ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE | August 10, 2018
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| (Image Source: PhilPop Foundation) |
After a year of hiatus and dormancy, the Philippine Popular Music Festival known as PhilPop has
returned to the local scene with a new mission to introduce young and old
Filipino music lovers to a wide and diverse array of fresh sounds that would
surely delight and satisfy their listening buds. In fact, PhilPop Foundation
literally stays true to the event's new commitment with the official
introduction of 30 semifinalists coming from different parts of the country.
Throughout time, generations of Filipinos are getting used to listening
to songs made by people coming from Metro Manila and several parts of Luzon. On
the other hand, the music coming from the southern part of the country rarely
make its own scene which becomes a hard barrier for composers living across any
of these parts to break and move forward. The fifth edition of the highly-engaging
local musical event is set to break such barriers as some of its semifinalists
come from Visayas and Mindanao which is considered as an open opportunity for aspiring
composers and songwriters in all corners of our local shores.
While most of the competing songs are sung in Filipino, music lovers
will have the esteemed privilege to listen other songs in the native language
of where they are made. With that in mind, here is the official list of the 30
songs making to the semifinals of the 2018 PhilPop Music Festival:
1. "AEIOU" by Kenneth John Pores, Cavite
2. "Ako, Ako" by Jeriko Buenafe, NCR
3. "Away Wa'y Buwagay" by Eamarie Gilayo and Jovit Leonerio,
Davao Del Sur
4. "Bumbero" by Michael Llave, NCR
5. "Di Ko Man" by Ferdinand Aragon, Cebu
6. "Ikaw Ang Aking Pag-ibig" by Mark Jay Felipe, Nueva Ecija
7. "Isang Gabing Pag-ibig" by Carlo Angelo David, NCR
8. "Kariton" by Philip Arvin Jarilla, Rizal
9. "Kelan Kaya?" by Sarah Bulahan, NCR
10. "Kilabi" by Karlo Frederico Zabala, NCR
11. "Korde Kodigo" by Jeremy Sarmiento, Davao Del Sur
12. "Laon Ako" by Elmar Jan Bolano and Donel Transporto,
Iloilo
13. "LDR (Layong 'Di Ramdam)" by Russ Narcies Cabico, NCR
14. "LGBT (Laging Ganito Ba Tayo?)" by Kyle Pulido, Davao Del
Sur
15. "Lilipad" by Agatha and Melvin Joseph Morallos, Benguet
16. "Loco De Amor!" by Edgardo Miraflor Jr., Negros
Occidental
17. "Mahirap Magselos" by Paul Hildawa, NCR
18. "Makisabay" by Carlo Angelo David, NCR
19. "Malilimutan Din Kita" by Marvin Blue Corpuz, South Cotabato
20. "MMRA" by Oliver Narag, NCR
21. "Nanay Tatay" by Teodoro Festejo III, Davao Del Sur
22. "Oka" by Michael Angelo Aplacador, NCR
23. “Perfectly Imperfect Human”
by Barry Villacarillo, Cebu
24. "Pilipit (Paano Sasabihing Mahal Kita)” by Sean Gabriel Cedro
and John Ray Reodique, Rizal
25. “Promise Sorry Note” by Michael Angelo Aplacador, NCR
26. “Pwede” by Agatha and Melvin Joseph Morallos, Benguet)
27. “Tama Na” by Michael and Jeanne Columbine Rodriguez, NCR
28. “Unang Adlaw Nga Wala Ka” by Therese Marie Villarante and Henrick
James Pestano, Cebu)
29. "Utang” by Ignacio Dennis Roxas, Bulacan
30. "Yun Tayo” by Donnalyn Onilongo, Rizal
These songs were chosen from thousands submitted and the selection
process was made possible by a panel of renouned music producers, songwriters
and icons. Meanwhile, aspiring songwriters have been participating in various song
camps throughout its hiatus period which took place in various parts of the
country and was helmed by no less than the legendary Ryan Cayabyab.
