Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino • Last Week of July 2026
Alam mo bang may official Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino during the last week of July every year?
It was declared in 2014 through Presidential Proclamation No. 933 to promote Filipino music and support local musicians and the music industry.
Back in 1987, Executive Order No. 255 required radio stations with musical formats to play at least four original Pilipino musical compositions every clock hour. During Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino, radio stations are specifically encouraged to observe this requirement.
Hindi kailangang Tagalog ang kanta para maituring na original Pilipino musical composition.
Under EO 255, an original Pilipino musical composition is one created by a Filipino, whether the lyrics are in Pilipino, English, another language, or dialect.
So hindi lang singers and songwriters ang usapan. Kasama rin ang composers and musicians creating classical, jazz, electronic, rock, experimental, traditional, regional, and other forms of music.
Filipino music is much wider than the familiar OPM (Original Pilipino Music) hits we usually hear. Iba-iba man ang genre, language, style, o instrument, may isang bagay na pareho: musikang likha ng Pilipino.
And yes, Pinoy ako. My music is instrumental, without lyrics or language to identify it as Filipino.
Does that make it any less Filipino?
You can find my music on Apple Music, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp.
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