The second season of Tawag ng Tanghalan: All-Star Grand Resbak, titled as Tawag ng Tanghalan: All-Star Grand Resbak 2025, was a special edition of Tawag ng Tanghalan that was aired as a segment of the noontime show It's Showtime. The season ran from March 10 to April 26, 2025.[1][2][3]
This season marks the special edition's return after a five-year hiatus following its debut in 2019.
Marko Rudio of Team Agimat was crowned the winner of the season.[4][5] Ian Manibale of Team Alab was the runner-up, making him the second TNT Finalist to become a runner-up and the third overall to re-enter the Top 3 twice after John Mark Saga and JM Dela Cerna respectively (both from season 3 and Duets), while Charizze Arnigo of Team Agimat finished in third place.
Development
The season was first announced on March 6, 2025, and a media conference was held the same day at ABS-CBN Studio 3. Lorraine Galvez and Anthony Castillo, season 5 grand finalists and hosts of Showtime Online Ü, hosted the mediacon. Present in the mediacon were the 48 returning contenders, along with judges Jed Madela, Karylle, Ogie Alcasid, and Louie Ocampo.[6]
Production
The second Grand Resbak season aired on March 10, 2025, less than two months after the finale of The School Showdown. This is the first all-star season to air on A2Z, All TV and GMA Network, and the eighth, second, and the third overall seasons to air respectively following the cease-and-desist order against ABS-CBN's free-to-air assets last May 5, 2020. The season took a production break from April 14 to 19, 2025, due to Holy Week. Production resumed on April 21, 2025.
For the first two rounds, members from each group will perform daily, and the contender with the highest percentage will earn a point for their team. Each group aims to accumulate as many points as possible within the two-week period. The top three groups for the first round and top two groups for the second round with the highest points will advance to the next round. This means that all members of the lowest-ranked group will be eliminated, leaving the other groups to compete in the next round. In the event of a tie in scores on the final day, the tied groups will face-off again with a representative to determine who will advance to the next round. For the third round, members from the same group will face-off against each other for fourteen spots at the week-long finals.
Meanwhile, the criteria for judging are as follows:
Tone Quality — 40%
Voice Projection and Technique — 30%
Intonation and Enunciation — 30%
Prizes
The resbaker who gets the highest score during the daily rounds will receive an additional prize of ₱20,000. The Grand Resbak Champion is set to receive a cash prize of ₱1,000,000, as well as a new TNT Trophy.
Grand Resbak contenders
The competition featured forty-eight returning contenders, also known as grand resbakers on the show.[1][12] This is the first all-star season to include returning Kids contenders from both the first and second seasons since Duets. It is notable that no Celebrity Champions contenders returned this season, and four resbakers that participated in the previous season also returned to re-compete.
To avoid confusion and ensure uniformity, contenders who switched teams will be listed in the teams to which they belong. This is especially true for Arvery Love Lagoring, who was originally assigned to Team Amihan but was reassigned twice: first to Team Alon due to Marco Adobas' disqualification during Round 2,[13] and then to Team Alab after being saved by the judges and chosen by Eich Abando to be on their team at the end of Round 2. The teams to which they were re-assigned will also be labeled.
Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.
Color key:
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Eliminated in the Live Finale
Eliminated in the Grand Finals
Eliminated in The Final Comeback
Eliminated in Round 3: Resbak Battle
Saved in Round 2 and reassigned to another team[note 1]
Eliminated in Round 2
Saved in Round 1 and reassigned to another team[note 2]
Note: Italicized names are saved contenders (names struck through within former teams). Underlined names are the returning contenders from the first season of the All-star Grand Resbak. Bold names are the Wildcard: The Final Comeback winners.
The first round, called the Daily Rounds or alternatively known as the Four-Way Face-Off, saw one member from each group performing their assigned song, the order in which teams and their representatives perform will be determined randomly. From Days 1 to 4 and 12, the performances were divided into two parts; in the first part, the first two selected contenders will perform, followed by the last two. Starting from Day 5 until 11, the entire sequence was determined at once. The hosts will choose the team that performs first, and the representative will be chosen by the representative from the day before (the hosts chose the first representation on the first day).
The contender with the highest score wins that day's round and earns one point for their group, which will accumulate over the two-week period. This means there will be no eliminations until the end of the week. After this round, only the groups with the highest total points will advance to the next round, while one group will be eliminated from the competition, regardless on whether any of them have daily winners. Those that lost in this round are isolated in another studio and may be given the opportunity to perform again. The daily winner receives a cash prize of ₱20,000.
Round 1 Summary
Because there was a tie for third place (Agimat and Amihan both had two points), a tie-breaker round titled "Ultimate PangkaTapatan" was held, in which the two tied groups faced off against each other to determine which group would advance to the next round. Each group must choose another representative (whether that representative won or not), and their performance order was determined at random. The two representatives had two options for their piece: sing another song of their choosing or use the song they performed on their first attempt.[17]
At the end of the tie-breaker round, another twist was revealed: the judges decided that only three of Team Amihan's members were qualified to move on to the next round, and each of them would be placed to a different group, leaving the other nine (now eight) eliminated. The selection method consisted of one representative from each of the other three groups picking a judge's name from a fishbowl, with the chosen judge selecting a member from Team Amihan who would then go to the group from which they were chosen.
Team Color Key:
Team Amihan
Team Alab
Team Agimat
Team Alon
Results Color Key:
Team advances to Round 2
Team advances to the Ultimate PangkaTapatan
Contender wins a point and advances to Round 2
Contender lost the daily round but advances to the next round
Contender was saved and reassigned to another team
Contender reinstated from the competition
Contender was selected for The Final Comeback
Contender's team lost the round and was eliminated
Contender was gonged and eliminated
Contender withdrew from the competition
Contender was disqualified from the competition
Note:Italicized names indicates returning contenders from the previous edition. Bold names are the winners of the daily competition
The second round, known as the Three-Way Face-Off, follows the same mechanics as the previous round but with only three performers instead of four. One representative from each group performs a song, with performance order determined randomly. The hosts select the first performing team, while the previous day's representative picks the next performer (except on the first day when the hosts choose). Since each group now has 13 members, an additional round was held on the eleventh day. Also, because all three groups had received four points each by the end of the eleventh day, another tiebreaker round will be held to determine the second group that will advance in the competition.
The highest-scoring contender wins the round, earning one point for their group. Scores accumulate over two weeks, with no eliminations until the end of the period. Only the two groups with the highest total points advance, while one group is eliminated regardless of individual daily wins. Eliminated groups are isolated in another studio and may get a chance to perform again. Still, each daily winner receives a ₱20,000 cash prize.
Round 2 Summary
After the announcement of the winner of the second Ultimate PangkaTapatan, the hosts revealed that two members from the eliminated Team Alon would be transferred to the two remaining groups, with one member joining each group. However, the selected members were not chosen by the judges alone; they were picked by representatives of the remaining groups through a fishbowl. This resulted in both remaining groups having 14 members each at the start of the next round.[22]
Team Color Key:
Team Alab
Team Agimat
Team Alon
Results Color Key:
Team advances to Round 3
Team advances to the Ultimate PangkaTapatan
Contender wins a point and advances to Round 3
Contender lost the daily round but advances to the next round
Contender was saved and reassigned to another team
Contender was selected for The Final Comeback
Contender's team lost the round and was eliminated
Contender was gonged and eliminated
Contender withdrew from the competition
Note:Italicized names indicates returning contenders from the previous edition. Bold names are the winners of the daily competition
The third round, called the Resbak Battle and known as the Head-to-Head Battle Round, will feature group members paired together in head-to-head battles for the fourteen available spots in the grand finals. Each pair, selected by the judges, will consist of participants from the same group, with one advancing to the Grand Finals and the other being eliminated. Since there are now 14 members on each group, an additional round was held on Saturday. The winner of each round will still receive a cash prize of ₱20,000.
Italicized names indicates returning contenders from the previous edition.
The wildcard round,titled "The Final Comeback",was announced at the end of the third round on April 12,2025. The thirty-three eliminated contenders from the previous rounds were given one last chance to return to the competition,this time as grand finalists. It was revealed that only eight of them would be brought back—four selected by the judges and four by public vote. Public voting commenced at the end of the episode and lasted until Monday,April 14,at 12:00 noon.[24] The results were announced on Monday,April 21,as the season went on break due to Holy Week.
The wildcard round was aired from April 21 and 22,2025. The eight contenders competed for four spots in the grand finals.
To vote,viewers must visit the joinnow.ph website and log in using their Google account. Each Google account is entitled to four votes,which may either be given entirely to one contender or distributed among several contenders.
Below is the final result of the decision made by the judges and the public.
The Final Comeback Summary
Color Key:
Contender received one of the highest public votes and advances to the Final Comeback
Contender got one of the two highest average scores from the judges and advances to the Grand Finals
Contender was selected by the judges to advance to the Final Comeback
Each day,four contenders will perform,two of whom were chosen by the judges and the public. The top two contenders with the highest scores will proceed to the Grand Finals. This round's panel will consist of five judges:the head judge (punong hurado) and four regular judges.
As with previous rounds,the winners of each round will receive an additional cash prize of ₱20,000.
The week-long Grand Finals took place from April 23 to 26,2025. The 18 finalists will now compete for the title to determine the season's second Grand Resbak Champion.
Stell and Pablo of P-pop group SB19 served as guest judges for the finale. They both scored as one judge.[11]
TNT Grand Resbak 2025 Ang Huling Tapatan Prizes
Grand Champion
₱1,000,000 Management Contract from Star Magic Recording Contract from Star Music TNT All-Star Grand Resbak 2025 Trophy designed by Ronald Castrillo
Each day,six contenders will perform,where only top two contenders with the highest scores will proceed to the Live Finale on Saturday. This round's panel will consist of five judges:the head judge (punong hurado) and four regular judges.
As with previous rounds,the top two winners for this round will receive an additional cash prize of ₱30,000.
The live finale,dubbed as Ang Huling Tapatan (lit.'The Final Face-off') was held on April 26,2025 at ABS-CBN Studio 10. The top six grand finalists that advanced from the daily rounds will perform again to determine who will be crowned the second Grand Resbak champion.[27][11]
This marks the second time where Ayegee Paredes,Ian Manibale,and Marko Rudio advance in the live finale.
For the first time since season five,public voting returned after being absent for five consecutive seasons. As in previous implementations,the scores will be based on half the judges' scores and half the public's. Further breakdown of the scores were not revealed due to unknown reasons.
To vote,viewers must visit the joinnow.ph website and log in using their Google account. Each Google account is entitled to only one vote.
At the end of the episode,Marko Rudio of Team Agimat won the season with 96.15% of combined judges' and public vote scores,with Ian Manibale of Team Alab finishing second with 92.80%,and Charizze Arnigo of Team Agimat placing third with 89.55%.[4][11]
Note that Dior Lawrence Bronia,Lee'Anna Layumas,and Nowi Alpuerto were originally assigned to Team Amihan but were reassigned to Teams Alon,Alab,and Agimat,respectively,and will be highlighted for clarity. Due to the disqualification of Marco Adobas,he was subsequently replaced by Arvery Love Lagoring,who also originated from Team Amihan on the fourth day of Round 2.[13] Arvery Love Lagoring and Miah Tiangco were reassigned to Teams Alab and Agimat respectively after the second round.[22]
For formality,this list is organized by the season in which they first appeared,including the two seasons of Kids. This excludes the previous all-star season,Duets,and Celebrity Champions. Twenty-nine (29) of the forty-eight (48) contenders have appeared in at least two seasons,with Venus Pelobello having the most,appearing in four (years 1,2,4,and Duets). Note that there were no returning contenders that first appeared on Years 4 and 8 (The School Showdown).
↑ Two of the members from the second eliminated group, Team Alon, had transferred to the two remaining groups at the end of the twelfth day of the second round on April 5.
↑ At the end of Day 12 of Round 1, Amihan and Agimat were tied with 2 points each, after Marko Rudio of Agimat secured an additional point for their team. However, Agimat advanced after winning the tie-breaker, while Amihan was eliminated.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Due to Marco Adobas violating the competition contract, it was announced that he was disqualified from the competition. He was subsequently replaced by Arvery Lagoring, a transferee from the eliminated group Amihan.[14]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 For this round, Judges' name in boldface indicates that that judge or hurado is the head judge or punong hurado
↑ For the live finale, Judges' name in boldface indicates that judge or hurado is the head judge or punong hurado
↑ "Kung 'Di Rin Lang Ikaw" is not an original song by Moira; rather, it is an original song by the band December Avenue with Moira as the featured artist.
Scores
↑ 96.1% if Marko's tiebreaker round score is included.
↑ 95.8% if Raven's tiebreaker round score is included.
1 2 3 4 For the live finale, the top 3 got 97.8%, 96.6%, and 96.2% based on their top 6 performances. However, which grand finalist got what percentage was never revealed.[25]
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