BUTUAN CITY- An original song composition with the title “Gawin Mong Legal”, written and performed by Stephen Cupay with bandmates Switzerlou Cruzado and Mark Anthony Lapiz, won the recently conducted Adoption Advocacy Songwriting Contest of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga.
Spearheaded by the Adoption Resource and Referral Unit (ARRU), the contest primarily aims to intensify advocacy on legal adoption and against birth simulation.
Assistant Regional Director for Administration Angelita B. Amista, representing Regional Director Mita Chuchi Gupana-Lim, said during her welcome message that coming up with an advocacy song would be of much help in the popularization of the Department’s advocacies related to adoption.
“Since songs are proven influential to the public, composition of song to be used for advocacy is much needed,” said Amista.
“The winner song will be used as the official advocacy song of adoption in the region. Also, through the composed songs, we aim to educate the public on the legal process of adoption that may lead to applications for domestic adoption or inquiries on adoption and other alternative family care,” she added.
Final presentation of 15 shortlisted song entries was held on May 10, 2018 at Robinsons Place, Butuan City.
The songwriter of the said winning song received Php25,000 while consolation prizes worth Php5,000 each were received by other participating contestants. Other than being the grand winner, Cupay’s “Gawin Mong Legal” song composition also bagged the People’s Choice Award. ###
“GAWIN MONG LEGAL”
Wohhh Ohhhhhhh Oh Oh Oh
Gawin mong legal! Gawin mong legal!
Gawin mong legal! Gawin mong legal!
Gawin mong legal!
1st Verse
Gusto mo ba ng isang pamilyang
Puno ng kulay at masaya?
Kaya’t gawin ang nararapat
Pagmamahal ay ipadama
Ito ang iyong tatandaan
Tamang proseso lang ang kailangan
Kung gusto talagang magkaroon
Ba’t di mo subukang legal na adapsyon
Rap:
Ang legal na adapsyon ay dapat mo tong seryosohin
Ipalaganap sa lahat upang maiwasang abusuhin
Ang anak mong itinuring, mahal mo bang talaga?
Kung tunay mo mang mahal dapat maging legal ka!
Ref:
Kaya’t ating gawin ang batas dapat sundin
Ma-proseso man pero ito’y sa kapakanan mo rin
Ang hinahangad mo na magkaroon ng pamilya
Di na maagaw matawag na anak mo siya
Dahil ang komunidad na Malaya sa lahat
Ay binubuo ng pamilyang puno ng pagmamahal!
Chorus:
Kaya’t gawin mong legal
Gawin mong legal
Para magkaroon ng pamilyang puno ng pagmamahal
Kaya’t gawin mong legal
Gawin mong legal
Sa mata ng lipunan at sa mata ng Maykapal
Kaya’t gawin mong legal
Gawin mong legal
Para magkaroon ng pamilyang puno ng pagmamahal
Kaya’t gawin mong legal
Gawin mong legal
Sa mata ng lipunan at sa mata ng Maykapal
2nd Verse:
Magkaroon ng isang pamilyang
Pinapangarap ng bawat isa
Di maiwasan ang problema
Sa dahilang di magka-anak ang ina
Nararapat na solusyunan
Yan ay ang legal na adapsyon
Mahalin mong mabuti
Parang pagmamahal mo sa iyong sarili
Rap:
Maging tunay mo na anak, maging tunay ka niyang ina
Legal na adapsyon lang ang may tunay ka ng pamilya
Matatawag na sayo ama’t ina’t mayrong anak
Dapat ang maging legal na adapsyon
Ipalaganap! Ipalaganap! Ipalaganap!
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus)
