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Punks Not Dead!

                It was 2007. I was just a neophyte in college when the local band scene in Mogpog, which flourished during my high school days, laid low. Jam sessions and events for a cause were no longer staged. Efforts and talents of young aspiring musicians were taken for granted by persons who organized fund-raising events; closed down the entire venue, sold out tickets and made these aspiring fellows perform, who in turn, got nothing but empty promises.

                Feeling that they were just being used and were challenged if they could organize gigs on their own, Kirby Navela, front man of Testing, together with his hordes and brethrens of musicians diverted and formed the group of their own. And Mogpog Punk Movement was born.

                Challenged as they were, and eager to prove their worth, these fellow punks at heart collaborated and pushed through with their brainchild gig. Knowing that punks are anti-politics, they had no choice but to approach these people to solicit for them to have fund for their project. But after they made use of the resources that they got, these politicians in turn, got lashing set-back lyrics from them. Ironic though it was, the point is, they had succeeded in proving their worth, thus launching their first gig titled ‘Back to Old School’ on November 1, 2007, featuring local but promising bands spearheaded by testing, Ramonsito, Solve and Skala among others.

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