Hosted by Billy Crawford,[2][3] it aired since October 24, 2020, and was replaced by Sing Galing Kids.

At the end of each episode, the panelists and the audience vote for their favorite singer and the least popular is eliminated, taking off their mask to reveal their identity.

The first season was won by Daryl Ong as "2-2-B", with Katrina Velarde as "Diwata" and Carlyn Ocampo as "Pusa-way" as the first and second runners-up, respectively.

Masked Singer Pilipinas features a pre-determined number of celebrity contestants per season.

In a regular episode, three to four contestants each hide behind a costume and sing a cover in front of the panelists and a virtual audience.

A clue package is played before the start of a performance to provide hints to the contestant's identity.

After each performance, the panelists are allowed to comment and make their guesses based on their notes from the clue package.

The panelists' and the audience members' votes are worth 50 percent each and combined to form a score.

The elimination continues every episode until three singers are left in the season finale to compete for the "Golden Mask" trophy.

[2] The permanent panel consists of actors Aga Muhlach, Cristine Reyes, Kim Molina, and Matteo Guidicelli, who were first revealed on September 26, 2020.

[8] Viva originally began developing a local Philippine adaptation of the franchise in 2016 to be hosted by Cesar Montano and directed by GB Sampedro.

Two pilot episodes of the series were filmed to be presented to TV5 management with a planned premiere in June 2016.