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&#;Lead Me Lord&#; composer Arnel de Pano has recovered from COVID and was sent home with a touching serenade by hospital personnel at the Marikina Valley Medical Center.

&#;Lead Me Lord&#;, the iconic inspirational song made popular by Basil Valdez in the s and revived by Gary Valenciano a decade later, was sung by the medical team as De Pano was cleared from COVID infection. Touched by the gesture, De Pano in return, prayed for them.

The frontliners of the Marikina Valley Medical Center serenaded the new COVID survivor as a send-off as he was discharged from the hospital on April 2, The video was posted on April 3 by his wife Amy Avena De Pano.

&#;Arnel prays for his medical team, his angels in this tough journey to healing. Mabuhay po kayo, Dr. Jerome Santos and your medical team of frontliners!! God&#;s blessing, wisdom, empowerment and protection upon you all!!! posted Amy Avena de Pano on Facebook.

&#;That moment was actually a special moment for me. I did not expect it. They just decided really among themselves to send me off. That was the day I was being discharged. They decided to send me off with my own song. Hearing that from the people who took care of me really broke my heart. They&#;re the ones who work tirelessly and selflessly to get me back on the path of recovery and healing,&#; Arnel De Pano told Rico Hizon in an interview with CNN Philippines.

He said that hearing the song from them inspired him. &#;I just wanted to give it back to them. Lalo na ngayon, while I am recovering at home I will not forget the efforts they exerted to get me well. I am very very grateful and very very happy the credit that should be given to them is being given to them,&#; the composer added.

De Pano recounted how he was admitted to the hospital as a suspected pneumonia and typhoid patient.

&#;I was really in denial that I was a COVID case. When I learned

Filipino songwriter

Musical artist

Jude Gitamondoc (complete name Jude Thaddeus Gitamondoc) is a Filipino songwriter, record producer, musical director, and stage director based in Cebu, Philippines. He had won several awards including two Awit Awards, ABS-CBN'sHimig Handog TFC Choice Award, StarStudio Reader's Choice Award, Cebu Pop Musical Festival, Golden Screen Awards, and Gawad Urian Award. He had composed, arranged, produced and/or contributed songs for Filipino singers and artists including Regine Velasquez, Piolo Pascual, Toni Gonzaga, KC Concepcion, Gary Valenciano, Eric Santos, Kyla, among others. In addition, he was commissioned in the production of several musical plays both original and adaptations, including the Philippine Daily Inquirer's best musical play of Gugmang Giatay. He also co-founded the Visayan Pop Songwriting Campaign (Vispop), a yearly songwriting competition for songs written in the Cebuano language.

Early years

Gitamondoc hailed from Surigao del Sur, Philippines. His musical interests started early at age six when his brother brought home a keyboard. He went to study in Don Bosco Missionary Seminar in Lawaan, Talisay City, Cebu, and was mentored by Salesian administrators and musicians who taught him the rudiments of songwriting and piano-playing.

Later, he left the seminary and pursued his interests in music by enrolling at the College of Music in University of the Philippines - Diliman but quit after two semesters upon realizing that the curriculum was more focused on avant-garde music, and he was more interested in mainstream pop genre. It was during this time that he encountered Katha, an organization made up of Filipino musical talents including the World Youth Day theme song composer Trina Belamide and Arnel de Pano, who composed the Basil Valdez hit song Lead me Lord.

Career

Gitamondoc began his professional music career in He had create

Tracks:

OPEN OUR HEARTS
Arnel De Pano

LORD HAVE MERCY
Jboy Gonzales SJ
Arr. Michael Bulaong

GLORY TO GOD
Von de Guzman
Arr. Deo Cruz

HOPE IN THE LORD (PSALM 31)
Philippe Bautista

WITH ALL THAT I AM (PSALM )
Aldougs Joson

ALLELUIA
Michael Bulaong

LENTEN GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Von de Guzman
Arr. Michael Bulaong

PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY
Arnel De Pano

BLESSED BE GOD
Philippe Bautista
Add &#;l Arr. Katz Trangco

HOLY
Trina Belamide

WE PROCLAIM
Jboy Gonzales SJ
Arr. Michael Bulaong

WHEN WE EAT
Trina Belamide
Arr. Deo Cruz

SAVE US
Michael Bulaong

DOXOLOGY & AMEN
Von de Guzman
Arr. Deo Cruz

OUR FATHER-FOR THE KINGDOM
Gianpaolo Elena

LAMB OF GOD
Michael Bulaong
I REST IN YOU
Arnel De Pano

ONLY IN YOUR LOVE
Trina Belamide
Arr. Deo Cruz

SONNET TO OUR LORD ON THE CROSS!
Krina Cayabyab

WE ARE ONE IN HIS LOVE
Niner De Pano & Arnel De Pano

LIGHT IN THE LORD
Noel Miranda
Arr. Philippe Bautista

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Who Is Arnel Pineda?

After a series of unfortunate events in his childhood, Arnel Pineda found success in Asia as the front man for the group The Zoo. In , he was discovered by Journey guitarist Neal Schon, after a series of YouTube videos were posted of him covering American songs, including the famous hit, "Dont Stop Believin'." In December , Pineda became the new lead singer of Journey. His is noted for having a strikingly similar sound to former Journey front man Steve Perry.

Troubled Childhood

Arnel Pineda was born on September 5, , in Sampaloc, Manila, in the Philippines. Throughout his childhood, Pineda endured grave misfortune. When he was just 13 years old, his mother, who was 35 at the time, passed away after a long battle with heart disease. Her medical costs left the family in serious debt, and Pineda's father could no longer provide for Pineda and his three younger brothers, Russmon, Roderick and Joselito.

While relatives were able to take in his brothers, Pineda was left on his own. He spent the next few years homeless, often sleeping outside in public parks and scraping for any food or water that he could afford. When possible, he would stay at a friend's house, who offered him a cot outside. Eventually, Pineda was forced to quit school and take up odd jobs collecting scrap metal and bottles at the pier and selling newspapers to support his family.

Early Career

Pineda's love of music started at a young age. He began singing at just five years old, and had entered many singing contests as a child. In , when he was 15, Pineda was introduced to a local band called Ijos, and was encouraged by his friends to try out as their new lead singer. He sang the Beatles' "Help" and Air Supply's "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All." Although they were concerned with his lack of training, Ijos members were wowed by Pineda's powerful voice, and took him on as the new front man of the band. One of the band mem