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The second season of Tawag ng Tanghalan was an amateur singing competition currently aired as a segment of the noontime show It's Showtime from June 12, 2017 to June 2, 2018. Gary Valenciano was added as a new judge for the second season. After 301 days of competition, 16-year-old Janine Berdin from Cebu emerged as the Grand Champion, followed by Ato Arman as the second placer and Steven Paysu as the third placer. Hosts and judges Rey Valera returned as the head coach for the second season, with Louie Ocampo, Jaya, Ogie Alcasid, Yeng Constantino serving as fill-in for Valera. Judges Billy Crawford, Karylle, Karla Estrada, K Brosas, Nyoy Volante, Mitoy Yonting, Rico J. Puno, Erik Santos, Kyla, Jed Madela, and Jolina Magdangal returned as judges for the second regular season. Gary Valenciano was added as a new judge, serving as fill-in for Valera. Sitti Navarro served as a guest judge at daily rounds of the second quarter. Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis, Amy Perez-Castillo, and Vice Ganda served as hosts for the second season, with Ryan Bang, Jhong Hilario, Teddy Corpuz, and Jugs Jugueta serving as co-hosts as well as the Gong. James Reid and Nadine Lustre also served as co-hosts. Kim Chiu, Maja Salvador, Pia Wurtzbach, Iza Calzado, Robi Domingo, Luis Manzano and Bela Padilla served as guest hosts in the absence of the main hosts. Prizes The winner as the second Grand Champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan will receive ultimate vacation package from 2GO Travel, music gadgets package from JB Music, negosyo package from Siomai House, premium television sets from HKTV, talent management contract, a brand new house and lot from Camella, and a trophy, plus a tax-free cash of ₱2,000,000 from Nescafé Creamy White. The 2nd placer will receive a tax-free cash of ₱500,000 from Nescafé Creamy White, while the 3rd placer and tax-free cash of ₱250,000 from Nescafé Creamy White. Those who are able to advance to the Top 6 but were not able to advance to the Top 3 were given a consolation prize of ₱100,000 cash. Daily Rounds Summary Color Key: Contender's Information:Results Details: Italicized names denotes a contender is a resbaker. DW denotes contender as the daily winner. DC denotes contender as the defending champion Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Quarter-end Semifinals At the end of each quarter, there will be a week-long semifinal, consisting of six rounds of varying themes. The two contenders from each quarter who receives the highest average score from the public vote and judges' score advances to the Grand Finals and receives an additional ₱150,000 while the contenders who failed to reach the top 2 receives an additional ₱25,000. All prizes are tax-free. Summary of Semifinalists Contender's InformationResults Details Quarter I Semifinal The first quarter of the contest covered the months from June to August. The week-long showdown took place on August 7–12, 2017. Jovany Satera and Alfred Relatado (Mindanao) were declared as the first two grand finalists. Quarter II Semifinal The second quarter of the contest covered the months from August to October. The week-long showdown took place on October 21–27, 2017. Anton Antenorcruz (Metro Manila) and Remy Luntayao (Visayas) were announced as the 3rd and 4th grand finalists. Quarter III Semifinal The third quarter of the contest covered the months from October 2017 to January 2018. The week-long showdown took place on January 29 – February 3, 2018. Tuko Delos Reyes (Luzon) and Sofronio Vasquez III (Mindanao) were announced as the 7th and 8th grand finalists. Quarter IV Semifinal The fourth quarter of the contest covered the months from February to May. The week-long showdown took place on May 12–18, 2018. Janine Berdin and Reggie Tortugo (Visayas) were announced as the 9th and 10th grand finalists. Janine Berdin and Reggie Tortugo (Visayas) were announced as the 9th and 10th grand finalists. Global Tawag ng Tanghalan The Global Tawag ng Tanghalan are consisted of Filipino contenders from all over the world selected during audition on their respective region. Color Key: Regional Finals Regional Final Details Global Finals The Global finals is equivalent to the Quarter-end Semifinals. The week-long showdown took place on December 11 to 16, 2017 held at ABS-CBN Studio 3. Global Semifinal details Makoto Inoue (Japan) and Steven Paysu (California, United States) were announced as the 5th and 6th grand finalists. Ultimate Resbak All Semi-finalists who lost were now Ultimate Resbakers. They competed again and had another chance to qualify for the Grand Finals. The week-long showdown took place on May 19–26, 2018. John Mark Saga of Quarter 1 and Charles Kevin Tan of Quarter 3 chose not to compete for the wildcard due to prior commitments. Summary of Ultimate Resbakers Contender's Information:Results Details Power Seat Round Before the live episodes (this round aired exclusively online in livestream through Facebook, YouTube, and the network's other social media channels), the semifinalists were pitted against each other to claim one of the two Seat of Powers, dubbed as the Ultimate Resbak Showdown. The Seat of Powers serves as immunity against the other contenders and gives them opportunity to select two contenders to pit against each other. The contender garnering the highest score from the judges and another contender from the public vote will claim the Seat of Power. All songs are reprise of their previous performances, either during the daily rounds or the semifinals. JM Bales and Mark Douglas Dagal received the highest public vote and judges' score respectively. They are seated first in the seats of power. Daily Rounds In the daily episodes, the two semifinalists who are in the Seat of Power picks one semifinalist each. The picked semifinalists will be pitted against each other for a chance to dethrone the semifinalists in the Seat of Powers. The winner of the first round is selected by the majority of the judges. The winner will now challenge one of the semifinalists in the Seat of Powers to go in a sing-off. The winner is based on 50% public vote and 50% judges' score. If the challenger wins, he/she dethrones the seated semifinalist. If the seated semifinalist wins, she/he remains in the Seat of Power. The remaining contenders in the Seat of Power will move forward to the week long Grand-Finals dubbed as "Ang Huling Tapatan" while the other contenders are eliminated. Arabelle Dela Cruz (Luzon) and Ato Arman (Mindanao) were announced as the 11th and 12th grand finalists. Ang Huling Tapatan (Grand Finals) The week-long showdown for the Grand Finals took place on May 28 – June 2, 2018 held at Aliw Theater. Summary of Grand Finalists Color Key:Results Details Top 12 Round 1 (May 28-29, 2018) Theme: Homecoming Song Round 2 (May 30, 2018) Theme: Fight Song Round 3 (May 31, 2018) Round 4 (June 1, 2018) Theme: Now or Never Live Finale (June 2, 2018) Starting this season, the gong eleme.... Discover the Don Ruelo popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Don Ruelo books.

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