Huling Awit ni Danny Javier - singer-songwriter & 1/3 of APO Hiking Society, passed away at 75.

Posted Oct 31 - The music veteran succumbed to “complications due to his prolonged illnesses,” his daughter Justine Javier Long said in a joint statement with her siblings.

Javier died at around 5 p.m. due to cardiac arrest at the National Kidney Transplant Institute, where he had been confined for treatments, his brother George told ABS-CBN News.

“In life, as in his death, our Pop never stopped fighting for what he loved, what he believed in and what he was passionate about,” Long said. “He left this world with his passion and strength of will intact and we know he would not have it any other way.”

Long requested the public to “respect our family’s privacy” at this time, as they arrange the details of Javier’s memorial and funeral, which they will announce at a later date.

“Our family would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of love, prayers and condolences at this difficult time,” she wrote.

Quoting lyrics from the memorable APO Hiking Society song “Awit ng Barkada,” Long said, “Sa lungkot at ligaya, hirap at ginhawa, kami’y kasama mo.”

Javier, alongside Jim Paredes and Boboy Garrovillo, are credited as pillars of Original Pilipino Music or OPM, with enduring hits that would later become a stage musical, aside from being pop culture favorites.

The trio also became television staples, notably with their variety shows including “Sang Linggo nAPO Sila” on ABS-CBN in the late ‘90s.