'Lupang Hinirang' on colonizer soil

MADRID, Spain--Spanish King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia de Grecia, together with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, stand in attention as the Philippine national anthem is played. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Veronica Uy on the grounds of the Royal Palace of El Pardo on Dec. 3, 2007.

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[RepublikaMaharlika]

Philippines can be described as: A nation both Spanish and American in culture, Islamic and Christian in Religous devotion with an underlying Indian, Chinese and Malay culture all intertwined together.

[Anchor696]

Majo and everyone else - Don't listen to the hecklers. They don't represent most of the people that know about the situation.

There's a portion of people (about 2 percent is the estimate) that share both Philippine and Spanish descent. And most are proud of it - BOTH parts.

I'm American (born), but I must say the thing that probably hurt the Philippines more was American influence, because it undermined the ingrained Hispanophone identity that was there first.that triggered an identity crisis

[halashet]

nakakatawa naman ang pinoy dito, feeling spanish.. kung alam nio lang kung gaano kababa ang pagtingin ng espanya sa filipinas...hahaysz....these are the same people who killed and oppressed your ancestors..mahiya naman kayo sa mga ninuno nio...

[sam74]

Time to let go Pinoys. Forgive the atrocities of the colonial past, it was the way of the world back then after all. Things could have been worse, we could have ended up in the imperial Chinese hands. Read about the real history of your country (yes, all written in Spanish), not the books created by the US propaganda machine in the 1900's, then you will understand who you really are.

[redcomusic]

@xApocalypse023x Slavery and inter-tribal violence was part of the caste system in pre-colonial Malay society. And I say Malay because before annexation, what is now the Philippines was a hodge-podge of Malay-speaking island-states and island-kingdoms, most regionally prominent of which was the Kingdom of Tondo.

Kung tutuusin, ang Kaharian ng Castile-Aragon (Espanya) ay siyang nagpaisa sa mga hiwa-hiwalay na mga balangay (baranggay), kaharian at sultanato ng kapuluan.

[redcomusic]

Ang bababaw niyo. Magsipamuhay sana kayo ayon sa kasalukuyan, hindi ayon sa nakaraan. Makipagkaibigan sa mga dating kaaway. Pag-aralan ang iba't ibang kultura at/o mga wika ng daigdig, lalung-lalo na ang Kastila. Tayong mga Pilipino ay may susi sa pagiging bahagi ng mga mundong Ingles (Anglosphere) at Kastila (Hispanosphere), at magiging sanhi ito ng bagong pagkakapatiran sa marami pang bansa.

[snizer06]

spain is the mother land and philippines is one of her son :)

[freezingsense]

viva la filipina republica!!

[FyReByRd8]

I would have to agree. Very well put.

[psaluda]

What is wrong with people? The title of this video "'Lupang Hinirang' on colonizer soil"... So stupid. What would Luzon and Mindanao say about Manila's IMPERIALISM in turn? Stop referring to Spain as colonizer and conquistador, it's barroque, unnecessary, outdated and distant. If you wish, call her MOTHER COUNTRY SPAIN. Salamat!

[RepublicadeFilipinas]

¡Un saludo! Desde el Canal de Filipinas en idioma español.

[bvclaber]

Mind you, Spain is asking our teachers to come to spain to be alila naman or yayas for the spanish kids. May yaya, katulong (however you call it), may tutor pa ang bata sa gabi. Ang galing siguro ng bilateral agreement na naman nyan. Hay nako pilipino, hanggang katulong, yaya at alalay ka nlang ba talaga?! naman!

[Amoneth]

sana sumugod ung Basque ETA para pasabugin ang event. Gora ta Gora Euskadi!

[aygulayitsjeremy]

are those cannons i hear blasting in the background?

[leoca]

I love how this theme is playing on Spain's soil. LOL

Oh by the way, Spain haven't paid for its crime against the Philippines yet.

[dapunkof1975]

And my ass? Pwahahaha wrong choice for words...

[968boi]

YOU NEED A SLAP IN YOUR FACE AND ASS!

[xApocalypse023x]

I kinda agree with you here. The guy was ignorant but you are being too proud of your heritage. What if Spain is the 7 world economic power? Who gives a crap? Those things are not permanent. They change bro. What stays in your name is your country's brutal past. The Philippines was never involved in slavery and brutality or some sort before. Your country's history defines you and not that Spain is the 7th world economic power. The Phil. will flourish someday. I promise you. Enuff said. Peace

[xApocalypse023x]

I kinda agree with you here. The guy was ignorant but you are being too proud of your heritage. What if Spain is the 7 world economic power? Who gives a crap? Those things are not permanent. They change bro. What stays in your name is your country's brutal past. The Philippines was never involved in slavery and brutality or some sort before. Your country's history defines you and not that Spain is the 7th world economic power. The Phil. will flourish someday. I promise you. Enuff said. Peace

[rlagtapo]

Wrong. By the time the anthem was first played (June 12, 1898) and the lyrics written (1899), the Spaniards had already left and the Americans had arrived. It was the Americans then that banned the playing of the anthem. It was not till 1919 that the ban was finally lifted.

[hanchie]

at the time spain colonized the philippines, our anthem is greatly prohibited and hated by the spaniards .. hahaha

[MajoMarley]

A big slap in Spain's face? Certainly must be a really realli ignorant guy who wrote that, ignoring the diplomatic formules. But if the matter is to compare countries, let me tell you something to all the filipino people here. Spain is the 7º world economic power, the phillipines are a group of isles where they don't even know who the hell they are. So, you people like to hate Spain cause Spain made of you what you are today (check your lastnames and see. Spain is lightyears far from you idiots

[disith]

"kinda funny how our anthem is played on spain's soil. this really is a big SLAP in spains face. HAHA. go philippines!"

Don't talk to me about immaturity.

[insanerhapsodist]

no, im not trying to prove anything. I'm simply saying that whether you have a point or not, immaturity is still immaturity. have a good day.