Patriotic Oath (Philippines)
The Patriotic Oath (Filipino: Panatang Makabayan) is one of two national pledges of the Philippines, the other being the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag (Filipino: Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat). It is commonly recited in schools during morning flag ceremony after the Lupang Hinirang is sung but before recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Custom
Recitation of the Panatà is required by law at all public and private educational institutions meant for Filipinos or containing a majority of Filipino nationals. This guideline was set in Republic Act No. 1265, one of many national symbols laws, which was approved on 11 July 1955.[1] The act was implemented in schools through Department Order No. 8 of what is now the Department of Education, which was approved on 21 July 1955. The Panatà was revised in November 2001 by the former Secretary of Education Raul Roco, using shorter lines in less formal Tagalog.
Although Department Order No. 8 states that the Panatà may be recited in English or any Philippine language, the Panatà is usually recited today in Filipino, of which two versions exist: the current text is a shorter, poetic (poetic meaning its created under Roco's image or ideals not the ideal of all) rendering of the English original, while the older version is a more direct translation.
Text
Filipino
DepEd Order 54-2001 version
Iniibig ko ang Pilipinas, aking Lupang Sinilangan.
Tahanan ng aking lahi, kinukupkop ako at tinutulungan
Upang maging malakas, masipag, at marangal.
Dahil mahal ko ang Pilipinas,
Diringgin ko ang payo ng aking mga magulang.
Susundin ko ang tuntunin ng paaralang,
Tutuparin ko ang tungkulin ng mamamayang makabayan;
Naglilingkod, nag-aaral, at nagdarasal ng buong katapatan.
Iaalay ko ang aking buhay, pangarap at pagsisikap sa bansang Pilipinas[1]
- ^ The Revised Panatang Makabayan (archived from the original on 2012-03-23), DepEd Order No. 54, November 9, 2001.
Original 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, diringgin ko ang payo ng aking mga magulang
Susundin ko ang mga tuntunin ng aking paaralan
Tutuparin ko ang mga tungkulin ng isang mamamayang makabayan at masunurin sa batas
Paglilingkuran ko ang aking bayan nang walang pag-iimbot at ng buong katapatan
Sisikapin kong maging isang tunay na Pilipino sa isip, sa salita, at sa gawa.[1]
- ^ Panatang Makabayan (Pledge of Allegiance) (archived from the original on 2012-03-25), Saint Paul College of Parañaque.
English
Literal translation of current version
I love the Philippines - the land of my birth,
Home of my race - who kept me and has been helping me all these years...
To become strong, industrious and honorable.
I love the Philippines - and for this...
I will heed the counsel of my parents,
I will obey the rules of my school,
I will perform the duties of a patriotic citizen,
I shall Serve, study, and pray faithfully.
I shall offer my life, my dreams and all my endeavors...
To my country - The Philippines.
Original version
I love the Philippines.
It is the land of my birth;
It is the home of my people.
It protects me and helps me to be strong, happy and useful.
In return, I will heed the counsel of my parents;
I will obey the rules of my school;
I will perform the duties of a patriotic, law-abiding citizen;
I will serve my country unselfishly and faithfully
I will be a true Filipino in thought, in word, and in deed.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1265 - AN ACT MAKING FLAG CEREMONY COMPULSORY IN ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS". RP Government. 11 June 1955. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ↑ Department of Education rules and regulations quoted in Joaquin G. Bernas (1996). The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: a commentary. Rex Bookstore, Inc. p. 297. ISBN 978-971-23-2013-2..
- ↑ Sunga; et al., My Country and My People 1, Rex Bookstore, Inc., p. 34, ISBN 978-971-23-2250-1