Upon the entry of the Americans, a prohibition under the Flag Act of 1907 was created, which banned the use of the composition. Filipinas was later adapted to the tune of Marcha Nacional. The poem is intended for publishing on the first anniversary of the La Independencia newspaper on September 3, 1899.
The following year, August 1899, creation of the lyrics began, as the Spanish poem Filipinas (also known as Tierra Adorada) is produced by Jose Palma. It was accepted by the First Philippine Republic on Jand on the first Independence Day Celebration on June 12, 1898, the composition was played bythe Banda San Francisco de Malabon, known as today’s Banda Matanda of General Trias. The musical piece is said to be based on Spain’s National anthem Marcha Real and France’s Le Marseillaise and was renamed as Marcha Nacional Filipina. Filipino composer Julian Felipe was tasked to arrange the instrumental composition under the orders of late President Emilio Aguinaldo, which was entitled Marcha Filipina- Magdalo.
