dwta And SB19’s justin Win Folk Song of the Year For “Sampung Mga Daliri” At The 2025 Filipino Music Awards
dwta and SB19’s justin have emerged triumphant among Ben&Ben, Amiel Sol, Noel Cabangon, and MATÉO.
DWTA: Photographed by Kim Santos

dwta, on behalf of SB19’s justin, has received the Folk Song of the Year Award for “Sampung Mga Daliri.”
The track, which debuted live at the 10th Wish Music Awards last January 19, 2025, is an acoustic guitar-driven folk pop track inspired by the Filipino nursery rhyme of the same name. It served as the follow-up to justin’s 2024 track, “kaibigan” and dwta’s 2024 single, “‘Di Naman.”
Other nominees in the category were “Sa Bawat Sandali” by Amiel Sol, “Saranggola” by Ben&Ben, “Lalim” by MATÉO, and “Aking Diwata” by Noel Cabangon.
The first-ever Filipino Music Awards is happening today at the Mall of Asia Arena. The event brings together the OPM industry’s biggest artists and influential figures, honoring their contributions to the wider industry at large, presenting a total 20 honors across five major categories and is organized by Modern Media Group Inc. — home to renowned global titles such as Billboard Philippines, Rolling Stone Philippines, Nylon Manila, and Robb Report Philippines — and produced by AGC Power Holdings Corp.