text message of Ely Buendia is dead is not true

There are no truth to the rumors of former Eraserheads' frontmant Ely Buendia is dead.

Their is a nasty text message that are circulating the Ely has passed away due to complications brought by his heart ailment.

According to his manager that Ely was ordered by his doctors to rest for two months straight after undergoing another angioplasty.

It is a cardiac rehabilitation program that a recovering patient must follow to manage his condition.

Ely Buendia is stable after another angioplasty procedure

After his heart attack during their reunion concert, former Eraserheads vocalist Ely Buendia underwent again another angioplasty procedure yesterday morning at the Philippine Heart Center. This is his 3rd time to do this procedure.

Buendia's manager Day Cabuhat said that Ely is now "100 percent fully-restored and now recovering" after the said procedure.

Ely’s wife Diane said, “He’s OK. He’s in stable condition."

In 2007, Ely also suffered a heart attack while his new band Pupil was performing in Laguna. He underwent two angioplasty procedures at the PHC.

Angioplasty procedures is a surgical operation where narrowed or blocked arteries are widened.




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Ely Buendia is now at Philippine Heart Center

The highly anticipated reunion comeback of Pinoy band icon Eraserheads at the Bonifacio Global City open field yesterday Aug. 30 push through but the unexpected happened and the concert was cut short. Lead vocalist Ely Buendia suffered chest pain and reportedly collapsed after the first set.

He was rushed to the Makati Medical Center and the Buendia's family has declined to comment on his condition. They also requested the media to refrain from interviews and shooting video of the singer.

UPDATE: After he was treated at Makati Med., he was transferred at the Philippine Heart Center around 1:00 a.m. Sunday.

Reportedly, Buendia suffered chest pains due to the stress brought about by his mother's recent death and exhaustion due to the rehearsals for the Eraserheads reunion concert.

Buendia's mother died of cardiac arrest early morning of August 28. She had been recovering from surgery done just days before to treat her intestinal cancer.

In 2007, Buendia suffered a heart attack while his new band Pupil was performing in Laguna. He underwent two angioplasty procedures at the Philippine Heart Center after doctors found at least two blockages in his arteries.

Eraserheads' Reunion Concert New Details

After the rumored cancellation and sponsorship controversy, Philippines' legendary 90's band Eraserheads is now busy releasing tickets for the said reunion concert.

The one-night only reunion concert was initially initiated by Philip Morris but was question and petition by the Department of Health and the anti-tobacco groups the legal issues and the ask the band to reject the sponsorship of the said cigarette manufacturers.

Below are the latest details of the said concert..

Details via PEP.

"What: Eraserheads Reunion Concert
When: August 30, 2008 (Saturday)
Tickets are available at Ticketworld (891-9999) starting August 28, 2008 (Thursday)
Patron: Php 1, 300++.00
General Admission: Php 800++.00
Brought to you by Radiohead Media Inc. in cooperation with Sony BMG Music Entertainment Phil. Inc."

DOH urge the Eraserheads to junk their cigarette sponsor

Anti-tobacco organizations and the government especially the Department of Health (DOH) is urging and appealing to Pinoy band Eraserheads (Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro and Raimund Marasigan) to reject and cancel the sponsorship of cigarette manufacturers in their highly anticipated reunion concert this August 30.

A DOH official said that icon band like the Eraserheads must disassociate themselves from a cigar company.

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance-Philippines is asking the band to copy the recent act of Alicia Keys who rejected the sponsorship of cigarette giant Philip Morris for her concert in Indonesia.

Philip Morris confirmed that their company is sponsoring the reunion concert.