Raffy was born on September 29, 1988 at the Mindanao Sanitarium Hospital, Tibanga Iligan city at exactly 9 PM. He’s real name is Mohammad Ashraf P. Macapaar (P means Pacaambung-That was his moms maiden name). His father is Mr. Nasroden “nanding” Macapaar, and his mom is Mrs. Hadja Mariam “amal” Pacaambung-Macapaar. Raffy is the 2nd sibling of the family and the first son. When he was born he had a 5 pounds weight (that’s according to his mom and dad), he stay on the incubator in 3 weeks for the seek of his life (according to the doctor he’ll die without the incubator used). And after that he live healthier and he grow healthier. When he was a child he called his father and mother as Dad and Mom but since his Dad went to UAE (United Arab Emirates) to finish his Arabic Study (to be an ALEEM) he stop calling them Dad and Mom. And his Dad teach him to called them instead of Dad, BABA and Mom as MAMA. Then from now on he and his other brothers and sisters followed the way ha called his mom and dad.
At the age of 6 his Mama and Papa decided to brought Raffy to school that time there is no Junior Kinder to his school and directly to kinder 1. and according to his teacher in kinder Raffy was the most intelligent in her class that time and most talent as well. And he got the award of Excellent Student during the kinder graduation.
He discover his singing talent when he was at the age of 7 (if I’m not mistaken) the first song that he sing was the song of Whitney Houston in titled “One Moment In Time” and he won as a Best Kid Performer of his School and in his Municipality as a whole.
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Article of AKIROU SANTOS-PEREZ, a local journalist of his University and a certified fan of Raffy.
