Did you know that the title of the theme song of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP) "Bagani" was derived from a word in Manobo (a lumad or indigenous people in Mindanao) which means 'warrior.' In his documentation of the Manobo language in the book Exploración del territorio de Davao (Filipinas) (1891), Joaquín Rajal y Larré equated bagani as 'feroz' (fierce, ferocious), obviously pertaining to the character expected to a warrior. He also mentioned that he met a

GET exclusive freebies and souvenirs from the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) by sharing your own rendition (or even translation in your own mother tongue) of “Bagani,” the theme song of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP) [https://youtu.be/LUYbd4FmCxk]. This online activity is titled Himig Bagani: Bagani Song Cover Online, in observance of History Month [https://nqc.gov.ph/en/nqc-launches-himig-bagani-bagani-song-cover/]. Interested participants should u

"Bagani," the theme song of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP), was performed live during the 500-day countdown to 2021 QCP on 14 December 2019 at the Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City by the Cebu Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchesta arrangement was made by Joel Cruz and conducted by Maestro Jiovanni Tabada. Cebu's World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) medalists Vingenr Tan, Ronna Jenn Lofranco-Cañete, John Willace Tubalde, and Erneville Vinculado sung this ver