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Loboc Children's Choir moves nation to tears


LOBOC, BOHOL - A children's choir singing Josh Groban's "The Prayer" moved the nation to tears Thursday night amid the Visayas earthquake tragedy.

The TV Patrol primetime newscast was already airing when members of the youth choir approached the ABS-CBN broadcast team and said they wanted to sing their message of hope amid the tragedy in quake-hit Bohol.

The award-winning Loboc Children's Choir performed at the end of the newscast, in front of the church ruins where they once sang many times.

Their song touched the hearts of people nationwide who were watching, with many expressing their emotions in social media.

The Loboc Children's Choir and their performance were also among the top trending topics on Twitter Thursday night.

    Naiyak ako dun. Salamat sa kanta at mensahe, Loboc Children's Choir. #TvPatrol

    — zsa zsa padilla (@zsazsapadilla) October 17, 2013

    Can't help but get teary-eyed while watching the Loboc Children's Choir sing w/their ruined church on the background. The Prayer. So divine.

    — Reyzsha Tamayo (@desisme) October 17, 2013

    Thank you Loboc Children's Choir para sa pag-awit sa mga biktima ng lindol!!!!:) god bless you guys!!:)

    — King Josheias Guzman (@kingcguzman) October 17, 2013

    Loboc Children's Choir on TV, singing 'The Prayer' beside the ruins of Loboc Church-all your heart needs to sink into the saddest abyss.

    — tetay montenegro (@tetayintherye) October 17, 2013

    Ka Noli seemed to be blinking back tears after having listened to the Loboc Children's Choir. The kids sounded divine. So sad.??

    — chicprotagonist (@chicprotagonist) October 17, 2013

    Watched the Loboc Children's Choir sing The Prayer. It was so angelic, the kids are so talented. They are the hope of Bohol. #BoholTragedy

    — Sarah Nethea (@NetheaPayne) October 17, 2013

    The performance of the Loboc Children's Choir in front of the completely destroyed church is both heartbreaking and inspiring #BangonBohol

    — sherwin nahial (@talbot_nahial) October 17, 2013

    Loboc Children's Choir :) You bring hope for the people! :)

    — Genifer Abalos (@geniferabalos) October 17, 2013

    I've heard the Loboc Children's Choir sing before. The fact they're singing in front of what remains of the Loboc Church... </3 :(

    — Marc Reuben Cuento (@MykeyOnTheRun) October 17, 2013

The choir consists of students of the Loboc Central Elementary School in Bohol -- the epicenter of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Tuesday that has killed more than 150 people and affected more than 3 million others.

The choir has performed across the country and abroad, including in North America and Europe, as well as for Queen Sofia of Spain.

The group has won various awards, including first prize at the National Music Competitions for Young Artists in 1993 and 1995; national champion in the National Music Competitions for Young Artists in 2001; first prize and gold medal at the Europe and its Songs Festival in Spain in 2003, and The Europe and its Songs 2003 Cup.