Catherine Joy Marin, scored 94 percent from the judges.

Marin, the Miss Philippines-Water 2015 seems to approach the semifinals in “Its Showtime”, “Tawag ng Tanghalan”. The beauty queen has defended the title by singing Sarah McLachlan’s classic ballad “Angel.”

Catherine came from Bago City, Negros Occidental who also joined the Miss Philippines in 2015 won the crown as the Miss Philippines-Water. She gained 94 percent from the judges, defeating Angeline Magana from Las Piñas have 93 percent score. The contender on the otherhand, sang “When You Tell Me That You Love Me” by Diana Ross.

This friday, the defending champ will come back to once again defend her title. This will be her fourth straight win in the singing competition, and on the fifth, she will be proceeding to the next round.

Marin will return to the “It’s Showtime” stage on Friday, where she will battle for her fourth straight win in the singing competition. She will need five to secure her spot in the next round.

It can be recalled that during the elimination round, Marin sang her own rendition of Adele’s “Someone Like You” which made the judges and the audience overwhelmed. She then performed Beyonce’s “Halo”. The beauty queen defeated one-day defending champion Meliton Talaba, singing “Bulong ng Damdamin”.

Marin gained a total score of 91.2% against the defending champion who got 91% in average. The newest defending champion will be facing again in stage to defend her title today. The aspirant must continually defend her title as the defending champion to proceed to the semi-finals of the competition.