The composition known as 'Lupang Hinirang' was commissioned on June 5, 1898, by Emilio Aguinaldo, head of the Dictatorial Government of the Philippines, as a ceremonial and instrumental national march without lyrics, similar to the status of the ' Marcha Real' in Spain.
Its music was composed in 1898 by Julián Felipe, and the lyrics were adopted from the Spanish poem ' Filipinas', written by José Palma in 1899.
' Lupang Hinirang' (Chosen Land), originally titled in Spanish as ' Marcha Nacional Filipina' (Philippine National March), is the national anthem of the Philippines.
