In every government office in the Philippines, the flag-raising ceremony is held every Monday morning at exactly 8:00 a.m. I just came from one this morning and our office hosted it. I served as the hostess and thank God it went smoothly. There are several variations in the program and sequence of a flag-raising ceremony. This is what we followed as we were given a detailed guide by our HR Department:
Introduction. This starts with a greeting, to be followed by a sort of acceptance and expression of gratitude for having been invited to host the week's flag-raising ceremony.
Philippine National Anthem. While other variation starts with a prayer, ours begins with the singing of "Lupang Hinirang," our national march. This is usually led by a choir.
LUPANG HINIRANG
(Music by Julian Felipe, Lyrics by Jose Palma)
Bayang magiliw,
Perlas ng Silanganan,
Alab ng puso, Sa dibdib mo'y buhay.
Lupang Hinirang,
Duyan ka ng magiting,
Sa manlulupig,
'Di ka pasisiil.
Sa dagat at bundok,
Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw,
May dilag ang tula
At awit sa paglayang minamahal.
Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y
Tagumpay na nagniningning,
Ang bituin at araw niya
Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim.
Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't pagsinta,
Buhay ay langit sa piling mo;
Aming ligaya, na 'pag may mang-aapi
Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.
Doxology/Invocation. It could be through a song (doxology) or by giving a short prayer (invocation) on the well-being of the office, its officials and its work force.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag (Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat). The presider starts the pledge and the crowd follows until the end.
PANUNUMPA NG KATAPATAN SA WATAWAT
Ako ay Pilipino
Buong katapatang nanunumpa
Sa watawat ng Pilipinas
At sa bansang kanyang sinasagisag
Na may dangal, katarungan at kalayaan
Na pinakikilos ng sambayanang
Maka-Diyos, Makakalikasan,
Makatao at Makabansa.
Birthday Song.The choir that led the singing of the national march greets the birthday celebrants for the week and wishes them well through a birthday song.
Speech. This is usually reserved for the Head of the Office. He gives a short, inspiring message to provide a sort of motivation to the work force. If the Head of Office is not around (on official business or anything), the program jumps to the singing of the Pilipinas Kong Mahal.
My Beloved Philippines (Pilipinas Kong Mahal). This is the closing song in the flag-raising ceremony. This is the counterpart of the school hymn sang during the flag-raising ceremony in school. This is led again by the choir.
PILIPINAS KONG MAHAL
(by Francisco Santiago)
Ang bayan ko'y tanging ikaw
Pilipinas Kong Mahal
Ang puso ko at buhay man
Sa iyo'y ibibigay
Tungkulin kong gagampanan
na lagi kang paglingkuran
Ang laya mo'y babantayan
Pilipinas kong Hirang...
(to be repeated again)
Closing Remarks. The host thanks everyone, on behalf of his/her office, for participating and wishes them a productive week ahead.
Easy, right? It's short and happens only on Monday mornings. Attendance is a must. This is our way of showing respect to the flag and starting the work week right.
Have a productive Monday, people!
Image Source: http://www.topnews.in
Introduction. This starts with a greeting, to be followed by a sort of acceptance and expression of gratitude for having been invited to host the week's flag-raising ceremony.
Philippine National Anthem. While other variation starts with a prayer, ours begins with the singing of "Lupang Hinirang," our national march. This is usually led by a choir.
LUPANG HINIRANG
(Music by Julian Felipe, Lyrics by Jose Palma)
Bayang magiliw,
Perlas ng Silanganan,
Alab ng puso, Sa dibdib mo'y buhay.
Lupang Hinirang,
Duyan ka ng magiting,
Sa manlulupig,
'Di ka pasisiil.
Sa dagat at bundok,
Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw,
May dilag ang tula
At awit sa paglayang minamahal.
Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y
Tagumpay na nagniningning,
Ang bituin at araw niya
Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim.
Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't pagsinta,
Buhay ay langit sa piling mo;
Aming ligaya, na 'pag may mang-aapi
Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.
Doxology/Invocation. It could be through a song (doxology) or by giving a short prayer (invocation) on the well-being of the office, its officials and its work force.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag (Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat). The presider starts the pledge and the crowd follows until the end.
PANUNUMPA NG KATAPATAN SA WATAWAT
Ako ay Pilipino
Buong katapatang nanunumpa
Sa watawat ng Pilipinas
At sa bansang kanyang sinasagisag
Na may dangal, katarungan at kalayaan
Na pinakikilos ng sambayanang
Maka-Diyos, Makakalikasan,
Makatao at Makabansa.
Birthday Song.The choir that led the singing of the national march greets the birthday celebrants for the week and wishes them well through a birthday song.
Speech. This is usually reserved for the Head of the Office. He gives a short, inspiring message to provide a sort of motivation to the work force. If the Head of Office is not around (on official business or anything), the program jumps to the singing of the Pilipinas Kong Mahal.
My Beloved Philippines (Pilipinas Kong Mahal). This is the closing song in the flag-raising ceremony. This is the counterpart of the school hymn sang during the flag-raising ceremony in school. This is led again by the choir.
PILIPINAS KONG MAHAL
(by Francisco Santiago)
Ang bayan ko'y tanging ikaw
Pilipinas Kong Mahal
Ang puso ko at buhay man
Sa iyo'y ibibigay
Tungkulin kong gagampanan
na lagi kang paglingkuran
Ang laya mo'y babantayan
Pilipinas kong Hirang...
(to be repeated again)
Closing Remarks. The host thanks everyone, on behalf of his/her office, for participating and wishes them a productive week ahead.
Easy, right? It's short and happens only on Monday mornings. Attendance is a must. This is our way of showing respect to the flag and starting the work week right.
Have a productive Monday, people!
Image Source: http://www.topnews.in
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