A concert by the Apo Hiking Society called "Aaahh!" or "Apo, Aliyah, Asenso, Heart to Heart," with special guest Aliya Parcs will be held 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod City, a press release from organizers said.

The group composed of Jim Paredes, Danny Javier and Boboy Garovillo will stage the concert in celebration of the Month of Hearts and for the benefit of the Asenso Village in Isabela town, Negros Occidental, which aims to provide houses to 500 indigent families.

Apo Hiking Society, formerly known as the Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society started its career in the 1970s at Ateneo University. The group has traveled around the world for international shows and concerts.

It has maintained its unique brand of music over the years and still captures the affection of foreigners and local followers, the press release said.

Those interested to buy tickets priced at P150, P300, P500, P1000 and P1500 may call the Bliss Productions at Tel. No. 09285002354, the press release added.*

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Film tour to
visit Negros schools

Award-winning documentary films by Marie Boti and Malcolm Guy will be shown in schools and other venues in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental today until Monday, a press release from Migrante-Negros said.

The Canadian filmmakers who are on a nationwide film tour will be at the Liga Journalista-CIRMS office at Libertad, from 9:30 to 12 a.m. to show "Modern Heroes or Slaves," "Brown Women, Blond Babes," among their other works.

At 1 to 4 p.m. tomorrow, they will be at the Sugar Workers Livelihood Center at Cottage Road, Bacolod to present "When Strangers Re-unite," "Turbulent Waters," "Melca Salvador Story," "Modern Heroes or Slaves," and "Brown Women, Blond Babes," the press release said.

On Monday, they will be at Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, 8 to 9:30 a.m.; University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos - 10 to 11:30 a.m.; and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall - 1 to 5 p.m. Yesterday, they were at Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod.

The film tour about migrant workers and labor export is supported by Gabriela, City Sectoral Concerns Office, Gender and Development Council of Bacolod City, and the Bacolod Overseas Filipino Workers Association Inc., the press release added.*

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