Upon arriving from his successful stint in the U.S. last November, Nino was excited to join Eat Bulaga for a week as a guest judge on the Music Hero segment of the show. He joined with guitar icon Ira Cruz and along with the Eat Bulaga regulars helped judge the performances of the musicians battling it out in the Music Hero special contest segment. He and Ira also performed before the contest daily – a mix of traditional rock and OPM hits.