Whereas many bear in mind Jose Mari Chan throughout Christmas, he didn’t cease serving his neighborhood by means of quite a few aid efforts, significantly throughout the current typhoons that swept the nation.
Chan and the Federation of Filipino Chinese language Chambers of Commerce and Trade, Inc. (FFCCCII) go manner again in the case of serving to others, based on its president Dr. Cecilio Okay. Pedro, with the latter sharing they each got here from the identical college.
“Jose Mari Chan has been supportive of our initiatives. His dedication to serving to others resonates deeply inside our neighborhood. Galing siya sa Ateneo [de Manila University], mas matanda lang siya sa’kin for just a few years. We’re each serving within the Ateneo Scholarship Basis,” Pedro advised reporters at a gathering in Quezon Metropolis.
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“Maraming might gustong mag-aral sa Ateneo kaya lang, mahal ang tuition. 20% of [its] inhabitants are a part of the scholarship basis of the Ateneo. We’ve been serving for a few years. Sama-sama kami,” he continued whereas sharing that the singer has been working with the Filipino-Chinese language neighborhood for 4 a long time.
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(Jose Mari Chan comes from Ateneo de Manila College, he’s older than me for just a few years. We’re each serving within the Ateneo Scholarship Basis. Many college students wish to examine within the Ateneo however its tuition is dear. 20% of its inhabitants is a part of its scholarship basis. We’ve been serving for a few years collectively.)
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The FFCCCII is a gaggle made up of 170 Filipino-Chinese language entrepreneurs and trade staff becoming a member of forces to place up charities and different socio-civic efforts within the nation.
Pertaining to Chan’s roots, the FFCCCII president shared that he and the singer labored collectively to create donation-centered initiatives by means of the years. These efforts embody constructing school rooms, placing collectively a gaggle of volunteers for calamities, and donating rice to the victims of current typhoons, to call just a few.
“I do know that Jose Mari Chan is an excellent singer. Pero mayaman din si Jose Mari Chan. Ang tatay niya has been a part of the sugar enterprise for a few years. And so they additionally given a lot to construct school rooms [for students] for the previous 30 years. We constructed 6,500 school rooms as of now sa mga barrio college. On high of that, now we have a volunteer hearth brigade,” he mentioned. “
(I do know that Jose Mari Chan is an excellent singer. However he’s wealthy. His father has been a part of the sugar enterprise for a few years. They’ve given a lot to construct school rooms for college kids for the previous 30 years. As of now, we constructed 6,500 school rooms in barrio faculties. We even have a volunteer hearth brigade.)
Chan has made a reputation for himself as probably the most in style figures within the Philippines, particularly throughout Christmas. His in style track “Christmas in our Hearts” is often performed in a number of holiday-themed occasions, with netizens posting photographs of his face as quickly as Ber months start.
In a November 2024 interview with INQUIRER.internet, the singer-songwriter shared that his Christmas want is for “peace on the planet.”