Mike Hanopol

Mike Hanopol was diagnosed with COVID-19 on June 10, 2021.

In July 2018, Hanopol released his latest album Mike Hanopology: Ang Sekreto recorded in 1993 on a 12-track analog recorder by Butch Dans with members of the Ugoy-Ugoy Band, including George San Jose on drums, Meong Pacana, bass, Bond Samson, keyboards and Noel Santiago, second guitar.

A legendary rock artist recognized in Asia and the Western world, Hanopol is a "frequent show-opener" for concerts such as Asian performances by Western rock artists Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Hanopol was the founder of the Asian pop band known as Tribu Kemistri, a group of musicians which play rock, ethnic rhythms, and new age music. On June 11, 2005, Hanopol and the Juan de la Cruz Band held a reunion concert at the World Trade Center in Pasay.

Hanopol left the Philippines in 1982 to live in the North Miami beach area of South Florida, United States. His album Pilyong Bata was produced in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Hanopol relocated to New York City in 1983. After playing music with Filipino and American bands in New York, Hanopol went back to the North Miami beach area in 1987. He returned to the Philippines in 1993.

Hanopol married Herminia in 1973 and they have a daughter named Michelle, nicknamed "Yummy". He is a practicing Messianic Rabbi, having converted to Messianic Judaism upon learning about his Russian-Jewish heritage in New York.

Michael Abarico Hanopol (born April 10, 1946), also known as Mike Hanopol, is a Filipino rock singer, guitarist, recording artist and Messianic Rabbi. He was a former bass guitarist for the Juan de la Cruz Band. He is a pioneer of rock music in the Philippines active in the 1970s, along with Pepe Smith and Wally Gonzales.