Every time Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao will have a match, viewers not only anticipate the bout but also the performance of the singer chosen to perform the Philippine national anthem.
Some performers even get into trouble with the National Historic Institute when they change the tempo and/or tone of the national anthem.
This 2015, The Singing Pastors will once again perform "Lupang Hinirang", together with 19-year-old Fil-Am singer Gail Banawis. Pacman himself told Gail that she will be performing before his match with Floyd Mayweather.
(Read: Fil-Am teen Gail Banawis to sing the Philippine National Anthem at Pacquiao-Mayweather fight)
Let us look back on the singers who received praise as well as criticism for their renditions. Who among them got into trouble and were accused of violating Section 37 of Republic Act 8491 or the "Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines"?
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