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Ben & Ben (Image: Instagram / @ benandbenmusic)
Ben & Ben announced that the proceeds from their latest single “Nakikinig Ka ba sa Akin” will be donated to ABS-CBN workers, who lost their jobs after the media giant lost its bid for a new legislative franchise in July. past.
The folk-pop band made its donation to “programs that will support laid-off ABS-CBN employees” through the founding of the television network, Lingkod Kapamilya, according to Ben & Ben’s post on Twitter yesterday, April 28. August.
hello ❤💙💚
sharing with you that we have given proceeds from our song “Nakikinig Ka Ba Sa Akin” to programs that will support the laid off ABS-CBN employees, through Lingkod Kapamilya. pic.twitter.com/IYfpZNuETD
– Me and me (@BenAndBenMusic) August 28, 2020
“The band’s goal in releasing the song has always been to be helpful to the laid off ABS-CBN employees,” he said via a follow-up tweet.
The goal of the band in releasing the song has always been to help the laid off ABS-CBN employees.
– Me and me (@BenAndBenMusic) August 28, 2020
“Nakikinig Ka ba sa Akin” (Are you listening to me?) Is a song about empathy and a call to listen and understand the ideas and desires of each and every one.
Ben & Ben released the track’s star-studded music video via YouTube on July 10, featuring Agot Isidro, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Bart Guingona, and Kelvin Miranda.
“An offering to the members of our family [dahil] to the weight of today’s events (A tribute to our Kapamilya for the serious situation in which we find ourselves now) ”, said the band.
The media giant’s request for the franchise renewal was denied on July 10 after 13 hearings that addressed various issues over the network.
This month, ABS-CBN began laying off numerous employees, as well as suspending the operations of some of its businesses, as its franchise to operate its free radio and television broadcasts remains illusory. /outside
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