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National Artist For Music Maestro Ryan Cayabyab is spearheading a digital fundraising concert on June 5, 2021 entitled "Musika Para Sa Kinabukasan" for the benefit of Family Farm Schools (FFS) and its students. With the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS) as special guests, the online concert aims to raise funds for the infrastructure and scholarship programs of Dagatan Family Farm School in Lipa City and Balete Family Farm School in Balete, Batangas which are among those greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Family Farm School was pioneered by Pampamilyang Paaralang Agrikultura Inc. (PPAI), a member of the France-based International Association of Family Movements for Rural Training which has a network of 1,000 associations covering 100,000 families in 40 countries, and the first of its kind in the Philippines began operations in 1998. Through the years, the Dagatan and Balete Family Farm Schools have been working towards delivering better learning experiences for their students; however, raising funds for the renovation of their facilities and funding of scholarship grants have been quite difficult. Considering that majority of the families of FFS students are class D (low income) and the annual cost of education in the Philippines is close to Php50,000 per student, the education of the FFS students is highly subsidized.
Through the "Musika Para Sa Kinabukasan" online concert, FFS hopes to find the means for their students and provide for them moving forward since they are struggling to keep up with the rigors of online distance learning regardless of their hardwork, dedication and perseverance. It also hopes to continue assisting even the poorest of their students towards graduation through their scholarship programs. The online benefit concert is open to the public with tickets priced at Php500 available for purchase via the online ticketing platform KTX.PH. Those who are interested to donate and help support Family Farm Schools nationwide, especially in Batangas, can send their pledges to GCash (PPAFI account number 09956344811) or through BPI (Pampamilyang Paaralang Agrikultura Foundation Inc. - account number 3401 0024 47).
Enjoy a night of great music with Mr. C (Maestro Ryan Cayabyab) and the RCS, join the cause, and help support not only the Family Farm School's vision of quality education for all, but also for the advancement of the local agricultural sector in the digital benefit concert "Musika Para Sa Kinabukasan" on June 5, 2021 at 7:00 pm. For more information, news and updates on the Family Farm Schools and its programs, visit and follow @DFFSI on Facebook.
