Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 3, quarter I)

The first quarter is due to air this year with the last defending champion of Season 2 will return for Season 3.

Daily rounds
Color Key:

Contender's Information:


 * Contender from Metro Manila


 * Contender from Luzon


 * Contender from Visayas

Results Details:
 * Contender from Mindanao

Lost in the Daily Rounds

Gonged and Eliminated

Lost the Face-off Round but was saved by the judges

Won the Face-off Round


 * Contender qualified for the Semifinals

Contender qualified for the Hall of Fame


 * Italicized names denotes a contender is a resbaker
 * DW denotes contender as the daily winner
 * DC denotes contender as the defending champion


 * *due to the semi-finals, Girlie Las Piñas (Visayas) will proceed to Quarter II.

Semifinals
The semifinals will take place at the end of the first quarter which will determine the first two grand finalists that will take place in 2019. The two grand finalists will receive a medal and an additional ₱150,000 cash, while the remaining contenders will receive additional ₱25,000. The score will be composed of 50% coming from the judges and 50% from the text and/or online votes. A semi-finalist may be "gonged" during this stage and be eliminated from the competition.

Summary of semifinalists
* Inclusive of bonus prizes

Semifinal results
The first quarter of the contest covered the months from June to September. The week-long showdown took place on October 1–6, 2018.

Color Key:
 * Contestant garnered the highest combined score of judges and public votes

Contestant garnered the second highest combined score of judges and public votes

Contestant advanced to the next round

Contestant belonged to the bottom 2

Contestant was 'gonged' and eliminated

Contestant advanced to the Ultimate Resbak

Contestant withdrew from the competition

Ranillo Enriquez (Visayas) and Elaine Duran (Mindanao) were declared as the first two grand finalists.