The cancellation of Ben&Ben’s performance highlighted the continued concerns over reopening venues and large events for audiences during early 2022. It was just one among many canceled events then.
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup just allowed a limited number of fans to watch live in playing venues in December 2021. The two PBA tournaments then were held in “bubble” formats in Ilocos Norte and Pampanga.
The spike in COVID-19 cases in January 2022 that opened the new year also forced the league to place the ongoing Governors’ Cup on hold. “The Philippine Basketball Association has postponed all scheduled games this week until it hears from the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) allowing the league to continue its tournament,” the league said way back.
Most concerts and theater performances have been done virtually since the pandemic began in March 2020. ABS-CBN’s YouTube channel and Facebook page streamed the musical “Ang Huling El Bimbo” in May 2020. It streamed through TFC Online last 2021. Due to the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic, even benefit concerts to assist victims of Typhoon Odette were held virtually.
Performers and athletes may want to perform live, but they too are prone to the virus. Performing their chosen profession means being without masks for the duration of the concert or game. For their part, Ben&Ben will have announced a new concert date. The band had performed in their first major online concert on December 5, 2021. They were coming off a holiday break prior to the scheduled performance in 2022.
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