National Artist for Music Maestro
Ryan Cayabyab top bills the FREE virtual benefit concert of PLDT Home themed
“At Home with PLDT: No Learner Left Behind,” in partnership with PLDT-Smart
Foundation on July 14, 2020.
With the aim to raise funds to
address the needs of students, teachers, and schools nationwide as they face
the new normal in online distance learning, PLDT Home hosts the livestream
concert that will gather Filipino musical artists and OPM icons such as, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid alongside
husband, Ogie, Martin Nievera, and Pops
Fernandez. The concert will be hosted by comedian and theater actor Jon Santos and directed by the
award-winning concert director, Paolo
Valenciano. Viewers will likewise be serenaded with OPM favorites and
timeless music by musical theater artists including 8 Taal Ensemble, Sheila Valderama, Yanah Laurel, Lara Maigue, Gabriela
Pangilinan, Gian Magdangal, Arman Ferrer, Flord Tena, and David Ezra.
“Music unites us. This concert
brings us together in the spirit of ‘bayanihan’ to help the underprivileged
communities – especially the students, teachers, and schools – who are now
facing a lot of challenges in online distance learning,” shares National Artist
for Music Maestro Ryan Cayabyab.
With the theme “At Home with
PLDT: No Learner Left Behind,” PLDT Home aims to aid schools and communities in
providing “education for ALL” through quality and adequate opportunities for
Filipino students and teachers as they adapt to learning and teaching in the
“new normal.” In support of the PLDT-Smart Foundation, PLDT Home leads the “No
Learner Left Behind” movement that aims to make education accessible to more
students and teachers nationwide by championing the availability and
integration of digital technology in their school activities.
Cayabyab concludes, “We hope
that through this online concert, we’re able to unite as one country and
contribute for the future of these children,” says National Artist for Music
Maestro Ryan Cayabyab.
You can watch the FREE
livestream benefit concert on PLDT Home’s Facebook and YouTube pages on July
14, Tuesday, at 6:00 PM.
For those who would like to
contribute to the cause can donate through the PLDT-Smart Foundation, Inc.’s
Paymaya and bank accounts, or Text DONATE and send
to 3456.
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