When Martin Nievera was asked to do the task of singing the Philippine National Anthemin the Pacquiao-Hatton fight. NHI or the National Historical Institute once again critical and furious of how the way it was sang in international events that were aired in TV and radio.

NHI chairman Ambeth Ocampo said that despite repeated reminders, some singers continue to make adjustments to the anthem which is not an ordinary piece of music open to free interpretation. NHI also criticized the renditions of singers Kyla, Lani Misalucha, Sarah Geronimo  and Bituin Escalante in the past.

Martin Nievera refuses to say sorry on the idea of he can’t apologize to something that he was not sorry for.

Well, for me aren’t NHI being hypocrite? I mean, c’mon guys its been ages already that our culture is nothing more than stories for academic historical books. Even the government itself doesn’t really bother about it. I’m not siding with Martin Nievera, I think he sucked when he sang it. All other countries, in my opinion already have made changes of the way their national anthem is sang. From my point of view before you (NHI) make this kind of “hustle”, why not focus on what really “is happening”. Even in schools you can’t see the “Filipino culture” anymore. We have too many cultures and too many differences to make it stay in our hearts.

A documentary by Howie Severino “Lukayo: Hindi ito bastos” (Lukayo: This is not obscene) who was suspended by making the said documentary for its obscene content because this Filipino folk culture involves making wooden penises and women imatating to masterbate it. The concept of this folk culture is that “Lukayo”, descendants of the ancient “babaylanes” (priestesses), who bless newlyweds with a fertile union by dancing around them, singing bawdy songs and brandishing wooden phalluses (penis, dick what ever you call them).

Howie Severino was suspended by MTRCB Chair Marissa Laguardia chided “I-Witness” for showing exaggerated large phalluses/penis and masturbation which (in her opinion) do not fall within G and PG classification.

Its a big WTF for me, kids get to see almost naked girls every afternoon in Wowowie, even Willie Revillame got a hard on dick as far as I remember in Calendar Girl. Yet no suspension for the said show?