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- The Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society, popularly known as Apo Hiking Society or simply Apo, is a Filipino musical group (and contrary to popular belief, the "Apo" in the group's name is not Mount Apo). Formed in 1969, the group was originally composed of 13 members: Lito de Joya, Sonny Santiago, Gus Cosio, Renato Garcia, Chito Kintanar, Kenny Barton, Bruce Brown, Butch Dans, Kinjo Sawada, Ric Segreto, Goff Macaraeg, Doden Besa, Jim Paredes, and Boboy Garrovillo, all students from the Ateneo de Manila high school. Danny Javier joined the group when they were in college. After they graduated in college, the other group members eventually left the group to pursue their own careers. Only three members, made up of Jim Paredes, Boboy Garovillo and Danny Javier, remain and continued performing. During the span of their career, Apo has been one of the primary adherents to the Original Pilipino Music or OPM music movement and have made several contributions for the said movement. The Apo is also involved in record production, talent management and even organizing artists under the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM). The group is also instrumental in establishing careers of new artists in the Philippines. Apo Hiking Society has made 22 record albums in the first three decades of the group's career in the Philippine music industry, and has made a few more through the years. Two tribute albums have also been made, honoring its contribution to OPM music in 2006 and 2007, respectively. The group regularly uses the "Apo" in their name as a Tagalog pun for their albums, shows, and marketing materials - most commonly as nA PO, which means "already" (polite/formal), but also as apó (grandchild) and other possible applications in English (APOcalyptic).
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