NAGHAIN nitong Martes si Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla ng resolusyon para gawing National Artist ang yumaong musikerong si Ferdinand “Freddie” Aguilar dahil sa kanyang malaking kontribusyon sa musika at kulturang Pilipino.
Sa Senate Resolution 1364, iginiit ni Padilla na ito ay sang-ayon sa Sec. 15, Art. XIV ng Saligang Batas at Presidential Proclamation 1001 na nagbibigay ng parangal sa mga nagbigay ng ganitong ambag.
“Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar, also known as Freddie Aguilar, who was born on Feb. 5, 1953, rose to fame in the late 1970s for his powerful and heartfelt compositions using folk rhythms and kundiman music,” ani Padilla.
“Given his achievements and contributions, Freddie Aguilar must be considered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) for recommendation to the President as one of the country’s national artists,” dagdag niya.
Ani Padilla, ang kantang “Anak” ni Aguilar ay na-translate sa 27 wika at naging sikat sa 56 bansa. 30 milyong kopya ng kanta ang naibenta sa buong mundo.
Bukod dito, maraming “socially relevant” at “political” na kanta ang nalikha ni Aguilar, kabilang ang “Bayan Ko,” “Pulubi,’ “Anak ng Mahirap,” “Sa Kuko ng Agila,” “Luzviminda,” “Bulag, Pipi at Bingi” at “Mindanao.”
“Aguilar’s musical talent, as attested by his over 20 recorded albums in a career for over five decades, continues to inspire generations of Filipino musicians and social activists,” ani Padilla.
Pinarangalan na rin si Aguilar sa Senado noong 2018 sa pamamagitan ng Senate Resolution 258 ni noo’y Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III.
