2 versions of panatang makabayan
PANATANG MAKABAYAN
NEW:
Iniibig ko ang Pilipinas,
Aking lupang sinilangan,
Tahanan ng aking lahi,
Kinukupkop ako at tinutulungan
Maging malakas, masipag at marangal.
Dahil mahal ko ang Pilipinas,
Diringgin ko ang payo
Ng aking magulang,
Susundin ko ang tuntunin ng paaralan,
Tutuparin ko ang tungkulin
Ng mamamayang makabayan:
Naglilingkod, nag-aaral at nagdarasal
Ng buong katapatan
Iaalay ko ang aking buhay,
Pangarap, pagsisikap
Sa bansang Pilipinas
OLD:
Iniibig ko ang Pilipinas.
Ito ang aking lupang sinilangan.
Ito ang tahanan ng aking lahi.
Ako’y kanyang kinukupkop at tinutulungan,
Upang maging malakas, maligaya at kapakipakinabang.
Bilang ganti ay diringgin ko ang payo ng aking mga magulang.
Susundin ko ang mga tuntunin ng aking paaralan.
Tutuparin ko ang tungkulin ng isang mamamayang makabayan at masunurin sa batas.
Paglilingkuran ko ang aking bayan nang walang pag-iimbot at nang buong katapatan.
Sisikapin kong maging isang tunay na Pilipino,
sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa.
I personally like the old version maybe because I am very familiar with it, we used to recite this pledge of allegiance after singing the Philippine national anthem... ahhh those were the days where I took for granted my youth. I wished I could turn back the time just like a time machine I'm pretty sure I'd be more carefree and active as a young school aged kid.
The newer version doesn't seem to give emotions. I just felt that like politics anything can change parang ganun! Whenever a politician dislikes the party they are member of, they can easily switch from one party to another. I just don't understand why they have to revise, don't these lawmakers have nothing important to do for the country?
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