Looks like the highly anticipated reunion concert of the Eraserheads has been getting a lot of negative feedback from the media because of their alleged sponsorship from a major tobacco firm – Philip Morris. Philip Morris already confirmed that their company is behind the sponsorship of the said event.

Meanwhile, the Department of Health (DOH) and tobacco control advocates appealed to the Eraserheads to reject Philip Morris’ sponsorship of their one-night reunion concert that is set on August 30. DOH warned Philip Morris that they’d be charged with criminal offense if the concert pushes through. According to Republic Act No. 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 which prohibits cigar companies from sponsoring sports, cultural, and artistic events of individual or team athletes, artists and performers. Ouch!

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The hype built up on the coming Eraserheads reunion concert is spreading like wild fire in the Philippine blogosphere and in the Philippine media as well. I can’t blame us Pinoys with the rising anticipation of the biggest concert event in our country, Eraserheads is the only OPM band that mattered during the 90’s. Eraserhead’s music has sort of been the soundtrack of my life, I sang “Pare Ko” with all my heart when I first got my heart broken when I was 16, the song “Magasin” touched my sentiments in a unique way, “With a Smile” kept my spirits afloat when I’m depressed, while “Ang Huling El Bimbo” was an instant classic that captured the hearts of every Filipino. The list goes on and the influence that the Eraserheads made in our music industry cannot be overlooked.

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