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Concert nina Arnel Pineda, Katy Perry at David Archuleta tatapatan ng OPM singers

Author: Nel Alejandrino
Column: Tattle

TWO big concerts to look forward to are the Foreign Act and Kaya Natin Ito, which the Organisasyon Ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM) has organized.

Kaya nga lang, both will be held on the same date, November 14.

The Foreign Act is scheduled at the MOA (Mall of Asia) concert ground, samantalang ang Kaya Natin Ito ay sa Araneta Coliseum naman.

Called a unity concerts, both has the same purpose. Yes, ang makalikom ng funds para sa mga biktima ng bagyong Ondoy at Pepeng.

The foreign singers sa Foreign Act are all doing the show na walang inaasahang compensation. Ganundin ang mga local performers, na siyempre pa, ay pawang members ng OPM. Wala ring ni isang kusing silang tatanggapin.

"But we made sure na bawat OPM performer na kasali are joining the show voluntarily.

"And their primary reason for joining is because they want to help the beleaguered victims of the twin deluge," ani Girlie Rodis, an original OPM member at isa sa nag-conceptualized ng show along with Ogie Alcasid.

Kunsabagay nga naman, ito'y aming opinion, Ian F. , if the foreign performers are doing it gratis et amore, why can't our own local singers do the same?

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Both concerts, huwag isnabin, are star-studded.

So far, in the Foreign Act, those who have already committed themselves to the project are, of course, Arnel Pineda, Katy Perry, Nicole Scherzinger (of Pussy Cat Dolls), Jabbawockez and David Archuleta.

Sa Kaya Natin Ito, ang mga performers na confirmed na ang partisipasyon ay sina Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, of course, Christian Bautista, Mark Bautista, Erik Santos, Ariel Rivera, KC Concepcion, Agot Isidro, Gary Valenciano, Rachel Alejandro, Jessa Zaragoza, Jaya, Kyla, Sitti, The Company, Lovi Poe, Cris Cayzer, Randy Santiago, Raymund Lauchengco, Louie Heredia, Gino Padilla, Geneva Cruz, Roselle Nava, Basil Valdez, Side A, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Karylle, Vina Morales, Rachelle Ann Go, Jay R, Dingdong Avanzado and Jett Pangan.

How can this big number ng mga kilalang singers be all accommodated in a two-hour show, this we asked GR (for Girlie Rodis).

"Well, diyan lalabas ang genius ni Rowell (Santiago) as director," tugon ni GR. "He is another reason, too, why we were able to invite as many singers to participate in this endeavor. Alam nilang lahat ang capability ni Rowell as concert director.

"In fact, most of them will give their right arm to have Rowell direct their concerts.

"By the way," dugtong pa ni GR, "Rowell is doing the job for free. Ganundin si Marc Lopez, na natokang musical director. "

Marc Lopez, most everyone who know him in the music world knew he and his family ay biktima ng bagyong si Ondoy. Literally na swept away lahat ng kabuhayang kanilang ipinundar na mag-anak ng, wika nga'y nakaraang devastation.

Yes, including lahat ng mga gamit niya sa kanyang hanapbuhay.

Located kasi ang bahay ni Marc sa one of the most-hit areas sa Pasig City. Nagpapasalamat na lamang siya at his family has remained intact.

Ganunpaman, may kuwento si GR, as obviously told him by Marc, about the ordeal he went through ma-evacuate lang ang kanilang pamilya sa lubog na lubog nilang bahay.

Kahit nanghihina from the ruins na nasa kanyang paligid, Marc helped, specifically the Marines, in their rescue operation in Pasig City.

It was when their group has rescued most everyone in the area assigned to them that he approached the Marines to help him naman rescue his family.

They willingly agreed.

"Marc, like everyone else, is not getting any compensation for his job sa concert.

"Yes, we offered him, kahit pa honorarium man lang. Pero sabi niya, this is his way of paying back, dahil despite everyting, the concert Kaya Natin Ito proves na puwede pa rin tayong bumangon, despite what happened. "

Source: People's Tonight