Bisrock bands come together for first-of-its-kind album, concert on Christian, civic virtues
Make way for a different kind of rock concert. One with a heroic Christian perspective, that is.
Eleven Bisaya rock (more popularly known as Bisrock) bands have pooled in efforts and teamed up to stage a first-of-its-kind concert on August 25, 2007, Saturday, 7 p.m. at New Cebu Coliseum to launch the CD-album on Heroic Christian Citizenship or the 12 civic virtues.
The concert dubbed as “Nasud Ko” is conceptualized and organized by the Dilaab Movement to promote the album—the content and making of which have taken inspiration from the “12 Little Things Every Filipino Can Do to Help Our Country,” a phenomenal book written by Atty. Alex Lacson.
The “Nasud Ko” album is also produced by Dilaab Foundation, Inc.
According to Lilibeth Flordeliz, program steward of Dilaab for this event, each band composed and arranged a song based on each little thing they have chosen to advocate.
The “little things” include: Be a good parent to your children; adopt a scholar or a poor child; pay your taxes; pay your employees well; vote. Do your solemn duty; support your church; dispose of your garbage properly; respect the authorities; be proud of your country; don’t buy smuggled goods. Buy Filipino; always ask for an official receipt; follow traffic rules. Follow the law.
The Bisrock bands who have readily lent their support and talents are the Agadiers, Aggressive Audio, Agipo, Assembly Language, Fervent, Glass of Dirt, Indephums, Kabobo, Mantiquilla. Phylum and What’s the Frequency.
Fr. Carmelo Diola, overall coordinating steward of Dilaab Movement, a Church-based movement for a transformed Filipino nation through Heroic Christian Citizenship, said being the majority in the country, Catholics and Christians are called to promote the common good. He said one way of nurturing this on a daily basis is to promote civic virtues from a faith perspective.
“Acts of a good citizen can be acts of loving God and neighbor,” said Diola.
What’s the Frequency vocalist and Smash FM’s DJ Ram, on the other hand, explained why he and his band have thrown in their support behind the latest endeavor from Dilaab. “Samtang naa pa ang Dilaab, uso pa ang mag-tinarong. Pasalamat mi sa Dilaab kay kami ang gitahasan sa pag-relay sa message sa mga youth na there are little things that you can do for the country.”
For his part, Agadiers lead vocalist Alaine Agadir said, “We agreed to be part of the album and concert kay nindot kaayo ni siya ug impact sa mga kabataan, sa atong nasud ug ilabi na gyud dinhi sa Sugbu. Unya ang among talent magamit sa maayong tumong ug purpose.”
“We chose the ‘little thing’ be a good parent to your children kay timing kaayo kay kami sa among banda, upat mi kabuok managsuon, unya sa paghimo naku sa kanta, naka-relate gyud ko pag-ayo,” he added.
Dilaab took shape in November 2006 so as to give a collective name and cohesive representation of three long existing advocacy outreaches that the group is passionate about, namely; Pedro Kalungsod Outreach (for overseas Filipino workers), Kamatuoran (anti-narcopolitics) and Barug Pilipino (anti-graft and corruption).
Since then, the movement has had carried out activities, usually coinciding with high-profile events such as the ASEAN Summit last January and the National Elections last May, to drum up the need for sustainable good and Christian acts of citizenship. This is the second time Dilaab has tapped the Bisrock community; the first one was via the Anti-Shaburakot concert to campaign against candidates involved in corruption and illegal drugs last May.
For this Saturday’s concert, tickets are sold at P30 each and are available in Dilaab office located at
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