The stage is set and the contenders are all here, ready to battle it out for a chance to become two of the first ever international representatives at the Grand Finals of the Tawag ng Tanghalan sa “It’s Showtime” Global Week showdown from December 11 to 16 next week at the ABS-CBN headquarters in Manila.

From East to West, the talents abound. From North America, Jing Wenghofer from Chicago, Illinois and Steven Paysu from Fontana California will represent. From Europe, Bernardite Steiger and Louis Denciv Auman from Austria will gun for another double win at the Region Finals. From the Middle East, Al Angelo Bernal from UAE and Chlea Marie Trinidad from Bahrain will fire up the stage. From the South Korea and Japan cluster Region Finals, Cris Lyn Joy Rotor and Makoto Inoue will represent East Asia. From Singapore, Aaron Paul Manabat and from Hong Kong, Penny Salcedo will hold the fort in Asia Pacific. From Oceania, Joseph Legaspi from Guam and Rex Angelo Urbano from Australia will complete the twelve region finals. The anticipation is felt on social media as Filipinos from each continent of the world are rooting for their bets. The excitement is even greater for the online netizens as they also get the chance to vote for their country’s Global Tawag ng Tanghalan representative via tntvote.abs-cbn.com and which will play out at the final score.

For voting time and mechanics, just catch the streaming via TFC online (www.TFC.tv). The global showdown can be seen in the Philippines via TV 2 and outside the Philippines via TFC (live in key countries). Catch up episodes of Global Tawag ng Tanghalan can also be relived in key countries worldwide via TFC online and TFC internet protocol television (TFC IPTV).

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