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‘Mag-uumpisa pa lang ako’: Why Nanay Violeta will still go home a winner despite Tawag elimination

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/09/26/0926violeta.jpg"/><figcaption>Violeta Bayawa and her husband Zacharias share a dance on the Tawag ng Tanghalan stage on Thursday. <em>ABS-CBN/It’s Showtime</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Violeta Bayawa’s hopes of becoming Tawag ng Tanghalan grand champion may have been dashed Thursday with her ninth-place exit, but the 70-year-old singer still feels like a winner.</p><p>“Huwag kayong malungkot. Hindi pa naman katapusan ng lahat,” Bayawa told the live audience of “It’s Showtime,” after the announcement of her elimination.</p><p>Bayawa garnered the lowest combined scores from judges and public votes. She was among the eight contenders vying for the last three slots in the September 28 finale.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QFm1NqlBosk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>“Mayroon pa akong mga mahal sa buhay. Mag-uumpisa pa lang po ako. Salamat po sa inyong lahat,” she said.</p><p>The days leading up to her farewell have been nothing short of life-changing for Bayawa, whose longing for her husband who had abandoned her 47 years ago fueled her emotional performances.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/24/19/akoy-panalo-na-tears-flow-as-tawag-finalist-husband-reunite-after-47-years">‘Ako’y panalo na’: Tears flow as Tawag finalist, husband reunite after 47 years</a></li></ul><p>Now her decades-long yearning has ended, and in its place was a heartful smile which even “It’s Showtime” hosts noticed was new to Bayawa since she joined the competition.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EwhAgyvN7IE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>Her “Ga,” to whom she would dedicate songs like “Saan Ka Man Naroroon,” returned to Bayawa the same week as the grand finals. As if at the press of a button, Bayawa now had more optimistic song choices, and appeared more cheerful in her numbers.</p><p>As in the previous days, Zacharias Bayawa on Thursday watched his wife from the audience with their daughter, 46-year-old Jennifer, whom he only recently met for the first time.</p><p>Earlier in the episode, Zacharias and Violeta shared a sweet moment on stage, as they danced to tunes from the decades they were apart and had zero communication.</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="1383200" 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>“Kung hindi po sa Tawag ng Tanghalan, hindi po kami nagkita. Salamat sa Diyos! Ngayon ay nadarama ko na po, na ako’y panalo,” Violeta had said in the Tuesday episode of the competition.</p><p>With Violeta’s elimination — and John Mark Saga advancing to the Saturday showdown — six contenders will perform again Friday for the remaining two slots in the finale.</p><p>So far, aside from Saga, Elaine Duran, Kim Nemenzo, and John Michael dela Cerna have secured their “Huling Tapatan” spot.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rCOivVc9Vo0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>“Huwag kayong malungkot. Hindi pa naman katapusan ng lahat. Mayroon pa akong mga mahal sa buhay. Mag-uumpisa pa lang po ako.” </p>

“Huwag kayong malungkot. Hindi pa naman katapusan ng lahat. Mayroon pa akong mga mahal sa buhay. Mag-uumpisa pa lang po ako.”