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WATCH: This 'Hiraya Manawari' theme song cover will make you nostalgic

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<p>MANILA — Here&#x27;s a dose of nostalgia for &#x27;90s kids.</p><p>Millennials will remember &quot;Hiraya Manawari,&quot; the well-loved ABS-CBN values education program featuring Filipino folklore.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fLgMjVlHzaQ?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></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>For eight years since 1995, its theme song was a familiar morning tune for children tuned in to ABS-CBN.</p><p>Composed by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, the song &quot;Hiraya Manawari&quot; was originally performed by Cris Villonco.</p><p>On Thursday, theater performer Teetin Villanueva and Arvy Dimaculangan shared a fresh rendition on Twitter that has since drawn over a thousand likes and hundreds of comments, mostly from millennials thanking them for two minutes of nostalgia.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">🎶✨ HIRAYA MANAWARI ✨🎶<br/>COVER with <a href="https://twitter.com/aflodim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@aflodim</a> 😘<br/><br/>Music by National Artist for Music, Maestro Ryan Cayabyab<br/>From Hiraya Manawari (ABS-CBN, 1995) <a href="https://t.co/YT4ny1CyUh">pic.twitter.com/YT4ny1CyUh</a></p>— Teetin Villanueva (@teetinv) <a href="https://twitter.com/teetinv/status/1263138388112052225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Hiraya Manawari&quot; was among the slate of educational programs of ABS-CBN Foundation that started in the &#x27;90s, along with &quot;Sineskwela&quot; and &quot;Bayani.&quot;</p><p>The trio of programs returned in March this year, as part of ABS-CBN&#x27;s temporary TV programming amid the coronavirus lockdown, until the government shutdown of the network&#x27;s broadcast in May.</p>

<p>Composed by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, the song "Hiraya Manawari" was originally performed by Cris Villonco.</p>

Composed by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, the song "Hiraya Manawari" was originally performed by Cris Villonco.