The top 12 finalists of the Philpop Himig Handog songwriting festival have released their official music videos on ABS-CBN Star Music’s YouTube channel.
Among the featured songs are Ice Seguerra’s “ATM,” Ferdinand Aragon’s “Buhi,” Jolianne’s “Dili Na Lang,” KHIMO’s “Ghostwriter,” Maki’s “Kurba,” Geca Morales, Lyka Estrella, and Annrain’s “Langit Lupa,” VXON’s “MHWG,” Moira Dela Torre and Johnoy Danao’s “Papahiram,” Kurt Fick’s “Salamat (Nga Wala Na mTa),” Noah Alejandre’s “Taliwala,” Shantel and Extrapolation’s “Tulala,” and FANA and Tiara Shaye’s “Wag Paglaruan.” The music videos are also airing on cable channels MYX and The Filipino Channel (TFC).
The entries have already garnered a strong response from fans, collectively reaching 3.6 million streams, with each song surpassing 10,000 streams on Spotify.
The Philpop Music Fest and Himig Handog collaboration, which began as a mentorship program, continues to support aspiring Filipino songwriters through workshops and songwriting sessions.
The grand finale, where the Best Song will be determined, is scheduled for next year. For updates, follow Star Music on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
