SP SOTTO AND NOT THE LYRICS THAT MUST BE CHANGED

The Philippine National Anthem or Lupang Hinirang was composed in 1898 by Julian Felipe. It was during this time our country was besieged by oppression, persecution, and in a state of war so persistent it was only rarely interrupted by peace. But beneath this book of darkness, were scattered rays of light. Man and woman who boldly attended the flame of progress while our nation descended into hell. Ultimately these stars would illuminate the long dark night and as they listened to the tears of the moment, they composed the National Anthem as the driving force for everyone never to be afraid but must be willing to shed their own blood against the enemy toward a new dawn brighter than any had been seen in a thousand years. Now, we Filipinos have always believed that the bridge between reality and a dream is hard work. No idea works unless you have the courage to do the work. Ideation without execution is a delusion.

Thus, the National Anthem focuses on the symbols of remembrance and their significance, and why it has been chosen as a symbol of remembrance. It’s amazing how spiritual we get when we sing the National Anthem if you know what I mean. That significance is attributed to events and individuals at the time and will subsequently echo in the future just like the soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. Now SP Sotto had the gumption to change some of the lyrics of the National Anthem, which is the symbol of courage, unity, and loyalty of our forefathers to our country.

Let me say this to SP Sotto, the thing that you want to do does not constitute an emergency to our country. But the emergency that needs a solution right now is what you are doing to our country as you irrationally continually keep on defending Trillanes. Nothing in the lyrics of it have cause us pain but instead, all inspiration. That is why this is going to take everything that you have under your helmet to be able to hit this one. It is you that must change or better still must be changed sooner than later. You are now meaningless as a Senator and it could even be a part of a great meaning if you are gone. 

The changing of the lyrics in the national anthem is far from the thoughts of many people. As a leader in the Senate or any national leader for that matter, you must know how to prioritize things. You must do first what is the most urgent that involves a life and death situation or what could tilt the balance that will affect our country from safe to dangerous.