Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2)

Pinoy Dream Academy is a Philippine television program similar to Big Brother. The second season began on June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga reprised their roles as hosts of the show, but Gonzaga now handled the main hosting plum while Gil appeared both on the Probation Nights and Little Dreamers Gala/Expulsion Night. Billy Crawford joined this season as the host of the late afternoon edition Pinoy Dream Academy Überture.

A new logo was introduced on the second season, featuring an old-fashioned microphone and the word "Dream" using a different font than the rest of the title. Also, a new version of the theme song Awit ng Pangarap sung by first season winner Yeng Constantino was used, although the original version was also used, especially during Gala Nights.

Thirty-two potential scholars for the show were introduced with their backgrounds documented in a primer segment aired as part of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus. They were also interviewed on the radio segment Pinoy Dream Academy Dream Minute on WRR 101.9. These thirty-two went through a primary elimination selection from which the final roster of scholars was chosen. These eliminations were aired as a series of episodes called The Dream BIGins from June 9 to 13, 2008.

New to this season was a "Little Dreamers" competition for children aged 6 to 10. On July 6, 2008, twelve children were chosen to become the academy's resident Little Scholars. In this end, a new puppet named Billilit (portmanteau of "Billy" and bulilit or kid) joins the show as semi-host and Billy's sidekick on Übertube as far as any topic regarding this side competition is concerned.

Scholars
From the thirty-two potential scholars, the primary eliminations saw the number dwindle to twenty-five. From that number, the faculty re-examined the performances of the scholars to choose the final list of scholars who would enter the academy. The final roster was announced one-by-one on the Grand Opening Night on June 14, 2008. Only fifteen were chosen and entered the academy on that day; the sixteenth chosen scholar, Maria Consuelo Osorio, backed out of the competition and the slot left behind would be occupied by one of four "wait-listers" to be decided by the viewers. The "wait-lister" chosen to be the new sixteenth scholar would enter the academy the next day.

The chosen "wait-lister" was Ranjit "Jet" Singh with 51.70% of the overnight voting. The other three wait-listers Lamberto "Lambert" Reyes (currently known as David Idol), Catherine "Poy" Palma, and Hera "Banig" Redoblado got 20.16%, 17.46%, and 10.68% of the votes respectively.

Palma later entered the academy as an honorary scholar. Her assignment as the honorary scholar was to try to become a Star Scholar in the Gala Performance Nights. In each time she successfully achieved her goal and become the Star Scholar of the week, she would earn P50,000, which would be deducted from the total cash pool reserved for the Top Three Scholars at the end of the season. If she would become the Star Scholar for three weeks (not necessarily consecutive), she had the option of leaving the academy and taking home the P150,000 she would accumulate or stay on as an official scholar, therefore forfeiting her winnings. Eventually, she left the academy without becoming the Star Scholar.

From the Seventh Gala Night onwards, being a Star Scholar entailed having a duet on ASAP with a celebrity a week after. Included dates are the dates when they performed on the said program.

On the last week, three scholars with very awkward-sounding surnames were given stage names by teacher Jose Javier Reyes. Van and Laarni each had several letters of their surnames changed while Bugoy obtained his based on his mother's maiden name.

On the Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 Grand Dream Night, the Awards Night, Laarni Lozada was awarded the title Grand Star Dreamer. Bugoy Drilon was the 2nd Star Dreamer while Miguel Mendoza became the 3rd Star Dreamer. Liezel Garcia, Van Roxas and Cris Pastor were the Top 4, 5 and 6 Finalists of the academy, respectively.

Laarni Losala a. k. a. Laarni Lozada (23, working student from Sultan Kudarat)

 In Your Eyes – Regine Velasquez
 As If We Never Said Goodbye – Barbra Streisand
 Fighter – Christina Aguilera
 Kung Ako Na Lang Sana – Bituin Escalante, duet with Iñaki
 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
 Let's Groove – Earth, Wind & Fire, trio with Apple & Miguel
 Too Much Heaven – The Bee Gees, a cappella trio with Apple & Miguel
 ‘Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin – April Boy Regino, face-off with Zhel
 Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
 On The Wings of Love – Regine Velasquez, counterpoint with Bugoy
 The Prayer – Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion, duet with Jed Madela
 I Am Blessed – Eternal
 Waray Waray – Lani Misalucha
 Manalig Ka – Laarni Losala – Winner – September 14, 2008
 Boogie Wonderland – Earth Wind and Fire – Winner – September 14, 2008
Face-Off Performances
 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going – Jennifer Holliday, face-off and duet with Poy
ASAP Performances
 Hiram - Zsazsa Padilla, duet with Zsazsa Padilla – Star Scholar – August 24, 2008
 Starting Over Again – Natalie Cole, duet with Sheryn Regis – Top 3 Scholar – August 31, 2008

Jay Drilon Bogayan a. k. a. Bugoy Drilon (19, canteen janitor and farm hand from Camarines Sur)

 You'll Never Walk Alone – Frank Sinatra
 Can't Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
 Forevermore – Side A
 If I Ain't Got You – Alicia Keys, duet with Zhel I'll Make Love To You – Boyz II Men
 Yesterday – The Beatles, a cappella trio with Sen & Van Tearin' Up My Heart – *NSYNC, trio with Sen & Van Nakapagtataka – Sponge Cola, face-off with Apple As – George Michael & Mary J. Blige
 Back At One – Brian McKnight, counterpoint with Laarni Muli – Gary Valenciano & Regine Velasquez, duet with Vina Morales Can't Stop A River – Guy Sebastian
 All I Need Is You – Guy Sebastian
 Climb Ev'ry Mountain – The Sound of Music – 1st Runner-up – September 14, 2008 Ligaya - The Eraserheads – 1st Runner-up – September 14, 2008Face-Off Performances Magkasuyo Buong Gabi – Janno Gibbs & Regine Velasquez, face-off and duet with PoyASAP Performances No Air – Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, duet with Yeng Constantino – Star Scholar – August 17, 2008 'Di Bale na Lang – Gary Valenciano, duet with Gary Valenciano – Top 3 Scholar – August 31, 2008Miguel Mendoza  (19, former Philippine Idol finalist from Muntinlupa)

 A House Is Not A Home – Luther Vandross
 Farewell – Raymond Lauchengco
 Hahanapin Ko – Anthony Castelo
 Araw-Gabi – Regine Velasquez, duet with Bea You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' – The Righteous Brothers
 Let's Groove – Earth, Wind & Fire, trio with Laarni & Apple Too Much Heaven – The Bee Gees, a cappella trio with Laarni & Apple When Doves Cry – Prince, face-off with Iñaki What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? – Sarah Vaughan
 Stay Awake – Ronnie Laws, counterpoint with Zhel Never Ever Say Goodbye – Nonoy Zuñiga, duet with Sheryn Regis Sandra – Barry Manilow
 Rock DJ – Robbie Williams
 Love Is On The Way – Celine Dion – 2nd Runner-up – September 14, 2008 Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson – 2nd Runner-up – September 14, 2008ASAP Performance Himala – Rivermaya, with Yeng Constantino, Cris and Van – Finalist – September 7, 2008Maria Liezel "Zhel" Garcia (23, OFW from Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

 Dance With My Father – Luther Vandross
 Count On Me – Whitney Houston
 So Much In Love – Sheena Easton
 If I Ain't Got You – Alicia Keys, duet with Bugoy Sa Aking Pag-iisa – Regine Velasquez
 Stop – Spice Girls, trio with Bunny & Cris The Tide Is High – Atomic Kitten, a cappella trio with Bunny & Cris Listen – Beyoncé, face-off with Laarni Best Of My Love – The Emotions
 Sometimes A Love Goes Wrong – Carrie Lucas, counterpoint with Miguel Tell Me – Joey Albert, duet with Joey Generoso (of Side A) Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) – Celine Dion
 Don't Stop The Music – Rihanna
 I Am Changing - Jennifer Holliday – Top 4 Finalist – September 14, 2008 Respect – Aretha Franklin – Top 4 Finalist – September 14, 2008Face-Off Performances Got to be Real – Cheryl Lynn, face-off and duet with PoyASAP Performances Paano Kita Iibigin? – Regine Velasquez & Piolo Pascual, duet with Piolo Pascual – Star Scholar – August 10, 2008 I Don't Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith, duet with Nina – Top 3 Scholar – August 31, 2008

Van Louelle Pojas a. k. a. Van Roxas (18, Physical Therapy student and band vocalist from Cebu)

 Can't Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon
 Next In Line – Wency Cornejo
 Turn Back the Clock – Johnny Hates Jazz
 Nobody Wants to Be Lonely – Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera, duet with Apple
 Bed Of Roses – Bon Jovi
 Yesterday – The Beatles, a cappella trio with Sen & Bugoy
 Tearin' Up My Heart – *NSYNC, trio with Sen & Bugoy
 Through The Fire – Chaka Khan, face-off with Sen
 Tatsulok – Bamboo
 Maybe – Peabo Bryson, counterpoint with Poy
 Bulong – Kitchie Nadal, duet with Kitchie Nadal
 Who Am I? – Casting Crowns
 True to Your Heart – 98 Degrees & Stevie Wonder
 Hard Habit to Break – Chicago – Top 5 Finalist – September 14, 2008
 Probinsyana – Bamboo – Top 5 Finalist – September 14, 2008
ASAP Performance
 Himala – Rivermaya, with Yeng Constantino, Cris and Miguel – Finalist – September 7, 2008

Cristina "Cris" Pastor (21, interior designer from Parañaque)

 Papa Oom Mow Mow – The Beach Boys
 Come Together – The Beatles
 These Dreams – Heart
 Burn – Tina Arena, duet with Hansen
 Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
 Stop – Spice Girls, trio with Bunny & Zhel
 The Tide Is High – Atomic Kitten, a cappella trio with Bunny & Zhel
 It's Raining Men – Geri Halliwell, face-off with Bunny
 Tattoo – Jordin Sparks
 Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita – Roselle Nava, counterpoint with Iñaki
 Kissing A Fool – George Michael, duet with Richard Poon
 Inseparable – Natalie Cole
 Sway – Pussycat Dolls
 Candyman – Christina Aguilera – Top 6 Finalist – September 14, 2008
 Out Here On My Own – Irene Cara – Top 6 Finalist – September 14, 2008
ASAP Performance
 Himala – Rivermaya, with Yeng Constantino, Miguel and Van – Finalist – September 7, 2008

Hansen "Sen" Nichols (24, thyroid cancer survivor from Taguig City)

 Kailangan Kita – Piolo Pascual
 I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly
 Escape – Enrique Iglesias
 Burn – Tina Arena, duet with Cris
 My Chérie Amour – Stevie Wonder
 Yesterday – The Beatles, a cappella trio with Bugoy & Van
 Tearin' Up My Heart – *NSYNC, trio with Bugoy & Van
 Bailamos – Enrique Iglesias, face-off with Van
 Hold On – Side A
 Say That You Love Me – Martin Nievera, counterpoint with Bunny
 Can We Just Stop and Talk a While? – Kyla feat. Gary Valenciano, duet with Rachel Alejandro
 His Eye Is on the Sparrow – Lauryn Hill – Expelled – August 30, 2008

Rafael Ignacio "Iñaki" Salvador-Ting (18, stage performer from Pasig)

 Close To You – The Carpenters
 Superstar – The Carpenters
 Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
 Kung Ako Na Lang Sana – Bituin Escalante, duet with Laarni
 Kiss – Prince and The Revolution
 To Where You Are – Josh Groban
 Panalangin – APO Hiking Society, duet with Christian
 I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) – Meat Loaf, face-off with Miguel
 Spain – Al Jarreau
 Kunin Mo Na Ang Lahat Sa Akin – Jeremiah, counterpoint with Cris
 Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival, duet with Bituin Escalante – Expelled – August 23, 2008

Catherine "Poy" Palma (22, Registered Nurse from Zamboanga City; Academy Honorary Scholar)

 I Don't Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
 Free Your Mind – En Vogue
 A Piece Of Sky – Barbra Streisand
 Forever's Not Enough – Sarah Geronimo, counterpoint with Van
 Livin' on a Prayer – Bon Jovi, duet with the Ryan Cayabyab Singers –Exited – August 23, 2008
Face-Off Performances
 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going – Jennifer Holliday, face-off and duet with Laarni
 Magkasuyo Buong Gabi – Janno Gibbs & Regine Velasquez, face-off and duet with Bugoy
 Got to be Real – Cheryl Lynn, face-off and duet with Zhel

Jovannie "Bunny" Malunda (22, teacher and mother from Negros Oriental; Chivas' wife)

 Thanks To You – Tyler Collins
 You've Got A Friend – James Taylor
 Pagsubok – Orient Pearl
 Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, duet with Christian
 Emotion – Destiny's Child
 Stop – Spice Girls, trio with Zhel & Cris
 The Tide Is High – Atomic Kitten, a cappella trio with Zhel & Cris
 Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones, face-off with Cris
 Lady Marmalade – Labelle
 Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala – Ogie Alcasid, counterpoint with Sen – Expelled – August 16, 2008

Apple Abarquez (18, college student from Cebu)

 Papa, Can You Hear Me? – Barbra Streisand
 Through the Years – Kenny Rogers
 Come In From The Rain – Melissa Manchester
 Nobody Wants to Be Lonely – Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera, duet with Van
 Fever – Madonna
 Let's Groove – Earth, Wind & Fire, trio with Laarni & Miguel
 Too Much Heaven – The Bee Gees, a cappella trio with Laarni & Miguel
 We Are Family – Sister Sledge, face-off with Bugoy
 Sweet Love – Anita Baker – Expelled – August 9, 2008

Christian Alvear (25, voice dubber, singer, and actor with a growth hormone deficiency from Taguig City)

 Laklak – The Teeth
 Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal – Lea Salonga
 Can't Smile Without You – Barry Manilow
 Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, duet with Bunny
 The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
 Shout for Joy – Gary Valenciano, Expelled – July 26, 2008
 Panalangin – APO Hiking Society, duet with Iñaki – Expelled – July 26, 2008

Beatriz "Bea" Muñoz (18, HRIM student from Muntinlupa; Miguel's girlfriend)

 Moon River – Frank Sinatra
 Runaway – The Corrs
 Kailan – Smokey Mountain
 Araw-Gabi – Regine Velasquez, duet with Miguel
 Yakap Sa Dilim – APO Hiking Society – Expelled – July 19, 2008

Ranjit "Jet" Singh (26, former VJ and perennial reality show auditioner/contestant from Rizal)

 Skyline Pigeon – Elton John
 I Will Be Here - Gary Valenciano
 You and Me – Lifehouse – Dropped Out – July 6, 2008

Michelle "Sheng" Belmonte (25, stand-up comic from Quezon City)

 Salamat – Yeng Constantino
 Time and Tide – Basia
 Lean On Me – Bill Withers – Expelled – July 5, 2008

Jun Ross Dio (25, band singer and stylist's son from Quezon City)

 Father and Son – Cat Stevens & Ronan Keating
 King and Queen of Hearts – David Pomeranz – Dropped Out – June 30, 2008

Chivas Anton Malunda (22, college student, father, and husband from Negros Oriental)

 After the Lovin' – Engelbert Humperdinck – Expelled by Mentors – June 26, 2008
 Just Like A Pill – Pink

 Chivas performed on stage at the second gala performance night as a request when he was told that he will be expelled from the academy by the Mentors on June 25, 2008.

Organizations
Unique to the season is the division of the scholars into two groups called "organizations" (sometimes shortened to orgs). The two orgs, Pupilars and One Voice, compete against each other in inter-org games wherein members of the losing org would do the domestic chores inside the academy, such as maintenance and cooking, while members of the winning org will not only have no chores, they will also get to assist the teachers and mentors during classes.

The orgs each have a weekly budget of P500 per member. During the gala nights, points are scored for each student as usual. Then, the scores for each of an org's members are totaled and the average is obtained. An average score of 7.5 should be obtained for the org to have a new budget for the week. The org's budget is used for any additional expenses as the academy provides them with basic necessities every week.

Initial members of Pupilars are Chivas, Van, Sen, Bugoy, Cris, Zhel and Sheng. Initial members of One Voice are Bunny, Apple, Bea, Miguel, Iñaki, Ross, Christian and Laarni. As Jet entered the academy, he was given a chance to choose his organization and he chose One Voice. Because of the odd number of initial scholars in the academy and the subsequent decision by the last scholar to enter, there was an uneven distribution of scholars in the two orgs. Bunny was the first scholar to change orgs. With One Voice's win, they have to give away one member of their org and chose Bunny to go to Pupilars to reunite with her husband, Chivas. Laarni was the second scholar moved from One Voice to Pupilars as a result of One Voice losing a challenge and Laarni volunteering to do the consequence. The final change in orgs happened when One Voice won an inter-org competition and had an option to swap a team member with a member of the other org. One Voice chose Zhel from Pupilars in exchange for Apple of their own org.

On July 9, 2008, Mr. Ryan Cayabyab officially announced that all scholars should work as one team/organization from that day onwards. As a new rule, the GPA of the scholars should be 7.0 or above to have their weekly budget. Because of this, the two orgs merged into one: Acadreamians.

Weekly Song Themes

Each week, the scholars will sing songs that fit a specific weekly theme. The dates shown are the dates of the Gala Nights.

Week 1 (June 21): Songs dedicated to their fathers in celebration of Father's Day
Week 2 (June 28): "Buhay Eskwela" or songs about school life
Week 3 (July 5): Songs dedicated to their best friends
Week 4 (July 12): Duets
Week 5 (July 19): Sensuality
Week 6 (July 26): Trios (upbeat songs and A Capella)
Week 7 (August 2): Face-Off (Showstopper songs)
Week 8 (August 9): Mentor's Choice (Midterms Week)
Week 9 (August 16): Counterpoint (Combination of two songs)
Week 10 (August 23): Celebrity Duets (Duet with Celebrity Singers)
Week 11 (August 30): Scholar's Choice (Scholar's Specialty)
Week 12 (September 6): Scholar's Choice (Dream BIGayan Project; Song and Dance Number)

Faculty
Headmaster: Ryan Cayabyab
Media Performance Mentor: Jose Javier Reyes
Over-all Voice Mentor: Kitchy Molina
Academy In-Charge and Voice Mentor: Monet Silvestre
Voice Teachers: Lindy, Anna
Diction/Speech Mentor: Von Arroyo
Dance Mentor: Georcelle Dapat, Maribeth Bichara
Dance Teachers: Sherwin, Nesh
Acting Performance Mentor: Malou de Guzman

Jurors

Resident Jurors
Louie Ocampo
Gerard Salonga - June 28, 2008 - July 26, 2008; August 16, 2008 - August 23, 2008

Guest Jurors
Hajji Alejandro – June 21, 2008
Girlie Rodis – June 21, 2008; August 30, 2008; September 13, 2008
Isay Alvarez – June 28, 2008
Rachelle Ann Go – July 5, 2008
Jamie Rivera – July 12, 2008
Vina Morales – July 19, 2008
Verni Varga – July 26, 2008
Ivy Violan – August 2, 2008
Jimmy Bondoc – August 2, 2008
Leah Navarro – August 9, 2008
Jim Paredes (former Headmaster) – August 9, 2008
Lani Misalucha – August 16, 2008
Dulce – August 23, 2008
Kathleen Dy Go – September 6, 2008

Grades

The grades shown below are the grades of the scholars from the 1st Gala Night to the 10th Gala Night. For the 10th Gala Night, the scholars will be graded not only by the set of jurors but also by their mentors, Media Performance mentor Joey Reyes, Over-all Voice mentor Kitchy Molina and Headmaster Ryan Cayabyab. It should also be noted that the 10th Gala Night is the last time the jurors will be giving a grade to the scholars.

Grades for first 3 weeks of scholars with YELLOW bar beside their name are counted for Pupilar's GPA.
Grades for first 3 weeks of scholars with BLUE bar beside their name are counted for One Voice's GPA.
Grades for the remaining weeks of scholars with GREEN bar beside their name are counted for Acadreamians' GPA.
Laarni's 1st grade is counted for One Voice's GPA while 2nd and 3rd grades are counted for Pupilar's GPA.

Grades in RED indicate that the scholar is on probationary status.
Grades in DARK GREEN indicate that the contestant was the Star Scholar of the week.
Grades in  YELLOW GREEN indicate that the scholar received the highest grade for the week, but was not the Star Scholar.
Grades highlighted in BLACK indicate that the scholar's grade was not counted for the organization's grade and their average grade.

Organizations' Average Grades
Black numbers indicate that the organization obtained its budget for the next week; red ones mean that the organization failed to win its weekly budget.

For the first three weeks, each organization had to get a GPA of 7.50 or higher to have a weekly budget. Starting week 4, the organizations were dissolved and all scholars now belong to one org. The org should get a GPA of 7.00 or higher to have a weekly budget.

 Pupilars got an initial 7.32 GPA. However, because of their win over One Voice in the music video competition, they got an additional 0.5 in their GPA.

Expulsion Nights Elimination Chart

For this season, the voting procedure has been altered. Among the bottom four scholars, the mentors will save one. Among the remaining three scholars during the first probationary night, the other scholars will vote for who they want to save. The scholar with the highest votes from his/her peers will be saved. In case of ties, the vote of the scholar saved by the mentors will be counted twice. The last two scholars will be up for public voting, and hence be the probationary scholars of the week. By the next gala performance night, the scholar with the higher number of public votes will be saved.

In the second probationary night, the other scholars would vote from the three remaining probationary scholars on who they want to stay as a probationary student. The one with the lowest number of votes is saved from being subjected to viewer's votes.

In the 7th Gala Night, instead of a bottom four, there was a bottom five to accommodate for the losers in the face-offs while in the 10th Gala Night, there was a bottom two due to the discontinuation of saving processes of by the mentors and their fellow scholars, respectively.

: Bunny and Chivas cast their votes in the hospital, where they returned after their performances in the first gala night. Since the mentors already made their decision on which scholar they would save a few hours after that show, Bunny and Chivas already knew the three remaining probationary co-scholars beforehand when they voted the next day. Chivas was sent to hospital two days before the gala night after suffering the effects of hyperventilation; his wife was by his side. Three days after the start of voting however, Chivas collapsed to the floor, again caused by hyperventilation. Concerned, the faculty decided to expel Chivas from the academy. Laarni was then transferred to Pupilars as a result of a consequence when One Voice lost in their inter-org competition. Voting was stopped because of this and Laarni and Iñaki were therefore saved from expulsion. 
: Because of a change of procedure for the second probation night, "'Saved' by Scholars / Scholar's choice" means that the probationary scholar who got the lowest number of votes from his/her peers will be the one who will be saved from being expelled and will not be subjected to viewers' votes. A day after the start of voting, Ross however decided to drop out of the academy due to the pressure he felt inside the academy and his concerns for his family. His exit did not affect the voting, however.
: Because of Jet's decision to drop out of the academy, the other three scholars on probation were saved from expulsion.
: The procedure for voting this week was that the scholars will vote for the probationary scholar they want to stay in the academy, as opposed to the second week in which they would vote for the probationary scholar they want to stay in probation and be subjected to viewers' votes. Although Bea is already a fourth time probationary scholar, she was not expelled due to Jet's decision to drop out on the third probationary night.
: Because the Headmaster's "List of 10" is now complete, an announcement was made that there will be no probationary scholars for the week.
: Probationary scholars were not the actual scholars with the lowest grades. Because of the face-off, whoever receives the lower grade in each pair will be under probation. Among the 10 official scholars, Laarni ranked fourth and is still in probation as she lost in her face-off with Zhel.
: Zhel being the top scorer in the midterm exams, was automatically immune from probation. Because Bunny was the lowest in the midterm exams, she is automatically put on probation. Furthermore, as she wasn't able to make herself part of the top three in the 8th Gala Night, she cannot be saved by her co-scholars. Also, because Laarni was saved by the mentors, her vote counts twice, making Miguel  saved even if Miguel  and Sen are technically tied in the Scholars' voting.
: After the 9th Gala Expulsion Night, Mr. C informed Poy that she will be leaving the academy after her performance during the 10th Gala Expulsion Night.
: On the 10th Gala Expulsion Night, it was announced that there will be no more bottom four mentioned. Instead, the two scholars with the lowest grades are automatically the probationary scholars of the week, and therefore are subjected to public voting. Also, no top three was announced and instead the Star Scholar was announced immediately.

Finale Weekend
On September 13 and 14, 2008, the two-day finale, known as the "Grand Dream Nights," were held in the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay. The first night, known as the Performance Night, showed the final performances of the Top 6 Scholars, overseen by both the mentors and the resident judges. Unlike the past Gala Nights, however, the performances were only for the appeal for votes. This show also saw performances from the hosts and the other scholars who left the academy (Honorary Scholar Poy Palma was present and was with the other scholars, but Ross Dio and Jet Singh were absent).

The next night, dubbed the Awards Night, Vina Morales and Wency Cornejo performed with the scholars (again including Poy and excluding Jet and Ross) in their opening number. The show also included an early Christmas number by the show's Little Dreamers and several children from Childhope Asia Philippines, as well as a song and dance performance from Billy Crawford and the female mainstays of the upcoming comedy show Banana Split.

Among the Top 6 Scholars, Bugoy Drilon, Laarni Lozada, and Miguel Mendoza  were declared the Top Three. Of the Three, Laarni was declared the winner. She takes home a condominium unit, a business package from Crystal Clear worth P1,500,000, appliances, Sony products and P1,000,000 cash. Bugoy declared the first runner-up and received P500,000 including products from Sony and Whirlpool, while Miguel declared the second runner-up and received P300,000 including products from Sony and Whirlpool.

All votes were gathered from the start of the open voting from the night of August 30 to 2:00 pm of September 14.
This table shows the summary of votes as obtained by each of the Top 6 Scholars in the Awards Night.

Little Dreamers

The Little Dreamers competition was started on July 6, 2008, for children who are six to ten years old. Twelve children were chosen to compete in this side competition, taking place within the duration of this season. Understandably, they do not stay at the academy due to regular schooling on weekdays, entering it during weekends to have voice lessons from the Voice Mentors.

References

External links
 Official website
 Official Multiply site
 

Pinoy Dream Academy
2008 Philippine television seasons