{"id":3972,"date":"2015-10-04T17:15:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T17:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2015-10-04T17:15:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T17:15:03","slug":"joey-marquez-restores-hope-by-benjie-de-ubago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=3972","title":{"rendered":"Joey Marquez Restores Hope by Benjie de Ubago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joey Marquez did not disappoint when he graced the 25th<\/sup> Anniversary of Aguman Capampangan Australia last August. During his brief two-day Sydney visit, he undoubtedly charmed the young and old alike. He did the rounds and indulged the Filipinos\u2019 penchant for photos and patiently posed with everyone with a genuine heart-warming smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marquez returns on October to Sydney for a more altruistic reason. He stars in his comedy show \u201cKoronang Hilaw\u201d <\/strong>at Rooty Hill on 24 October. He will be performing along with his sister, Melanie Marquez, actress and Bb. International 1979, and supported by local talents, Marcus Rivera, Andrew Baris, Archie Lubrin and Nadia Trinidad. The Show is a fundraising event for \u201cRestore Hope\u201d providing miracle operations for those disadvantaged in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Marquez candidly admits that his popularity as a basketball player and as an actor is what landed him in politics, when he won his seat in Para\u00f1aque.\u00a0 \u201cAdmittedly, wala akong alam, but once I was in, I made sure that I learned everything I had to know, to best serve the residents of Para\u00f1aque\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

And that he did! Tenacious, determined and focused, Marquez throws himself completely in whatever challenge he undertakes. Despite his humble beginnings, he grabbed on to opportunities as they presented themselves and run off with it like a champion. His attitude has seen him clinch honors as Mayor for Para\u00f1aque, for which he proudly says \u201cAkin yan!\u201d And that\u2019s for introducing the tax and zoning incentives. The formula seems simple: \u201cincrease employment by infusing investment in the area, minus imposing taxes.\u201d he says. And it worked, turning Para\u00f1aque into a fully fledged City.<\/p>\n

Although he\u2019s retreated from the political scene, it is obvious that he hasn\u2019t shaken it off completely. He strongly declares \u201cNo more!\u201d with the accompanying facial look and shrug. But his statements say otherwise and reveal his idealism, his strong desire to inspire and help, and his deep sense of patriotism for the Philippines.<\/p>\n

It is for that very reason, that Joey Marquez has agreed to perform in \u201cKoronang Hilaw\u201d, a comedy show this month for Operation Restore Hope Charity event in conjunction with ASK Foundation. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Operation Restore Hope Australia is a not-for-profit, non-governmental, non-sectarian charity started in 1992 by Cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Darryl Hodgkinson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through medical missions in Manila and Cebu, and with the help of medical professionals from around the world, they restore hope to underprivileged children by surgically correcting birth defects and facial disfigurements in children especially those with cleft lips and palates. Now on its 23rd<\/sup> year, Restore Hope continues to bring hope to underprivileged children in the Philippines. For further information contact: Sokee Wescott<\/strong> on 0413 945 931<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joey Marquez did not disappoint when he graced the 25th Anniversary of Aguman Capampangan Australia last August. During his brief two-day Sydney visit, he undoubtedly charmed the young and old alike. He did the rounds and indulged the Filipinos\u2019 penchant for photos and patiently posed with everyone with a genuine heart-warming smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}