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

BAUTISTA, PANGASINAN—A historical shrine honoring the town where the lyrics of the national anthem “Lupang Hinirang” was written, was unveiled with a historical marker on Monday by Mayor Amadeo Espino ...

What does Lea Salonga think of Senate President Tito Sotto’s proposal of changing the last line of “Lupang Hinirang”, the country’s national anthem? “I don’t think that it’s necessary, per se,” ...

Malacañang is leaving it to Congress to decide on the proposal of Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III to amend the closing lyrics of “Lupang Hinirang,” saying the country has more serious problems to face. ...

The Philippines is commemorating the 119th anniversary of its independence on Monday, with Filipinos proudly raising the Philippine flag from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and even in tumultuous Marawi ...

Lea Salonga on proposal to change the last line of the Philippine National Anthem: "I don't want any of those lyrics to be watered down in any way only because they spur on the greatest of our heroes ...

Tweaking the lyrics of the Philippine national anthem "Lupang Hinirang" as proposed by Senate President Vicente Sotto III does not appear to be a priority of Malacañang. At a news conference on ...