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Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo

‘Di na ‘ko papayag mawala ka muli.
‘Di na ‘ko papayag na muli mabawi,
Ating kalayaan kay tagal natin mithi.
‘Di na papayagang mabawi muli.
Magkakapit-bisig libo-libong tao.
Kay sarap palang maging Pilipino.
Sama-sama iisa ang adhikain.
Kelan man ‘di na paalipin.
Handog ng Pilipino sa mundo,
Mapayapang paraang pagbabago.
Katotohanan, kalayaan, katarungan
Ay kayang makamit na walang dahas.
Basta’t magkaisa tayong lahat.
Masdan [...]

So we will not forget, and continue to be inspired

A relative shared a link on Facebook to this video a few minutes ago; it’s all the more powerful because he was there on EDSA I. This brings a chill down my spine every time I hear it: a poignant reminder that once upon a time, we stood up for what was true and just, [...]

Rest, Free Man

I consider FrancisM a patriot, if for no other reason than this: he sang songs that inspired me to love my country more. One of the first songs that truly moved me — and it’s all the more significant because he was rapping, and I don’t do hiphop — was his Three Stars and a [...]

Dredd, finally

Club Dredd. We finally got to play Club Dredd. Hold on while I try and come to grips with that seemingly insignificant piece of information. FMD, fronting in Jeepney Joyride’s official album launch, played at Club Dredd. I played at Club Dredd.
Sure, not the Dredd of old, but it’s still Club Dredd. Ever since I [...]

Let’s Get Party!

The Ska band from hell — that’s Jeepney Joyride folks — has released their second album, Let’s Get Party, a 14-track masterpiece of humor and good skankin’ fun, and is out now under Sony BMG on all major Odyssey and Music One record bars, with an official album launch on August 29 at the [...]

Heber Bartolome — 100 years of UP

Earth Day + 420 = good times

I heart Imago

Halfway through “Akap”, I hear a click, and a whirr. My first roll of film just ran out — I only had 24 exposures on that one. Biting on my cigarette and trying not to fall, I reloaded as fast as I could — not easy considering the sheer number of people jostling me — [...]

Mang-aawit ng Kanyang Panahon – Heber Bartolome

Heber Bartolome is the voice and soul behind legendary protest folk-rock band Banyuhay, who gained immortality with the unforgettable phrase: “Tayo’y mga Pinoy, tayo’y hindi kano, wag kang mahihiya, kung ang ilong mo ay pango.” He sang songs of protest, but never angrily. He is punk without the whine of self-pity. Hardcore without the idiocy [...]

The Guitar Blog

I’ve been itching to do this for a long time now, and alternating from being sick to being unemployed, I finally have the time to do it. Presenting, the Guitar Blog, where I talk about, well, music in general, guitars in particular. I’m also gonna be doing something I call Single Song Breakdown, where I [...]