over the incident after the news hit Rome and other parts of the world. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano said in a telegram to Pasig district Bishop Francisco San Diego that 'the Pope offers his prayers for all those affected by this terrible accident.'
The hosts and producers including the director of Eat Bulaga!, Wowowee's rival variety show on GMA Network, offered a minute of silence for the victims of the stampede before they started the show. ABS-CBN later thanked their rival network for their prayers.
The 2007 and 2010 editions of Guinness World Records cited this incident as "the greatest death toll in a game show".
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