A screengrab from the official music video of "Mabagal," composed by Dan Tanedo and interpreted by Daniel Padilla and Moira dela Torre. The song emerged as the big winner in Himig Handog 2019. PHOTO/S ...

When we got a call from Star Music last month asking if we could join its panel of judges for the 2019 edition of Himig Handog, it felt like a hands-in-glove progression for us as an OPM aficionado.

It is always heartening to come across projects that bring focus to Filipino music and make efforts to recreate those glorious days of the Manila Sound during the late ’70s. I do not know if we can ...

After 31 years of composing music and joining different songwriting competitions, 44-year-old Edwin Marollano finally bagged his first-ever grand prize from ABS-CBN’s Himig Handog Pinoy Pop (P-POP) ...

In its original four-year run, from 2000 to 2003, the “Himig Handog” songwriting competition produced a handful of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) hits that are still heard on radio today, like “Hindi ...

Singer KZ Tandingan makes a comeback as song interpreter in this year’s “11th Himig Handog” and she feels grateful for the opportunity to be giving life to an original composition yet again. Known for ...

MANILA, Philippines – Teen King Daniel Padilla and Be Careful with My Heart star Janella Salvador wowed the crowd on Sunday, September 28 at the Araneta Coliseum after interpreting their respective ...

Singer-composer Ice Seguerra felt all fidgety when he and fellow singer Juris Fernandez attended the rehearsals for “Himig Handog” nine years ago. Both thought they had no chance of winning because ...

PhilPop Himig Handog Songwriting Festival continues its commitment to empowering the future generation of music industry professionals and hitmakers through its sustainable, world-class mentorship ...

Himig Handog finalist Wynn Andrada is still at large after he allegedly stabbed his friend in Makati City on the night of Thursday, June 12. Wynn became a recording artist of ABS-CBN last year after ...