{"id":24946,"date":"2020-09-29T18:07:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T10:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=24946"},"modified":"2020-10-02T12:03:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T04:03:40","slug":"benben-to-hold-online-benefit-concert-for-balik-eskwela-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/benben-to-hold-online-benefit-concert-for-balik-eskwela-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben&Ben to hold online benefit concert for \u2018Balik Eskwela\u2019 project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ben&Ben continues to support vulnerable communities affected by COVID-19 through Balik Eskwela: Puhon Part 2<\/strong>. The nine-piece collective is slated to perform their massive hits for a one-hour live show on October 4, 2020, Sunday at 5pm onwards via simultaneous streams on their official Facebook Page<\/a> and YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the unprecedented success of Puhon: A Ben&Ben FB Live Event for the COVID-19 Efforts and YouTube Live \u201cDoors\u201d Single Launch + Fundraiser, Balik Eskwela: Puhon Part 2<\/em> aims to support students and teachers who are \u201cleft with limited to no ability to adapt to the changes\u201d implemented in the Philippine education system during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEver since the end of the first Puhon, we’ve been aching to help out even more in our own littleway,\u201d Ben&Ben lead vocalist and guitarist Miguel Benjamin said. \u201dAnd so, when we were figuring out where to help with the myriad of problems in today’s landscape, we eventuallyzeroed in on helping out a sector that is very close to our hearts: education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the first Puhon gig focuses on COVID-19 response relief efforts, Puhon part 2 prioritizesassistance to the education sector. As Ben&Ben lead vocalist and guitarist Paolo Benjamin putsit, \u201cWe have concluded upon analysis that this is one of the areas wherein most help is neededin these times. School in the time of the pandemic is something that none of us expected, andso we will do our best to help out in this major challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the growing community of artists with a platform of hope and love, Ben&Ben iscommitted to holding a free online concert to rally support for their fellow countrymen and comeup with response efforts specifically for those who are in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Miguel, this is the first time that Ben&Ben will self-produce a full-length online showduring the pandemic, live from the BBTV house. \u201cExpect a very intimate, premium live concertexperience straight from our home to yours,\u201d the singer-songwriter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Balik Eskwela: Puhon Part 2 project is the second fundraising initiative of Ben&Ben throughtheir community-driven website, www.puhon.ph<\/a>, which aims to inspire, uplift and boost thecollective morale of all the key stakeholders of the COVID-19 response through uplifting stories,music, art, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of the Balik Eswela Project is to gather funds for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n