Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia earlier said that City Hall employees previously sang "Yutang Tabunon," the Cebuano version of "Lupang Hinirang," until the NCCA directed the use of the Tagalog version.

The program will commence with the singing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" and "Lupang Hinirang," national anthems of the United States and the Philippines, respectively, followed by a wreath-laying ...

The proposal was referred to the Chac for further discussion. Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera, the majority floor leader, recalled that the Cebuano version of “Lupang Hinirang” was used before she assumed ...

Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera, majority floor leader, recalled that the Cebuano version of the national anthem, “Lupang Hinirang,” had been in use even before she assumed office in 1998. She noted that ...