Editing Lupang Hinirang (section)

===Proposed lyrical revisions===
In 2018, Senate president [[Vicente Sotto III]] criticized the final line, "ang mamatay nang dahil sa 'yo" (literally "to die because of you [the country]" and translated above as "For us, thy sons to suffer and die."), in reference to [[Horace]]'s ''[[Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori]]'' as "[[defeatism|defeatist]]",<ref name="ABSCBN-Sotto">{{cite news |last1=Mercado |first1=Abner |date=September 19, 2018 |title=Sotto wants Philippine national anthem revised |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/19/18/sotto-wants-philippine-national-anthem-revised |access-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919142836/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/19/18/sotto-wants-philippine-national-anthem-revised |archive-date=September 19, 2018}}</ref> but a proposed recvision with a message of commitment to defending the country's independence drew popular backlash.<ref name="CNNPH-Sotto">{{cite news |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Sotto gets backlash for suggesting to revise the national anthem |work=CNN Philippines |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/09/20/sotto-national-anthem-revise.html |access-date=21 April 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922082842/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/09/20/sotto-national-anthem-revise.html |archive-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref> In 2013, musician [[Joey Ayala]], tampered with the national anthem in a forum by changing the last line to "ang magmahal nang dahil sa 'yo" ("to love for the country") and arranged the time signature from 4/4 to 6/8,<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2013 |title=Joey Ayala's version of 'Lupang Hinirang' |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/43933-joey-ayala-lupang-hinirang}}</ref> drawing mixed reactions from the public.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 18, 2013 |title=Joey Ayala's version of 'Lupang Hinirang' draws mixed comments |work=Yahoo! News Philippines |publisher=Manila Bulletin |url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/joey-ayala-version-lupang-hinirang-draws-mixed-comments-142854843.html |access-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123221709/https://ph.news.yahoo.com/joey-ayala-version-lupang-hinirang-draws-mixed-comments-142854843.html |archive-date=November 23, 2013}}</ref> In 2018, Senate President [[Tito Sotto]] suggested that last line should be revised to "ang ipaglaban ang kalayaan mo" ("to defend your freedom") as it reflects the commitment of the [[Filipinos]] to defend the country's independence,<ref name="ABSCBN-Sotto" /> but his suggestion was not well-received online.<ref name="CNNPH-Sotto" />