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Palace orders inclusion of Bagong Pilipinas hymn, pledge in flag-raising ceremonies

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<p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">MANILA<strong> (UPDATED)</strong>  — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is requiring national government agencies, state-owned firms, and state schools and universities to include the Bagong Pilipino hymn and pledge in their weekly flag ceremonies.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Bagong Pilipinas is the Marcos Jr. administration’s branding of governance, which the Palace said, is of a “principled, accountable and dependable government” supported by an active and empowered citizenry.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The Bagong Pilipinas brand was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/26/24/200000-people-expected-at-bagong-pilipinas-kick-off-official" id="isPasted"></a><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/26/24/200000-people-expected-at-bagong-pilipinas-kick-off-official">launched early this year</a>, with its logo — interwoven blue and red semi-circles that seemingly form a sphere cradling the sun and 3 stars of the Philippine flag — in use since last July.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/16/23/bagong-pilipinas-is-marcos-jr-admins-governance-brand">READ: Marcos Jr. admin launches &#x27;Bagong Pilipinas&#x27; governance brand</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The dissemination and inclusion of the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge are meant to “further instill the principles of the Bagong Pilipinas brand of governance and leadership among Filipinos,” according to Memorandum Circular No. 52., signed for Marcos Jr. by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p>It directs heads of government agencies to ensure that the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge are properly disseminated in their offices while the Presidential Communications Office is ordered to implement measures to communicate the Bagong Pilipinas Hymn and Pledge to the public.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><strong>&#x27;HARD WORK, EXCELLENCE&#x27;</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The hymn, “Panahon na ng Pagbabago”, calls on the Filipino people to work together for a “New Philippines” through hard work.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">It also calls on Filipinos to patronize local goods and services, act with good manners, and to excel in their fields to bring glory to the nation.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The Bagong Pilipinas hymn has been a staple in events Marcos Jr. attends. Before the issuance of the memorandum, the hymn was used to signify the President&#x27;s arrival at a venue.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The pledge, “Panata sa Bagong Pilipinas,” meanwhile, is a promise to live according to “Bagong Pilipinas” by putting the Philippines first and by working alongside others towards national development.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">It is also a promise to participate in and support government advocacies “because development is not just the responsibility of a few.”</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The pledge, which will be required at the national government level and “encouraged” among local government units, also calls on Filipinos to protect and promote the honor, independence and interests of the Philippines.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">&quot;Bagong Pagsilang&quot;, also known as the Bagong Lipunan hymn, was a required part of school flag ceremonies during the Martial Law era of the President&#x27;s father, ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and was played at campaign events for the 2022 elections.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZabFJ4py-8M?&amp;t=1s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div>

<p>Bagong Pilipinas is the Marcos Jr. administration’s branding of governance, which the Palace said, is of a “principled, accountable and dependable government” supported by an active and empowered citizenry.</p>

Bagong Pilipinas is the Marcos Jr. administration’s branding of governance, which the Palace said, is of a “principled, accountable and dependable government” supported by an active and empowered citizenry.