After JMFyang’s 6th VP Choice Awards win, where they were named as the Fandom of the Year and Love Team of the Year, and Fyang was also named as the Promising Female Star of the Year, the time has come for the next edition of the VPCA, which is in its seventh year, with its awarding night will take place this April 29, 2026.
Last year, JMFyang was among the nominees for five categories of the 6th VP Choice Awards. Apart from Fandom and Love Team of the Year, and the Promising Female Star, JM was nominated as the Promising Male Star of the Year, while Fyang was nominated as the Breakthrough Social Media Star of the Year. Only three of which were awarded at the awards night held on May 29, 2025.
On January 22, 2026, Village Pipol Magazine, PiPOL mgZn, and Red Entertainment, the entities behind the VP Choice Awards, announced the full list of nominees for the 7th edition of the award-giving body, with the voting lines having opened last Sunday, February 15, 2026 (which will end this March 14, 2026) following the closure of the voting lines for The Pi-POLL Choice 2025 Final Voting, from where JM and Fyang are also nominated in two different categories, one is for the Male Adult of the Year (JM) and the another is for the Female Teen of the Year (Fyang).
According to their official list of nominees for the 7th VP Choice Awards, there are six nominations in different categories, not only for JM and Fyang themselves, but also for their highly anticipated digital series, which they starred in on iWant.
Entertainment – TV
- Digital Series of the Year: Ghosting (iWant, 2025)
- New Male TV Personality: JM Ibarra
- Fandom of the Year: JMFyang
- Love Team of the Year: JMFyang
- Breakthrough Star of the Year: Fyang Smith
Entertainment – Movie
- Breakthrough Movie Star of the Year: JM Ibarra (Child No. 82: Anak ni Boy Kana, 2025)
Ghosting premiered on iWant on July 19, 2025, one of the first original digital series released, which quickly became an online hit, garnering over 30 million views across social media platforms and YouTube from its teasers and official trailer just a week before its July premiere. Directed by Ted Boborol, the first part of the digiseries also stars Gello Marquez, Kobie Brown, Vivoree Esclito, and Zach Guerrero, alongside veteran actresses Peewee O’Hara and Ces Quesada.
Viewers and supporters of JM and Fyang (or any other PBB Gen 11-nominated housemates in the 7th VPCA) can have the power to vote on either of the two options:
- Via the Village Pipol Choice Awards App and Web Portal: Download the VPCA App on the Google Play (Android) and on the Apple App Store (iOS), or visit the Web Portal of the VPCA (all other devices). The app is available for download worldwide, free of charge, allowing users to vote for their favorite nominee(s) at anytime and from anywhere in the world. Choicely powers the VPCA App and Web Portal.
To vote, download or open the VPCA App or visit the Web Portal site, tap the Pi-POLL tab (representing the Star icon), then the 7th VPCA Banner (representing its logo). Select each of the categories available for voting (see above), then the preferred award subcategory.
To use your one (1) free vote (available every eight hours), tap the Star icon, or to boost your vote using paid premium votes, select the preferred denomination, tap Get Votes, and confirm the payment.
Any premium votes paid on the VPCA App and Web Portal will not be used for donating to the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), the official beneficiary of the 7th VP Choice Awards. If you wish to donate after voting within the app/portal, you may consider voting via Facebook Reels or by donating to PAWS. Taxes and charges may apply for the paid premium votes. - Via Facebook Reels published on VPCA, Village Pipol Magazine, and PiPOL mgZn: Voting can also be done via Facebook. One (1) public share or Care React is equivalent to one (1) vote. One (1) public Facebook Star sent is equivalent to five (5) votes.
Visit the official Facebook pages of the VP Choice Awards, Village Pipol Magazine, and PiPOL mgZn to find your favorites and cast your vote. Tap on the preferred Facebook reel of the nominees to vote.
For any part of the JMFyang-related nominees under the Entertainment: TV (New Male TV Personality for JM, Fandom of the Year for JMFyang, Love Team of the Year for JMFyang, and Breakthrough Star of the Year for Fyang) category, they are posted on the VP Choice Awards Facebook page.
Additionally, for Entertainment: TV (Digital Series of the Year for Ghosting, and Breakthrough Movie Star of the Year for JM), they are posted on the Village Pipol Magazine Facebook page.
A portion of Facebook Stars collected during the voting period will be donated to the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), the official beneficiary for the 7th VP Choice Awards.
The voting period for the 7th VP Choice Awards is from February 15, 2026 (00:00 for in-app and in-portal voting and 12:00 for the Facebook voting) to March 14, 2026 (23:59 for in-app and in-portal voting, and 19:00 for the Facebook voting). For the complete mechanics, refer to the VPCA App or visit the 7th VP Choice Awards mechanics website. The awarding night for the 7th VPCA is scheduled to take place on April 29, 2026.
Village Pipol Magazine, PiPOL mgZn, and Red Entertainment organize the VP Choice Awards.
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