Kampay ng Pagsulong

"Kampay ng Pagsulong"
Lyrics by: Kris Berse with Kirsten Lianne Mae Dedase
Composed by: Kirsten Lianne Mae Dedase
Arranged by: Lianne Angelico Depante
Performed by: Kirsten Lianne Mae Dedase and Lianne Angelico Depante
Video by: Ian Villanueva
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“Kampay ng Pagsulong” depicts the annual struggle that Filipinos face from natural hazards (“ulan, lupa, alon”). This cycle of adversity has affected every aspect of our lives (“buhay at kabuhayan”) and could have easily defeated our will, but we do not only survive and thrive (“paano lalaban?” “paano babangon?”), we march on and try to bounce forward to a better and safer future (“umahon, hindi lang bumangon”). However, this can only happen if we continue to draw strength from each other (“Pakatatag ka, Pilipino”) and learn from our mistakes (“Huwag utilin ang mali”). It acknowledges the significance of intertwining relationships among citizens, civil societies, and the government to build resilience and behooves everyone to not romanticise our misfortune as a disaster-prone country and our strength as disaster survivors (“Huwag gawing romantiko ang saklap ng palad mo”).
The song urges everyone to correct our unsustainable practices to make our individual successes and collective development anti-fragile (“nang maiba at mabago ang kapalaran ng bukas mo”), as ultimately, the realisation of a resilient Philippines lies in our own hands (“nasa iyong kampay, kampay ng pagsulong”).

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