OPM president Ogie Alcasid and AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista pose for media during a courtesy call on Thursday. (Jaime Sinapit/InterAksyon)
Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang-aawit president Ogie Alcasid, his wife Regine Velasquez and other OPM artists will serenade typhoon survivors who are temporarily sheltered at the Villamor Air Base on December 7.
Alcasid visited the office of Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Emmanuel Bautista on Thursday and was granted permission to hold the charity event at the air base located inside the Philippine Air Force grounds.
The TV5 singer-actor also known as The Songwriter was accompanied on his courtesy call to Gen. Bautista by Brig. Gen. Rolando Jungco, commander of the Armed Forces’ Civil Relations Service (CRS), and retired Army Col. Samuel Sagun, former commander of the 7th Civil Relations Group (7CRG).
“Ogie Alcasid and Gen. Emmanuel Bautista talked about the plans of Filipino artists led by Ms. Regine Velasquez who will cook, share goodies and sing for Yolanda survivors and military personnel who lead the relief and rehabilitation efforts in areas hardest hit by the recent typhoon,” Sagun said.
Meanwhile, Alcasid promised that some OPM members will perform during the anniversary celebration of the AFP on December 19 to be held at the canopy of the General Headquarters building.
Unlike in past anniversaries, the AFP will schew the usual grand parade to save money to buy relief goods and medicines for the typhoon victims.
All military units have likewise cancelled their Christmas parties.
Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez to serenade typhoon survivors at Villamor
Source: InterAksyon.com (November 28, 2013 at 03:55PM)
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