MANILA, Philippines — Award-winning music producer David Foster is coming back to Manila after including the Philippines in his “David Foster & Friends” Asia Tour.
Foster’s Philip pine return is set on June 18 at the Araneta Coliseum, but he won’t be alone.
Accompanying Foster for the special night are his wife Katharine McPhee, Brian McKnight, All-4-One, as wel l as local artists JV Decena and Joaquin Garcia.
“American Idol” alumna McPhee is best known for her song “Terrified” with Zachary Levi, while McKnight has churned out R&B hits like “One Last Cry,” “Back At One,” and “6, 8, 12.”
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R&B Group All-4-One won a Grammy for their second single “I Swear” and are expected to perform other hits such as “I Can Love You Like That” and “So Much in Love.”
Foster, for his part, has won 16 Grammys from 47 nominations and has collaborated with a variety of global artists including Beyonce, Josh Groban, Kenny Rogers, Bryan Adams, Chicago, Diane Warren, and Jake Zyrus.
Tickets for the Philippine leg of the “David Foster & Friends” Asia Tour — an all-seated show — are now available on ticketnet.com.ph ranging from P900 (General Admission) to P15,000 (two SVIP sections in front of the stage):
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MANILA, Philippines — Tumulak patungo sa West Philippine Se a ang laksa-laksang sibilyan sakay ng mga bangka para mamahagi ng supplies sa mga Pilipinong mangingisda roon — ito habang iginigiit ang karapatan laban sa pang-aagaw ng Tsina.
Isinagawa ang misyon patungong Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough o Panatag Shoal) ngayong Miyerkules dalawang linggo matapos banggain at bombahin ng tubig ng China Coast Guard ang dalawang Philippine government boats.
“Our mission is peaceful, based on international law and aimed at asserting our sovereign rights,” ani Rafaela David ng grupong Atin Ito bago maglayag para mamigay ng pagkain at krudo sa mga mangingisda.
“We will sail with determination, not provocation, to civilianize the region and safeguard our territorial integrity.”
Sasamahan ng Philippine Coast Guard ang naturang civilian convoy mula Matalbis Port sa Masinloc, Zambales, bagay na nagdadala ng 100 katao sa apat na commercial fishing vessels, ilang maliliiit na outriggers at organizers.
Ito na ang ikalawang civilian-led resupply mission patungong West Philippine Sea, ilang buwan matapos ang misyon noong Disyembre 2023. Magtatagal ang panibagong civilian convoy hanggang Biyernes, ika-17 ng Mayo.
Hindi nagpatinag sina David sa kabila ng ulat na may “heavy presence” ng Chinese vessels malapit sa shoal. Plano rin ng Atin Ito na magladlad ng isang dosenaang buoy na markado ng mga salitang “WPS is ours.”
Ang Panatag Shoal ay nasa loob ng West Philippine Sea, bagay na pasok sa 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ng Pilipinas. Nasa 240 kilometro lang ito kanluran ng Luzon, habang 900 kilometro pa ito sa Hainan, ang pinakamalapit ditong major Chinese landmass.
Gayunpaman, kinuha ito ng Beijing ang kontrol nito mula sa Pilipinas noong 2012. Inaangkin ng Tsina ang halos buong South China Sea, kahit binalewala na ng Permanent Court of Arbitration ang nine-dash line claim ng bansa pabor sa Maynila noong 2016.
Patuloy na itinatalaga ng Tsina ang kanilang coast guard atbp. barko para bantayan ang West Philippine Sea, habang ang ilaang bahagi nito ay tinayuan na ng mga artipisyal na islang kanilang minilitarisa.
Kamakailan lang nang ipatawag ng Department of Foreign Affairs si Zhou Zhiyong, na siyang tumatayong “number two” official sa Embahada ng Tsina sa Maynila kaugnay ng April 30 incident. — may mga ulat mula sa Agence France-Presse