'Q&A' with an OPM icon

While his daughters are based in Australia and shuffle between Down Under and the Philippines to see him, Alcasid said he and Velasquez are determined as ever to give Nate a “normal life.”

So yes, even if he has a live telecast most days, he makes it a point to drive his son to school and other activities despite the usual latenight commitments or rehearsals and amid the harrowing Metro Manila traffic crisis.

The doting dad further shared, “When we can, we’d bring him out for a picnic in UP (University of the Philippines, where Alcasid graduated college) so he can experience regular things like that. You still get one or two people asking for photos, but on the whole, we get more privacy than, say, going to the mall.”

Despite his unwavering dedication to his music and OPM as a whole, it is clear where Ogie Alcasid, the music icon’s priorities lie. Crystal clear.

It is, therefore, no surprise that when another outlet asked the singer-songwriter if he feels he has anything left to prove in his stellar career, Herminio Jose Lualhati Alcasid Jr. wholeheartedly replied, “When you say ‘to prove’ that’s a hard [concept] to grasp because there are so many things to keep learning. In terms of my career, I just deeply love what I do; I love OPM. I don’t seek approval or validation from anyone but God, so I just want to keep putting things out there so long as it’s for His glory and I make people happy.”

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Presented by Newport Resort Casino and NY Entourage Productions, tickets to “Love: Q and A” are available via SM Tickets and TicketWorld and at the Nustar Convention Center (February 13) and Newport Performing Arts Theater box offices.