"Paredes" - Quintin Paredes Presidential Campaign Jingle (c. 1957)

About the recording:
This recording is part of a cassette tape of Philippine political songs from 1957 which is part of the Wilgus D.K. collection in the University of California Los Angeles Library.
About Paredes:
Quintín Babila Paredes Sr. (September 9, 1884 - January 30, 1973), was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and statesman. In the Philippine elections of 1949, Paredes topped the Senatorial race as a candidate of the Liberal Party. He briefly became the President of the Philippine Senate in 1952, and was reelected as a Philippine Senator in 1955, finishing his second term in 1961. Retiring from politics in 1963, Paredes died ten years later in Manila.
Additional Notes:
Regarding Paredes's presidential run, I cannot find as of now any resource (either online or physical) detailing this aspect of his political career. It is clear that he did not become the official candidate of the Liberal Party (LP) and the Nacionalista Party (NP), the two major political parties of the Third Philippine Republic. The only evidence I can find of this candidacy are two political campaign jingles from the Wilgus D.K. collection of the UCLA Library, dating to around 1957. It is probable that Paredes tried to contest the presidential nomination of his party, the Liberal Party, in 1957. This aspect of Paredes's political career requires further research to corroborate and expound on its veracity. Those who have more information or resources in this topic are welcome to comment and share insights.
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SOURCES
Audio recording: digital.librar...
Images:
“Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998)". Retrieved from commons.m.wiki...
"Logo of the Liberal Party (Philippines) (1953-1965)". Retrieved from commons.m.wiki...
All images used in this video were taken from the digitized photo collection of the Philippine Presidential Museum and Library; particularly, the album on the Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved from www.flickr.com...
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[@jordanronrydelossantos7328]

Tumakbo pla sya sa pagkapangulo?

[@cancionesdefilipinas1898]

At best, I think it is possible that he reached the level of a political party convention (perhaps, his own Liberal Party). Similar to Carlos Romulo's case with the Liberal Party when he tried to contest the presidential nomination against Quirino ahead of the 1953 Elections. This is just a guess, or hinala, on my part. I cannot say for certain. Paredes was not the presidential candidate of any of the major political parties during the 1957 election, or any other presidential election. Even in the revised Philippine Electoral Almanac released by the Presidential Strategic Communications Development and Planning Office (PSCDPO) in 2016, his name does not appear as a presidential candidate. Wala rin ako makitang mention in books and articles on the period like Lewis Gleeck's "The Third Philippine Republic, 1946-1972" either. In short, kailangan pa pag-aralan ito or hanapin ang mga primary sources.

[@Dutch_1004]

Puwede naman po yung mga himno ng gitnang luzon po