Sarah Geronimo dismayed on the taping leak

 

'Pinagpaguran namin 'yan lahat,' says pop star

 Sarah Geronimo shares the frustration of her fellow "The Voice of the Philippines" coach Lea Salonga over circulating spoilers of the upcoming leg of the competition.

The 26-year-old pop star said that, she is dismayed with the deliberate leak of the results of the Battle Rounds, which was taped weeks in advance and will only start airing on Saturday.

In this part of the competition, artists from the same team sing-off to impress their coach in a bid to advance to the Knockout Rounds, and then to the Live Shows. Each of the teams led by Salonga, Geronimo, Bamboo and apl.de.ap will field artists this weekend.

Speaking with ABS-CBN News' Gretchen Fullido on Friday, Geronimo said: "Hindi ko nga alam kung ano'ng magiging solusyon diyan, eh... Nakakalungkot naman na may spoilers na gano'n, pero sana ma-contain ng management."

On its official pages, "The Voice of the Philippines" earlier warned its followers against posting spoilers, saying anyone who leaks results of the competition "will be blocked/banned from our Twitter account and Facebook page."

Based on Salonga's tweets early this week, an audience member during the taping of the Battle Rounds was responsible for the leaks.

"Siyempre po, nakaka disappoint," Geronimo said, "kasi as much as possible, we would like the confidentiality atsaka 'yung thrill ba, 'yung excitement kung sino 'yung mananalo na artist, kung sino 'yung mapapabilang sa final six namin."

"At siyempre, 'yung journey mismo ng artist, gusto namin makita mismo sa television, hindi sa... Iyon lang talaga ang disadvantages ng technology ngayon. Marami na talagang piracy, spoilers."

Asked for her reaction to Salonga's outburst on Twitter, Geronimo backed her fellow coach, noting that taping for the canned episodes of "The Voice of the Philippines" took long nights and hard work.