NHI on Martin Nievera's Version of Philippine National Anthem

[rig]

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gikanta man ni martin ug tarong ang national anthem kaso lang eya giusab ang version and we have a law on that nga dapat anyone who sings the anthem dapat pareha sa version sa composer

[tools4kools]

para sa ako. it just shows how immature the tagalogs are. siempre ilaha biya ng pulong mao ng hasta sa constitution ila gyud na gibutang dinha unsaon pagkanta sa national anthem og kinahanglan tagalog/filipino ra gyud ang pwede ug wa nay laen pa. what for? are they gonna sue or jail nievera for singing it that way? or worst, for others who do not know, even the cebu provincial board and the cebu city council sings the cebuano version of our national anthem, Ang Yutang Tabunon instead of the Lupang Hinirang! definitely, that's a criminal offense coz its under the heraldic code of the philippines but how come no one ever filed cases against the offenders? so that means its a stupid law! but filing a case against him also violates his freedom of speech and expression right? diba our government prides itself of being one of the first and major countries that signed the universal declaration on human rights that embodies the right to freedom of speech? and how come we enact laws that curtail these very same freedoms. So please naghinaot ko na NHI will stop doing those kinds of arguments kay OA ra kaayo sila. if they really want to file cases against nievera, they should also have the guts on filing cases against the cebu provincial board and the cebu city council for singing it differently in another language. The question is, that if they have the G-U-T-S to do that! basin magkagubot gyud ta diri og basin that will only make cebuanos and tagalogs fight even more! this just shows how powerless our laws are coz we may have good laws but it doesn't even have the teeth to implement it!

[shaxyra]

it shows how inconsistent jud ta. wala'y unity.

[rynzco]

i wonder nganu c martin mn maoy na grabihan ani nga issue nga kasagaran mokanta og national
anthem kada boxing fights wla may sakto puro mn inusab,...

mas ngil-ad pa gani tong pag kanta ni ney sa villoria & donaire fights og katong ka christian,..
although naa tingali mga reklamo atong mga nangagi pero lahi ni ka martin ky xpose kaayo sa broadcast ma tv, radyo, news papers, etc...
ngano kaha noh?...hehehe

[pepau]

cya ang pina ka arrogante sa tanan nga nabadlungan.. laliman kag moingon cyag i dont want to ask for an apology for something that i am not sorry, mura ra niyag giingnon nga wa koy labot sa balaod sa pilipinas... freedom of speech is not really freedom nga pwede na nmo buhaton ang tanan nmo gusto buhaton. ang freedom nga gipasabot nga freedom sa balaod mao nga kinahanglan responsable kas tanan nmong buahaton or ipamulong.

[dark_phoenix]

^Correct sa tanan gi badlong siya pinaka arrogante ug tass ug pride. Christian Bautista apologized katong nakalimtan niya ang lyrics. Si Martin nag hatag ug apology letter pero naa gihapon pag mamataas sa iyang"apology" letter kuno.

Reposting this in case wala pa nabasahan sa uban.

Martin apologizes!
by: Edgar O. Cruz | STIR Editor (Chief Agitator)
8 May 2009 | 10:59 AM

Below is Martin Nievera’s statement regarding this matter:

“About 3 months ago I was asked by our champion Manny Pacquiao to sing the national anthem in his fight with Ricky Hatton. I accepted whole-heartedly. This would be my first time to be blessed with the honor of martin nieverarepresenting my country and singing our national anthem infront of the world. It was then my plan to make my moment of honor not about me or anything showbiz.

“Instead I wanted to stand center ring as nothing else but a proud Filipino singing his anthem, wanting every word and emotion behind each word to reach not just the cheap seats at the very top of the arena, but heard, felt and understood even in the non-Tagalog speaking countries all over the world. Music is the universal language, so I knew if I arranged it and performed it convincingly I could make our anthem understood even though it was the only anthem that night that was not in English. I could have just gone thru the motions of singing it over, but no, I wanted to represent and communicate.

“So with all my heart and love for the country I was so proud to represent as well as the fighter I opened for, I sang the anthem the way I did. If I were to tell you in a soft voice, in perfect time and pitch as dictated by history, ‘Ang Mamatay Nang Dahil Sa ‘Yo’ would you believe me? But if I made sure I said the line with conviction and volume enough to heard over thousands of screams then would you believe me better?

“I cannot apologize for the way I sang it because no one told me the rules nor the laws in years past. Didn’t hear about any of these so-called laws when the others before me sang their versions. I didn’t get the memo. I will not apologize for giving my all just to sing that song infront of the world. But I do apologize ONLY to the people afraid of progress and change, of course to the lawmakers and to whom ever else took offense to my interpretation of probably the most beautiful song I have ever come across. And to everyone else, God bless your open mind and open heart.

“Still a proud Filipino, Martin Nievera”

http://www.stir.ph/LM/articles~level...pologizes.html

[rynzco]

ah i see btaw sd noh,..usa sd to,..

pero before pa cya gi ask og apology ba, dba nganu ni tunga mn lng tog kalit ang taga NHI sa tv(gma news)?...
just to show lng gyd nga gila-inan cya sa version ni martin?,..sa ubang artist nga na nganta, wla lagi ko kta sa NHI nga ni show gyd sa tv pra mobadlong lng?..

pra nku murag gipadaku nmn tingali ni nla nga issue, ky kung naay balaud pag dili sa pag usab sa national anthem,
dapat kato pang dli pa sikat c pakyaw ila nani gi higpitan og maayo nga law dba?...

or bakaha dli kaha ni network war?

[shaxyra]

ignorance of the law excuse no one from compliance therewith. tsktsk

lipsync daw ni? i mean mostly acapella man dba? chismis nasad na.. pero it's not the way how he sang it but the way he acted when the issues were there.. d sha mosorry.. sos..

[SQUiDnine]

nawong neh Martin pagkanta kai OA!!

[YJOB]

unsa nang NHI?

National History Institute?