Black Eyed Peas’ apl.de.ap reaches out to Sendong victims

It was warm for apl.de.ap, dressed in his signature white jacket, but he got an even warmer response from the crowd of lolos and lolas, moms tending to their babies, toddlers playing nearby and even on the stage, middle-aged men and the teenagers who were all staying in the evacuation center.

He energized the crowd with songs like “Bebot” and “The Apl Song” and gave his audience an inspiring message with “We Can Be Anything,” the song he composed for the “Bayanihang Pampaaralan” campaign to promote education and build 10,000 classrooms for poor Filipino children in 10 months. He ended with the hit song “Where is the Love?” saying “because that’s what we need right now!”

apl.de.ap later greeted volunteers at the Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, where he also gave in to requests to render some songs.

His trip to Cagayan was made possible through the efforts of the Philippine Business for Social Progress in coordination with Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, TV5, One Meralco Foundation, the PLDT-Smart Foundation, PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc.

 

Published in the Business Mirror, 26 December 2011; Malaya Business Insight, and www.malaya.com.ph/dec27/ent2.html 27 December 2011