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Tweak ‘Lupang Hinirang’? Vice Ganda proposes to revise other songs instead

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<p>A folk tune that encourages &quot;human trafficking,&quot; a song about a worthless policeman, and a nursery rhyme that should have ended with the positive message of promoting &quot;second chances.&quot; </p><p>Vice Ganda listed down on &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; some songs that should have its lyrics changed, the TV host&#x27;s apparent shot at Senate President Vicente Sotto III&#x27;s proposal to replace the last line of the national anthem.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1423737" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The comedian began by saying that the &quot;ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo&quot; line is &quot;beautiful&quot; because it shows that Filipinos &quot;are willing to fight and die for our country.&quot; </p><p>Instead of changing that, he quipped that the Senate should look at old folk tunes such as &quot;Sitsiritsit Alibangbang,&quot; which bafflingly suggest that trading a kid for a doll and bagoong is OK. </p><p>&quot;Wala na ba kayong pagpapahalaga sa buhay ng kabataan? Buhay iyon eh, regalo mula sa langit,&quot; he joked. &quot;Dinala sa sinapupunan ng siyam ng buwan ng isang magiting ng ina.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Paglabas ng sanggol, ipagpapalit ninyo sa bagoong? Iyon ang palitan ninyo, huwag iyong &#x27;ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo&#x27;.&quot; </p><p>He added that the final part of &quot;Leron Leron Sinta&quot; should be changed to better reflect the message of not giving up, and called for the firing of the worthless cop in &quot;May Pulis sa Ilalim ng Tulay.&quot; </p><p>Vice Ganda also said that the Senate should focus on more pressing issues such as rising prices of basic goods and traffic, rather than on trivial matters. </p><p>It was last Wednesday when Sotto said that he wants to tweak the original final lyrics of &quot;Lupang Hinirang&quot; with what he says is a less defeatist line, &quot;ang ipaglaban kalayaan mo.&quot; </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/09/22/sotto.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Senate President Tito Sotto drew flak for his suggestion to replace the last line of the national anthem. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>He did appear to<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/18/sotto-promotes-joey-ayalas-version-of-lupang-hinirang"> reel back in</a> his proposal after hearing the negative feedback, writing on Twitter a day after: &quot;Maraming mahina intindi-miento. Ayaw niyo? Huwag!&quot; </p><p>He maintained, however, that he supports Joey Ayala&#x27;s version of the national anthem, which featured a different last line. </p><p>Ayala sang &quot;ang magmahal ng dahil sa&#x27;yo,&quot; instead of &quot;ang mamatay nang dahil sa&#x27;yo.&quot;</p>

<p>He listed down some songs that should have its lyrics changed, an apparent shot at a proposal to replace the last line of the national anthem.</p>

He listed down some songs that should have its lyrics changed, an apparent shot at a proposal to replace the last line of the national anthem.