Jim Paredes puts out new music video, rendition of EDSA Anthem ‘Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo’

Renzo Fuentes

February 27, 2023

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  In honor of the 37th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, Jim Paredes, the author of the original song, produced a 2023 version of the EDSA Anthem titled “Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo” on Friday, February 24.

   

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  The APO Hiking Society expressed that he can’t help but become emotional, as he remembers how young he was at the time of the EDSA Revolution. He quoted, “May the Filipino people cherish the glorious moment in our history, may the spirit of EDSA live on,” he wrote.

  Other OPM artists featured in the 2023 remake were Noel Cabangon, Pinky Marquez, Bituin Escalante, Celeste Legaspi, Boboy Garovillo, Leah Navarro, Bayang Barrios, Mitch Valdez, and The CompanY. Meanwhile, the rapping for the 2023 remake was done by brothers Elmo and Arkin Magalona, children of the late rapper Francis Magalona.

   

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  More so, actual footage from the historic event was used in the five-and-a-half-minute music video, including projections of the singers’ black-clad images during the sessions. The video also included drag queens Precious Paula Nicole, Brigiding, and Tita Baby alongside theater performers Bodji Pascua, Audie Gemora Raul Montesa, and Gab Pangilinan.

  The song’s message, “Mabuhay ang kalayaan, isabuhay ang kalayaan,” flashed at the end of a film depicting tens of thousands of Filipinos marching while holding a banner that read, “Free Again.”

  Listen to and watch the new music video here:

  “Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo” was released in 1986 for the People Power Revolution; every February 25, people across the globe commemorate the said nonviolent movement which concluded the martial law era and overthrew former President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.

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