Daniel S. Razon | Mr. Public Service | Kuya ng Pilipinas

“I was introduced in English so I was actually forced to also speak in English. But nevertheless, hopeless people are hopeful right now, at this very moment, that they will be benefiting from this project,” says Kuya Daniel in his speech at the Tala Gallery.

“And on behalf of Bro. Eli Soriano who has been very supportive of everything that we have been doing and who is the mentor of all of us to open our hearts and our minds in doing good to others, especially to those who belong to the household, thank you so very much and we thank God. And to God be the glory.”

After his moving speech, Kuya Daniel takes a tour of the Tala Gallery to see his photographs transformed into paintings by artists who lent helping hands (with their brushes) inspired by Kuya Daniel's Kahit Isang Araw Lang (Just One Day) advocacy.

A string orchestra accentuates the cozy atmosphere with American oldies-but-goodies like Fly Me to the Moon, An Affair to Remember, and Misty.

Here, imitation becomes not only the sincerest form of flattery, but more importantly, of philanthropy.

Painting or photograph? Kuya Daniel admiring a painting that looked like an enlarged version of his photo of New York City buildings at night.

Admiration was ubiquitous that night as guests like him gazed in awe of the spectacles hung on the gallery's walls. Some however...

...showed it more than others. Following the footsteps of Kuya Daniel, perhaps?

But of all the evidences of admiration on that artistic eve, the look of a loving husband on a portrait of his loving wife proved greatest of all.

"And if you are going to get all of these works of art and hang them on your walls, they’re not going to be just artworks to look at, but beyond that. ... But it will be something that will also be doing something good for other people."