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' "The Gift of the Filipinos to the World" '), released in English as "A New and Better Way—The People's Anthem," is a 1986 song recorded in Filipino by a supergroup composed of 15 Filipino artists. The song serves to commemorate the bloodless People Power Revolution which ended President Ferdinand Marcos's 20-year rule, as well as a benefit ...
"Mambo Magsaysay", also known as the "Magsaysay Mambo", is a song which was used as a jingle for the presidential campaign of then-candidate Ramon Magsaysay for the 1953 Philippine election. Composed by Raul Manglapus , it pioneered the use of campaign jingles in presidential elections in the Philippines.
"Heaven Watch the Philippines" is a song by Irving Berlin written in 1946. It was written as a tribute to Filipino resistance during the Japanese occupation in World War II . During the war, Japanese troops in the Philippines attempted to popularize self-glorifying songs such as "Chichi Yo Anata Wa Tsuyokatta" ("Father, You Were Brave" in English).
Pilipinas Kong Mahal (English: Philippines, My Philippines) is one of the most popular patriotic songs in the Philippines. [2] The song was composed by Filipino musician, Francisco Santiago and lyrics by Ildefonso Santos. [1] However, the original text was in English, for "Philippines, my Philippines." It was written by Prescott Ford Jernegan.
"Magkaisa" (Tagalog for "unite") is a 1986 Filipino pop song performed by Virna Lisa (Virna Lisa Loberiza) and composed by Tito Sotto, [1] [2] which is notable for being one of three iconic songs associated with the People Power Revolution of 1986 - the other two being "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo" [3] and the traditional kundiman anthem "Bayan ...
Some of the songs in Hanopol's latest album Lagablab, under Warner Music Philippines, were based on the Book of Psalms (Psalm 75:3–16 and Psalm 37:1–6) and the Ten Commandments. Hanopol's Lagablab is a "10-track guitar album" that features "inspiring and original compositions" aimed at imparting life's lessons to the younger generation of ...
Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas (English: Hymn to the Creation of a New Philippines), also known by its incipit Tindig! Aking Inang Bayan (English: "Stand! My Motherland"), is a patriotic song written by Filipino composer Felipe Padilla de León. [2]
The imposition of martial law in 1979 led to strict government controls over cultural performances and all forms of media. So while artists like Jess Santiago and Heber Bartolome continued writing protest songs, these mostly could not be performed until the late 1970s when international scrutiny and local conditions forced Marcos to loosen the reins somewhat. [8]