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"Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo" (lit. ' "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.
"Akin Ka Na Lang" (transl. "Please Be Mine") is a Filipino song first recorded by singer and songwriter Morissette. It was written by Francis Kiko Salazar for the Himig Handog: P-Pop Love Songs songwriting competition (2014). [1] The song reached the finals of the competition but did not receive an award. [2]
Wish Ko Lang! (transl. just my wish!) is a Philippine television public service drama anthology series broadcast by GMA Network.Originally hosted by Bernadette Sembrano, it premiered on June 29, 2002 on the network's Saturday afternoon line up.
In 1986, Florante campaigned for the reelection of president Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 snap election, being a friend of Marcos' son Bongbong. [4] [5] In 2004, Florante stated that his 1983 allegorical song "Upuan", which alluded to Marcos and his military officers, managed to predict his downfall three years before he was deposed in the People Power Revolution.
Manila sound is styled as catchy and melodic, with smooth, lightly orchestrated, accessible folk/soft rock, sometimes fused with funk, light jazz and disco.However, broadly speaking, it includes quite a number of genres (e.g. pop, vocal music, soft rock, folk pop, disco, soul, Latin jazz, funk etc.), and should therefore be best regarded as a period in Philippine popular music rather than as a ...
Dialect – Any of the languages of the Philippines other than Tagalog (Original meaning: a variety of a standard language) Double-deck — A bunk bed. (Original meaning: something that has two decks or levels one above the other, usually a bus or tram). Duster [28] — A loose dress wore in (and near) one’s house. (Original meaning: a ...
"Magkaisa" (Tagalog for "unite") is a 1986 Filipino pop song by Virna Lisa (real name: Virna Lisa Loberiza) and composed by Tito Sotto. [1] [2] It is notable for being one of three iconic songs of the 1986 People Power Revolution, alongside Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo [3] and the patriotic kundiman and protest anthem, Bayan Ko.
Porke (from Sp. porque) assumes the function of causal conjunction in Tagalog and it is used to express an ironic or critical attitude, translatable to English as "just because" or "only because"; porke is a synonym of Tagalog dahil (exact translation of "because") and dahil lang (lámang) (exact translation of "just because" and "only because ...