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‘Hindi tayo nabigo’: Robredo campaign anthem ‘Rosas’ updated with new lyrics amid #Halalan2022 results

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<p>MANILA — “Rosas,” the popular campaign anthem of Vice President Leni Robredo’s bid for presidency, has been updated with new lyrics amid the election results.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Halos himatayin ako habang nakatayo with these 2 poweful figures 😩 salamat Meme <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vicegandako</a>, so honored to sing with you 💕💕💕 salamat ma’am <a href="https://twitter.com/lenirobredo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lenirobredo</a>, happy mother’s day po 💕💕💕<br/><br/>Photos by <a href="https://twitter.com/alexisalberi_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@alexisalberi_</a> and Kyle Venturillo <a href="https://t.co/l1RfbuTl0H">pic.twitter.com/l1RfbuTl0H</a></p>— Nica del Rosario (@nicadelrosario) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicadelrosario/status/1522990011758522369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The tune’s composer and singer, Nica del Rosario, shared the additional verse on Twitter on Tuesday, after partial, unofficial results showed Robredo’s opponent, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. leading by a wide margin.</p><p>The new lyrics are:</p><div><em>Huwag kang manghinayang<br/>Hindi tayo nabigo<br/>Tibayan ang iyong loob</em></div><div><em>At kahit may dilim na umaaligid<br/>Ang liwanag sa puso’y ‘di pasisiil<br/>Namulat sa pag-asa, sa pag-ibig<br/>Hindi na muling pipikit</em><br/> </div><p>Del Rosario later shared a snippet of her singing the verse.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><div dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/Zo75MxTEP1">https://t.co/Zo75MxTEP1</a> <a href="https://t.co/MbwNoLd3Tm">pic.twitter.com/MbwNoLd3Tm</a></div>— Nica del Rosario (@nicadelrosario) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicadelrosario/status/1523886261744058368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The words were inspired by Robredo’s speech early Tuesday, where she expressed gratitude to supporters, assured volunteers that their efforts have not been in vain, and called them on to continue the fight beyond the elections.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/10/22/efforts-not-in-vain-leni-calls-on-supporters-to-respect-poll-outcome">&#x27;Efforts not in vain:&#x27; Leni calls on supporters to respect poll outcome</a></li></ul><p>Del Rosario, the composer behind hits like “Tala” and “Na Na Na,” had written “Rosas” from the perspective of Robredo.</p><p>During the campaign period, the tune about committing to make Filipinos proud of their country became a viral hit, topping digital charts in the Philippines across streaming platforms.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is it. This the video that finally made me cry.<br/><br/>I can’t believe this is real. <a href="https://t.co/Ym4VbufowP">https://t.co/Ym4VbufowP</a></p>— Nica del Rosario (@nicadelrosario) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicadelrosario/status/1523304221033963520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Alongside another del Rosario original, “Kay Leni Tayo,” “Rosas” became the definitive Robredo campaign song, performed by the composer and her collaborator Gab Pangilinan across most if not all of the vice president’s rallies.</p><p>Notably, at the May 7 miting de avance of Robredo and her running mate, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, del Rosario was joined by comedy superstar Vice Ganda in performing the song before a crowd of nearly 800,000 in Makati City.</p>

“Rosas,” the popular campaign anthem of Vice President Leni Robredo’s bid for presidency, has been updated with new lyrics amid the election results.