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.

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 ...

“MABAGAL” by Dan Tañedo, a slow song with a 1950s feel, was named this year’s Best Song at the Himig Handog Songwriting Competition, besting “over 4,000 entries,” according to a press release. “It ...

Filipino fans packed the Pacific Coliseum last October 18 for a night of explosive performances and that familiar sense of home we always feel when "ASAP" goes global. And for those of us here in the ...