“I was thinking, at least we have an artistic freedom to express ourselves the way I want to express the song…I really apologize for my dissatisfactory performance according to their (NHI) standard,” Pineda said in a television interview Tuesday.
Sasabihin nya, artistic license 'yon, na kesyo isinapuso niya lang ang pag-awit nito. He said he sang the anthem “with sincerity and dedication” to represent the Philippines and the Filipinos abroad.
Okay, nandoon na ako. Dapat lang naman na isapuso ito. Pero mahirap bang intindihin ang batas ukol dito? HINDI PWEDE IBAHIN ANG TONO NG PAMBANSANG AWIT. Dapat nirespeto niya ito. Hay, minsan naman 'wag tayong umasa sa sarili nating pagpapasya.
Pineda’s “wrong” version of the “Lupang Hinirang”, NHI said, violated the provisions of the country’s Flag and Heraldic Code. The NHI said the national anthem must be sung in accordance to its original arrangement.
There were other Filipino artists who sung the Philippine National Anthem in Manny Pacquiao's fight that, in the name of fairness, accidentally delivered it inaccurately. Like Martin Nievera, Sarah Geronimo and Geneva Cruz to name a few. Christian Bautista have even forgotten a full one-line of the anthem during the Gerry Peñalosa fight.
Sa susunod na laban ni Manny Pacquiao, o kung sino mang mga boxers natin d'yan, at kung saan ka mang lupalop ng mundo, kung kakantahin mo ang Lupang Hinirang, siguraduhin mong tama ito. Dahil kung hindi, para mo na ring sinabotahe ang bayan mo. Kung mahal mo ang pambansang awit mo, mahalin mo ang tamang ritmo nito.
The National Historical Institute (NHI) should make a drastic move to punish these artists.
