Mount Banahaw still off limits

MANILA, Philippines – Parts of Mount Banahaw remain closed to visitors, pilgrims, trekkers, and excursionists, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Friday.
The DENR’s Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) issued a resolution in January 2009 wherein portions of the iconic mountain were declared off-limits for another 3 years, DENR Region 4-A Calabarzon executive director Nilo Tamoria said.
Tamoria said Mount Banahaw has not fully recovered from environmental destruction.
 “Let us give her more time to heal, We may need more than the long years of abuse, almost completely desecrating the so-revered holy mountain, to let her heal,” he said in a press statement. “There are now signs that she is recuperating.”
Regulations on human activities on the mountain in 2004 under PAMB Resolution No. 001-2004, when some parts of the mount were declared closed--Cristalino Falls, Durungawan, Tatlong Tangke to Kinabuhayan in the Dolores, Quezon-side; Barangay Bugon, Puesto ng Pagbuga, Dulong Ilaya, Concepcion-Pinagbakuran, and Concepcion-Banahaw in the Sariaya,Quezon-side.
 More portions were added through PAMB Resolution on March 23, 2006, which covered the Laguna side of Mount Banahaw--in Barangay Bukal in Nagcarlan; Barangays Ilaya Sungi and Novaliches in Liliw; and Bukal and Taytay in Majayjay.
 The PAMB then passed Resolution No. 04-2009 in January 29, 2009 to extend the regulations for 3 more years.
 “Mount Banahaw is regarded as a sacred place,” Tamoria said. “We want Mount Banahaw to maintain that status. As a sacred mountain, she should be accorded due respect. Hindi siya dapat nasasalaula. Panatilihin natin siyang may mayabong na gubat.”
Salud Pangan, a forester serving as the protected area superintendent, said the number of visitors to the mountain dropped from about half a million during Lent  in the past years to about 3,000 to 5,000 in 2009 and about 3,000 last year.
She expects fewer visitors this year.
She said the DENR’s park rangers and around 100 volunteers from local-environmentally concerned group such as Ugnayan, a federation of mountaineering groups including the Banahaw de Dolores Outdoor Club, Tayabas Mountaineers, the Lucena City-based mountaineering group Move On, Tau Gamma Phi fraternity members, will be mobilized to  man entry points to the area.
The trails that will guarded included those going to the restricted areas of Cristalino Falls, Durungawan, Tatlong Tangke to Kinabuhayan; Barangay Bugon, Puesto ng Pagbuga, Dulong Ilaya, and Concepcion Pinagbakuran.

Source: ABS-CBN

Mga naitalang nasawi

1.MT.Mayon (c. maagang 1970s) - Ang Pioneer hiker Roly Fabro ay namatay sa isang aksidente habang umaakyat sa bulkan. Ito ay maaaring isinasaalang-alang ang unang naitala na kamatayan ng pamumundok sa Pilipinas.


2.MT.Guiting-Guiting (Mayo 17 o 18, 1985) -Rene Reyes, 22; Abel Beltran, 31; KitRivera, 25; at Lorna Partosa, 20 ang UP Mountaineers ay natagpuan patay sailalim ng isang bangin mula sa ridges sa pagitan ng Mayo’s Peak at Peak of Deception. Sila ay umabot sa summit ng dalawang araw bago ang nakamamatay na araw. Nakadagdag pa ang mga malalakas n ulan dala nang bagyong Gay.


3.MT.Kanlaon (Disyembre 1985) – Local na tagabundok Jojo de Oca namatay sa Margaja Valley. Ang detalye ay ndi naman natukoy.


4.MT.Halcon (Oktubre 25, 1994) - Sa lakas ng bagyo Katring, labis na lamig kumitil sa buhay ni Neptali Lazaro, 25, ng San Beda. Ang iba pang mga miyembro ay nakaligtas.


5.MT.Kanlaon (Agosto 10, 1996) – Dahil sa walang babala, MT. Kanlaon erupted, Patay si Noel Trajeco at Neil Perez ng Negros Mountaineering Club, Inc. (NMCI) at mag-aaral ng British medikal Julian Green, 21. Matitinding tama at sugat sa ulo ang natamo mula sa sumabog n bulkan .May mga 17 iba pang mga dayuhan at ilang mga Pilipino na survived sa pagsabog.


6.MT.Romelo (Nobyembre 5, 2002) – Ito ay isang Linggo at may higit sa 200campers sa Buruwisan Falls ngunit pagkatapos ay dumating bagyo Seniang, tigilang mga campers at nabubuwal Harold Reyes ng Las Piñas, Edward Lee ngSingalong, at Ferdie Eusebio, Ryan Versola,at Rolando Jacob ng Pateros, atJose dela Cruz ng Bulacan sa Romelo River, sa lahat ng pagkuha ng anim nabuhay sa kung ano ang maaaring tinatawag na ang pinakamasama aksidente sapamumundok sa Philippine history.


7. MT. Halcon (Oktubre 30 o 31, 2004) - Prana Escalante, 21, ng Ust Mountaineers, ang isang solo umakyat sa isang pagtatangka upang sundan ang Kanyang mga groupmates sa Mt.HALCON. Siya ay naiulat n nawawala at natagpuan anng manyan ang kanyang mga labi makaraan ang isang lingo.


8. MT.Makiling (Pebrero 5, 2005) - Dr. Rimando Pimentel, 49, isang dentista nakabilang sa Philippine Heart Center Mountaineering Club (PHCMC) nahulog sa isang 15-metro patiwarik, habang tumatawid ang Sto. Tomas trail.bago makita ang kanyang mga labi, ang apat na tao sa group ay nawala sa daan. Iba pang mga miyembro ng pangkat ay may nadidinig daw na tinig nang mga bata at kanilang sinundan, at sa kanilang pag sunod ay natunton nila ang mga labi ni Pimentel


9. MT.Pinatubo (Hunyo 03, 2006) - Hiker York delos Santos, nalunod sa rumaragasang baha. habang tbinabagtas ang Delta 5 trail.


10. Mt.Apo (Abril 5, 2007) - Davao-based mountaineer Ian Caasi ng MALMOC, 23, Sya ay nalunod sa Lake Venado. Marami at iba't ibang mga bersyon ang pangyayari.


11. Anawangin Cove (Hunyo 23, 2008) - Jhoana Pimentel at Thaddeus Reantaso, Miyembro ng AMCI, kasama ang mga bisita si Joseph Felarca ay inanod papalayo habang tumatawid sa ilog sa may MT. Pundaquit sa kalakasan nang bagyo Frank. Sila ay bahagi ng isang team ng 12 na gumawa ng recon sa Anawangin Cove, pauwi n sila nang maganap ang aksidente.


12. Anawangin Cove (Agosto 29, 2009) - Sa Agosto 29, 2009, Tour lider Anna Capili, 30, at ang kanyang 13-taon gulang na pamangking babae Jessie lou Capili ay inanod at hinigop sa pamamagitan ng malakas na alon ng ilog bilang habang sila ay pabalik sa Brgy. Pundaquit. Masungit panahon predisposed sitwasyon.


13. Wawa River, Rodriguez, Rizal (Setyembre 4, 2011) - Adrian Alba, ndi pa malinaw kung anu ba talaga ang kadahilanan nang kanyang pagkalunod habang kasama nya ang Outdoor Addicts.

14. Mt. Batulao, Nasugbu Batangas (Pebrero 29, 2012) - Diana Fajardo, Isang fist timer si Diana at ito din ang naging huling akyat nya, Sya ay naaksidente nang madulas sa halos 250 talampakan, habang kumukuha nang mga larawan..


15. Mt. Maculot, Cuenca Batangtas (Marso 31, 2013) - Victor Joel Ayson, Matapus ang matagumpay na pag travers sa Mt. Guiting Guting ay dumiretso sya sa Mt. Maculot upang mag Solo climb, ayon sa nag titinda sa tindahan sa araw na yun, sya ay bumili nang tubig bago bumaba mga bandang alas nuebe nang umaga. (sya ay hindi pa nakikita hangang sa kasalukuyan)


Source:Pinoymountaineer / deekwatro

Romy Garduce sa Carstensz pyramid

Born Exploration

carstensz pyramid

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Source:GMA/Born to be wild

Hiwaga sa Mt.Manalmon

I-Witness

Jay Taruc/Romeo Lee

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Source: GMA/I-Witness

Official Statement from FIMO EXECOMM (Freedom Climb 2011)

FREEDOM CLIMB 2011

The event, FREEDOM CLIMB 2011, organized in June 2011 by the Alliance of Filipino Mountaineers, Inc., was by far, the most ambitious and the biggest effort to unite mountaineers in the country for a common goal. It aimed at making the observation/celebration of our national independence a memorable one by setting a record to be recognized by the Guinness World Records as the event with the most number of climbers scaling different mountains in different localities in the country simultaneously.

And we have made a record, indeed.

But the results were not just impressive, with data provided by climb leaders around the country which summed participants to have reached 6,700 actual summiteers; they were also catastrophic for the Alliance as unseen and unanticipated issues, concerns, problems have taken their shape and began hounding the leaders, organizers and other concerned parties of FC2011.

And bombs were dropped upon the Alliance, one by one, each with different degrees of impact and appetite for destruction. The Alliance, with its leaders and member-organizations, were caught in a situation that is almost impossible to bear. With steadfast resolve, the Alliance maintained its firm commitment to be of service to the mountaineering community by facing the issues and concerns head on.

What really happened?

Since its inception, FC2011 was perceived to become a phenomenal success by its organizers. The Alliance has partnered with Boy Brightboy Multimedia Corporation (BBMC) thru its Ms.CLAVEL sneaker magazine as represented by Mr. Edgar Bansale, the Operations Manager of BBMC. Mr. Bansale was too eager to handle the event as he has realized its commercial value as attested to by the gains the Freedom Climb franchise had in 2009 and 2010. The Alliance, in a way, has been lured to the promises made by Mr. Bansale as he bragged that his outfit will make the FC franchise a legend on its own.

Efforts to unite the community for the event were something the Alliance has reckoned through the grapevine. We have dealt with people and institutions/entities to make the event something to watch out for and something that is worth their every nickel and dime, and we have made the FC2011 franchise stand as THE EVENT, from every bolt and nut, with much passion and commitment because we believed in the supposed pledge of Mr. Bansale and his group.

Teams were organized and deployed to the regions, specifically in the Visayas and Mindanao. Our fraternal organizations in these regions were very excited and were raring to go on their participation and commitment for the event. It was a sight to behold; mountaineers with different affiliations and orientations working together and standing on common grounds.

In the midst of these, the Alliance has been battling to forge an official agreement with Mr. Bansale’s group by way of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). Negotiations were made for the purpose but were systematically delayed and denied by Mr. Bansale. And for the record, no MOA has ever been forged by the parties concerned.

Given the circumstances, the Alliance still persevered and pursued to meet the goals of FC2011, as we believe, as we always have, in the ability of fellow mountaineers to cope up and still meet the requirements of the event.

The biggest nightmare to date is the logistical requirements for the participants. Ideally, all paid participants can easily avail of the supposed freebies included in the registration. But this is not true to some registered climbers both in the National Capital Region and in the regions outside NCR. While it is true that they represent a small, seemingly insignificant portion of the total registered participants on a statistical viewpoint, the Alliance view this shortcoming as significant and was not supposed to happen. No participant should be denied of his right to the items they paid for, may he be vocal or not in his claim. To be candid, we have declared that we have learned from our previous mistakes. But we were wrong.

We sincerely apologize for these shortcomings. These items were supposed to be handed to all claiming parties. But due to reasons beyond the Alliance’s control, we miserably failed to deliver what is due to the community. But let this fact be known: Mr. Bansale and his team at Boy Brightboy/Ms.CLAVEL magazine were supposed to reproduce all our arrears and immediately distribute the same to concerned parties. Shirts, bagtags, ballers, ID’s, certificates, FC magazines, flaglets, and other items were supposed to be delivered immediately after the event but Mr. Bansale, who incidentally has exclusive access to the finances of the event as payments were channelled thru his personal bank account and that of Boy Brightboy Multimedia Corporation’s account, was nowhere to be found. The Alliance desperately tried to contact him, and for reasons we cannot fathom, he was gone.

We tried to solve these problems silently within the framework of the organization. We have exerted extra efforts to be in touch with Mr. Bansale and BBMC/Ms.CLAVEL and his staff, albeit unsuccessful. We tried to visit their office at PUP Sta. Mesa but we were denied entry by security personnel on-duty, claiming that they were instructed to tell visitors with FC2011 on their agenda that the facility is done with the event and is now under the exclusive use of a private firm. The Alliance has decided to send Mr. Bansale a demand letter for the turn-over of the finances and logistics of the FC 2011 which was delivered thru registered mail, e-mail, personal delivery and thru courier services. Again, he declined to deal with us.

While working for the resolution of concerns on logistics, the Alliance has dealt with the Guinness World Records (GWR) regarding our claim for the most number of participants climbing simultaneously (different locations) within a 24-hour period. For the information of the community, Mr. Bansale is the officially recognized party by the GWR on this claim as he was tasked to make the necessary arrangements with them. Questions on the validity of such claim have dominated social networking sites, specifically Facebook, hinting that everything was a total hoax. Please be informed that we are sincere in our intention and would not do such acts to claim something at the expense of the mountaineering community. We have made a separate inquiry on our claim and GWR has instructed the Alliance to wait for another 4 to 6 weeks (which is almost 2 weeks from now) for the validation of our claim. We were instructed to provide all the necessary information should GWR would demand for it and were informed that they will ask for the professional opinion of a third party, should they require one. We will announce the official results the soonest they are released by GWR.

As to the tree-planting component of the event, the FC 2011 organizers have made a deal with the DENR to be a partner of the latter’s Green Philippines Program wherein climbers will plant trees to areas which will be identified by the DENR. Note that during the climb/event, most areas were never given priority by the DENR for reforestation purposes as the destinations were not included in the list of the agency. But rest assured that the Alliance is committed to the program which has a long-term implementation period and we have made this official thru an agreement with the agency.

At present, a more aggressive effort is being undertaken by the Alliance to systematically solve the problems identified.

We have consulted with lawyer-friends on the possibility of a lawsuit against the parties concerned. We have been working side-by-side with certain groups in the regions outside NCR and have been successful in settling their claims. Little by little, step by step, problems on logistics shall be settled ultimately.

Organizationally, the Alliance's Board of Directors has placed our President, Mr. Jade Rance Acidre, on official leave of absence from his duties in order to give way to an investigation of his possible misdemeanor in connection with the said problems event. The same body has elected Prof. Edwin D. Padrilanan as its Acting President.

We shall pursue this and let this be known by the community: WE WILL NEVER STOP UNTIL JUSTICE IS SERVED. The Alliance is committed to its core principle of serving the mountaineering community in any way it can and be at the forefront on this effort. We are requesting for your utmost understanding and consideration, and if possible, help us deal with these concerns in any way favorable to the stakeholders.

Source: FIMO

The Seven Leave No Trace Principles

The Seven Leave No Trace Principles

Leave No Trace provides a framework for outdoor recreation decision making, which is summarized in the following 7 principles, as taken from the LNT official website and annotated for the local context:

1. Plan Ahead and Prepare: Poorly prepared people, when presented with unexpected situations, often resort to high-impact solutions that degrade the outdoors or put themselves at risk. Poor planning can result in improperly located campsites because groups failed to plan enough time to reach their intended destination, or improper campfires or excessive trash because of failure to plan meals or bring proper equipment.

2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces: Damage to land occurs when surface vegetation or communities of organisms are trampled beyond repair. The resulting barren area leads to unusable trails, campsites and soil erosion.

* In high-use areas such as most mountains listed in PinoyMountaineer, Leave No Trace suggests that people concentrate activity, which makes further damage unlikely. In other words, use the same trail and don't create a new one.

* In areas of very little or no use such as exploratory climbs, Leave No Trace encourages people to spread out. Taking different paths when hiking off-trail will avoid creating new trails that cause erosion. Dispersing tents and equipment, and moving camp daily will avoid creating permanent-looking camp sites.

3. Dispose of Waste Properly: Though most trash and litter in the backcountry is not significant in terms of the long term ecological health of an area, it does rank high as a problem in the minds of many backcountry visitors. Trash and litter are primarily social impacts which can greatly detract from the naturalness of an area. Thus, Leave No Trace recommends that trash and litter should be packed out. Further, backcountry users create body waste and waste water which requires proper disposal according to Leave No Trace.

* Waste water: Avoiding soap and dispersing dishwater far away from natural water sources will prevent contamination.

* Human waste: Proper human waste disposal prevents spread of disease, exposure to others, and speeds decomposition. Catholes, 6 to 8 inches deep and 200 feet from water, are often the easiest and most practical way to dispose of feces. This is why bringing a trowel for this purpose (among others) is recommended.

4. Leave What You Find: Leaving rocks, plants, archaeological artifacts and other objects as found will allow others a sense of discovery. Similarly, Leave No Trace directs people to minimize site alterations, such as digging tent trenches, hammering nails into trees, permanently clearing an area of rocks or twigs. Do not vandalize mountain structure, nor put your name or write any graffiti in trees or any structures along the trail.

5. Minimize Use and Impact of Fire: Leave No Trace encourages people to use lightweight camp stoves instead of fires, because the naturalness of many areas has been degraded by overuse of fires and the increasing demand for firewood. If a campfire is constructed, Leave No Trace suggests using an existing fire ring in a well-placed campsite or to use a fire pan or mound fire. True Leave No Trace fires show no evidence of having ever been constructed. In the Philippines, camp stoves are the standard practice; in general campfires are never recommended.

6. Respect Wildlife: If enough people approach or interfere with wildlife, it can be disruptive to animal populations. Feeding wildlife is not advisable. Feeding wildlife damages their health, alters natural behaviors, and exposes them to predators and other dangers. Also, do not cause wildlife to be provoked by getting them attracted to your food in the camp.

7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors: Following hiking etiquette and maintaining quiet allows visitors to go through the wilderness with minimal impact on other users. In the Philippine setting, courtesy to other visitors go beyond the greetings of "Good morning sir/ma'am". Give way when on trail, and be considerate while in campsite. Avoid loud music and noisy conversations when sharing the campsite. As the LNT website puts it, "Let nature's sounds prevail!"

Source: PinoyMountaineer

Emilio Aguinaldo

Si Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (Marso 22, 1869 – Pebrero 6, 1964) ay ang kauna-unahang Pangulo ng Republika ng Pilipinas. Siya ay isang Filipinong heneral, pulitiko, pinuno ng kalayaan at bayani nakibaka para sa kasarinlan ng Pilipinas.

Pinamunuan niya ang isang bigong pag-aalsa laban sa Espanya noong 1896. Makaraang magapi ng Estados Unidos ang Espanya noong 1898, ipinahayag niya ang kalayaan ng Pilipinas at umupo bilang unang pangulo ng Pilipinas noong Hunyo 1899. Malakas ang kaniyang loob subalit nilarawang baguhan sapagkat naniwalang tatangkilin ng Estados Unidos ang kaniyang hangarin. Nang maging ganap at lantad ang mga hangarin ng Estados Unidos hinggil sa Pilipinas, muli niyang pinamunuan ang isang pag-aaklas mula 1899 hanggang 1901. Nadakip siya sa bandang huli ng mga Amerikano noong Marso 1901, makaraang makipaglaban sa loob ng dalawang taon. Nanumpa siya ng katapatan sa Estados Unidos subalit nagsuot ng isang itim na bow tie hanggang sa tuluyang nakamit ng Pilipinas ang kalayaan noong 1946. Tumakbo siya bilang pangulo noong 1935 ngunit nagapi sa halalan ni Manuel L. Quezon. Sa mga huling panahon ng kaniyang buhay, nagsilbi siya sa Konseho ng Estado ng Pilipinas.

Alone in the wall

Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American big wall free solo climber. He has broken a number of speed records, including a free climb of Salathé Wall, and a 5h49m ascent of the 3,000 ft. Nose of El Capitan, a route normally demanding two to four days.

Honnold was born in Sacramento, California, graduating from Mira Loma High School, started climbing when he was 11 years old. At the age of 18 he dropped out of UC Berkeley, where he was an engineering student, and devoted all his time to climbing. Between climbs he runs or hikes to maintain fitness. He prefers big walls and sport climbing, but enjoys any climb calling for extreme commitment, Yosemite being his favorite area because of its impressive walls and unbeatable weather. He is a crack (climbing) addict and favors climbs with such problems.“For me, the entire Moonlight Buttress is pure fingers ... awesome, glorious fingers.”

Honnold found inspiration from such noted climbers as Peter Croft, John Bachar and Tommy Caldwell, but, he says, not as much as the stark simplicity and beauty of El Capitan.

At a ceremony in Salt Lake City on January 24, 2010, Honnold was awarded the "Golden Piton" for his climbing achievements.

Source: Wikipedia

Ang pitong pag subok sa Pilipino mountaineer

Sa Pilipinas, eto ang ilan.. ayon sa pag kakasunod sunod n pagkahirap.

1. Ang masukat ang tatlong hugnayan nang banahaw sa laguna - Ang Mt.Banahaw, Mt.Banahaw de Lucban, and Mt.Cristobal.

2. Maakyat ang mga bundok na nasa dulo bahagi hilaga at nasa dulong bahagi sa katimogan nang pilipinas, ang Mt. Iraya sa Batanes at Mt. Bongao isa Tawi-Tawi.

3. Makyat ang limang pinakamataas na bundok sa Pilipinas: Apo, Dulang-Dulang, Pulag, Kitanglad, Tabayoc.

4. Makumpleto ang limang grand Cordillera traverses:  MT. Amuyao Barlig papuntang Batad; MT. Napulauan mula sa Hungduan papuntang Hapao;  MT. Ugo mulaKayapa papuntang Itogon;  at dalaw sa MT. Pulag: isang North-South pagdaraan,Tawangan-Ambangeg;  at West-East pagdaraan, Akiki-Ambaguio.

5. Maakyat ang apat na dakilang Mindanao climbs: MT. Apo(Kapatagan-Kidapawan);  MT. Dulang-Dulang pagbagtas sa MT. Kitanglad; MT.Kalatungan bagtasin at White tugatog (Mt. Pandadagsaan).

6. Ang maabot ang mga summits ng apat na "Knife Edge",  Mt.Mantalingajan, Mt.Mayon, Mt.Halcon, at Mt.Guiting-Guiting.

7. Ang    umakyat ang "Seven Summits ng Pilipinas": ang pinakamataas na peakssa pitong pangunahing isla: Pulag (Luzon); Apo (Mindanao); Alto tugatog(Samar-Leyte); Nangtud (Panay); Kanlaon (Negros), Mantalingajan (Palawan), atHalcon (Mindoro)

Statement of OUTDOOR ADDICTS at wawa Dam incidence

We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of our comrade Adrian Alba. We were witnesses to his spirit of adventure in the short time that we were acquainted with him. His passing is a reflection of our own mortality which we so often take for granted in our quest for discovery.

Mountaineering is a risky undertaking. The advances in technical skills and equipment are no match against mother nature. The strongest of mountaineer equipped with the most modern tools could never conquer the mountain. The mountain conquers us.

Adrian is among the brave who wanted to experience the magnificence of God’s creation. He faced the risk head-on mindful that only those who dared are rewarded. Unfortunately we mortals are no match against the raging fury of the river that washed away the life of Adrian.

Adrian spent his weekend absorbing theories and techniques in his quest to become a better mountaineer. But the Great Creator has other plans for him. He was about to cross the river brimming with excitement that a new door of adventure has been opened to him. As he was making his crossing his backpack got tangled with the safety line which prompted him to take off his backpack. Alas, as the fury of the river raged, Adrian’s grip on his lifeline loosened. His comrades risked lives and limb trying to effect his rescue but it proved futile against the river’s wrath.

The accident that caused the untimely demise of Adrian has caused us to reflect and ponder on our own mortality as mountaineers. Advances in technology could never tame nor predict mother nature. The best efforts to minimize the risk did not result to eradicating deaths. At most, it only resulted to fewer deaths. It is very tragic that it has to happen to Adrian.

Adrian may not have fulfilled his dream as a mountaineer here on earth but surely he is now in a better place than us. He has climbed the mountain yearned for in the Book of Psalms, Chapter 23, “O send out Thy Light and Thy Truth; let them lead me; Let them brim me unto Thy Holy Mountain, and to Thy dwelling place.”

We extend our sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Adrian. We could not dare to imagine the anguish that his passing has brought and we could only hope and pray that there is anything in our power that would ease their pain.

-OUTDOOR ADDICTS-

Lupang Hinirang

Ang Lupang Hinirang ay ang pambansang awit ng Pilipinas. Binuo ni Julian Felipe ang himig nuong 1898 at ang mga titik ng awit naman ay inangkop mula sa tulang Filipinas na isinulat ni Jose Palma sa wikang Kastila nuong 1899.

Nagsimula ito bilang isang martsang pang-instrumental na ipinag-atas ni Emilio Aguinaldo na gamitin sa pagpapahayag ng kalayaan ng Pilipinas mula sa Espanya. Marcha Filipina Magdalo ang unang pangalan nito ngunit binago at naging Marcha Nacional Filipina matapos hirangin ito bilang pambansang awit ng Unang Republika ng Pilipinas. Una itong tinugtog ng bandang San Francisco De Malabon sa araw ng pagpapahayag ng kalayaan noong Hunyo 12, 1898. Ang mga titik ng awit ay idinagdag na lamang matapos isulat ni Jose Palma ang tulangFilipinas nuong Agosto 1899.

Naisipan ng pamahalaang kolonyal ng Estados Unidos noong dekada 1920 na isalin ang pambansang awit sa Ingles mula sa Kastila matapos na mapawalang bisa ang Flag Law^[1]. Ang pinaka-tanyag na pagsasalin ay ang "Philippine Hymn" na ginawa nina Senador Camilo Osias at isang Amerikano na si Mary A. Lane. Ito ang ginawang opisyal na pagsasalin ng Kapulungan ng Pilipinas noong 1938.

Ang mga pagsasalin ng pambansang awit sa Tagalog ay ginawa noong dekada 1940. Ang pinaka-tanyag sa mga salin na ito ay ang O Sintang Lupa na sinulat ni Julian Cruz Balmaceda, Ildefonso Santos at Francisco Caballo. Ito ang naging pambansang awit noong 1948.

Nagbuo naman ng komisyon ang Kalihim ng Edukasyon na si Gregorio Hernandez upang baguhin ang mga salitang Tagalog ng pambansang awit noong panunungkulan ni Pangulong Ramon Magsaysay. Naging bunga nito ang pambansang awit na Lupang Hinirang na unang inawit nuong Mayo 26, 1956. May mga kaunti pang mga pagbabago ang idinagdag nuong 1962 na ginagamit hanggang sa kasalukuyan.

Source: GMA network / Wikipedia