Philippine National Anthem Correct Title and The Confusion

Philippines National Anthem

The Philippines national anthem is incorrect and should Philippine National Anthem, without s.

Philippine National Anthem

The Philippine national anthem is the "Lupang Hinirang" in their term and "Chosen Land" in English. The "Beloved Country" or "Beloved Land" was an erroneous translation. The beloved country might the bayang magiliw and the bayang magiliw was not the title of the national anthem of the republic of the Philippines.

The correct title of the national anthem of that country was the Lupang Hinirang and Chosen Land in English for more clarification. Might the translator of that title in English was just confused whether what the correct title of that national anthem and there are many Filipinos’ people confused as well whether the title is beloved land or chosen country.

If the confused Filipinos were reminded whether the right tile of the national anthem was the lupang hinirang, they will laugh for sure after the correction.

This national anthem was not the first national anthem and the first was the "Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan" used by revolutionary leaded by Andres Bonficio. This is might the reason those some Filipinos people according to them the first President of the Philippines should Andres Bonifcio.

Some still confused about the title of national anthem of the Philippines. Sometimes when you asked to them, some responded the correct answer but some were not.

When you asked to them "what is the national anthem of the Philippines?" some answered "Bayang Magiliw!" which is incorrect, the correct answer is the Lupang Hinirang. The possible reason that they answered incorrectly due the word bayang magiliw is on the first sentence of the first of the national anthem and might the reason of confusion.

If they confused about the real title of the national anthem and does not mean they are ignorant to the real title but they just confused about it. They are familiar about the lupang hinirang but due to confusion they responded the wrong title of their national anthem.

Flag Heraldic Code of the Philippines or known as the Republic Act No. 8491 was strengthened and penalising the improper singing of the national anthem.

On the section 3 of this law, the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire and Protection and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology was defined as "military."

On this section was mentioned the half – mast and the national anthem that refer to the national anthem of the Philippines.  On the chapter one section 4 of the law was the decoration of the flag of the flag of the Philippines. On the section 18 those all government offices and educational institution observed flag raising ceremony every Monday morning.

The section that always violated by almost Filipinos is the section 21 of this law. In this section, the citizen should stand during the flag raising ceremony and flag lowering ceremony. All vehicles shall stop if in the premise and the people.

On the section 34 is the prohibition of acts like deface, defile, mutilate and even through acts or by omission in compliance. The section has also prohibited the using of flag by any of the following of the section.