Pilipinas Got Talent 3 finalist El Gamma Penumbra (Shadow Play Act)

Pilipinas Got Talent has declared the singing trio of Bonifacio Salumbre, Andrew Sanchez, and Licinio Lolo, the Maasinhon Trio, as its third grand winner during a live final results episode on Sunday, October 23, 2011. Some netizens, however, expected a different result. They thought it was the shadow play group, El Gamma Penumbra, who would bring home the crown that night. Many went to Twitter to express their reservations on the results, facilitating "El Gamma Penumbra" to make it to the Top Trending Topics in the microblogging site that night as well as the next morning.

Here were some of the tweets from users:

Bakit hindi pumasok yung EL GAMMA PENUMBRA? Sila na yung nakita kong pinakamagaling eh. Ang dami pa sanang mapapasaya kung sila nanalo. Dba? - Paolo Feliciano

El Gamma Penumbra sana yung nanalo. They deserve the prize and the title "PGT SEASON 3 CHAMPION" . I hope and madlang people - Percy Jackson

El Gamma Penumbra should be the winner. Not those boring grandpas. - Rodney Mendoza

El Gamma Penumbra is trending coz they are deserve to win... - Rodney Mendoza

El Gamma Penumbra should've won! No place at all? Srsly? - Diana France Quinto

EL GAMMA PENUMBRA was the best. If other people around the world would see them, they would really adore us. BUT NO. Those old people won. -Beliebin'Swift

Bakit hindi pumasok yung EL GAMMA PENUMBRA? Sila na yung nakita kong pinakamagaling eh. Ang dami pa sanang mapapasaya kung sila nanalo. Dba? - Mauro Lumba

El Gamma Penumbra should have been the winner or Synergy not those 3 oldies. Come on!" - Janina Paola Catuncan

Khalil Ramos-among the three FINALIST he should won! I don't know why those trio have the most vote!EL GAMMA PENUMBRA really deserves the 2M - Kristel Joy de Asas

"We all know El Gamma Penumbra deserves it" - Darling

The winner of Pilipinas Got Talent was chosen based on the results of an overnight text and online voting. Maasinhon Trio received 22.60% of the total number of votes, the highest among the finalists. As Season 3 winners, the singers were awarded a P2 million cash prize while Bringas Brothers and Khalil Ramos who completed the Top 3 took home P100,000 each. The rest of the finalists, including El Gamma Penumbra, received P50,000 each.

El Gamma Penumbra is a group of "shadow play" performers whose audition on Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3 was aired on July 30, 2011.

To the tune of the 2003 DOT tourism advocacy theme song "Biyahe Tayo!", El Gamma Penumbra from Tanauan, Batangas performed a refreshing "shadow play" act which captivated the judges and the audience as well. They got three "yes's" from the judges, allowing them to advance to the next round of the competition.

To be updated.

Khalil Ramos (Khalil Joseph Ramos) is a contestant of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3.

During his audition which was aired on July 30, 2011, 15 year-old Khalil Ramos sang Edwin Mccain's hit "I'll Be". He is off to the next round of the competition after getting jundges' "yes's".

Khalil Ramos is from Manila and is a third-year high school student at Colegio San Agustin Makati. His influences include Michael Jackson, David Cook, Journey and John Lennon.

Check out more photos of Khalil Ramos of Pilipinas Got Talent below (courtesy of Khalil's Facebook Fan Page):

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (PGT 2) list of finalists is now complete after the wild card results episode held earlier tonight proclaimed Rico the Magician and Skeights as the last two grand finalists for this season.


The selection of the wild card finalists which was a first on the show's history all over the world, was a bit different. The three contestants who garnered the most number of overnight votes were asked to perform again, while the voting lines were opened once more for people to vote in like an hour more. The Top 2 were then determined through the new results of text and online voting. The judges did not anymore choose their pick.

Again, Rico and Skeights won tonight's voting. Actress Zsa Zsa Padilla might have been disappointed with the results since she was campaigning for Joy's Diva, Rico, and Collins earlier. :D

Meanwhile, check out below the names of the 14 grand finalists of PGT 2 with their corresponding text voting codes:

1. Freestylers - dance crew from Calamba, Laguna | FREE
2. Madrigal Siblings - young singers from Cainta, Rizal | MADRIGAL
3. Baguio Boom Boom Boys - dance group from Baguio | B4
4. Angel Calalas - hula hoop tricker from Cainta, Rizal |ANGEL
5. Happy Feet - tap dancers from Bukidnon | HAPPY
6. Jem Cubil - acoustic singer from Talisay, Cebu | JEM
7. John Michael Narag - singer from Mabini, Pangasinan |
8. Filogram - dance crew from Baguio City | FILOGRAM
9. DJP Trio - singing trio from Bacolod City | DJP
10. Buildex Pagales - singer from Digos City, Davao del Sur | BUILDEX
11. Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo - ballroom dancing duo from Bacolod City | NIELBETH
12. Marcelito Po Moy - singer from Imus Cavite| MARCELITO
13. Rico the Magician - magician | RICO
14. Skeights - band from Davao | SKEIGHTS

A special episode will be aired next weekend where the stories of the finalists will be featured. The Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Finals will be held a week after at the Araneta Coliseum. :D

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (PGT 2) producers have decided to allow semi-finalists to battle for 2 more slots in the Grand Finals. First time in the show's history, it was announced during last night's results episode that a Wild Card Week will be held this coming weekend.

Six contestants from the previous semi-final rounds who failed to get the judges' votes will once again perform on the PGT 2 stage and charm the viewers since the decision of who the last 2 grand finalists would be will be solely based on the text votes. The judges will not anymore vote for their pick.

The following are PGT 2's Wild Card Contestants:

1. Rico the Magician (Magician, Caloocan City)
2. Skeights (Band, Davao City)
3. Collins Gutierrez (Singer, San Pedro, Laguna)
4. Next Generation (Band, Davao del Norte)
5. Kenny Padalla (Singer, Baguio)
6. Joy’s Divas (Singing Trio, Batangas)

During last night's results episode, 2 more Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (PGT 2) grand-finalists were declared. They were John Michael Narag (text voting winner), a 16 year-old male singer from Pangasinan and Filogram (judges' pick), a dance crew from Baguio City. Comprising the 4th batch of the competition's grand-finalists, Ngarag and Filogram will battle it out in the Finale against the previous batches as well as the upcoming set of finalists.

Here's the list of other grand-finalists:

1. Freestylers - dance crew from Calamba, Laguna | FREE
2. Madrigal Siblings - young singers from Cainta, Rizal | MADRIGAL
3. Baguio Boom Boom Boys - dance group from Baguio | B4
4. Angel Calalas - hula hoop tricker from Cainta, Rizal |ANGEL
5. Happy Feet - tap dancers from Bukidnon | HAPPY
6. Jem Cubil - acoustic singer from Talisay, Cebu | JEM

The show is now barely a month away from crowning its Season 2 winner.

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 has now become more exciting as its Grand Finals nears!

The competition is getting fierce as contestants give it their best in their performances each week. The 36 semi-finalists had previously been divided into groups of 6 where 2 from each group advance off to the next round, the Grand Finals, if they gain the most number of votes from the viewers or earn a 'save' vote from the judges if they place 2nd or 3rd in the text voting.

So far, 12 contenders have secured a spot in the Pilipinas Got Talent 2 Grand Finals. Check out the list as well as the corresponding text voting codes for each grand-finalist below:

Pilipinas Got Talent 2 Grand Finalists | Text Voting Codes:

1. Freestylers - dance crew from Calamba, Laguna | FREE
2. Madrigal Siblings - young singers from Cainta, Rizal | MADRIGAL
3. Baguio Boom Boom Boys - dance group from Baguio | B4
4. Angel Calalas - hula hoop tricker from Cainta, Rizal |ANGEL
5. Happy Feet - tap dancers from Bukidnon | HAPPY
6. Jem Cubil - acoustic singer from Talisay, Cebu | JEM
7. John Michael Narag - singer from Mabini, Pangasinan |
8. Filogram - dance crew from Baguio City | FILOGRAM
9. DJP Trio - singing trio from Bacolod City | DJP
10. Buildex Pagales - singer from Digos City, Davao del Sur | BUILDEX
11. Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo - ballroom dancing duo from Bacolod City | NIELBETH
12. Marcelito Po Moy - singer from Imus Cavite| MARCELITO

Here's how to vote during the PGT 2 Grand Finals:

1. Text PGT [code] (i.e. PGT FREE)

And send to:
• 2331 for Globe, TM, Sun Cellular and Bayan Phone Extra subscribers
• 231 for Smart and Talk ‘N Text subscribers

Tariffs: P2.50/vote for Globe, TM, Smart and Talk ‘N Text subscribers;
P2.00/vote for Sun Cellular subscribers


2. For Bulk voting, text PGT BULK to 2336 for all networks


3. For UAE voting, text PGT [code] (i.e. PGT FREE)

And send to 4200 for Etisalat subscribers

Tarriff: EAD 3.00/ text (3 votes per text)


4. For online voting, go to http://vote.abs-cbn.com/.