Change is the only permanent thing in this world, as per the old saying.

In the 21 st century where

technology starts to arise, we can say that change is inevitable. In just a matter of seconds, you can do
changes that might or might not help in our society.

The issue about our national anthem is quite disturbing. The news was all over the country, even
reaching the foreign ones. It has been and is still a mystery whether we should apply the desired change
in the outro of the Philippine National Anthem, Lupang Hinirang.

We have been using the hymn Lupang Hinirang, originally known as “Patria Adora”, as our national
anthem for almost 78 years after its declaration. Its music was composed by Julian Felipe in 1898, and
the lyrics were adapted from the Spanish poem, “Filipinas”, written by Jose Palma in 1899. It was
originally known as a march song that was first heard at Kawit, Cavite, September 12, 1898 to
commemorate the independence of Filipinos.

Cultural traditions and beliefs are just some of the standards of Filipinos in terms of patriotism. But don’t
you think it’ll be more appropriate to focus in the patriotism itself? Logically speaking, it’s not a bad idea
to apply change in our anthem as long as we pay the same due respect and attention.

Everybody dies but not everybody lives. This line reminds me of so much people thinking about their
death wherein we must focus ourselves on how to survive life. This idea strengthen my stand about the
changing of the outro from “ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo” to “ang mabuhay dahil sa’yo”

In the generation we are in, we must be open to the changes that we may encounter every day. Feelings
pass. Memories fade. Nothing is permanent. The things that we have now can’t be ours forever. The
idea of transformation complements open mind to accept the concept of change.