In 2013, the competition was revived to Himig Handog Pinoy P-Pop Love Songs: Mga Awit at Kwento ng Pusong Pilipino. The competition is open to all aspiring songwriters who are Filipino or of Filipino descent.
The competition continued on in 2014 with Himig Handog Pinoy Pop Love Songs producing notable hit songs like “Akin Ka Na Lang”, “Halik sa Hangin”, “Simpleg Tulad Mo” and the grand winner “Mahal Ko o Mahal Ako”.
For its seventh and eight year, HIMIG HANDOG highlighted "Pinoy Pop Love Songs" as the theme of the competition (2015 and 2016).