Hastang of Yesteryears

Meet Makoy (Drums)

Nickname: Makoy
Birthday: March 25
Interesting snippets: Eats like a horse and snores like a train
Hero: Jack Bauer
Loves: Food, IT, Diving, F1, Drinking, Photography, and a brilliant woman named Yan
Photoblog: Makoy’s Trick of Light

Mark Austin Ladanan: Mark is a natural singer who discovered he has a talent for drums, too. Imposing both in size […]

It’s been a long time since we posted anything here in our blog and in our mailing list. But we want to let you know that Hastang is still very much active (although admittedly busy with other things these days).
Yes, mga bai, our plans for releasing the debut album are still a go. Yeah, […]

What does it mean to be a Hastang groupie? For me, being a groupie equates to being a fan, a friend, a sister, even a mother to the band. We’ve been through so much — Hastang and I.

Guile seems too lazy to update this blog, so I’ve taken it upon myself to look for ways to update this. (No, Guile, you can not bully me into retracting this statement - here or elsewhere.)
Since we moved from blogdrive to this self-hosted blog, we’ve had a grand total of 11 posts! […]

Meet Hastang:

Ria Redulla (Vocals)
Raul “Gaw” Luche (Lead Guitars)
Guile Canencia (Bass)
Mark Austin Ladanan (Drums)
Murray Suson (Rhythm Guitars)

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Hastang is a Cebu-based band composed of members Ria Redulla (lead vocals), Raul Luche Jr (guitars), Guile Canencia (bass), and Mark Austin Ladanan (drums).
Formed in early 2005, the band’s first big break came in the summer of that […]

Yesterday, after the tiresome yet exciting photo shoot (thanks, Mai!), I decided to relax and watch the finals for the SEA Games’ Men’s 9 Ball Pool (doubles) — Philippines vs. Vietnam.
Since the score was 3-8 (race to 11) in favor of the Philippines, I pretty much figured out where the game was going. Battling […]

These days, Mark couldn’t be any happier. He finally has his “A Team” of musicians, all sharing the same hunger, the same drive, the same passion.
Hastang has increased their practice sessions to three nights a week, mostly Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. They’ve more than tripled their efforts to complete the album. Since the birth of […]