Diamond, Phantom help flood victims

MANILA, Philippines - The cast and crew of The Phantom of the Opera joined hands in helping out the victims of the recent wrath of habagat that left hundreds of Filipinos in the National Capital Region flooded and homeless.

Organized by Paul Whiteley, who played Pasarino and was Phantom understudy, together with Arpie and the Multivitamins Band, a benefit concert for the victims of the Habagat was held at the Diamond Hotel’s Sky Lounge. Funds and donations collected during the concert were donated to ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya Foundation. Major donors were Phantom producers/presentors in Manila led by Concertus, Inc., Hi Definition Radio Inc., Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and TicketWorld.

Present during the turnover of donation to Sagip Kapamilya as accepted by the program head, Tina Monzon Palma (fourth from left) were (from left) Arpie Patriarca; Bambi Verzo of Concertus, Inc.; Francis Lumen, CEO of Hi Definition Radio Inc.; Paul Whiteley; James Cundall, CEO of Lunchbox Theatrical Productions; Vanessa Suatengco, GM of Diamond Hotel Philippines; and Bob Sewell, president of TicketWorld.