Guidelines on Philippine National Anthem Performance

Commonwealth Act No. 382 adopted the musical arrangement and composition of the Philippine National Anthem as set by Julian Felipe on September 5, 1938, under the First National Assembly.
The same adoption is reiterated in Section 13, Book I of the Administrative Code of 1987.
Commonwealth Act No. 634 imposed penalties for disrespect to the Philippine National Anthem, including a fine of not less than twenty five nor more than one thousand pesos, or imprisonment for not more than one year for the first offense, and both fine and imprisonment for the second and additional offense.
Commonwealth Act No. 634 covers disrespect to the Philippine National Anthem by utterance in speech, writing or drawing, and by any act or omission casting dishonor, ridicule, and contempt upon the anthem and the Philippines, including its use in places of ill-repute or for purposes involving disrespect.

Executive Order No. 99 requires faithful preservation of the Philippine National Anthem’s arrangement and composition as set by Julian Felipe.
Executive Order No. 99 mandates uniform performance of the National Anthem within the Philippines.
Executive Order No. 99 is intended to express national unity, cohesion, nationalism, patriotism, and pride of country and people.
Executive Order No. 99 reinforces and expands prescribed rules on National Anthem performance.

The performance of the Philippine National Anthem, whether played or sung, must follow the musical arrangement and composition of Julian Felipe as adopted under Commonwealth Act No. 382 and reiterated in Section 13, Book I of the Administrative Code of 1987.
The required arrangement and composition must conform to what is made available and distributed by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
The rules apply to performance at public gatherings where the National Anthem is played, sung, or both, and when reproduced through a sound system.

When the National Anthem is played at a public gathering, the attending public must be enjoined to sing with feeling and fervor.
As a sign of respect, all persons must be enjoined to stand at attention and face the Philippine flag if there is one displayed.
At the first note, all persons must execute a salute by placing their right palms over their left chests.
Those in military, scouting, citizens military training and security guard uniforms must give the salute prescribed by their regulations.
The salute must be completed upon the last note of the National Anthem.
The National Anthem must not be played and sung for mere recreation, amusement or entertainment purposes.

All officials and employees of the Government and every subdivision, agency, or instrumentality must strictly comply with the Anthem performance rules under Executive Order No. 99.
Compliance extends to government-owned or controlled corporations and government institutions of learning.
Heads of government offices must circularize Executive Order No. 99 within their respective areas of influence.
Strict compliance must occur during the opening or start of all state celebrations or gatherings and during other public acts of official or semi-official character and formal ceremonies of civic nature.
Any official or employee who fails to perform the duties under Executive Order No. 99 must be administratively dealt with in accordance with law.

The Department of Education, Culture and Sports must ensure that the National Anthem as adopted by law is committed to memory by all elementary school pupils, both public and private.
The National Anthem must be performed during the flag ceremony conducted according to rules and regulations issued by the Department.
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports must make available the vocal, piano or band scores of the National Anthem as adopted by law to all private and public schools, as well as to the general public and concerned entities.

The playing of the National Anthem for sign-on and sign-off in radio and television broadcasting is the joint responsibility of the Office of the Press Secretary under the Office of the President and the Kagawaran ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas.
The playing of the National Anthem for cinema houses is the joint responsibility of the Motion Picture and Television Review and Classification Board and the Movie Producers and Distributors Association of the Philippines.