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Donny Pangilinan gives final PGT Season 7 Golden Buzzer to young rockstar dreamer Esay Belanio

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Liezel Dela Cruz

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747498113251Donny-gives-final-PGT-Season-7-Golden-Buzzer-to-Esay-.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Do you believe in magic? Donny Pangilinan just might after witnessing a rock &#x27;n roll performance so electrifying it had him slamming the Golden Buzzer in the May 17 episode of <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pilipinas-got-talent-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u><em>&quot;Pilipinas Got Talent” Season 7</em></u></strong></a>. No tricks, just pure stage power and talent that made the moment feel straight-up alakazam!</p><p>Armed with her guitar and a voice with a rebel sound, Esay Belanio took the stage with her own rendition of “Nagloko Ka Rin Naman.” It was gritty and dripping with the kind of angst you just can’t fake. At only 19, she knew exactly how to let her vocal prowess carry her message.</p><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4OT47kV3WkM" title="Golden Moment! Esay Kirstin rocks the stage and wins Donny’s golden buzzer | PGT 2025" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>But more than the music, it was Esay’s story that gave the moment its weight. She shared how her parents quit their jobs so she could focus on her passion for music full-time. That kind of support is rare, and so is a talent like that of Esay. Judge Donny has always said he’s been waiting for that kind of fire, and he witnessed it in her eyes, enough to convince him to hit the Golden Buzzer. This grants Esay a ticket to skip the Judges’ Cut round and move straight to the live semi-finals. </p><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Q5mdF86ATY" title="Donny Pangilinan presses the golden buzzer for Esay Belanio | Pilipinas Got Talent 2025" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>With Donny’s pick, all Golden Buzzer slots are now officially filled. And as the audition phase wraps up, here are the final batch of hopefuls who also earned &#x27;yes&#x27; votes from the judges. </p><p>First was Ody Sto. Domingo, a name fans might remember from “PGT Season 5,” where he finished as second runner-up. This time, he returned with more than just new magic tricks up his sleeve. His act linked the past to the present in a way that felt almost otherworldly. Mind-boggling, it left all four judges—Donny, Eugene Domingo, Freddie “FMG” Garcia, and Kathryn Bernardo—agreeing he might just be the best magician to ever audition this season.</p><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wO07xAZFbiU" title="Ody Sto. Domingo’s mind-blowing comeback leaves Judges in awe | Pilipinas Got Talent 2025" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Also stepping into the spotlight were the father-and-son duo known as The Bennys, who played harps they handcrafted themselves. </p><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jlYD0gQMUyg" title="Bene &amp; JR Costaños deliver a mesmerizing harp performance | Pilipinas Got Talent 2025" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The Villanueva twins may look alike but are different in almost every other way, except for their shared love of music. They jammed on the PGT stage with their guitars. </p><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VYdwI0n_QnM" title="Villanueva Twins amaze everyone with their impressive guitar exhibition | Pilipinas Got Talent 2025" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>We also go to meet Robie Doll, who took on the stage with eerily accurate, doll-like moves that had the audience doing double takes.</p><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u9LTkM3sejM" title="Robie Doll dazzles with a perfectly doll-like performance | Pilipinas Got Talent 2025" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>With the auditions finally over and all Golden Buzzers claimed, the excitement now shifts to the next round of the competition, where the judges will narrow down the acts that received “yes” votes.</p><p>Catch <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pilipinas-got-talent-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong><u>“PGT” Season 7</u></strong></em></a>, airing at 7:15 pm, weeknights, on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), and A2Z. Viewers can also catch it on TV5 every Saturday, at 7:15 PM, and Sundays, at 7:45 PM.</p>

<p>Donny Pangilinan wraps up the PGT Season 7 Golden Buzzer picks with a rockin' choice—19-year-old Esay Belanio.</p>

Donny Pangilinan wraps up the PGT Season 7 Golden Buzzer picks with a rockin' choice—19-year-old Esay Belanio.