Of the 12 interpreters in the 11th edition of Himig Handog, singer Janine Berdin is easily the most pressured, having to sing her piece in her native Visayan tongue.
Berdin, “Tawag ng Tanghalan” season 2 champion, is interpreting “Bulalakaw,” a composition by Joanna Ang, a Visayan songwriter.
“Actually, this is my third time interpreting sa Himig Handog and that’s already something (that) na I [can’t] wrap my head around,” the 18-year-old singer said at the music contest’s online conference.
“Grabe po iyong fact na (It’s amazing that) I’m interpreting this year. Dinagdagan pa sa fact na (Add to that the fact that) this is the [first-ever] Visayan song sa buong (in the entire…
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