‘Together At Home’: Int’l stars unite in online show to honor COVID-19 frontliners

MANILA, Philippines — Famous musicians, comedians, and hosts will stage an online show dedicated to everyone at the frontlines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic on April 19, multi-national food and beverage company PepsiCo announced Saturday.

“PepsiCo is proud to support ‘One World: Together At Home’ a historic, global broadcast and digital special organized by Global Citizen to unite the world and honor COVID-19 frontline workers, taking place this Sunday, April 19, starting at 2 a.m.,” it said in a statement.

Here is the link for the Together at Home show:

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/connect/togetherathome/#howtowatch

Expected to join the cause-oriented show are singers Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Camila Cabello, Actors and Actresses Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon Ellen Degeneres, Don Cheadle, Jason Segel, among others.

PepsiCo and PepsiCo Foundation also donated P25.4 million to “Project Ugnayan,” a fund-raising initiative by private sectors that aims to help poor households during the enhanced community quarantine over Luzon.

PepsiCo, along with Caritas Manila and Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, likewise initiated a program that would deliver 100 million meals to Metro Manila communities by April 30.

In addition, PepsiCo and its business partners Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI), and distributor Benby Enterprises Inc., also donated products and tents to checkpoints and hospitals.

KGA