By: Abigail A. Marcos

On August 7, 2020 at 6 PM, Parañaque Science High School held its first online concert named PARaSCI Bayan: The Concert, as part of Brigada Eskwela for the S.Y. 2020-2021. The concert was held through the digital mediums Facebook Live and Zoom. 

The concert was directed by Miss Carol Picache and was hosted by Miss Irene Inventor and Miss Pham Panelo. The concert also presented notable guests; those of which are Clarisse Chua, Talentadong Pinoy Hall of Famer Wanlu, Sharla Cerilles of The Voice Kids, Andre Eusebio of The Voice Teens, DJ Jhai of MOR 101.9, and John Mark Saga of It’s Showtime’s Tawag ng Tanghalan. 

The performers of the concert included all students of ParSci from Batch 26 to Batch 31. It also included the alumni, faculty staff, and the ParSci choir. The performances of each batch and admin staff included wondrous choreographies and song renditions to enthrall the viewers.

Aside from entertainment purposes, the concert was held in order to collect donations and alms for hygiene and sanitation supplies; this includes face masks, face shields, alcohol, soap, disinfectant sprays, and the like. It was also held to prompt the viewers to donate what they can in order to avail gadgets and devices to donate to the students and staff who do not have easy access to devices required for distance learning that were inaugurated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplies and devices have been delivered to the eligible students and staff by the ParSci teachers.