Castaway Spotlight: Buwi Meneses

Beginning today, we will feature a castaway 'on the spotlight'. We will share info that most of us really don't know (yet) about them. This article will also be permanently linked to their photo above this website. First of, ironically, is the "Castaway" hitmaker, Buwi.



Buhawi/Buwi is the bassist of Parokya Ni Edgar - that we all know. But he is also doing some really great music recently with Franco. The above video is their latest hit, incidentally titled "Castaway."

Buwi was just starting his Fine Arts studies at the University of the Philippines when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Buwi chose to stop schooling to concentrate on caring for his mother, and at the same time pursue a music career.


In mid-2000, Buwi went with his mother to Mt. Fuji where she joined other women with breast cancer from all over the world. Rosa had complications by the time she reached the fifth station, so her son finished the climb for her.

Rosa died not long after the trek to Fuji. But Buwi’s commitment to the cause of cancer prevention did not stop there. He donated a big amount of his earnings to his dad's non-government organization, Philippine Breast Cancer Network, to build an alternative medicine health center. The facility was founded by his father, Danny Meneses, for the prevention and early treatment of breast cancer. Parokya ni Edgar donated their prize money from the TV program “Game KNB?” to the health center's funds. His father’s high school classmates and fraternity brothers also supported the project.

These days, “Mr. Suave’s” songwriter focuses his attention on his family - his wife and 2 young sons... not until he was re-called to join Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown.

- your SuperHero Admin