During in an interview, Ely Buendia stated that they have just finished their first rehearsal together with his fellow former bandmates, Raymund Marasigan who is now the frontman of Sandwich, Buddy Zabala who is now the bassist of The Dawn and Marcus Adoro who already formed a band named Marcus Highway.  As Ely Buendia told the press, it was indeed an effortless rehearsal and everything went great between them.

I’m sure a lot of Eraserheads fanatics who have waited for the reunion concert to have a repeat will surely be so excited to be part of this another momentous history in the Philippine music industry. Thank God for giving Ely Buendia another life to continue and to fulfill his passion in music and be able to share it with their thousands of fans.

Unlike to the news that had spread out before that Ely Buendia did not undergo angioplasty, his manager, Day Cabuhat  later on confirmed that the Pupil’s present vocalist did undergo the delicate procedure to clear out his blocked arteries. According to Cabuhat, the former Eraserheads frontman is now fully recovering after being discharged from the hospital but still needs to undergo cardiac rehabilitation. “Ely is now resting to regain his strength.” says Cabuhat. She also told the public that Ely’s newly operated blood vessels were 100 percent fully restored. Diane Ventura, wife of Ely issued her statement that Ely Buendia is definitely in a more stable condition right now so there’s nothing to worry about him. Ventura also extended her apologies to the thousands of fans who attended to the Eraserheads reunion concert last August 30. She thanked the people for understanding the condition of her husband. “First of all, I’d like to thank the fans for understanding the situation. Hopefully Ely can make it up to you guys. Sorry sa nangyari, it can’t ‘be helped. I’m sure they understand the situation and we’re happy that they do.” Diane said.

As we remember, Ely Buendia had underwent the same procedure twice last 2007 after having a heart attack during their performance in an out of town gig in Laguna with his band, Pupil and successfully recovered months after.

Former bandmates of Ely Buendia, bassist Buddy Zabala together with drummer, Raymund Marasigan and lead guitarist, Marcus Adoro showed their full support to their ex-bandmate by visiting Ely while he was still confined in the hospital. They even asked for prayers to all the avid fans of Eraserheads and also hinted at holding a possible repeat of the reunion concert pretty soon.

According to his wife Diane, Ely was already suffering from emotional and physical stress weeks before the concert but being professional and a strong person, Ely Buendia still decided to pursue the reunion concert for the sake of his family. After being discharged from the hospital, Ely Buendia visited the wake of his mother, Lizette Buendia who died two days before the Eraserheads reunion concert in the Fort, Taguig City.

Over 60, 000 people witnessed the historic and memorable concert event of the year as the band reunites for the first time after breaking up last 2002. Eraserheads original members, Ely Bundia, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro started the reunion concert at 8:30 PM which was supposed to start at 8:00 PM. (this is just a very common situation in every concert event, I understand!) Eraserheads started to heat up the night without any further introduction, spiels or front acts with their first song, “Alapaap”, backed up with a dazzling fireworks display. The group performed 15 of their chart topping hits, “Toyang”, “With a Smile”, “Harana”, “Hey Jay”, “Huwag Mo Nang Itanong”, “Kailan”, “Sembreak”, “Torpedo”, “Shake Your Head”, “Fruitcake” and other signature songs.

The Eraserheads consistently performed their remarkable hits as thousands of fans inside the concert venue definitely enjoyed the night. After successfully doing the first set of the reunion concert at 9:30 PM, they had an announcement that they will be having a 20 to 30 minute break before proceeding to their second set of performance. It was already 10:10 PM when only three of the members, Raymund, Buddy and Marcus returned to the stage without the vocalist, Ely Buendia. Everyone sensed a bit of tension when Marcus Adoro, lead guitarist of the band introduced Ely’s younger sister, Lally Buendia on stage. Lally expressed how thankful they are for all the people who supported the reunion concert of the Eraserheads that night. Unfortunately, she asked for an apology to everyone for an unexpected thing happened to his brother Ely.” We regret to inform you that due to my brothers’ poor health, the emotional and physical stress that he’s been experiencing, we apologize for cutting the concert short. My brother Ely had to be rushed to the hospital for medical attention.” The concert producer, Radiohead Media Solutions Inc. also extended his apology and asked for prayers from the audience. All of the fans dearly understood the emergency happened to Ely Buendia. They did not even teased, shout for dismayed, or showed any violent reaction after hearing the sad news but instead, they just left the concert venue sadly.

It was also confirmed that Eraserheads former vocalist, did not undergo any bypass operation last night unlike to the reports that had spread out. According to the press, Ely Buendia was then transferred to Philippine Heart Center past midnight after he was rushed to The Medical City due to stress and fatigue.

Speculations were formed that Ely Buendia was already in a safe condition but until now, there was no formal statement released from the family of the famous Eraserheads vocalist. Fans are still waiting if the Eraserheads reunion concert will be having a repeat.

According to the source, the 38 year old singer and song- writer known as the founder of the popular OPM rock band of the 90’s looked woeful while performing on stage with the rest of his former bandmates. Some of the audience even noticed the hoarseness of his voice while singing their first set in the reunion concert. Ely Buendia with his fellow Eraserheads members, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro performed 15 of their hits before the group was set to have their 30 minute break. But unfortunately, 40 minutes had passed and there was no Ely Buendia who had appeared on stage to perform their second set of songs. Instead, Ely’s younger sister surprisingly announced the audience that his brother could no longer finish the reunion concert because he was rushed to the hospital due to his heart illness.

The press also confirmed that Ely Buendia is currently undergoing a triple bypass operation but they were still waiting for any official announcement or statement coming from the family of Ely regarding the exact location of the hospital where Ely Buendia was sent to. As we remember recently, Ely just undergo a heart operation called ‘angioplasty’ last January of 2007 and successfully recovered the delicate procedure.

Last August 28, two days before the Eraserheads reunion concert, mother of Ely Buendia, Mrs. Lisette Buendia died because of cardiac arrest.

Please stay tune for more upcoming information about the latest condition of Eraserheads former vocalist, Ely Buendia only here at chizmosa lounge.

Phillip Morris’ was supposed to be the major sponsor of the Eraserheads reunion concert this coming Saturday, but unfortunately, the giant tobacco company had to pulled out their involvement with the said concert due to some legal matters that they’ve been facing. The Department of Health cited that if Phillip Morris’ will continue to push through the sponsorship with the reunion concert, they will have no choice but to take some legal actions against the company. In a press conference made by the health undersecretary Alexander Padilla, he explained the reason why they warned the company that they might not get a permit from the authorities if they will continue to sponsor the event. He cited that according to the Republic Act No. 9211 known as the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, where the law strictly prohibits any involvement of all tobacco companies to sponsor any cultural and artistic events or sports of performers, artists and individual or team athletes. Upon hearing the said threats from DOH, Phillip Morris’ immediately responded to the warning and looked for another potential sponsor for the reunion concert to be possible.

Fortunately, another party saved the much anticipated Eraserheads reunion concert and it was Radiohead Media Solutions Inc. the company formally announced their sponsorship with the event in cooperation with Sony-BMG Music Entertainment, former home label of Eraserheads. Now, the bad news on this part is that the concert is no longer for free unlike before when it was still under the sponsorship of Phillip Morris’, fans will just have to log-in on red nation site and wait for their confirmation. On the other hand, Raymund Marasigan, drummer of the Eraserheads announces the good news to the fans that they will now allow children from 12 years of age. He also informed the public that the ticket price ranges from P800 for the General Admission and P1, 300 for Patron.

Eraserheads was a prominent OPM band of the 90’s who made history in the Philippine music industry for their critically-acclaimed hits, Ang Huling El Bimbo, Pare ko, Toyang, With a Smile, Alapaap and a lot more. The fab four composed of Ely Buendia, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro disbanded in the year 2002 when the front man of the group, Ely texted his band mates with a word, “It’s graduation time!”

It’s going to be a historic and memorable one night event for all the fans who’ve waited them reunite for the past six years after parting their own ways. Catch the Eraserheads reunion concert as they reminisce their success of being one of Philippines’ band icon on Saturday, August 30, at The Fort, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Tickets are available at Ticketworld 891-9999 while gates will be open in as early as 3:00 PM.