The Voice of the Philippines (season 1)
The first season of The Voice of the Philippines was a Philippine reality singing competition. It was part of The Voice franchise and was based from a similar competition format in the Netherlands called The Voice of Holland. The show was hosted by Toni Gonzaga with Robi Domingo, and Alex Gonzaga serving as the V-Reporters or as the social media correspondents. Bamboo Mañalac, Sarah Geronimo, Lea Salonga, and apl.de.ap serves as the four coaches and the judging panel of the show. The show had a primer called Mic Test: The Voice of the Philippines Primer and was aired on June 9, 2013. The first season premiered on June 15, 2013 on ABS-CBN. It aired every Saturdays at 9:00 p.m. (PST), and Sundays at 8:15 p.m. (PST). It was also aired internationally via The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN's international channel. On September 29, 2013, Mitoy Yonting of Team Lea won the competition winning the grand prize of two million pesos along with an Asian tour, a brand new car, an entertainment package, and a four-year recording contract. Klarisse de Guzman of Team Sarah was proclaimed as the runner-up. Development ABS-CBN acquired the rights of the franchise back in 2011 after the success