Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III recently made the suggestion that the last two lines of “Lupang Hinirang” be changed. Sotto referred last Sept. 18 to the lines “Aming ligaya na ...

The last line of the Lupang Hinirang about giving one's life for the country isn't defeatist. According to a historian, it's the ultimate sign of patriotism. “Any changes can be proposed, but the ...

PRESS STATEMENT FROM GMA-7: "After the release of its highly praised cinematic version of the Philippine national anthem in 2010, broadcast media giant GMA Network is set to launch another theatrical ...

The past two Manny Pacquiao fights highlighted the widely-accepted, but inappropriate way of singing the Lupang Hinirang - as a hymn. The Philippine National Anthem is not a hymn but a military ...