Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood
President's Choice
2020 Humanitarian Award Recipient
President's Choice
2020 Humanitarian Award Recipient
Apl.de.Ap
Musical Artist and Philanthropist
Musical Artist and PhilanthropistApl.de.Ap is a Filipino American musician, rapper, record producer, entrepreneur & philanthropist best known as a
co-founder/member of the Grammy Award-winning hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas born in the province of Pampanga. BEP has sold an estimated 76 million records (35 million albums and 41 million singles), making them one of the world's best-selling groups of all time. Their latest song, Ritmo, has reached 500 million views and is the number #1 Latin song in the world. Outside of creating music, Apl is a regular judge on the hit show, The Voice: Teen, Philippines and is also the founder of the Apl.de.ap Foundation which focuses on supporting youth to grant opportunities through arts, technology and healthcare in the Philippines. Last year the Apl.de.Ap Foundation, as part of the Apl Of My Eye campaign, donated their second retinal camera. The camera is used to detect and correct retinal dystrophy in infants and the Apl.de.Ap Foundation has donated the only two cameras outside of metro Manila. He is working with local businesses and government institutions in the Philippines to create opportunities for the Filipino creative industry to prosper. |