Over 70 Artists Gather To Celebrate Senator Leila de Lima On Her Birthday
LEILAYA – Over 70 artists and personalities gather together to celebrate the 61st birthday of imprisoned Senator, Leila de Lima.
Recently, another group of artists came together to show support for President Rodrigo Duterte who they described as “very tired“. Meanwhile, de Lima’s birthday event was dubbed as “Leilaya: Tinig at Musika Para sa Diwang Malaya”.
According to an article from ABS-CBN, among those performing in the event are Angel Aquino, Noel Cabangon, Cooky Chua, Ria Atayde, Ebe Dancel, Michael de Mesa, Leah Navarro, Bituin Escalante, and many more artists.
The event was said to be a three-hour online community jamming that would start at 8:00 P.M. Thursday via FM station 87.9. Additionally, it could also be viewed lived through Facebook on Free Leila Movement, the official Leila de Lima and Free Leila Committee FB pages.
The play would be directed by Kriz San Gabriel of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines and would feature songs such as “Lumaya Ka, Leila”, “Kung Di Ka Kikilos”, “Saan Ka man Naroroon”, and “Maligayang Bati sa Iyong Kaarawan”.
Along with this, there would also be an interpretative reading of de Lima’s writings. As per the article, de Lima stated:
This event is not about me but about our shared desire to fight for freedom under this vindictive regime. Despite my unjust detention, I keep a grateful spirit knowing that so many are in solidarity with my causes, believing in my innocence. Together, we can overcome the oppression
Additionally, Vice President Leni Robredo is also expected to deliver her message to show her support for the event.
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