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- LUPANG HINIRANG -
- PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ANTHEM -
- LETRA PARA LA MARCHA NACIONAL FILIPINA -




TAGALOG VERSION:

Bayang magiliw,
Perlas ng Silanganan,
Alab ng puso
Sa dibdib mo'y buhay.
Lupang hinirang,
Duyan ka ng magiting
Sa manlulupig
Di ka pasisiil.
Sa dagat at bundok,
Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw,
May dilag ang tula
At awit sa paglayang minamahal.
Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y
Tagumpay na nagniningning;
Ang bituin at araw niya,
Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim,
Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't pagsinta,
Buhay ay langit sa piling mo;
Aming ligaya, na pag ma'y mang-aapi,
Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.

ENGLISH VERSION:

Land of the morning,
Child of the sun returning,
With fevor burning,
Thee do our souls adore.
Land dear and holy,
Cradle of noble heroes,
Ne'er shall invaders
Trample thy sacred shore.
Ever within thy skies
And through thy clouds
And o'er thy hills and sea,
Do we behold the radiance,
Feel the throb of glorious liberty.
Thy banner, dear to all our hearts,
Its sun and stars alight,
O never shall its shining field
Be dimmed by tyrant's might!
Beautiful land of love,
O land of light,
In thine embrace 'tis rapture to lie.
But it is glory ever,
When thou art wronged,
For us, thy sons, to suffer and die.

SPANISH VERSION:

Tierra adora,
hija del sol de Oriente
su fuego ardiente
en ti latiendo esta.

Tierra de amores,
del heroismo cuna,
los invasores
no te hollaran jamas.

En tu azul cielo, en tus asuras,
en tus montes y en tu mar
esplende y late el poema
de tu amada libertad.

Tu pabellon que en las lides
la victoria ilumino
no veranunca apagados
sus estrellas ni su sol.

Tierra de dichas, de sol y amores,
en tu regazo dulce es vivir;
es una gloria para tus hijos,
cuando te ofende, por ti morir.

FACTS ABOUT PHILIPPINES





Country name:
Conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
Conventional short form: Philippines
Local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
Local short form: Pilipinas

History: Ferdinand Magellan "discovered" Philippines at 1521. In 1898, Spanish ceded the Philippines to the US following the Spanish-American war. They gained their independence at 1946.

Location: Philippines is an archipelago at Southeast Asia. It's geographic coordinates are 13 00 N, 122 00 E.

Climate: Philippines has two seasons, Rainy and Dry Seasons.

Natural resources: Timber, Petroleum, Nickel, Cobalt, Silver, Gold, Salt, and Copper

Languages: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon ( Ilonggo ), Bicol, Waray ( Bisaya ), Pampanggo ( Kapampangan ), and Pangasinan. Philippines has over 90 dialects.

Capital: Manila ( Manila means "there is nilad here". Nilad is an indigo plant. )

Government Type: Republic

Independence From The US: July, 04, 1946

National Holiday: Independence Day from Spain, June, 12, 1898

Constitution: February, 02, 1987, it was effective on February, 11, 1987

Military Branches: Army, Navy ( includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps ), Air Force