Jose Mari Chan continues to serve his neighborhood

Jose Mari Chan through the press convention for “Going Residence to Christmas.” Picture: Armin P. Adina/INQUIRER.web

Whereas many bear in mind Jose Mari Chan throughout Christmas, he didn’t cease serving his neighborhood via quite a few reduction efforts, notably through the latest typhoons that swept the nation.

Chan and the Federation of Filipino Chinese language Chambers of Commerce and Business, Inc. (FFCCCII) go manner again relating to serving to others, in keeping with its president Dr. Cecilio Ok. 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 instructed 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 many years.

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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 need to research within the Ateneo however its tuition is pricey. 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 bunch made up of 170 Filipino-Chinese language entrepreneurs and business staff becoming a member of forces to place up charities and different socio-civic efforts within the nation.

Concerning Chan’s roots, the FFCCCII president shared that he and the singer labored collectively to create donation-centered initiatives via the years. These efforts embrace constructing school rooms, placing collectively a bunch of volunteers for calamities, and donating rice to the victims of latest 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. They usually 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 faculty. On prime of that, we’ve a volunteer fireplace 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 students for the previous 30 years. As of now, we constructed 6,500 school rooms in barrio faculties. We even have a volunteer fireplace brigade.)

Chan has made a reputation for himself as some of the well-liked figures within the Philippines, particularly throughout Christmas. His well-liked tune “Christmas in our Hearts” is normally performed in a number of holiday-themed occasions, with netizens posting pictures of his face as quickly as Ber months start.

In a November 2024 interview with INQUIRER.web, the singer-songwriter shared that his Christmas want is for “peace on the planet.”