No contestants on the TV5 singing competition Sing Galing! were being taken advantage of, as affirmed by the show’s judge, Rey Valera, on Thursday, March 3.
In the Grand Kantatawanan conference held at Metropolitan Theater, he said, “Kasi narinig ko phase 2, ibig sabihin hindi text; ibig sabihin walang bayad, ibig sabihin na lumalabas no’n hindi namin sila pinagkakakitaan.”
Moreover, Valera pointed out that each and every contestant was already part of the Sing Galing! family.
“Pero ang ano ko naman sa… ang gusto ko lang sabihin sa kanila, tinrato namin sila na hindi contestant kundi mga kasama sa trabaho.”
He added that one of the show’s goals is to provide relief amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
“Dahil sa panahon ng pandemya, gusto namin sumaya sila at hindi mapraning.”
Valera also considered the contenders as if they were his children.
“At kasa-kasama namin sila sa taping, puyat. Alam nila ang hirap ng mga ginagawa ng mga kasamahan doon at naging malapit sila sa amin. Kaya ang tingin ko sa kanila ay parang mga anak ko na rin.”
Added the singer-songwriter, “At kung may medyo nahuhuli sa mga anak ko, aalalayan ko para hindi siya ma-down.”
He also advised them to consider it a huge opportunity for their respective careers, given that they were competing in an era of social media and technology.
“Kung saka-sakali, ito ay napakalaking exposure. Tignan mo ‘yong normal na exposure, ‘wag na yung parang umpisa ng iyong career. Hindi ito ang katapusan. Umpisa pa lang ito.”
The Ultimate Pa-Sing-Katan and Kantastic Finale will air on TV5 at 6 pm on March 5th and 12th. It will also be live-streamed simultaneously on Sing Galing’s Facebook as well as the TV5 Facebook page and Youtube channel.
