Martin Nievera’s pop rendition of Lupang Hinirang is against the law

[dbuzz]

ang daming ng nakisawsaw:

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/159941/Martin-finds-allies-in-party-list-lawmakers

so, bagong tawag sa law na yun ay gaya ng "miranda rights"
say,

- Neivera resolution 1137

o di kaya

- martin rights

matindi kung

- pekyew left

teka naging mabango pa yata si martin dito sa kontrobersyang ito ah. baka ra-run pa tuloy ng senador yan. "any publicity is a good publicity."

[khazpert]

it's pretty petty to be such a big deal noh?

funny na the guy from NHI was on TV pa kanina saying na mali ginawa na arrangement.

pero if ganun nga at bawal ibahin, e di dapat pinenalize din si christian bautista when he forgot the lyrics last year? diba technically iniba niya yung kanta kasi pinaikli niya?

oo nga... pero wala namang penalty na pinataw kay C.B. dba?

oks lang yun! Pinoy style ika nga! w/ feelingssssssssss!

[niky]

agree ako, kaso lang andami kasing interpretasyon dahil ang issue yung tamang pagkanta, sabi nila march daw dapat, anong klaseng march basta ba may beat march na? pano yung pinapalabas sa mga tv stations pag sign off parang kanta ng patay, o kaya ng mga choir solemn naman ang dating...labag na ba sa batas yun?

di kasi tulad ng pagnakaw o pagpatay kahit anong paraan talagang krimen yun..at labag sa batas madali makita..

According to the NHI, supposedly, slow and solemn is the "proper" way to sing it.

Which goes against everything we were taught in Philippine History 101. Slow and solemn is the current way to sing... Historically, the anthem is a march.

[claRkEnt]

and according to them as well, ang tama daw ay yung version ni Karylle (i think that was pacman's fight against DLH).

[Galactus]

Nyak! Gusto pang himirit!

IMO, he sang the NA merely to impress and be noticed by probable Hollywood producers, and not in deference to the country. Wala sigurong nakapansin nung una, kaya gusto pa ng Take 2. Well, "Try & try until you succeed" must be his motto...


http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx...bCategoryId=65

Nievera asks 'take 2' to sing national anthem
Updated May 07, 2009 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines – Singer Martin Nievera had issued conflicting statements on whether he will apologize or not for his different rendition of the national anthem “Lupang Hinirang” before the start of the bout between Manny Pacquiao and Briton Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas, Nevada last Sunday.

In an interview over ABS-CBN Teleradyo Tuesday, Nievera requested that he will be allowed to sing the national anthem again under the supervision of the National Historical Institute to ensure the proper rendition of the anthem as he expressed his willingness to apologize to those he offended by his style of singing the anthem before the boxing event in Las Vegas.

“I am requesting for a take two, to sing the national anthem,” he said. But yesterday, GMA-7 and radio station dzBB, quoted Nievera as saying that he will not apologize because he was just doing his best as an artist.

During his interview with radio anchors Anthony Taberna and Gerry Baja, Nievera admitted that he was not aware of the existing law on the proper way of singing the national anthem and his rendition was done following the request of people close to Pacquiao to deliver a lively and fast song because the original version is slow and dragging.

The law provides a fine of P5,000 and imprisonment of one year to anybody who will not follow the notes, the lyrics, in the rendition of Lupang Hinirang.

Nievera said he was just expressing his freedom of expression when he deviated from the traditional way of singing it.

He issued the conflicting statements, as Nievera’s version of the national anthem has become a hot topic in the Internet, particularly on the video-sharing site YouTube where the questionable versions of various artists are now posted with the title “Ang Mga Sumeng*plang sa Pag-awit ng Lupang Hinirang.”

The YouTube site uk.youtube.com/comments has generated at least 93,762 hits as of yesterday and the site is expected to generate more comments after Nievera was included among the Lupang Hinirang bloopers.

The YouTube shows Karylle and other artists singing the national anthem in the previous fights of Pacquiao.

The NHI had condemned the distortion of the national anthem by the singers.

Meanwhile, Rep. Elpidio Barzaga of the second district of Cavite doubts if Nievera can be held liable under the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines (RA 8491) after singing a different version of the national anthem, but he plans to file a case against the singer.

“The (Philippine) government cannot impose its authority outside of its territory. I doubt if this law would be applicable. It’s outside the jurisdiction of the Philippines,” he told reporters in the weekly Ayes and Nays forum at Mongkok Restaurant in Quezon City.

Barzaga said he would file a case against Nievera in his district in Cavite to “establish jurisprudence.”

“I will have to file a test case. I will be filing it in my district, in my personal capacity as a citizen,” he said.

“I want to establish jurisprudence, if the law would (still) be applicable if (a violation) is done outside the Philippines. Baka mamaya niyan, maging rap na o jazz iyung national anthem. – Perseus Echeminada

[badkuk]

between Martin's arrogance and the congressman's political intentions...i really don't know who to root for

[kenzie]

What has the guy done to you to warrant calling him an asshole? I could understand if you were Pops and he dumped you, but otherwise...

i've been calling him an ASSHOLE because he is an ASSHOLE ! it was maybe 10 years ago in Hawaii at the airport that ASSHOLE martin nievera was harrasing my COUSIN, a flight attendant giving her ***ual advances. so now you know why i call him an ASSHOLE .... and if you want proof lemme know it will not be a problem i assure you ....

And what's wrong with being a dual citizen, if, like me, or Batista, you have mixed parentage? Here I thought Pinoy was a state of mind, not a piece of paper tying you to a government you may or may not like

i did not say there is anything wrong with it... im gonna be one soon and i dont even have mixed heritage . so i don't have a prob with being a dual citizen...and yeah did i mentioned that i don't have a problem with dual citizen's ....

[niky]

i've been calling him an ASSHOLE because he is an ASSHOLE ! it was maybe 10 years ago in Hawaii at the airport that ASSHOLE martin nievera was harrasing my COUSIN, a flight attendant giving her ***ual advances. so now you know why i call him an ASSHOLE .... and if you want proof lemme know it will not be a problem i assure you ....

Ah. Ok. Sorry, but Martin and Pops were a fixture in our area when I was growing up, and they seemed pretty nice at the time.

I guess, then, there's an underlying reason for Martin's unfaithfulness.

i did not say there is anything wrong with it... im gonna be one soon and i dont even have mixed heritage . so i don't have a prob with being a dual citizen...and yeah did i mentioned that i don't have a problem with dual citizen's ....

Good luck! ;)

[Lucius]

Martin looks so gay that for me it was such a shame to have him sing in Pacquiao's fight.

Anyway si Hatton lang naman yun, hindi masyadong "star" so okay lang. You can see how OA he was, pati ung earphone may PH flag pa na design, WTF was he thinking. Dati dati dun na halos mag-settle down tapos ngayon ganon

Pero ang pinaka-okay ung mga anak nya, pag performing on TV parang nanood ka lang sa zoo ng singing monkeys

[khazpert]

oo nga medyo O.A.