ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.’s (AFI) Bantay Bata 163 celebrated 24 years of protecting and loving the Filipino child with a music video dedicated to its beneficiaries, donors, partners and founder Gina Lopez.
Featuring the song “Bawat Isa ay Bata” performed by the TNT Boys, the video shows how Bantay Bata 163 has evolved through the years as it strives to champion the welfare of children.
Featuring the song “Bawat Isa ay Bata” performed by the TNT Boys, the video shows how Bantay Bata 163 has evolved through the years as it strives to champion the welfare of children.
Bantay Bata 163 director of advocacy Ernie Lopez ex-pressed gratitude to everyone who helped the program sustain its services for more than two decades.
“There is a lot more work to be done, but I want to thank all of you for your hard work all these 24 years. Without the grace of God, without volunteers like you, without hardworking employees like you and without the gracious generosity of donors and sponsors, we would not still be around,” he said in a recorded video.
Joining him in leading Ban“Bantay Bata has grown in reach and scope, tackling the deeply rooted issues of poverty, inequality and violence through holistic support services aimed at producing citizens with a deep sense of social responsibility and action. We continue to improve our services and online presence to ensure that we are able to address current issues such as online sexual abuse and exploitation of children, cyberbullying and child mental health,” she said.tay Bata 163 to new heights is Roberta Lopez-Feliciano, the managing director of AFI.
The “Bawat Isa ay Bata” music video is up on the AFI Facebook page. The song was written by Mark Raywin Tome with music by Lloyd Oliver Corpuz and Jungee Marcelo. The video was produced by Kay Marie Batac.