{"id":55126,"date":"2015-07-10T17:02:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T09:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=55126"},"modified":"2025-01-18T13:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T18:52:03","slug":"apl-de-ap-thinks-beyond-success-gives-back-through-charity-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/10\/apl-de-ap-thinks-beyond-success-gives-back-through-charity-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Apl.de.Ap thinks beyond success, gives back through charity work"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Drawing from his own life experiences and putting action behind his words, Black Eyed Peas Filipino member Apl.de.Ap established the Apl.de.ap Foundation. (Photo courtesy of Apl.de.Ap Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Amid his international success, Black Eyed Peas Filipino member Apl.de.Ap does not forget looking back to his roots as he continues reaching out to Filipino kids through his foundation\u2019s charity works.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think beyond the success and accolades that I\u2019ve received, this is what brings me joy\u2026 This is what motivates me because I was one of those kids that was helped out, was sponsored and brought to the U.<\/p>\n

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S., and became a Black Eyed Peas,\u201d he\u00a0said, referring to Apl.de.Ap Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I\u2019m just following the footsteps of my adoptive father, Joe Ben Hudgens, and his foundation that helped me get sponsored\u2026 I\u2019m one of those kids that used to run around with my tsinelas (slippers) and play basketball,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Remembering how blessed he is, Apd.de.Ap desires to give other Filipino kids \u2018an opportunity to become somebody\u2019 like him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think, me being adopted and having the success in life, I think I\u2019m supposed to give back and follow dad\u2019s footsteps,\u201d he said in the press launch of BMBX Entertainment, his artist development and brand marketing company.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so joyful to see that now we have 14 scholars in Angeles\u2026 And these kids, they\u2019re like valedictorian, summa cum laude,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

For Apl.de.Ap, beyond anything else, helping others makes him feel most fulfilled.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s very fulfilling. It\u2019s beyond anything\u2026 That\u2019s what keeps me going, that\u2019s what gives me a smile on my face\u2026 And then you think back, \u2018Wow, these kids, they\u2019re actually doing it!\u2019 And now they\u2019re doing their own outreach programs,\u201d he said enthusiastically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANILA \u2013 Amid his international success, Black Eyed Peas Filipino member Apl.de.Ap does not forget looking back to his roots …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":55127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-55126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-ph","tag-rewrite","mauthors-cyra-moraleda","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285450,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55126\/revisions\/285450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}