Do You Hear The People Sing? raises Php 10 million for displaced communities in Cavite

Newport World Resorts President and CEO Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez hands over a Php 10 million check donation to Upskills+ Foundation Founder Jane Walker.  

There was an outpouring of love and support for international and Philippine theatre artists who headlined Do You Hear The People Sing? concert. Newport World Resorts brought back the long-running tribute show for Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the creators of award-winning musicals Miss Saigon and Les Misérables, as a fundraising event held on August 2 and 3. By the time the performers made their final bow at curtain call, a total of Php 10 million had been raised for the beneficiary communities of Upskills+ Foundation.

Onstage on finale night, French composer Schönberg himself praised Filipino talents. "We can never give you back what the Philippines has given us. Without you, Miss Saigon is impossible."

Speaking to an audience who supported the show and its cause, Newport World Resorts President and CEO Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez shared, “We are once again united by the healing power of music to build more resilient communities.” He also thanked the entire production team, from Boublil and Schönberg, to conductor Gerard Salonga and producer Enda Markey.

Ten years after its first iteration, the internationally-acclaimed Do You Hear The People Sing? made its grand return to the award-winning stage of Newport Performing Arts Theater in a two-night fundraising concert.

Proceeds from the show will be used to construct a multi-purpose building to serve over 5,000 individuals relocated from Tondo to the resettlement area in Naic, Cavite. The facility will offer essential services, including a clinic, a kitchen and bakery, livelihood training rooms, computer classrooms, and a sports center. Through this flagship project, Upskills+ Foundation aims to improve the overall well-being of families by focusing on healthcare, nutrition, skills training, and a supportive environment.

The organization will implement a phased approach to the construction of the building, ensuring that the community benefits from the facility as soon as possible. The initial phase will focus on establishing the clinic and a temporary kitchen for feeding programs, while subsequent phases will create livelihood training rooms, classrooms, and a sports center.

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