Seoul News: A Benefit Concert At Jamsil Stadium For Typhoon Haiyan Victims In The Philippines

To raise funds for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines,  a benefit concert entitled, "Come Together Now", will be held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium on February 1, 2014, Saturday, from 1pm to 11pm.

                                  (My general admission ticket)

According to the concert's flyer, it will be a day of R&B, jazz, rock, reggae and K-pop performances to be performed by about 60 Korean, Filipino and expatriate artists in South Korea.

Performers will include Big Mama King and a group of 12 artists, Kim Wan Sun, PosTPanic, Cannibal Hearts, Highway Nine, KENYO, Ground Zero, Stream, Sierra Band, Tampas Dusk, Loogie Bassabas, Cookie Chua and many more.

Ticket prices are KRW 50,000 for general admission, and VIP tickets are KRW 100,000, which give the ticketholder reserved seats, private entrance, access to the stage and an opportunity to chat with the performers.

I just got my general admission ticket today from my fellow pinoys, who are helping to sell the concert tickets and raise funds. I told them I will help spread this information about the benefit concert so that more Koreans, Filipinos and other expatriates would come and enjoy the concert, and of course, contribute more funds to help the victims.

For ticket locations/information:

• JR's Southern BBQ in Itaewon; phone (02) 749-1235, and look for Monte Haines.

• Casablanca in Haebangchon; phone (02) 797-8367, and look for Wahid.

• Ticket information (ENGLISH): 010-2387-2306

• Ticket information (KOREAN): 011-9188-5850

So, if you're looking for something to do during the long Seollal weekend, please call those numbers above and secure tickets for you and your friends. 

This is the Bayanihan Ngayon (Come Together Now) concert event page in Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/349304178547994/

You won't just enjoy a concert; you and your friends will also rebuild lives. 

We Will All Get Through This! Babangon Tayo!

It has been two weeks now since Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) swept through the Visayas in the Philippines and changed the lives, landscape and everything else on its path.

The worst is definitely over. And thanks to the help from generous local and international donors, Samar, Leyte and the rest of the worst-hit areas in the Visayas, our kababayans who survived the most powerful typhoon on the planet, are taking it each day at a time in slowly rebuilding their lives and community.

Yes, as I wrote last week, Yolanda (Haiyan) was just a typhoon, while we....are Filipinos. Resilient, strong and not be underestimated.

Thousands are still mourning the dead and the missing, thousands of children must have been orphaned, and unfortunate fathers and mothers are grieving for their children. I cannot even imagine what grief that is to endure. I can only sympathize and pray for them.

Even though the skies over Tacloban and the other islands have cleared and must be sunny these days, let's not forget that the most difficult task ahead is yet to begin: the rebuilding of the lives, livelihood and communities.

And while we, the lucky ones, have been spared to suffer this unspeakable tragedy, let's continue to help, not only this time, but in the months and years to come. You have all seen the devastation. They all need our help.

To my kababayans, we will get through this! Babangon tayo uli!