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Thursday, May 14, 2009

10:17 PM

- May 3 09

The world rejoiced for Manny Pacquiao's victory over Ricky Hatton.
No doubt about that.
It was a very good fight, until..

It is a custom for every boxing match to have their own National Anthems sung by their respective constituences, This year was quite an issue for Manny Pacquiao because it was the first time that a male singer (MARTIN NIEVERA) was the one who sung the National Anthem.
Unlike the past few years, the singer was always a female.

Adding to the issue is how Martin Nievera sung the national anthem.
For those who have viewed the match, it was clear that Mr. Nievera placed a different tune to the Philippine National Anthem.
He had his own rendition of "Lupang Hinirang" and the National Historical Institute" of the Philippines did not like it.

It is against the Philippine Flag Law to change the tune of the Philippine National Anthem, and everyone must retain the original tune by its composer/arranger.

In the news, Mr. Nievera had explained that Mr. Pacquiao was the one who asked him to sing, and he did it because of artistic freedom.
(see this site for full article: http://www.pep.ph/news/21688/Martin-Nievera-on-National-Anthem-controversy:-%22Hindi-ko-naman-binastos-yung-kanta.%22)

Yes. We have freedom.
We can do anything we want, but with that kind of perception, we are actually trying to impose here that Laws and Rules are nothing but crap! or can i say, a junk?

- The national anthem was meant for everyone to hear.
It is against our law to make our own rendition of the song.
Let's think of preserving our history in the way it was made.

Personally, I was shocked after listening to Nievera's rendition of the "Lupang Hinirang", it was until the logo of the NHI was flashed in the screen, that I felt ok with his rendition.But, according to the NHI, there was no permission from them, they didn't know.

Well, I must say, that if this is the case, many Filipinos could also make their own rendition of the song. Mr. Nievera, hindi biritan ito.. hindi concert. Ano ngayon if your an american citizen? If di mo pala mapanindigan yung pagiging Filipino, sana nagbackout ka na lang..

Pero don't get me wrong, I idolize him. He's a good performer, but pls, wag kang mapride, make a public apology.

We don't want the youth to make diff. renditions of the song. Coz in the end, if we cannot be united by having one song, how can we be united at heart?

No offense made.
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