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April 04: This week saw the passing of two Filipino National Artists: composer Lucio San Pedro, 89, and lyricist Levi Celerio, 91. Both have enriched the Philippines with their gifts of music and musical poetry respectively, and combined, they are the geniuses behind the classic Tagalog lullaby Sa Ugoy ng Duyan (As the Hammock Sways). Sadly, the media fails to give them the attention they deserve*. Rest in peace, maestros. *Yet they see it fit to broadcast a matinee idol's wake (with updates by the hour, everyday) and funeral rites. Whatever happened to solemnity?
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