CHANNEL V Philippines has teamed up with the Red Whistle and
other sponsors to organize a concert aimed at raising public awareness on the
rising number of AIDS and HIV cases in the country
Channel V Head Romel V. Singson said more than fifty (50)
bands and performers will entertain the audience at the all-night musical event
dubbed as “RED REVOLUTION Music Festival 2012” which will be held at the
Metrowalk Parking Lot on February 9. Singson said the concert will be held for a worthy cause,
which is to help raise public awareness on the deadly Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. “Channel V has long been supporting and promoting local
talents. For this show, we are showcasing the talents of more than fifty
bands,” Singson said.
“For this event, we are not just promoting our local bands
but we are also doing public service. Aside from helping raise public awareness
on the growing AIDS/HIV menace, the Red Whistle will also be the beneficiary of
ticket sales,” he added.
Performers will include the Pepe Smith, Sandwich, Pupil, Callalily,
Imago, Franco, Hilera, Moonstar 88, Typecast, Chicosci, Brownman Revival, River
Maya, Grin Department, General Luna, Ebe Dancel, Kiss Jane, Mayonnaise, Stonefree,
Slapshock, Tanya Markova, Razorback, Someday Dream, Siakol, 6cycle mind, Radioactive
Sago Project, Pedicab, Markus Highway, Ney, Silent Sanctuary, Paraluman, Top
Junk, Blue Boy Bites Back, Peryodiko, Hijo, Salamin, Humanfolk, Eevee, Kalayo, Gracenote,
Ernville, Never the Strangers, Letterday Story, Kaligta, Frio, Duster, Banda ni
Kleggy, Ajka, and many more.
There will be three stages in the concert area and each
stage will have a band set-up. Big screens will be placed on the three stages
and there will be more than six satellite screens within the concert area. In between performances, Red White Ambassadors will present
audio visual presentations that will provide helpful information about the
fight against AIDS/HIV.
After a countdown, all attendees will blow the whistle to
symbolize putting a halt to the ballooning number of cases. For his part, Niccolo Cosme founder of the Red Whistle said
there is a need to bolster the AIDS/HIV awareness campaign in order to prevent
more people from dying of the disease.
“More and more Filipinos are getting AIDS or HIV. The
government alone cannot stop the deadly disease from spreading, that’s why we
also have to do our part. The musical event will be a big help in raising
public awareness,” Cosme said.
“What better way to spread love this February? The audience
will not only enjoy music and party all night long but they will also learn
more about AIDS/HIV and its prevention,” he added.
The Red Whistle campaign was organized by a group of young
individuals in response to the growing number of new HIV cases and AIDS related
deaths in the country. Through the campaign, the group empowers and inspires people
to come together and be one in helping one another against AIDS and HIV. In November last year, the Department of Health’s National
Epidemiology Center has reported that there were 212 new HIV-positive
individuals. This was 89 percent higher compared to the same period in 2010.
Most of the cases, or 94 percent, were males and their ages
ranged from 17-73. The NEC surveillance reports showed that fifty-eight percent
(58%) of the reported cases were from the National Capital Region. The reported mode of transmission was all sexual contact
with males having intercourse with other males being the dominant type of
sexual transmission.
The data also showed that of the 212 HIV positive cases,
three were reported as AIDS cases, one female and two males. Of the AIDS cases, there was one reported death, a 26-year
old female.
Concert tickets are sold at P50. Buy them at these ticket
outlets: Astroplus/Astrovision, Odyssey and Metrowalk Pasig. ###
