Apl.de.ap, Allan Pineda Lindo Jr. in real life, of the pop super group Black Eyed Peas, has not really forgotten his roots.
Just recently, he has been in and out of the country to personally find ways and means to create opportunities for the young Filipinos.
Aside from promoting tourism, apl has now focused his efforts on education.
The rock star and the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation (NCAF) in partnership with the Ayala Foundation and the apl Foundation, as well as the 57-75 Movement, plan to build 10,000 classrooms in two years or less through the advocacy.
They plan to accomplish the feat through the help of corporate sponsors and civic-minded citizens who may donate P10 per day for 10 months to build the classrooms.
The joint advocacy called the “We Can Be Anything” campaign has inspired apl to compose a song with the same title. The song hoped to rally the youth to prioritize education and be heroes themselves in championing education and achieving their goals.
The grand launch of the campaign will be held during the Black Eyed Peas concert on October 25 at the SM Mall of Asia concert grounds.
