Should Filipino and Journey frontman Arnel Pineda be penalized for his rendition of the "Lupang Hinirang"?

8/14/2019 Should Filipino and Journey frontman Arnel Pineda be penalized for his rendition of the "Lupang Hinirang"?

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NO YESI don't agree with punishing Arnel Pineda in the way he sang thenational anthem, anyone of us has a free will or should I say"interpretation" on how we sang our national anthem, most of thePilipinos/celebrities(singers) that having a chance to sing inPACMAN fights they have their own style the way they sang ouranthem. so my question is why only Arnel, how about the others?so let leave it that way. It's over same with fight, so let's get over it.

To be honest, I don't like it, but, it is what it is. So then..

Yes,dapat lang... Marami na ang gumawa nun... lahakumanta sa maling paraan dapat makulong!

NO NO NO NO yes so that everybody will be sincere to adopt the samtone and tempo because this is our national anthem ashould be able to sang it well because our children wstudying are asking why we have different tone and teduring our daily morning national anthem in school sowe should be strict on this matter.concern citizen

Eh? I don't know if NHI can sing in front of 50,000 people.The important point here is that, Arnel sang it with his heart.

If they still stucked up our heads pointing to the original theme,then, find their own singer.Manny choose Arnel to sing the national anthem for Philippines, not

just singing it for a single time, but it was singed to remembered.

Maybe, the original composition must be singed, in their own

opinion, but did NHI realized that we were living in moderngeneration, with different taste in music?

Don't stick in original form, we need to perform and entertain withpatriotism in our heads, not to sing it for it was JUST WRITTEN INTHE LAW.

I definitely think he should. Our national anthem shousang with dignity and respect. He didn't do justice to oanthem. I personally am expecting that there would bFilipino singer who would sing it the way it should be sand that is in a march song tone. That is the original tof our anthem.

NO and as a filipino also i was touch the way he interpret theLupang Hinirang and i like it the way he delivers the song.

IF IT IS THE WRITTEN LAW OF THE LAND THEN HMUST BE PUNISHED OR PENALIZED. AFTER ALL ALWAYS AN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN MANY TIMES REPRIMAND BY THE NATIONAL HISTORICALINSTITUTE FOR THOSE WHO SANG THE NATIONAANTHEM IN A WRONG TONE OR TEMPO. MAYBE LEAST THIS TIME THE LAW MUST BE APPLIED AS

EXAMPLE AND WOULD NOT BE EMULATED BY THNEXT WHO WILL BE SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTIN AN INTERNATIONAL OR LOCAL EVENT SUCH ATHE PACQUIAO FIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES.

arnel pineda should not be penalized. rockstart ang dating ehmaayos ang dating sa pandinig ko at ma-emosyonal naman sya.memorized by heart. basta arnel is good and we love hearing hisrendition of lupang hinirang.

yes,dapat lang my penalty sya! nde ba cya nag-aral dpinas?..yan ang hirap ng tao nde marunong magmahsariling bayan. at dapat bago cya pinakanta dpat dumsa NHI kz ang dami ng mga singers na mali ang tunopag kanta nla! dpat si pakyaw nkipag coordinate sa Npara ma iwasan ang issue...Nkakahiya namn bawat laPakyaw ,ang Pambansang Awit ay laging MALI ang pkanta! dpat matoto na tayo!

keeeeeybzzzz ...Yes and No...

Yes in a way that he indeed did a mistake...No... because if the people in authority just checked itbefore the deed was done, I don't think there's a probdon't know why, but we, the Filipinos, have this habit reminding people when its too late...

cant agree to that,..edi kau nlang dapat kumanta sa bawat laban nipacquiso,...lahat na yata ng kumanta ng lupang hinirang sa ibabawng ring pulos negative comments na lang,...wala ba somethingpositive man lang,..

yes ..im agree to be punished..kasi we should preservour original national anthem and respect sa bandilanatin,,bawat wagayway ng bandila ay may kabuluhandapat tama ang marinig na tempo ng pambansa awit

In my own opinion, I didn't see anything wrong with Arnel Pineda'srendition of Philippine National Anthem. He sang it the way it wassupposed to be sang. The only different from that performance wasthe voice. What do you expect? He's a rock star! His voice is likethat. It only seemed different because of his voice but the tempo,the pitch, the rhythm..come on dude! I see no problem with that.Why don't we just be proud of the whole performance? From the

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YES, he should be punished for doing so...He is not aexample to pupils who are taught to sing the nationalanthem the right way. These kids might think pwede kkanyang version ayon sa gusto ng kakanta...Why chathe tone just to gain popularity?


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The National Historical Institute has been filing complaint aftercomplaint on how the national anthem is sung. Complaints likewrong tone and tempo. why not they themselves sing the nationalanthem so that the artists or whoever would sing it will follow theirlead. They know better i suppose. What about penalizing also thosepeople who are writing on the national flag during national andinternational events is this not a way of disrespecting the nationalflag?

Patriotism is not measured by how one sings the Naitonal Anthem.No. Pineda should not be penalized. He sang it from his heart. Isn'tit hyporcrisy to continue threatening to sue everytime a celebrityrenders his own version?

If you REALLY want to implement the law, then do so! Apply thelaw to everybody and not just Arnel Pineda... do a "firing squad" ofall the artists (famous and otherwise) guilty of "desecrating" theNational Anthem.

Hell, jail the citizens who are tone deaf and could not carry a tunetoo - they're not singing it right either!!!

The funny thing about this is the crab mentality of it all. Why notfocus on more important issues like imprisonment of CORRUPTGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS?! That is a more worthy andmeaningful cause, right?

If you want to implement the law, implement those that REALLY doaffect the state of our poor nation!...Too Bad Arnel sang the last part 'Out Of Tune'...it would havebeen Great if he got the last part right...No need to punish Arnel,

just out of generosity...that would also be tantamount for usFilipinos showing the world our 'Crab Mentality'...

Yan ang problema sa ating mga pinoy. ANG COMMON SENSENGA NAMAN... HINDI NA COMMON. KINAILANGAN PANGGUMAWA NG MGA GANIYANG KLASENG BATAS?

SA TINGIN NIYO BA TALAGA HINDI KINANTA NI ARNEL PINEDAANG KANTA WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT???

EH KUNG KAYO KAYA ANG KUMANTA SA HARAP NG LAHATNG TAONG YON??? KAYA NIYO???

EH KUNG NHI NA LANG ANG KUMANTA. SA HARAP NG LAHATNG TAONG YON? BAKIT HINDI NA LANG SILA ANG TAGA PILING KAKANTA?

If NHI will sue everybody who sings the song the wrong way,SANDAMAKMAK NA PILIPINO NA ANG MAY KASO.


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Why can't we admit to ourselves that it's difficult to sing some partof the songs, especially when you don't know how to sing well?People run out of breath while singing a very continuous and fastpart of the song. Especially when it comes to this part:

Lupa ng araw ng luwalhatit pagsinta,Buhay ay langit sa piling mo,Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi,Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo.

KANTAHIN NIYO KAYA, TAPOS I-RECORD NIYO. TAPOSIPAKITA MO SA BUONG PILIPINAS! MAY MAKIKITA ATMAKIKITA PA RIN NG BUTAS. ABANGAN MO NA LANG KUNGILAN ANG MAGDEDEMANDA SAYO.

Mas ok nang iniba yung tempo at tono, kaysa INIBA YUNGLYRICS. What's important is we value the lyrics and WE PUT IT TOHEART.

Kapag nagkamali ka na ba sa pagkanta, hindi ka na sincere sapagkanta ng tama ng Lupang Hinirang? eh kung hindi mo kayaeh??? KAYA NGA MAY RECORDED VERSION, PARA YUN ANG

GAYAHIN. Mas concerned kayo sa pagkanta. Hindi ba kayoconcerned na ganito ang asal ng mga kapwa nating pilipino?

IMBES NA NAGTUTULUNG TULUNGAN TAYO, HINAHATAK PANATIN ANG ISA'T ISA PABABA.

The mere fact that they want to penalize Arnel is A DISRESPECTTO THE ANTHEM ITSELF!!!

ANG RESPETO SA LUPANG HINIRANG AY HINDI NASUSUKATSA GALING AT SA PAGIGING TAMA NG PAGKANTA NITO.

Bakit hindi niyo na lang pakialaman yung mga taong ni hindi

marunong tumigil sa ginagawa nila habang pinatutugtog ang lupanghinirang?

KUNG MASYADONG REKLAMADOR AT STRICT ANG NHI, EH DISILA NA ANG MAG ASSIGN NG DAPAT KUMANTA NG LUPANGHINIRANG PARA WALA NANG PROBLEMA. LAGI NAMANG PA-BIDA!Gusto lang mapansin ang taga National Historical Institute na silalang ang tama. KSP kc. Pero hanggang ngayon iba-iba ang versionng Anthem sa lahat ng paaralan sa boung bansa. Sana sila aykumanta at ipamigay sa DEPED, yan kon itoy tatanggapin sa mgaHeads.

i dont think so....arnel is a rock star and he sung it perfectly....proudto be Pinoy..i think the NHI should file a complaint against christianbautista instead..remember how he forgot the lyrics of the nationalanthem...hahaha....disgusting...

Again? Every time someone sings the Lupang Hinirang TheNational Historical Institute files a complaint.... Corny.. There aremore problems they should focus on than watching Pacquiao'sfight! If we are paying taxes to this Department just to watch overpeople sing the National Anthem, It is better off desolved! I


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remembered Christian Bautista forgot one whole phrase of theNational Anthem and nobody gave a damn...Oh well, a typicalFilipino stupidity! A wrong sense of priority! I would love to seesomeone from The National Historical Institute sing it on thePacman - Mayweather fight and see if they can do better! Pleasefocus on more pressing problems please because you are plainlywasting peoples taxes!

nokasi if even parusahan sya dapat to be fair parusahaan din yongiba,it would be unfair to him if sya lang. besides, is there any lawhere in the Philippines na sabi parusahan ang sino mang mag bagong tono ng national anthem? If ever meron then parusahan perowala naman. Masyado lang silang KSP....If the national historical institute are always complaining about ourrespected singers here in the Philippines... singing LupangHinirang... Bakit di sila ang mag hanap ng singers para kumanta ngtama sa pandinig nila or to involve themselves to teach our singerto sing the right tempo of Lupang Hinirang.... Kesa gawan ng kasoang mga known singers na nagbibigay karangalan sa atin bansalike Arnel Pineda. Dapat magising ang mga namumuno saHistorical Institutena sila ang nagkukulang sa pag suporta sa atingsingers... Dapat pa bang humantong sa pagdedemanda kung sila

mismo ang nakakaalam sa dapat nilang gawin? Ilang singers na baang nademanda sa pag kanta ng ating pambansang awit... Di pa basila nagising na dapat nilang mainvolve sa bawat pag kanta ngating mga kilalang singers? HELLO NATIONAL HISTORICALINSTITUTE DI PA BA KAYO NAGSASAWA MAG DEMANDA SAMGA SINGERS NA NAGBIBIGAY PANGALAN SA ATING BANSA?

no, as long as you sing from the heart and full of pride there'snothing wrong the way arnel sings it. why is it that everytime thatsomebody sings from pacquiao fight its a very big deal? if NHIreally after the issue why is it that up to now they had done nothingto correct the wrong doing in singing the national anthem.........ifalso i may ask is the american also after the same issue i don't

think so i've seen and heard a lot of american singing their nationalanthem in their own way and its ok kahit pa nga birit to themaxxxxx....

As long as Arnel or other Filipinos sing the national anthem with alltheir hearth, I dont think its necessary to penalized anyone. Paanoyung mga sintunado kumanta?

Ang mahalaga ay taos sa puso ang pagkanta at maypagpapahalaga sa Bansang Pilipinas.No because he didn't change the lyrics and he sang it very well withfeelings anyway.

NoLegally speaking you can not file criminal charges due to theprinciple of territoriality. The alleged violation was done in USAoutside of the criminal jurisdiction of the Philippine penal system.Moreover, he performed giving his best taking into account thepressure of singing before 51,000 fans and millions watchingworldwidefor me, its ok, there's no problem.... ok nmn pagkanta nya ngphilippine national anthem... at mganda nmn interpretation nya... atung ibang tao dyan n mhilig magcritize well, naiintindihan ko din


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kau ksi minsan criticize lng kaya ntin ksi hindi nmn ntin kayangabutin ung naabot ng tau,,, tama po? heheh peace...

Para hindi na po tayo mag-aksaya ng panahon sa kung tama ba omali ang artist-rendition ni arnel pineda ng "Lupang Hinirang" salaban nila pacquiao-clottey try to consider this:

The phil. nat'l anthem was developed in order to stir national fervorand unity in the events leading to the revolution against colonialspain. It was a marching tune because this was the sound of thetroops.Definitely NO! Everyone must respect his freedom of expression.And how can he be penalized in the first place when our countrydoesnt even have jurisdiction over the place where he sang LupangHinirang. Another point, what if a non-singer sung our nationalanthem, and because he is not a singer, he's not able to hit somenotes correctly, should he be penalized? The motive should beexamined, and Arnel surely had no ill motive when he sang ournational anthem at Texas.

Im so fed up with the NHI; they think they know everything whenthey dont even know their criminal law on jurisdiction. Maybe nexttime, the NHI head (whoever he is) should just be the one to sing

our national anthem every time Pacquiao fights. And if he mishit anote, I will sue him. LOLEverytime na lang may kumanta ng Philippine National Anthemmay issue, may nagbago ba sa lyrics - wala, may nag bago ba satempo - meron, may nagbago ba sa melody - ewan ko, nagbago baang mensahe ng kanta - hindi.

Suggestions ko sa susunodn para wala ng issue, either angPresident ang kumanta para wala ng kaso kung nahihiya angPresidente eh di plaka na lang para siguradong walang mababago.

Yun lang poh.Arnel pineda, rendered our national anthem the best that he could ,

if he was guilty then what about other nations that sing thereanthems while in bathing suits or maybe other nations that singtheir national anthem while changing the lyrics. i think that both our

justice system and constitution is really haywired , there's no basisand even if there, was then its just absolutely hilarious. its like goingto jail even if your innocent and being freed coz you have money.

As long as you sing it with pride and with all of your emotions, youdon't have to worry about being penalized or something. What's thebig deal? I think Arnel Pineda did a great job in singing the nationalanthem. As well as the others who sang in the PACMAN fight.

OF COURSE NOT, JOURNEY'S FRONTMAN JUST LIKE

OTHERS BEFORE HIM WHO MADE THEIR OWN RENDITIONS,,IS AN ARTIST AND LIKEWISE CAN SING OUR ANTHEM INARTISTIC WAY. WHY NOT LET THE NATIOINAL HISTORICALINSTITUTE SING IT NEXT TIME AROUND LIVE, MAYBE THEYCAN DO IT BETTER!!!

The NHI has been a traditionalist body of history. The others arecorrect in their surmise that if they should punish Arnel Pineda, thenthey should start punishing the others like i.e. Christian Bautistawho forgot the words and tried singing it in different words??? The


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point is, the NHI should at least be proud that the National Anthemwas sung by a world renown persona i.e. Arnel Pineda of Journeyand was sung for the fight of Manny and not about singing it in theirown way from the heart. We have been singing the tradition way ofsinging the Lupang Hinirang the same way over and over againwhen we were in school. We should always expect change whennew generations come along and its not that Arnel sung it inblasphemy but sung it being proud that he was the one to sing it ina warrior's fight to show that we as a people are being representedby Manny.The NHI just wants exposure on this like any political body thatwants to get their share of the limelight with Mr. Pineda's rendition. Ienjoy his rendition, its because its a different in a sense that itbreathes a fresh tune plus most importantly it was sung from theheart.So to the NHI, just be proud it was heard in a million televisions andunlike you, you get just 15mins of fame out of this and Mr. Pinedawill soar higher in the days to come. Go Arnel! You make theFilipino people proud! I know I am!!! =]No. Penalize the man if the lyrics was intentionally changed. NHI ibelieve is overreacting.

The people at NHI are just a bunch of "pinoy daw?" with "CRAB

MENTALITY".

Before we stick to the anthem sang by Arnel, first, why we shouldfocus on that small problem like what he sang during the PacquiaoClottey fight? We should focus also I mean the big problem here inour country, if we consider those small things happened as what wedid by the front man of Journey, why we don't dig those biggestproblems that we face right now especially graft & corruption, thescams, the murder cases that pending on the court due to lack ofevidence, the innocent people asked their justices that we shouldfocus for their justice too. The problem here in our country is someof the people here get envy because of the money. I don't eventake those kind of people that must have their own interest. All we

have to do is just to help to those people need help, Don't be sameas what on the crabs instinct, I mean as what we call crab mentality,no, the problem of Arnel is just only a small thing, he sang with hisheart and mind maybe because of excitement he changed withsmall tempo but not necessary we have to focus on it. I know somepeople out their got their own interest to put also Arnel on thetrash...Try to focus their selves before to others, Also thegovernment must took to the big problem, just resolve first on whatthey had right now before Arnel.

Arnel Pineda has so far one of the best rendition of our nationalanthem. Although I have noticed that most if not all keep on raisingthe notes on the last three words of our anthem "dahil sa 'yo" when

it should have just been sang flatly or at a descending tone. So Ithink, he must not be penalized because it ought to be sang in aslower tempo which he did with just a little flaw as I have said, whenhe raised the tone with the critical last 3 words of our nationalanthem. Still, well done Arnel Pineda!

Bah fuckin fagots.. Let him be.. I dare you to do what he's done infront of all those people before you complain .. Singin in front of myschool which has less than a thousand is hard enough.. How muchmore for 50,000 people. I dont know why the hell NHI is always


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complaining.. Bet they too cant even sing our national anthemperfectly right eh? Haha,, this is my opinion.. I dont know what iswith the others who agree with NHI > i think they are OLD people ...:) kiddin .. Or at least people who are too serious to enjoy life.. Cantblame them .. That must be how they were thought too sing...Young ones these days sing the national anthem with heartfeltsincerity even if their pitch tones whatever suck.. Honestly, noteverybody can sing!.. Bet some here cant, yes?.. ;)) if you peopleare too tired of hearing people singin Lupang HiNirang in A wrongway.. Think about this..> its better than hearing Pacmansing :)))))))))

*teen ops* im only speaking for myself here ayt?..No i don'tt think so, I think the NHI is just making money out of thesingers by filing unecesarry cases , the government should focusmore on important issues rather than waste time

Why are we very particular about the singing of that nationalanthem????? For me, as long as it was sang in a nice way its OK.Did you hear the National anthem of the United States and theCustume the singers are wearing during the fight? Dont tell me ifthe one who sang the national anthem of the Philippines wears thatkind of dress THE NHI will send them to electric chair or be headed

those singers just because they wear and sag the national anthemin a deferent waypara saakin wala yan sa Tempo o ano pamanbastat kinanta heartily at hindi naman gina wang chacha o tangoang tempo ok lang yon!!!!.. The NHI always complain about that,but did this stupid people care to educate the singers before theysang that hymn in that fight? Ang mga taga NHI puro lang yan salitaMGA TAONG WALANG MAGAWA SA BUHAY MGA KSP Kayawalang asinso ang Pilipinas dahil may mga taong bina bayaran nawala na man silbi!!! Sayang lang yong TAX na bina bawas sasweldo ko buwan buwan!! Na pupunta lang sa mga KSP na tao.Sa mga taga NHI imbis na mag tatatalak kayo dyan, gawin nyo angdapat gawin . wag kayong mag tatatalak kong tapos na dahil walana yon silbi dapat before this singers sing this anthem dapat

papuntahin nyo sa tangapan ninyo at turoan nyo ng tama kasidayan na man kayo magaling diba??? Hindi yong pag kataposkantahin I didemanda na ninyo!! O kaya wag na kantahin nagnational anthem ng Pinas para wala ng issue after the fight.DIBA???????hell no!!! its still the national anthem that we all love. i think it wasbeautiful he did a splendid job! we should be proud with the worksof our fellow pinoys! stop the crab mentality guys! that's ourcountries problem... rather than waisting time with this irrelevantissue. point those efforts ot the fu#%@! up politicians. thosebastards are the ones who should be "PUNISHED"!!!

It's a big NO. Arnel Pineda shouldn't be punished. For the past few

years and for the past few fights of Manny Pacquiao the NationalHistoric Commission or the Filipino people itself have a negativecomment about how the National Anthem was sang. I think peoplewho say that it is an injustice or an insult to our country were justKSP, they are trying to decide the things which they think is good orbad based on their own predicaments. But FYI for everyone, weinvited SINGERS, meaning ARTISTS, these are the people who aregood in their craft and have the passion to do it. They maypresented it differently but it didn't give any bad interpretation aboutour country. I guess no one would make a perfect "Lupang


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Hinirang" if we are being a perfectionist. Now, if the People of thePhilippines really want to have a "perfect" National Anthem, whydon't they just record it in a tape or a CD then just play it in everyother fights. I think it is more irrational to degrade an artist justbecause he sang the National Anthem in his own expressive waywhich is NOT really far from the original. Come on people, it's 2010already, I know tradition and culture are important but think firstbefore we react. There are a lot of things that we should focus onthis country, don't waste your time here.

that's the problem with most Filipino...they tend to notice themistake of other peoplewithout putting the situation in their own shoe. Arnel Pineda did hisbest on singing the national anthem...far better than the other artistwho sang it before him..why should he get punished for that???No, Arnel's rendition was sincerely sung from the heart. everyonewho heard his rendition in the TV surely in one way or another feltthe song( nanginig ako sa totoo lang)

its his style of singing and no one can take it away form him........these people from the National Historic Institute are only giving outtheir thoughts so that they could be noticed by the public (sa totoolang wala akong nabalitaang nagawa ang mga taong to) they do

not have any right to criticize Arnel when they cannot singthemselves (pang videoOke lang ang boses nyo!)

anyway, most of the singers who sung the anthem were criticizedby these people in the manner they sang the anthem,,, its not thatsurprising....... their taking the issue too far... (nagpapapansin langkumbaga)

I strongly believe that this fake Institution should get abolished (mgawalang nagawa)he shouldnt be punished for that.... what about christian bautistawhen he forgot the lyrics and he just laughed about it???

I think he shouldn't be punished,but this should be a turning pointfor all of us Filipinos...we shouldn't take small details like this forgranted...it's our heritage and a reflection of ourselves...You can'tblame other countries and even fellow Filipinos who treat us with norespect because sometimes we too don't give respect to ourselvesby the small things that we do..."big things come in smalldetails"...Arnel Pineda and other performers like Martin Nieverashould've thinked twice before doin' so...I commend "La Divas"because they did the right thing...they didn't try to steal the moment

just to be "the center of attention"..they did what they had todo...they went there not to become famous for their version of ournational anthem but they sang it because they were requestedto....peace!

CAPITAL NO AS IN NO NO NO. OKAY? ALL THE LYRICS ISCORRECT. NO PROBLEM WITH THAT MATE///...

No, I don't think so. Mr. Arnel Pineda should not be punished withhis rendition. In my opinion whoever will sing our National Anthemthey(NHI) will always have a say with it.

well i think arnel pineda should not be penalized just because ofwhat he did before the fight.. lupang hinirang is a national anthem


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that is really hard to sing and you put some mix of emotions in frontof the thousands people in dallas stadium and it was also televizedworlwide, just imagin that guys? if you is arnel you can sing likethat? and if you are a true PILIPINO you should be proud and dontcriticized him, i doesnt affect manny's fight, me i am a Pilipino i amproud for Arnel.. Dont be a CRAB....

just look and listen to how the US national anthem was sung...'twasquite very graphic and yet no one hears a whimper. . . ...let us notbe too archaic and purist...the times are a-changing....arnel'srendition was as natural,. modern and relevant as it can be.

oh come on..The NHI is always like that, what's wrong with Arnel's singing ofLupang hinirang?He sung it with dignity and patriotism! Didn't they see that?!Why not pay attention on more important issues, rather thannoticing other's mistake to get a scene of their own. Well, I guessthat's the the wrong thing about our government.It is true that there is a law requiring the rendition of the nationalanthem, the final and official version of which was composed byFelipe Padilla de Leon, and that a penalty is imposable for violationof it. The official version requires that the national anthem be sang

as a march, and not as a ballad, pop, jazz or any other version.However, what is rather intriguing is that even in grade schools,especially when no recorded accompaniment is used, the studentsand teachers sing it differently: not as a march, albeit still followingthe 3/4 beat but at a slower tempo. More like a faster version of aballad, but a slower version of the march.

I am all for following the law. But that would mean also imposingpenalties to those who sang the national anthem differently. Whyshould one artist be punished singly for something everybody elseis doing? As an example perhaps? But wouldn't it be better to startcorrecting the singing in schools? That's my two cents on the issue.IT'S UNFAIR! This should have been done to those who earlier

sang this. The mandate sounds right because we Filipino shouldknow the correct tune and tempo, as respect to the composer. Butsince many have stumbled before him, why only him? The NationalHistorical Institute lost its ground by default. And due to earlierdifferent versions, of course Arnel felt the freedom to show his ownunique version. The institute's seemingly heroism is too late. And Idon't believe that this case will progress, it has many loopholes

What filing a complaint against him?NO,NO,NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, are you not proud thatthis artist brings honor to the country? I don't know the role of NHIin our country but what i know is " he who cast the first stone, cast iton himself". Mga hypocrite mga mali lang ng kapwa ang tinitingnan,

dapat nga magcelebrate for the victory of Pacquiao. The truth is ourNational Anthem is being sang and heard around the worldbecause of the success of our kababayan. So come on people ofthe Philippines support todays heroes, that is the true patriotism.

No! Arnel should not be penalized.

OH PLEASE! I think it's only in the Philippines that somebody willfile a complaint against someone who sing the national anthem. I'veheard many singers sing the stars spangled banner in a different


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way but I never heard them being sued.Can we just credit him for standing on stage boldly andrepresenting our country in front of millions of people? It's not easyand besides I don't think anybody who is not a Filipino couldrecognize the error, anyway!The National Historical Institute should change the tune to a livelyone because if you will sing our National Anthem in original tune theboxer like Manny Pacquiao will lose his fight. The original tune isnot inspiring. The tune of Arnel Pineda is lively the athlete wholisten to it will inspire and will fight until wins though it is too difficult.

Try to understand the song that the United States of America hasbeen sang. "the land of the brave...."

In other words, if you will sing " ang mamatay nga dahil sa yo...." ina lower tune... You will lose confidence. So, they should change forthe better.noNO, He should not be punished..He sang it w/ patriotism comingfrom his heart...

For me, it is a NO. The change of tone and music is just a matter ofhis expression towards the country. Music seems to be useless

without expression; and therefore that will simply end up as a"sound." I do not see any absence of respect; only a numb cannotfeel that Arnel Pineda sang the anthem with all his heart.

Well, I guess it will be a bit much better if the National HistoricalInstitute will focus more on the usual situation during flagceremonies every morning. Filipinos cannot hide the fact that mostof the citizens of Philippines take singing of "Lupang Hinirang" as adaily routine during the ceremony without even understanding eachlines and the message as a whole; and the worse, some evenforget some lines or do not know the song at all. This is morepunishable than changing the tone and tempo of the nationalanthem. This is just one of the evidences that the nationalism

among Filipinos is fading.NO! Every singer or performer has the artistic freedom to interpretand render a song, in accordance to his or her feeling, his passionof the moment. Kahit na Bayang Magiliw pa yan. What happened tothe freedom of expression guaranteed all Filipinos under theConstitution?

leave him alone....even american singers sometimes change theirstyle when singing the american anthem....he's a great singer thatwe should all be proud of......things changes and we should alladopt to it..........mabuhay

How about the English version of Lupang HInirang? HIndi ba

nakakahiya yun sa mga Pilipino? Kinakanta natin ang atingPamabansang awit gamit ang banyagang linguwahe.

NHI people are crabs!At least, he knows how to sing! Unlike some people who commentbut can't even finish a song.. please, people.. just let it go away!

I don't think it would be right to punish Arnel Pineda for singingNational Anthem in a slow tempo. Like others said, it's Arnelinterpretation of the song. NHI, is over-acting on this again.


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"Papansin" I should say. No offense, meron pang hirit na becauseit's in the law and there are just making sure na nsusunod un. FYI,there are lots of orchestra/media groups na may ibang tempo dinna ginagamit sa national anthem. What do NHI do about it? CallingNHI to find those groups first bago nyo i-punished si Arnel. NHI isnot actually doing there job. Pinag-iinitan lang lagi kung ano ungnapapanood s TV.. Tsk Tsk!!! :o)

ano ba naman yan! pambihirang NHI yan! bakit hindi nyo muna i-brief ang kakanta bago nya gawin? para kayong mga pulis sa isangpelikula, kung kailan tapos na ang barilan at marami nang namatay,saka kayo dumarating. alamin nyo muna kung sino ang kakanta,then brief him or her, or even warn the one before he or she do thesinging, hindi yung pag naka-kanta na e saka kayo hihirit. ang daminang nangyaring ganyan e hindi pa kayo natuto.

I just don't understand you people. What's the big f*cking deal?!?Tempo? Tone? WTH!?Oh i know, yes! the famous Filipino virtue, crab mentality. Give this(Arnel Pineda) guy a break!

Who cares if he didn't follow the tempo, tone blah blah blah. All Iknow is that he sang it with pride and dignity in front of 50,000

people in that Texas stadium. Talk about confidence and controlunder a ton of pressure. We Filipinos seem to always have a way ofnoticing the rough edges rather than just focusing on the beauty ofthe song itself (It's not even a glaring mistake, if ever there wereany). Listen to this okay? This guy just became the lead singer of alegendary band and that on it's own is a great honor, not only forhimself but more importantly it showed the world that Filipinos arevery talented and that if we work hard enough we can reallyachieve anything.

When I went on a vacation outside the country I noticed oneimportant thing, Filipinos are too damn sensitive and we alwayswant other people to treat us like we're some kind of a big shot, but

we're not! ( A side note, because this pisses off big time, peopleeating at KFC, get off the waiter's back damn it! if the gravy refillhasn't come yet, wait for it! be patient it takes time to prepare it.Though it's refillable it's not magic! In other countries YOU BUYTHE REFILL AND IT'S EXPENSIVE, so just enjoy the damnopportunity the franchise is giving us, sorry for that =p ). We live ina country wherein pollution and corruption is our number one exportand I mean number 1, numero uno.

We're so protective when it comes to our race and culture, why?Don't worry it didn't make us a lesser people when arnel sang theanthem slightly different from the original piece. Good thing he worea "Barong" because if he wore something else I bet that would be

the start of WW3. When Arnel started to sing I knew something likethis would happen, not because I heard something that's not rightbut because I knew somehow we Filipinos would find a blemish onthe way he sang the song. There always was and always will be, nomatter who sings it again crab mentality guys.

One final thing though, did you guys see the girls singing Star-Spangled Banner? I though it was great, they had such a nice voiceand they were very proud in singing their anthem, they also had agreat time doing it (Unlike Arnel now being purged by his own


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countrymen).

You don't see The National Historical Institute of U.S firing theirguns and showing off right? It's not because they don't care or theydidn't get the chance to see it, duh! I think it's because the U.S as awhole is a very mature and has a very developed depth perceptionwho gives much more importance to content and freedom ofexpression rather than concern themselves with what were thesingers wearing? were they singing it at the right tempo? is it theright tone? was the color of Arnel's pants not tri-color? did he eat

japanese food before singing? did he not place his hand over hischest? was he standing with one foot ahead of the other? is bulalobetter than kare-kare? was the guy standing behind him smiling?because if he was then that was very disrespectful. An unding list ofsubtleties we Filipinos always seem to always find.To be brutally frank. I believe Arnel does better than any othercorrupt officials that we have back home. At least Arnel gives prideto the country. And I believe that USA never complained the waytheir national anthem was sang by Top performers. If we canemphasize more on the song by hitting a higher not why not, at theend of the day the lyrics and message is still the same. Isn't it?

it's already 2010, we have to move on, go with the changes...Arnel

did well, although there were pitch problems...but he sang with hisheart and soul, which matters most.

NO. The NHI has the obligation to implement whatever rules theyhave with relation to their job, but penalazing those Artists whosang the National Anthem in every important events outside thePhilippines is not thier coverage anymore. Penalty can beimplemented only if the Artist make a rendition/interpretation of theNational Anthem while in the Philippines. Besides, most Artists areonly expressing thier thought and it was only sang once during theevent, it was not recorded, edited and distributed to be used as anew version. Instead of criticizing our artist in this matters, why notsupport them and be proud of them instead? Lea Salonga,

Charisse Pempengco, Arnel Pineda, Martin Nievera and manymore who made an interpretation of the National Anthem must bespared of this kind of issues.

arnel pineda sang the song good,pls stop making not goodcomment NHI.we are filipino we have different tune.NHI try to sing lupang hinirangto the front of 50kpeople.its really hard to do that .anyway NHI maybe they are askingfor money LOLpeace on earth.corrupt heheheheWhat's wrong with the ''Filipino people'' is that how narrowed-thinking the Pilipino is? Just let him sing the English version of the

Philippine National Anthem. Why this people act like stupid. Theyalways battle for what the version is. Why Can't they fix the countryfrom being insulted and humiliated rather than focusing this song.Manny maybe you can fight without the national anthem. They don'tcare about you getting hurt they only care for the fame you give tothe Politics People.

Does it make him a lesser Filipino or does that degrade us Filipinosif one sings the Philippines National Anthem differently from theoriginal rendition? I have never heard anything like this case in the


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United States. I have heard Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston andother singers in Hollywood sing the Star Spangled Banner in theirown interpretation. I think what is important is the content of thesong. As long as that the song is not bastardized. I think everyoneis entitled to his own interpretation. I think what is important that thesinger is proud of what he is singing and that he is sincere with hisintention.there is no way he should be punished!...the NHI is making amountain out of a molehill...they act like they are KSP!!

i actually liked the way he sang it except that parang he could notreach the high notes towards the end....but he sure sang with all hisheart!!Nobody should be penalized for anything when it comes to therendition of the National Anthem or any music for that matter. If"beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" then "music is the vocalinterpretation of the singer."

to be punished? NO, but everybody has to understand that"National Anthem" is not a music that anyone can have his ownrendition, specially singing it in an international TV This Anthemwas created to give us distinction. and we have to RESPECT that.Imagine if all of us had to do it with so called "own rendition". ano

kaya mangyayari ?. And dont insist on asking if it were sung right,because we know very well that it was NOT, kung alam mokantahin ng tama ang lupang hinirang.

NO........ They should check it.... katangahang rules :))

why need to punish???are they out of their minds?what theguy did is to just give a heartfelt rendition, he is proud of ourcountry, he is proud of being a Filipino, we should be proud of

him and all other singers who stand up on stage and gave alltheir best for the glory of our country and the whole Filipinonation. We all love our country in different ways,in differentstyle,and Mr. Pineda shared his emotion of being proudthrough that kind of rendition of our National Anthem... Betterpunish all those who do bad things to the country, am iright???

don't they have any other jobs except from complaining thatthe singers didn't follow the so called original tempo and toneof our national anthem?

c'mon they are over reacting, what is important is that the

singer is sincere in singing the national anthem, what isimportant is that the whole world heard our national anthem,what is important is that pacman won. wasn't that enough forus to celebrate?

eshhhhh lots of people wants simple things to be complicatedduhAbsolutely not! the best thing that the National HistoricalInstitute to do now is to strictly implement in all government


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offices that all employees should sing the national anthemand not just listened to a CD being played every flag raisingor flag retreat.

NHI are you all just plain stupid or are you really reallystupid? What does our democracy stand for if we cannotexpress our feelings especially when singing our NationalAnthem? Where's the freedom of speech? Freedom ofexpression? Try and ask every Filipino to sing the NationalAnthem wholeheartedly and it will all sound different. Evenour politicians can't sing it properly if they even know thelyrics. GROW UP! There are a lot more issues for you totackle than to pick on everyone who sings the NationalAnthem during a Pacquiao fight. What are you doing whenthere's no Pacquiao fight? Are you taking care of our NationalHistory? GROW UP PEOPLE!

No more singing next time, i'm tired of hearing the same bsfrom The National Historical Institute. Why not just play themusic of our national anthem like the olympics during theceremony awards. Just the music and let the athlete singfreely.

No big deal.

Music is an Art. Though there is a defined way of singing theanthem, he did not do it with bad intentions. The rendition isonly about 98% away from the original tune. If that is thecase, so many can be filed charges of.

No big deal.I don't think Arnel should be punished for what he did bcausewhat he did was just simply sing the "Lupang Hinirang". I donot deny the fact that he may have altered the tone and thetempo by just a little bit but the truth of the matter is, he neverdid anything that is shameful for the Philippines and the

Filipino people. If that is the case with us here, then letnobody sing our National Anthem herefore because all of uscan never sing our Anthem the way that people want it to besang. I know we're not like the Americans who sing their ownrendition of their National Anthem every time a major sportsor whatever event they hold. But their country nevercomplains when a Major Artist sings their National Anthemwith their own rendition. The point here is that we are proudto sing with all our hearts, ("kahit sintunado pa paminsanminsan"), our "Lupang Hinirang" to express our LOVE forOUR PILIPINAS...

I don't think so! I think he sang it just fine. It's not even close

to what Martin Nievera did, where he even changed themusic piece. OMG! How about we don't sing it in Pacquiao'sfights anymore.

I like the way he sang our national anthem. I don't seeanything wrong with it. The National Historical Institute muststop filing complaints to a lot of artists because this is a freecountry.I think it is about time that the National HistoricalInstitute should have some kind of reorganization as to theirlaws. It is not doing any good to our country.


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mga wala talagang magawa kaunting bagay pakialamanmarami naman dapat ayusin sa buhay nyo!ano bakayo mgafilipino gumising nga kayo kaya di tayo umasinso kasi kapwafilipino tayo din sumisira!instead maging proud kayo!

THIS BUNCH OF HIPPOCRITE PEOPLE IN THE NHI AREFULL OF 'BULLSHIT'. I BET NOT EVEN ONE OF THEMCAN SING (OR KNOW THE LYRIC OF PAMBANSANGAWIT). I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THERE.KNOWING EVERY WORDS OF THE SONG. MY 5 YEARSOLD LITTLE GIRL CAN SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEMWITH PRECISE LYRIC BUT WITH VERY AWFULTUNE( SINTUNADO), BUT HER TEACHER ANDCLASSMATE FROM KINDER GIVER HER ANOURSTANDING APPLAUSE. ARNEL'S RENDITION OFTHE SONG WAS FULL OF PATRIOTIC GESTURES, AS HECONCENTRATE IN FRONT OF THOUSAND PINOY WITHCOURAGE, DIGNITY AND HONOR THAT HE WAS A REALPILIPINO.

Our national anthem is a hymn that if we will strictly follow theoriginal tempo based on the original music sheet, it is almost

a marching tune.. Now, it would be awkward for Arnel (oranyone who sings for Manny's fights) to sing the whole songbarely a minute with a 4/4 time signature.. The crowd ismainly POP and it would be more honorable for the Filipinosto appreciate our anthem in a more popular tune.. Arnel didnot change the tune. he just sang our anthem from his heartin the manner he could do best --- and that is he being arockstar...

Secondly, lately, why is the NHI critical of the various artiststhat Manny asked to sing for him, it would be moreappropriate if the NHI will form a screening/auditioningcommittee for anyone who would sing our anthem outside our

land so that they would not be lambasted after the fight? Inthe audition they would be able to tell what might be wrong inthe rendition.

Arnel should not be punished.. Some people may not like hissinging but he has done nothing wrong.. He just performed.This is almost parallel with Hendrix smashing the StarSpangled Banner which is still a hit and a classic. But neverreprimanded by the authority.NO! Anung paki ng NHI? He sang that song inside aDemocratic country, the USA, and not in the Philippines. Ifthat is his interpretation of the song, anung paki nila?

for me no... tone, tempo, quality of voice are not the basis...its in the heart... pag kinanta yan ng galing sa puso ay punoyan ng respeto, kahit mag iba pa ang tempo... kasi pag nagka ganun, maraming d na kakanta ng ating National Anthem(yung mga tulad ko na d marunong kumanta) baka makasohan dn kami... think about it... :D

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it should be. if they will punish Arnel, then they should alsopunish school officials not following the regulation.

Aren't the NHI even happy that Arnel got to sing our nationalanthem through worldwide television?

If you listen to the national anthem being played at 12midnight at some local tv stations, the last notes are usuallysang higher. choir second voices sang it also higher. So nowwhat the point in even criticizing Arnel version?

Before the NHI should even say something to Arnel, whatthey should do first is ask even elementary student if they arereally aware of the original tempo/tone of the nationalanthem. If the students don't know, then there's nothingwrong with our artist version. Rather, there's a BIG lack ofresponsibility on the part of NHI.

and why don't they just assign somebody who will sing thenational anthem every time so that they would not be such acry babies when renditions are done with the song.

NHI, even for once, be proud that our National Anthem hasbeen heard again by millions of people world wide. Somecountries don't have that chance so often.NHI then should be a model and show up on events and singit for us Filipinos. Then it should be perfect. Thinking if I sing ittoo slow or too fast then I will be sent to jail or be fined. Theonly thing I noticed was Arnel's last notes was off. Whatmade it more noticeable was the person beside him wincingin pain as Arnel belted out the last note. From now on, NHIshould come up with certified Philippine National Singers.

not necessaryspangled banner been sung by so many people with their

own interpretation and no one says that they did wrong.

no, punishment should be done to those who sang the lupanghinirang by changing the lyrics or some words in thepambansang awit. arnel pineda don't deserve anypunishment coz he sang the national anthem very good.maybe he change the tunes in some parts of the song but it isbetter to change the tune than to go out of tune.

NO!!!!...For God's sake! whats the real point of NHI on thismatter,? to show the people of the Philippines that they areworking?..before it was Mr. Martin Nievera, now here comesArnel Pineda..ok punished them on what ground?..and how

about if someone/somebody from NHI ask Manny to let themsing by themselves the National Anthem on his next fight...

Next time none of the Filipino artists will sing the NationalAnthem in any international events if theNational Historical Institute kept filing complaints againstthem. Why don't they just sing in those events.why punished arnel p. he did in his own way, but the lyrics isstill there. did you noticed how those sexy girls sung thiernational anthem? do you thing thier government penalized


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them? How more if arnel is wearing sexy thing while doingit....it's really not a problem mga dude....

All I know is that i'm a filipino myself and I am proud for ArnelPineda and Manny Pacquiao for doing such a great jobperforming out there, professionally. Mabuhay Pilipinas!

no.He made us pinoy proud, the way he sang the anthem

a BIG NO!

The NHI seems very meticulous about the singing of LupangHinirang but how come that they only come to the open afterthe singing...I may not know the exact number of Manny'sfights but in those fights there were Filipino singers who sangit as part of the boxing ceremony....the thing is...lets assumethat Manny had 35 fights it means there were 35singers...and maybe only 2 or 3 of the 35 singers passed theirstandard in the rendition of our anthem,,,,my point is, howcome they never learned...if there was a mistake in the firstsinging, then there whould be no 2nd mistake,,,that meansthey should have auditioned the singer before letting himrepresent our country...The sad thing about it is that,,, they

keep on complaining after every rendition...if they really arevigilant about these, then why dont they just condust ascreening before letting the singer sing...as observed theyalways find mistakes but they keep on waiting for morepeople to commit the same mistake by not doinganything...last time they didnt like martin nievera'srendition..so if they were smart enough, they shoud havedone something so that arnel's rendition would not be in vainlike martins and the rest of the singers... its like before lettingarnel sing,,, let him sing in front of these people fromNHI...then they should give their comments for the singer tosing it the way they wanted it...what they are doing is...theylet a person sing and after singing they bombard him with

negative comments...NHI is the one who needs to bepunished for being lousy and for possesing Filipino's negativeattitude of crab mentality....putting down people instead ofuplifting him.NO NO NO.

If that would be the case, then NHI should send a copy"CD/DVD" of that Lupang Hinirang originally sung by JulianFelipe and just play it in every international event like that ofPaquiao boxing to make sure that every beat, the tone andeven the voice is ORIGINAL. For sure in that case, NOMORE complaints from NHI.there's nothing wrong with how arnel pineda sang the

national anthem before the pacquiao-clottey fight. he sangfrom the heart and that's how he sings. Lupang hinirang isone difficult song to sing with all the high notes and longwords. They should have hired a marching band if they wantit sung in a march tone...duhhh. and why are you peoplepicking on the lupang hinirang singers for manny's fight? nowonder we filipinos are branded as having crab mentality.what a shame.

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giving his own flavor to the national anthem are extremelygay!!! He sang the song clearly and whole-heartedly. Eventhe people watching were impressed with his performanceand all it did was to further intensify our Filipino pride. And thekids? Do you honestly think a kid who doesn't know how tosing the national anthem can mimic his rendition??? The NHIis just trying to get some attention and money from arnel justas the mtrcb were with "showtime." Don't they have anythingbetter to do like restore a painting or find the golden buddha.Some people are just stupid.

I think this is stupid.. why would Arnel be punished? ok howabout those who can speak or sing well? for example if youhave a lisps? or partially handicap? or simply you can't singthe right tune? so for me this is BS really..It doesn't matterhow you sing it but you should sing it with passion andrespect and I think Arnel did his part.. So just deal with it..

lagi na laang ganyan eh... kanta lng, paparusahan na? tamana ipaalaala un tamang pagkanta pero hindi yan angmalaking isyu na pag ukulan ng atensyon. eh bakit ga unmga corrupt na tao jan s paligid, napakadami, araw arAw monakikita, namamayagpag, nagmamalaki, EI BAKIT WALA

NALALAPATAN NG PARUSA....

What the heck....All of us have our own interpretation of thesong.. And speaking of the way Arnel Pineda sang it,that wasgood though. Why would he be penalized for that.. As far as Ican remember, in all of Manny Pacquiao fights every singerwho sang the Lupang Hinirang has its own different version..This is a democratic country and we can sing it in any way wewant.But of course with respect to it.. And Arnel Pineda sangit with respect just like any singer had.. We can even sing iton RAP if we want to.. Correct me if I'm wrong but I thinkthere is no law or bill prohibitting us from singing the LupangHinirang in our own way?

No need.

No! Let Atienza release the original version of that song, Imean in 1800 and I suggest fromnow on he will be the only person who will sing the nationalanthem or totally eliminate thesaid agency.No, because I think that every Filipino has the privilege tosing our National Anthem "Lupang Hinirang" with their ownway as long as they sing it with honor, dignity and with theirheart. There's no problem in the way Arnel Pineda sang ourNational Anthem because the message of the song is still

there.

no.....he was actually very good, he made me proud to be afilipino, he was even better than the the other singers whosung it.

No, I don't think he should be punished just because hechanged the tone and tempo of the Lupang Hinirang. Justlook at the bright side, at least he sang it very well than otherswho sang Lupang Hinirang before. Why all of a sudden you


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wanna punish him just for that, and why is it that you neverthought of punishing Christian Baustista when he sang theLupang Hinirang incorrectly? Here's the thing, thosecomplaining people from National Historical Institute, whydon't you let them sing next time, so they won't be blaminganyone for "rendition" issue. And they can sing the LupangHinirang whatever proper/correct rendition they want it to be!

dami talga utak talangka sa pinas kaya hindi tayo umaasensoeh.

mga bagay na ok naman at hindi na kailangan punahin ehnakikita pero ang mga obvious na paglabag sa batas eh hindinakikita.

recorded tape na lang ipatugtog para matahimik na yang NHIna yan.He must not be penalized for the way he song LUPANGHINIRANG.it was part of the way that we are in newgeneration.Look at the flag of our country where it was painted in newdesigns but no critics comes out of it...NO! Arnel sang it with dignity and with pride! As far as I can

remember, he's the only filipino singer who had memorizedthe full lyrics and sang it perfectly with his own interpretation.Thumbs up arnel! You have the best voice ever!

We thank you for singing it...FILIPINOS ARE PROUD OFYOU!MR.ARNEL PINEDA SHOULDN'T BE PENALIZEDBECAUSE BEFORE HAND THERE WERE THOSECRITIQUES ALREADY WHO WERE SOPROFESSIONALLY VIGILLANT FOR SUCH ANTICIPATIONTHAT WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE PAST FOR THEPERFROMERS TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OFTHE PHILIPPINES WILL BE REPEATED AGAIN. AND

BESIDES, PHIOSOPIHCALLY "IF THERE WAS THE TERM-MODERNIZATION?" IT APPLIES TO ANY FIELD OFENDEAVOR LIKE FOR A SINGING CAREER, OLD STYLESON HOW TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF ONESCOUNTRY SHOULD ALSO BE UPGRADED THAT GOESWITH THE CONTINUITY OF TIME. THE RECOGNIZIONWOULD ALWAYS BE THERE RESPECTING THE EARLYCOMPOSITORS OF ANY KIND OF SONG TO WHOEVERIS THE INTERPRETER AS IN THE RESPECT WOULDALWAYS BE THERE. BUT TO HINDER WHATEVER STYLETHAT MAY COME UP AS TIME GOES BY, MEANT TO BEDISRESPECTFUL TO THE "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSIONS"TO PERCEPT IN THE FIELD OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

WITH WHAT THE NEWS WERE AIRING RIGHT NOW ONTELEVISION STATIONS AND RADIOS HERE IN THEPHILIPPINES KNOWN AS THE "PEARL OF THE ORIENTSEAS OF THE SOUTH-EAST ASIA," MEANT TO BEUSELESS AS WHAT I HAD REASONS ABOVE. MIGHT ASWELL THEY HAD PIN-POINTED THE "FLAT-NOTES-TONES" OF MR. ARNEL PINEDA OF WHICH BEING APROFESSIONAL SINGER ALSO BY HOBBY RIGHT NOW, "HE SHOULD HAVE MAD USE OF THE FALSE VOICEINSTEAD OF THE NATURAL VOICE IN ORDER TO HIT


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THE HIGH- PITCH OF THE NOTES OF WHIICH HE HADHIS OWN STYLE OF RENDITION OR VERSON FOR THEPHILIPPINE NATIONAL ANTHEM, FAIR ENOUGH? IF I'MNOT MISTAKEN IT WAS HIS THIRD TIME TO SING ITUPON REQUEST BY THE BOXER KING OF THE HISTORYMR. MANNY "PACK-MAN" PAQUIAO SO "BUTTERFLIESON HIS BELLIES WERE NOT AN ISSUE HERE," BUTMORE OF THE NEEDED ENOUGH WARM-UPS BEFOREHIS MAIN PERFROMANCE LEVEL TO BE DONEESPECIALLY IF IT WAS THE CLIMATE ADJUSTMENTAGAIN FOR HIM TO COPE UP WITH AND IF HIS VOCALCHORD WAS REALLY IN THE MOOD ALREADY TO HITTHE LEVEL OF HIGH-NOTES WHICH THE "FAMOUSBAND THE JOURNEY" WERE USUALLY PLAYING ONLIVE OR FOR THEIR RECDRDINGS AS WELL WAYBACKDECADES FROM NOW. MAY THIS BE TAKEN AS AFRIENDLY ADVICE AND NOT TO BE TAKENPERSONALLY AGIAINST HIM AND THE BAND JOURNEYBECAUSE AS THE SAYING GOES, " NO MATTER HOWTUFF YOUR ARE, THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE A TWISTOF EXPECTATION AND IF THAT HAPPENS, LEARN HOWTO HANDLE IT." AND HE DID IT! EVEN WITH FLATNOTES, HE STILL MANAGED TO PRETEND THAT HE

STILL HIT THE NEEDED CLIMAX OF THE END PART OFTHE LYRICS FOR OUR NATIVE NATIONAL ANTHEM.THANK YOUR VERY MUCH FOR RENDING TIME FORTHESE INSIGHTS I HAD SHARED WITH ALL WHO WERECONCERNED FOR THIS "QUESTION-TRUVUA." BY THEWAY THIS IS MR. RICHELLE DUMLAO DELA ROSARESIDING AT NUMBER 11 MANUEL L. QUEZON STREETPUROK 4 BARANGAY BAGUMBAYAN, TAGUIG CITYFIRST DISTRICT PHILIPPINES.No, I don't think he should be punished or fined because forone thing there is really no standard on what is consideredthe correct tempo or style. Just try watching the LupangHinirangs on our different local TV stations or if not the

movies, they have different tempo. . different styles. If there isreally a strict implementation of the correct tempo or style,then NHI should start with these TV stations because mostlikely, most if not all has a wrong tempo or style. . . The moreimportant thing is that it should be sang with all dignity andpride (which I think he did)this isn't new... Arnel is not the first artist whom the NHI'sbeen attacking after singing the Phil. national Anthem.. whatabout Martin Nievera and few others who made "birit" thesame way sa fight ni Paquiao.. If that's the case my neighborshould be punished too for singing the national anthem "hisway" way way out of key and out of tune (sometimes maslouder pa sa birit ni arnel pineda)... my son too..sings the

lupang hinirang with his own sets of lyrics(didib moy buhay..nanana). Pakinggan nyo lahat ng pilipinong kumakanta nganthem natin then ikulong nyo lahat ng sintunado.. hindi tamaang tempo.. at hindi tama ang lyrics... para maging fair kayArnel...

Definitely NOT.

I don't get what the issue of the Philippines has been thesedays about the interpretations of the Lupang Hinirang.


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Sure, it's supposed to be a MARCH. Everyone knows that it'ssupposed to be sung in a firm and fast manner as it mimicsthe day when the Filipinos sought out to march for theirfreedom. YEAH, I get it. However, there are a lot ofinterpretations of the anthem and they have yet to be"punished".

Schools, public and private, sing to the slow version of theLupang Hinirang and is sung with passion towards thecountry. And this is the version that there had becomeaccustomed to. You don't go around punishing little children,now do you?

The latest interpretations of these artists have been to showtheir passion for their country. Allow them to sing it in the waythey want because their interpretation also shows what theyfeel when they sing the national anthem.

The original rendition of the song was made in preparation forbattle. Must they always sing it with that in mind? Why notsing it with country pride in mind? A rendition so tear jerkingthat one will cry as they intently listen to each word being

instilled in their mind.

Should we be reminded of the original purpose of the song?Yes. Should Arnel Pineda be punished for singing the way hefelt for his country? NO.Punish?! Man, I am surprised how HARSH you folks are outhere! You'd swear Arnel shot Jose Rizal or something (mightas well blame him for that too)... I watched & listened Arnelsing that anthem, and he got nothing but an overwhelmingpraise - this in a huge crowd of mix cultures, in a public place(Hooters Bar & Grill), filled to over-capacity! If anything, I wasDAMN PROUD of being a mixed Fil-slash-American after thatrendition, especially when I see whites, blacks, hispanics,

etc., clapping & hollering in admiration afterwards - and it'snot even their anthem, ok! So, for you NHI brown-nosers (anduptight can't-find-anything-to-b*tch-about-after people),loosen up your collars and britches a little bit and let someblood flow thru - it's a great time to be proud of yourheritage... you're trying to find another way to bash eachother again - there's plenty enough of that going on thiscoming Philippine elections to bring everybody's moraledown. Celebrate being a global Pinoy for once, folks!National Historical Institute is always making a fuss aboutartists singing during Pacquiao's fight. What for? Here are mysuggestions to avoid making any issues on this in the future:1. Let the NHI personnel sing during Pacquiao's fight. (Would

love to see how well they can sing the Anthem themselves inover 50,000 audience.)2. Brief the artist prior to the fight about the law. (Example:Mr. Arnel Pineda, if you will not sing the anthem correctly, wewill put you to jail!)3. Instruct the NHI personnel not to watch Pacquiao's fight sothat there won't be any issue since they didn't hear how theanthem was sang.

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Philippine Anthem is sang (regardless of how it wasinterpreted) for the world to hear. Besides, I thought we are ademocratic country so why make this an issue?

I would even consider those girls singing the US anthemdisrespectful than Arnel Pineda. Imagine singing the USanthem in those skinny attire and some of the guys aredrooling over them. The US government doesn't make a bigdeal about it. Would you think NHI will not make an issue if anartist sings the Philippine Anthem on the tempo and tune theyrequire to but the artist will wear a bikini and will be shown innational TV? hahaha! That's one scenario I would like to see!A Big NO! Great Performance. Don't make an issue of it. WhyNational Historical Institute didn't send their representative todo it.

Putang-ina naman! next time si Paquiao nalang pakantahinng Lupang Hinirang kung Ganyan Kaaarte NHI. Lahat nalangmay reklamo sile mga leche kayo!

penalized? no, but censured for doing it badly: tone &tempowise. but rather let the ears judge the rendition, not theconstitution .....

" Penalized? I don:t think so,,many celebrities sang inPacquiao fight,,they done the same thing except from the ladiva who sang it very well. To Mr. Pineda and to all singerwho will invited to sing the National Anthem, Pls.. sang withthe original tempo,,You are a Filipino we are all Filipino,,wemust sang with respect. Why some other countries they sangit very well.. In short " Inaartehan pa ..lagi talagang magigingissue yan kc..It is a National Athem,, Hello?!.Pls.. know yourHistory

The Philippine judicial, legislative and executive governmentofficials should be penalized or punished for being corrupt

including the military leaders, education heads, healthsystem, GSIS officials, that make our own people miserablebecause of their self interest. Arnel Pineda represent a poorfilipino who strive hard for success just like manny paquiao orus who work abroad to be successful in our own ways. Why,whats wrong with his rendition, nothing, a lot of filipino peopledon't know how to sing national anthem anyway. so forgetbeing patriotic thats an old fashion as long as we are honestand hardworking kababayan.

"Lupang Hinirang" is not just another song, it is our nationalanthem. It was conceived at the time when our forefathershave fought so hard to free this country from the grip of

foreign power, to make this land our own, and to have ourown identity. It embodies our ideals, our beliefs, our integrityas a sovereign nation. It reflects the unity of a country ofseveral islands and various ethnicity. It is our soul as anation. And for this reason, it is befitting that we give ourutmost respect and reverence to our National Anthem whenand wherever me maybe. Every artist tasked to performedthe national anthem in the international stage should sing it inthe original arrangement with pride and sincerity and not todo as they please in order to showcase their prowess. They


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should bear in mind that what they were asked to do is tohonor the memories of our great heroes and show the worldthat we are a sovereign nation.

Should they be penalized? Not necessarily...however, apublic apology will do and advocacy on the part of the singer.They (the singer/artist) should be tasked to teach the youththe proper way of singing the national anthem in exchange oftheir stupidity.They does it everytime, so what's new!!?? I think they're justtrying to make themselves somehow "important" to thismatter issue because this is the only time they could be "in"the issue. They're more of a KULANG SA PANSIN (KSP).Maybe the government really does not give much importanceto them, therefore, they have to step up themselves to makethemselves exist...there's no recent fight of Pacquaio did theynot file a complaint against the person singing, or perhapsalmost all of them... so who gives a damn anyways, just don'tmind them and they'll stop bugging this singers...

It is not necessary to penalized him, he is just human beingwho made mistake or being creative in some way. However, Idon't agree about changing the tone and tempo of our

NATIONAL ANTHEM at all. Singing our anthem the originalway is a BIG thing to be proud of as a Filipinos, no matterwhere you are in this world. Let as not forget our originalityand no one should change that. Also when you represent itoverseas song it with pride, it's our national anthem,ournation, our country, our people, and our originality no oneshould CHANGE THAT!!!!!! I'M PROUD AS A FILIPINO,eventhough I am here in USA right now! Mss you all!

Of course not... this narrow minded partiotism won't helpanybody, the Philippines should rather get its act togetherand truly wake up and rise against corrupt systems,politicians, destructive habits, structures of power and

influence that only serve to ruin what could otherwise be sucha great country among other things.... rather than going aftersomeone for "changing the tone and tempo of the Philippinenational anthem".... It's time to progress internally, Having thenational anthem sung correctly till the end of days won'timprove anything in that country or bring 'dignity' to thepeople if no action is taken against these issues.. We trulyhave more important problems!!!

Why are we punishing someone who obviously sang ournational anthem with great pride and honor?Does changing the tone a tempo a little bit make it less ofwhat it is? No, I think not. This is petty and silly, not to

mention Stupid.We should focus our energies on creating jobs for ourcountrymen, protecting our starving children, and beingwatchdogs for politicians who continue to STEAL FROM US.The Philippines is the only country who lets an impeachedPresident ( one who obviously stole millions of pesos from theFilipino people ), as well as ALLOW an extremely corruptincumbent president on her power-hungry spree run foroffice!Why aren't we dealing with that?
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I HAVE TO SAY I WAS SHOCK WHEN I SAWALL THE FUSS THAT THIS IS MAKING.I LOVE THE PHILIPPINES I LOVE FILIPINO I KNOWIT'S THE LAW TO SIGN IT IN THE PROPER WAY BUT,,,MAYBE THE LAW SHOULD BE CHANGE. IT'S ONLY ANATIONAL ANTHEMTHE WORDS WERE NOT CHANGE .....SO WHAT, TO MEIT'S ALL GOODSO WHAT IF THEY WANT TO MAKE IT A LITTLESLOWER,JAZZY OR WHAT EVERTHEIR IS MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM IN LIFE ESPECIALYIN THE PHILS.DONT WORRIE BE HAPPY IT'S ALL GOODIF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO GET PUNISH EVERYTIME IEARA DIFFERENT VERSION OF O CANADA OR THE USANTHEMWE WOULD HAVE TO BUILD A LOT OF NEW JAILIMAGINE IF PEOPLE WOULD GET PUNISH EVERYTIMETHEY CHANGE A SONGEVEN THE SIGNERS ARE SIGNING NEW VERSION OFTHEIR OWN SONGS

SORRY IF I OFFEND I FEW PEOPLE TALAGAnope

NO, NO, NO......are you NUTS????? why you react afterArnel???? where are u NHI before some artist singing lupanghinirang on previuos pacquiao figths? If NHI filed a complainagainst Arnel then include some other artist who sang ontheir own rendition too, there's a handful of them....I think itwould be fair for Arnel after all.And maybe next time NHI willbe responsible on screening to those who sing our nationalanthem in an international event. GOT IT//////.......?????? NHImade a sense but for me and most of the filipinos out theresay WHAT A HICK!!!!!! WHATEVER AND I DON'T GET

IT......

The National Historical Institute should sing the lupanghinirang themselves.......lokoloko.......

para walang complaint.....Ang Biblia maraming bagong modern versions paramaintindihan at mangusap sa ating henerasyon. Ang LupangHinirang hindi pwedeng galawin maski tempo at musicalstyle? This is more rigid than the way we treat the Bible.

So what's new anyway with our "Pinas" country system? So

much hullabaloo over an act, done with no evil intention,whatsoever. The N.H.I. people should come up withguidelines in the first place, backed by the law. Hey guys, youlook funny instead of responsible. Haven't you got betterpriorities to busy yourselves with, instead of running after aguy, who in fact, adds more to our tarnished Pinas namemore than any of the many corrupt government employeeswe've got? C'mon guys...draw the line and make the rulesbefore any game, not AFTER! That is being fair andresponsible. 'Ay sus ginoo!'


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kayong mga nasa NHI masyado kayong papapel eh! eh kayonalang kumanta kaya para wala kayong reklamo.Arnel sang the national anthem from the bottom of hisheart,ano kayong mga nasa NHI walang puso? di nyoramdam yun?OA kayo masyado! wala kayong ibang ginawa kundipakialaman yung ibang tao, eh kong pakialaman nyo nalangyung saril nyong sobrang arte.Yang mga taong nag-aaprove na dapat i-punished c arnelgaya din kayo ng mga nasa NHI, kayo nalang kumanta!buti pa si arnel sikat! eh kayong mga nasa NHI? sikat sasobrang OA at PAPAPEL!Arnel Pineda is a gifted singer. Why is there a correct way tosing a song anyway? It happens all of the time with theAmerican National Anthem. The whole idea of penalizingsomeone for his/her own rendition of a song is ludicrous.

Obviously, he sang it with all his heart and we as Filipinoswho had watched the fight, we all felt the spirit was still thereas he sang it with his own style. I don't think he should getpunished because it's not a big deal. MAARTE LANGTALAGA YUNG IBA DYAN!

ang dami daming kriminal sa pilipinas dapat yung angparusahan nila dami pang corrupt eh nagimbenta lang ngtinig eh masama na we are a democratic country meansfreedom of speech and singing = speech hehehe lol pampamlang yan gusto magparedention

A Big No! NHI are just making a issue. They stick withpopularity of the fight so they (NHI) can ride the on the fameof Pacquiao and Arnel. Maybe NHI have employee who willrun for candidacy this coming election so they are makingtheir way to be known. It just only shows how the "CrabMentality" in the Philippines used traditionally..

SANA SI MANNY NA LANG PINAKANTA NIYO! PARAWALA KAYONG REKLAMO!

heheheheI think Arnel deserves to be LEFT ALONE, rather thancreating an issue about the way he sang the national anthem.Honestly, I cannot remember a singer during MannyPacquiao's fights who did not went through the samecontroversy.

Tokayong Arnel, pabayaan mo na sila! Alam ko at alam dinng marami, you did your very best! This issue will naturally

die in a week, as what happened during Martin Nievera'srendition of Lupang Hinirang.

Finally for NHI: Can anyone of you sing on You Tube theTRUE rendition of Lupang Hinirang?So far, this is the best rendition of the National Anthem that Ihave heard. If those stuck-up folks at NHI really want to goafter Arnel for his rendition which came from the heart, thenit's time we abolished the National Historical Institute. If theywant to stick to the letter as far as renditions of the Philippine


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National Anthem, Bayang Magiliw, then nobody should beallowed to sing this in public and in its stead, a record shouldbe played. Arnel should not be punished. No, in fact, heshould be commended, applauded and perhaps evenrewarded.

Punish Arnel Pineda? Nope, in my opinion. If he getspunished then I think thousands (maybe millions) of Filipinosshould be up for "punishment" as well as I think majority ofthe Pinoys do not know the precise tempo, beat and tone ofour national anthem. Heck, I know I don't as I don't recall itI(tempo, beat and tone) being taught in school. Do you? Ifyes, by whose standards? Did you check your version withthe NHI? Singing the national anthem precisely? Absolutely!All of us SHOULD know how to do it and I think this should betaught in school. In the future, I think NHI should brief artistson how to sing our anthem precisely before they (the artists)do it before a live audience.

Don't Punish Arnel... Pangaralan lang natin sya. Ayan kasikayong mga singers, di ba mahilig kayo sa gaya-gaya.. Ito naang pagkakataon nyong ipakita na magaling kayo manggaya.Bakit di nyo gayahin yung original version ng ating Lupang

Hinirang. Gayang-gaya mo nga pati paghinga ni Steve Perrysa pagkanta ng Faithfully. Wala na kasi kayong ibang alamkundi re-make, own version. Pati national anthempinagdidiskitahan nyong gawan ng new version...

Huwag naman. Sana narinig din ng kung sino ang pagkantang Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders ng national anthem ng USA.Maganda di ba? Dapat ba silang parusahan? It issomebody's freedom to sing the way they want it as long asthere is no malicious intent. Maraming kumakanta ng nationalanthem ng america na binabago ang tono pero walangnapaparusahan. Alam ninyo kung bakit? Dahil ang amerikanoay mga open minded.

I was disappointed upon hearing him singing the nationalanthem in a different tone and tempo. Is he not a filipino? wshould respect and sing it the way it should be sung.

He shouldn't be penalized, The NHI is just over acting...

Not if he sang it with his heart and meant no disrespect heshould NOT be punished

Hindi dapat, huwag nating kalimutan na isa din si Arnel nanagbigay ng karangalan sa ating bansa.Huwag na nating palakihin ang issue. Bakit yung kumanta ngnational anthem ng amerika kung titingnan mo ang suot nyahindi kaaya-aya tingnan naging issue ba sa kanila yun?. yungmga bumabatikos kay arnel try nyo kumanta sa susunod nalaban ni Pacman kung kaya nyo! tingnan natin kung hindi

kayo kabahan. Ituon nyo na lang ang oras nyo sa iba pa namas mahalagang bagay na kinakaharap ng ating bansa.I was watching the Pacquiao-Clottey fight and yes, I've heardArnel sang the National Anthem. I think he performed well insinging the anthem and I think everybody is entitled to his/herown rendition on how to sing it. The most important point is,he has rendered the anthem, he did his best, why should hebe punished? I f we will listen to choir singing the anthem withdifferent voices blending, Arnel's interpretation is similar tothe soprano 1 tune in the choir arrangements...he did not


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vandalize nor made fun in rendering it, he "DID HIS BEST"...Ithink we should leave it that way...,every time a Filipino singour National Anthem , instead of appreciation, what they getis criticism and complaint. Unless we do otherwise, I think thenext time an event comes up and needs the anthem to besang, nobody will accept the request to sing....don't you wethink it's about time we change our perceptions?

A Big NO! Hey guys, please stop having Crab Mentality. Itseems it's the problem all the time with us, Filipinos.Whenever one does a thing perfectly it seems we always findsomething wrong with it. There is always "but" in oursentences. Why not this NHI conduct briefing before and tryto check if the way of an artist delivers the NAtional Anthemsong can pass within their standard? Such a shame we fellowFilipinos are putting down our fellow Filipinos. I haven't findanything wrong with what Arnel did, he was so good ininterpreting and I think it was done in a very artistic manner.More power Arnel!!

The Hell No! he sung it with all his heart and I see no wrongabout that, no one altered the lyrics so far the thought of ournationalism is still intact, if that's the case we shall penalized

every Juan dela Cruz who make "maling tono" if youre not aso gifted musician then you should not sing the "LupangHinirang" is that the point ? NHI personnel should not make afuzz about that, or better let them face the 50k crowd andsing it without wetting their pants or even going blank, if thatthing happen let em burn them at the stake, singing is onesway of expressing and practicing freedom, and it is a right ofevery citizen, Filipino or not... expression>>>

lahat na lang kasi ginagaya natin di bale sana kungnakakabuti sa pangkalahatan.di na siguro kailangan,nandunna eh.its enough na mayroong nagsabi sa kanya na di lahatng bagay pwedeng baluktutin.may mga bagay na dapat sana

sagrado.in his case parang isang ordinaryong kanta lang nagumawa sya ng sariling version.di naman na nakakagulatyang mga ganyan.yung pera nga ng bayan napapakialamankanta pa kaya.

NHI does that every pacman game. so next pacman game, arepresentative or the director of NHI should sing the nextnational anthem

Unahin muna natin kasuhan ang mga corrupt officials na mgakabaro sa gobyerno ng 'The National Historical Institute'. angdami kasi'ng gimmik ng gobyerno natin para ilayo sa issueang mga ka-demonyohan nila...

Tunay na FILIpino si Arnel Pineda, ang mga kampon nisatanas sa gobyerno naman ay mga tunay na FLIPino, mga'flip' kasi ang mga utak...!Mga alagad din sila ni King Philip, mga 'philipit' anghangarin...!NO! But i truly believe that he sang it the wrong way.While weare free to choose many things for ourselves in the name ofdemocracy, there are things that should be kept constant orunchanged because these are the things that strongly keepus in touch with our heritage and culture.If someone believe


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that he is truly a Filipino, he should not try to desecrate thingsthat are dear to every Filipino.For sure, many of those whosang the National anthem in Pacquiao fights, have miserablyfailed to sing it properly.Why the "biritan" in the last notes?Why changing it to a ballad?Mas maganda pa si Pacquiao nalang ang pakantahin lagi sa laban nya.At least di nya kayangbumirit ng ganun kataas. As per advice to Manny, you are anational icon, the correction of this mistake should come fromyou.Remind the singers,to sing it properly according to whatis stated in the law.Anyway, it is you who pays them to comeover and sing.While it's true we enjoy the benefit of beingable to express ourselves freely, leave alone our nationalanthem.Mr.Pineda, if you want to rock out, then do it withJourney songs not the Lupang Hinirang.NO, HE SANG IT BEAUTIFUL IN HIS OW WAY, HAVE NOTOMITTED ANYTHING FROM THE ORIGINAL WORDINGS,JUST LISTEN TO HOW THEY SANG THE AMERICANANTHEM!

I really don't see anything different with the way he sang theanthem. People are just capitalizing on things like this to gaintheir "five minutes of fame". They should focus on morepressing matters at hand than penalizing someone who is

giving glory to our nation. Bunch of hypocrites them all.

Everytime Pacquiao has a fight, there is an issue. Can't wejust focus on the problem our country is facing today?Remember we are placed 4th most corrupt country! Come onguys!

of course not, no Filipino should be reprimanded for singingthe anthem. there was a slight deviation from the original toneand tempo though, that's his own rendition and expression ofhis patriotism and nationalism, we are enjoying democracyanyway.

i cant just imagine how stupid people are in wearing onedress everyday, eating the same kind of food or using thesame shoes.... c'mon let's admit it, sometimes it becomesboring! let us be open for something new though themessage is still there.

this issue is stupid. there are more serious problems that theyshould address first. i challenge them to go to schoolseveryday and listen to how pupils and students sing theanthem. then you should also file a complaint against them.

this is indeed impertinent, kau na lang aawit next time and ilwait if you could give a better rendition.

A big NO. He should not be punished. He sung it well andgood. Go go go Arnel.

He sung it with all his heart and as you see very emotional,almost overwhelmed - he almost lost it. Did you noticed thatthe USA natl anthem is sung differently eveytime too? Ournatl anthem is a marching song and when it is sung by asingle individual would not be received as much and this isthe reason our artists try to innovate and put their style intothe song - that is where the error comes. It is never


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intentional. Let's thank Arnel Pineda for inspiring MannyPacquiao again!!

Instead of giving attention to this nonesense bullshit..penalized those CORRUPT OFFICIALS instead !!! We givetoo much attention to small things, COME ON, CATCH THEBIG FISH !!! Are we really a starstruck NATION? FILIPINOSWAKE UP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO

modern days, modern ways, so many genres in music...it'sabout how you feel at the moment? singers are artist so theyhave a style of their own. otherwise just play a record/tape/cdof how you want it done

I think there was nothing wrong when Arnel Pineda sang theLupang Hinirang. In fact it was great.I think they better focus on corruption in the Philippines now.Not punishing our very own Filipinofrontman Arnel of Journey. Come on people. Dapat yong mgakawatan ang bigyan niyo ng pansin,sila dapat bigyan ng PUNISHMENT.no!kung mapenalize si arnel dapat parusahan rin ang lahatng kumanta sa mga laban ni paquiao!mas winalanghiya nilaang pagkanta kesa kay arnel....especially sa version nigeneva cruz at sarah geronimo!

penalized? its not that Arnel Pineda forgot a line of the song...there was this singer who cut short the anthem what did NHIdid? public apology? that singer who cut a line is a lessfilipino than Arnel did. and laws? y did he commit such in thephilippine soil? as far as i know constitutional laws of thephilippines only applies to within the philippines. Arnel Pinedabrought the name of each and every filipino and is proud ofbeing a filipino. it was an honor for us filipino to see him

become the lead vocals of a legendary band. NHI if yourreading this... goo work something up. you got a much bigger

job to do not only criticizing our artist. instead helping them.

No. Where's the law that says about it? why not teach it inschools and to all citizens? there are a lot who are not payingrespect when our national anthem is being sang, so why notpenalize them? why wait for a grand occasion and NHI givetheir comments? i haven't heard NHI telling people to singproperly the anthem. now I know it's their responsibility to dothe job. start early so that others will learn their responsilitytoo.But not to Arnel only.

Arnel Pineda sang the Philippine National Anthem with hisheart and with pride. The National Historical Institute shouldnot take it against him if he rendered it according to his owninterpretation. It is enough that he did not change the lyricsand that is important. If we were to be strict according to NHIthen nobody should be singing it during flag ceremonies sincea lot of people do not still know how to sing it the proper way.Let there be true freedom.


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I guess if he has to be penalized, dapat pati yung iba.... butthen sana lang those artist that have to sing in such eventshould be warned or practiced ahead of time by the institue.

For me, Arnel shouldn't be penalized. Who ever opened upthis issue? None the less, those who are "inggit" with Arnel.

As always, they would comment on who was singing onPacquiao's fight. Maybe they're just jealous cause they don'tget to sing to the champ's fights.

Look at the American's, I'm sure if our singers wore Bra's andPanties while singing the Anthem, everybody would gethysterical, but American's don't mind. Cause they don't MakeProblems out of victory. Look at u

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Should Filipino and Journey frontman Arnel Pineda be penalized for his rendition of the "Lupang Hinirang"?