Rommeol Collao, a 35-year-old balut vendor from Bukidnon, defeated 7th time defending champion Sam Mangubat on It’s Showtime’s singing competition “Tawag Ng Tanghalan.”
In an episode aired Monday, Nov. 28, Collao received a total score of 94.6 percent from the judges for his own version of Air Supply’s “Sweet Dreams.”
Mangubat only received 93 percent for his cover of N Sync’s “This I Promise You.”
Collao will return to the “Tawag Ng Tanghalan” stage on Tuesday to defend his title.