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‘Hanggang sa muli’: ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra dedicates ‘Kapamilya Forever’ to network amid crisis

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/08/31/forever.png"/><figcaption>Led by maestro Gerard Salonga, the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 2012 and at the time had some 40 instrumentalists. <em>Facebook: ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra on Monday dedicated a performance of “Kapamilya Forever” to the network, as thousands of its retrenched employees bid farewell to the company after years in service.</p><p>Led by maestro Gerard Salonga, the orchestra gathered virtually to perform an arrangement of “Kapamilya Forever” that includes the iconic network theme music.</p><p>“Kapamilya Forever” was the ABS-CBN theme song launched in May, when the network’s free television and radio broadcast were initially ordered shut.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RPNljPXjuUo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>A lower House committee denied ABS-CBN’s broadcast franchise renewal in July, shuttering the network&#x27;s free TV and radio services, and resulting in the retrenchment of thousands of employees and entire units.</p><p>In its tribute to the network, the Salonga-led orchestra called ABS-CBN its “second home.” The group was formed in 2012 and at the time had some 40 instrumentalists.</p><p>“Sa isang tahanan na itinayo ng matibay na pagkakapatiran at pagkakaibigan, marahil ay hindi na ito matitibag ng kahit anong unos na dala ng panahon,” it said.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ABSPhilharmonic/videos/306048737352367" data-width="auto">“Sa isang samahan na pinatibay ng pagmamahalan at pagmamalasakit, marahil ay kahalintulad na ito o higit pa sa isang pamilya.”</div><p>Echoing many other Kapamilya employees, the group said: “ABS-CBN is more than a workplace. It teaches its employees the values to become good Filipino citizens. ABS-CBN is simply our second home.”</p><p>“Kami po ang ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra at sa puso namin, we remain Kapamilya... forever. Hanggang sa muling pagkikita.”</p>

<p>“Kami po ang ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra at sa puso namin, we remain Kapamilya... forever. Hanggang sa muling pagkikita.”</p>

“Kami po ang ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra at sa puso namin, we remain Kapamilya... forever. Hanggang sa muling pagkikita.”