Broken record NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 03/19/2010

Broken record

NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 03/19/2010 So after issuing pronouncements against Martin Nievera, Charice Pempengco, Jennifer Bautista, Christian Bautista and La Diva, the National Hysterical Institute (NHI) now trains its guns at Arnel Pineda for not singing the National Anthem as prescribed by law. I said “hysterical,” instead of “historical?” Sure I did, for this is what the NHI becomes each time the anthem is sung during a Manny Pacquiao fight. It’s gone as far as criticizing Sarah Geronimo, Lani Misalucha and Kyla for singing the anthem longer than it should have been, when there is no specific instruction in Republic Act 8491, or the “Flag and Heraldic Code,” for the “Lupang Hinirang” to be sung in, say, exactly two minutes, or you go to jail if you do it a second more.  To clarify, here’s what the law requires, in Chapter II, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM: “Section 35. The National Anthem is entitled Lupang Hinirang..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100319com4.html

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