Tanduay Rhum Rockfest: DAVAO

What’s more awesome than 5 legendary Pinoy Rock Bands rocking together? 30 (yes, thrity!) remarkable Pinoy Rock Bands rocking together! That’s hours and hours of music and fun and perfect bliss. Since it’s conception 6 years ago, the Tanduay Rhum Rockfest has paved the way of bringing together some of the biggest names in Pinoy music and for the first time ever, Tanduay Rhum extended the Rhum

Rockfest throughout the Philippines. Manila will not be the only one singing, screaming, jumping and bumping with loud music blaring; Cebu and Davao have also joined the party. 

To prepare the country for this massive musical synergy, Tanduay has devised a national tour, dubbed as  Tanduay First Five, together with the 5 Rock Royalty bands including Parokya Ni Edgar, Kamikazee, Wolfgang, Urbandub and Rico Blanco. For months, they have swept the entire country with their music and exorbitantly extreme fun performances. Every T5 night is undeniably unforgettable. 

I have been blessed to be a part of several T5 awesomeness (thanks to Tanduay, of course!) and every time I click the shutter is a step towards my “dream come true.” And I thought T5 was already overwhelming, silly me! I never prepared myself for the Rhum Rockfest which, obviously, shook every nerve I have.  Alas, about 20,000 people joined the rock fest in Cebu with 15 bands playing while 30,000 (me, included) united in Davao with also 15 bands on stage. I cannot imagine how many passionate people will be singing in harmony in Manila tomorrow.

Tunog Tuna: Tunog Gensan Song-writing Battle of the Bands

General Santos City celebrated its 14th Tuna Festival and in the glorification of everything that is colorful, prosperous and well... fishy,
the power of music was of course never left out. With a massive support from Project O! Consultants in cooperation with Manny Pacquiao
Promotions, SM City General Santos, GandaEverSoMuch.com and Centerpoint Band, the local music scene showed its writing prowess
and intense ability to woo a crowd in the hope of bagging the crown as TUNOG TUNA’s first song writing grand champs.

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Marty's Playhouse; Grand Champion: Tunog Tuna Song Writing Batttle of the Bands

The Hong Kong Chronicles Part 1: Ngong Ping 360

If given the chance, I would go back to Hong Kong for countless of times. Our trip felt short and hurried. I never got to enjoy it at full blast. Still, it was a travel that taught us the no matter how lost we get in life, we would always find our way only if we find ourselves first.

Tanduay First Five 2012: Gensan Leg

An annual gathering of music, fun and booze. Presented by one of the country's top liquor brands, Tanduay  has brought together 5
legendary bands to tour around the Philippines to share their music and endless awesomeness. Together, Urbandub, Kamikazee,
Parokya ni Edgar, Wolfgang and Rico Blanco join forces to bring to life the best of OPM Rock.

The Ever After: Ntet & Jk

Jk + Ntet

Among the blessings of love there is hardly one more exquisite than the sense that in uniting the beloved life to ours we can watch over its
happiness, bring comfort where hardship was, and over memories of privation and suffering open the sweetest fountains of joy.

 /George Eliot