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Dulce in tears as she is forced to ‘gong’ finalist in ‘Tawag ng Tanghalan’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/09/04/20190906-dulce.jpg"/><figcaption>Tawag ng Tanghalan judge Dulce cries after she signals the elimination of finalist Raymundo Alvarez on Friday. <em>ABS-CBN/It’s Showtime</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Music veteran Dulce was in tears on Friday as she made the difficult decision of instantly eliminating a “Tawag ng Tanghalan” finalist who was just one step away from the grand finals.</p><p>Raymundo Alvarez, one of the four contenders who competed on the final day of the “Instant Resbak” week, was admittedly at a disadvantage as he was assigned a song he was uncomfortable with, “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing.”</p><p>Alvarez was given that song by fellow finalist May Shine Patag, who had earned the privilege when she got the highest score among the pool of “resbakers” in the previous four days.</p><p>The options were four songs performed by past runners-up and winners of “Tawag ng Tanghalan,” distributed among the contenders on Patag’s call.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xzSb9E1KVAg?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></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>Alvarez was the last of four aspirants to perform on Friday, and immediately his discomfort was apparent as he sang off-tune a significant portion of the soaring Aerosmith tune.</p><p>Dulce, who sat as head judge for the day, appeared to let pass the initial mistakes, but toward the end could no longer ignore Alvarez’ bad notes.</p><p>In succession, Dulce visibly counted three with her fingers, before raising a closed fist to signal the dreaded banging of the gong.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/30/19/watch-tension-grips-tawag-as-finalists-narrowly-survive-gong">WATCH: Tension grips ‘Tawag’ as finalists narrowly survive ‘gong’</a></li></ul><p>That meant disqualifying Alvarez — a decision that had Dulce crying from the judges panel.</p><p>Addressing the contestant, Dulce said: “Raymundo, nauunawaan ko na hirap ko doon sa kanta. Sa simula pa lang talaga, alam ko dapat na akong nagbilang, pero siyempre gumagawa pa rin ako ng way na baka sakaling mag-take off.”</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="1383614" 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>“I’m really sorry,” an emotional Dulce added. “Napakagaling mo, Raymundo. Alam ko may pressure lang talaga. Hindi ako dapat umiyak! Raymundo, tuloy lang, ha. Huwag kang susuko. Tuloy ka lang talaga. Hindi lang talaga para sa ‘yo ang araw na ito. Pero, tuloy ka.”</p><p>Alvarez, who also got words of encouragement from judge Jed Madela and the hosts, admitted that English songs have always been his weakness as a performer. On top of that, consecutive days of rehearsals had taken a toll on his voice, he explained.</p><p>“May nakalaan ang Panginoon para sa akin,” he said.</p><p>With Alvarez eliminated, only three “Instant Resbak” contenders were qualified for the grand finals. The two from their batch who advanced were Rafaello Cañedo and Shaina Mae Allaga, making the total number of grand finalists 10.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aCbCWQ0Qkds?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/02/19/sorry-composer-lang-ako-louie-ocampo-twits-tawag-finalists-controversial-posts">‘Sorry, composer lang ako’: Louie Ocampo twits ‘Tawag’ finalist’s controversial posts</a></li></ul><p>Two more slots in the grand finals are open for contenders in the upcoming “Ultimate Resbak” leg, which will kick off on Saturday.</p><p>This part of the competition will gather semifinalists from the past four quarters, as well as six “Instant Resbak” contenders who were chosen by judges, who weren’t able to use their power to “save” a defending champion during the year-long season.</p>

<p>Music veteran Dulce was in tears on Friday as she made the difficult decision of instantly eliminating a “Tawag ng Tanghalan” finalist who was just one step away from the grand finals.</p>

Music veteran Dulce was in tears on Friday as she made the difficult decision of instantly eliminating a “Tawag ng Tanghalan” finalist who was just one step away from the grand finals.