The new version of the Panatang Makabayan (Philippine patriotic oath) retains many of the original lines. Some words have been changed, and it seems shorter in general.
I miss the last lines of the old version:
Sisikapin kong maging isang tunay na Pilipino,sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa.
Here’s how the old version of Panatang Makabayan, the Philippine patriotic oath, sounds. This video is reportedly shown in movie houses all over the Philippines.
When I was a student, the singing of the national anthem was invariably followed by a recitation of the Philippine patriotic oath, “Panatang Makabayan“. This is the Panatang Makabayan as I recited it then:
Panatang Makabayan (old version)
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 …read more
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