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MEMORANDUM CIRCULARS
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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 125 -
ADOPTING THE SONG, "BATHALA, BLESS OUR PRESIDENT" AS CEREMONIAL HYMN IN
CERTAIN OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Having such stirring qualities appropriate
to the dignity and honor of the Chief Executive of the land, the song
"Bathala, Bless our President" is hereby adopted as official hymn of
salutation or overture in certain formal functions attended by the
President of the Republic of the Philippines.
All departments, offices and agencies of the government are enjoined to
play this strain, upon arrival and departure of the President, during
formal receptions or occasions of marked importance and solemnity such
as state functions and cultural affairs, or when the President troops
the line during military honors.
However, at no time shall this song be played or sung differently
except in its original and classic version, as created or arranged by
its composer, National Artist Antonio Buenaventura.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 10th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Five.
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