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'Hindi ako makahinga, no joke': Judge Jaya 'gongs' 3 'Tawag' challengers in a row

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<p>MANILA - Music veteran Jaya had to excuse and compose herself during the live episode of &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; Wednesday, after she led the panel of judges to a third consecutive decision, within the day, to prematurely end the performance of a &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; contestant.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/02/14/jaya1.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Jaya covers her face after deciding to &#x27;gong&#x27; three consecutive contestants on &#x27;Tawag ng Tanghalan.&#x27; <em>Screengrab/ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The long-running competition fields one singing hopeful each from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and Metro Manila -- three of which are potential challengers to the defending champion, who returns daily until he or she is unseated.</p><p>Five judges, usually headed by composer Rey Valera, determine the winner of both the preliminary and challenge rounds. This time, in Valera&#x27;s absence, it was Jaya&#x27;s task to signal the striking of the gong, in case a contestant falls short of the judges&#x27; standards. Being interrupted by the gong means being kicked from the competition.</p><p>That happened thrice on Wednesday, leaving no preliminary winner to challenge defending champion Douglas Dagal, who, by default, clung on the &quot;golden microphone&quot; for a third day. Two more wins for the Luzon representative will secure him a spot in the semifinals.</p><p>The three singers who were hoping to unseat him on Wednesday were: Vemie Viray of Metro Manila, who performed &quot;Starting Over Again&quot;; Rosmond Pasar of Visayas, who took the stage with &quot;Love of My Life&quot;; and Jam Bucol of Mindanao, who sang &quot;Love on Top.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfKzRbhHaGe/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfKzRbhHaGe/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Tawag Ng Tanghalan (@tawagngtanghalan)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-14T07:29:54+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 13, 2018 at 11:29pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Visibly distracted by the contestants being off-key, Jaya increasingly appeared &quot;stressed,&quot; as described by host Vice Ganda, with each performance she had to stop prematurely.</p><p>After stopping Bucol, who was last to perform, Jaya initially said, in jest, &quot;Puwede na po umuwi? Hindi ko sinasadya na ang ating Valentine ngayon ay maging malungkot.&quot;</p><p>The &quot;Kung Wala Na&quot; hitmaker then attempted to explain the judges&#x27; concensus, but trailed off and excused herself, saying, &quot;Ang puso ko, teka, hindi ako makahinga, Vice, wait. My blood pressure! I&#x27;m really cold right now.&quot;</p><p>This prompted Vice Ganda to request drinking water for Jaya. Composing herself, the veteran singer said, &quot;Naku, hindi ako papasok next week. Painom, ha. Hindi ako nag-jo-joke.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1439407" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Continuing her explanation, Jaya addressed the contestant: &quot;Ayoko sana talaga mang-gong ngayong araw na &#x27;to, pero talagang na-tyempo lang po. Hindi ko alam what it is today. Ito lang &#x27;yung araw na &#x27;yun, it&#x27;s not working for you guys, sa inyong tatlo.</p><p>&quot;Today is not a good day for you, kayong tatlo. I&#x27;m so sorry, but keep on singing. That&#x27;s life. Nothing in this world is given to us na, pag binigay, perfect today. There are good days and there are bad days, and today happens to be a bad day.&quot;</p><p>After giving encouarging words to Bucol, as he did with the earlier two contestants, Vice Ganda had the audience laughing with his pretend-defensive explanation as to why &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; would never intend to &quot;gong&quot; all three &quot;Tawag&quot; contestants in one episode.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfKzoopHB6E/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfKzoopHB6E/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Tawag Ng Tanghalan (@tawagngtanghalan)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-14T07:33:04+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 13, 2018 at 11:33pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Lilinawin lang namin: Hindi po namin sinasadya na mang-gong ng tatlo. In fact, ayaw namin, dahil ma-a-undertime po kami. So stay lang kayo diyan, huwag kayo aalis, mag-iisip kami ng gagawin namin sa next gap. Nakakatawa &#x27;to, magbabaliwan na lang po kami,&quot; he said.</p><p>The resumption of &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; -- its final gap -- saw the performance of defending champion Dagal instead, before the live show&#x27;s earlier than usual conclusion.</p>

<p>Music veteran Jaya had to excuse and compose herself during the live episode of "It's Showtime" Wednesday, after she led the panel of judges to a third consecutive decision, within the day, to prematurely end the performance of a "Tawag ng Tanghalan" contestant.</p>

Music veteran Jaya had to excuse and compose herself during the live episode of "It's Showtime" Wednesday, after she led the panel of judges to a third consecutive decision, within the day, to prematurely end the performance of a "Tawag ng Tanghalan" contestant.