Rebuilding Bohol: The Gift of Joy Benefit
Concert
After
an earthquake struck Bohol a year ago, Loon town was the hardest-hit with 20
people dead and left its Our Lady of Light Church reduced to rubble. The most
heartbreaking though for the town’s school children and parents was the loss of
32 of its 64 day care centers.
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| Only the Our Lady of Light remained intact and unscathed from the church |
Encouraged by the overwhelming response for help and with the backing & support of the
Lopezes of Loon & other civic- minded Loonanons, Dr. Rosendo M. Lopez III stepped
forward to organize “Gift of Joy”,a
fund- raising concert, to support the rehabilitation of the town’s day care
centers & to bring attention to the ongoing rehabilitation efforts in the
municipality
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| Your Blogger with Dr. Rosendo M. Lopez III |
CELEBRITY PERFORMERS
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| Kirby Asunto |
Remember the 14-year-old
Filipino-American pop soprano singer who was handpicked by Manny Pacquaio to
sing the Philippine National Anthem at the highly-publized boxing bout between
Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas, Nevada in June 2012 and who became
a worldwide trending topic in Twitter at that time?
Kirby Asunto has finally
grown up into a budding beauty whose musicality has wowed American music &
entertainment critics. Yet, despite the accolades, Kirby feels it is important
she should go back to her Visayan roots and help her kababayans who are in need.
So when she
was asked by Rosemarie Lopez- Pinlac, US- based sister of Dr. Rosendo
Lopez who is a very good friend of
Shirley Asunto, Kirby’s mom, to be the headliner for the December 13 fundraiser
concert sans the usual professional fee, she promptly said YES.
Kirby, who is
on the verge of international pop music stardom is a perfect example that
philanthropy starts at a young age.
STELLAR SUPPORT FOR MS. ASUNTO:
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| Arnel Pineda |
Providing strong support to Ms. Asunto are Arnel Pineda came to international prominence in 2007 when he was chosen in a worldwide search for the new lead singer of the American rock band Journey
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| Jacob Benedicto |
Jacob Benedicto PBB
All In Housemate. Known as the “Cutie Crooner of Paranaque”, he is a total
stage performer and was in fact, a semifinalist of the “The Voice of the
Philippines Season 1”
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| Marlo Mortel |
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| Fr. Jonas Mejares, OSA |
Fr. Jonas Mejares, OSA, showed
his outmost passion for music and discovered God's gift of singing when he was
only five years old. The nurturing batons of his parents and the greeneries of
his birthplace, Napo in Loon, Bohol, have indeed left their mark in the young
boy who grew up to be a living melody of God's love.
He joined the
Order of St. Augustine in 1981 and was ordained as priest in 1990. He graduated
Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree both in Philosophy and Theology at the
University of Santo Tomas.
Prior to his present assignment as Rector of
Basilica del Santo Nino in Cebu City, he was the Dean of the
Conservatory of Music at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City and
former Dean of Theology.
EVENT ORGANIZER
Backed up by K & N Productions, Bohol’s premier events management outfit that has more than 10 years of proven track record and experience in producing events, the people behind the fundraiser are confident with the organizational capability and integrated resources to mount this fund raising concert with resounding success.
Join us in “Gift of Joy” at the Bohol Wisdom Gymnasium, December 13, to celebrate a new
beginning, a new life & hope that Christmas brings & listen to the
purity of an angel’s singing voice.
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