I thought this was normal? We’ve been doing this forever! Pilipinas, sakalam! 🇵🇭 The last SB19 song I saw performed for graduation was Crimzone. That was done so well too!

Education is a big deal in the Philippines. Parents really work so hard to put their children to school. So songs like MaPa is perfect for this. We celebrate graduation not just for us making it, but also for our parents. Seeing their children graduate is a major milestone for families!

Until you mentioned I didnt realize singing during graduation was only done in the Philippines. Not sure how this tradition first started but this is now normal and expected during graduations.

All graduation has their Graduation song. The tricky part here is how we do the harmonies. We do it by ear.

Usually schools do this "Graduation Songs" to express thanks to the faculty, staffs and parents and also to summarize the entire experience in the academic lives. More so, schools also have the School's official Hymn... we also sing this songs in this event.

Now I know that my Country 🇵🇭 is really different 🥰🥰🥰💪

Back in the 80s we used to sing Raymond Lauchengco's song FAREWELL(saying farewell to all our friends). Then SB19's MAPA became popular(kids offer their diplomas to their parents). The latest is SB19's song CRIMZONE( Hard work pays. It talks about the blood, sweat and tears they went through to graduate)

Our graduation song was an original composition of our batchmate. Its about our ups and downs during high school and we ended up crying while singing the song during our graduation. Watching from 🇵🇭.. Sending love ❤️❤️❤️

I hope you're seeing all this @ Pablo 😢. You wrote and composed this now the youth of our country will be singing it at every graduation season. Proud of you and sb19.

That lyrics MaPa refers to all the parents Ma stands for mom and Pa stands for Dad .The SB19 composed this special songs to all the parents who worked hard just to sustain their living specially the education of their Children .As a Filipinos we always believe that our parents no wealth for us to give but they are eager to give us good future through EDUCATion❤.God blessed to all the Filipinos and thank you so much for featuring this MAPA🎉❤.

I was graduated 1982 for my secondary school and our graduation song is “ We are the World” a very meaningful song and all of us are crying while we sung.

Seriously, I always thought this is a must at every graduation everywhere in the world. 😅😂

This is a memorable moment for all the graduates in the Philippines.I could still remember our graduation song way back entitled From a Distance. Its emotional because everybody's in tears..

i like these siblings... they are so artistically diligent, bubbly, knowledgeable, and intelligently sensible about any musical arts topic...

Graduation songs are so meaningful for Filipino students especially for high school (in my opinion) for some reasons - It's the only thank you gift that we can afford for our parents and guardians - Appreciation for our teachers - And motivation for our classmates, because not everyone can afford to go to college or universities, we will choose different courses ( some sticks together though). So it's kind of motivational song and goodbye song to our high school friends and classmates. I still remember everyone crying. High school life is the best.

I was in a choir since I was 8 years old...in school, our teachers encourage us to join contests and sing every time there is a chance. Now I just realize how amazing our teachers/parents/friends are to embrace music in everything that we do!

Not only graduation songs. We have end-of-school recognition ceremonies where they give medals and recognition certificates to the kids with remarkable grades...and back when I was a kid, we had to sing in every one of them, so that's every end of school year. The first time I learned and sang "WARRIOR IS A CHILD" and "GO THE DISTANCE" (the Regine Velasquez version, mind you) was when I was around 8-10 years old. Yes, it was one of the songs we KIDS had to sing during recognition day.

My son is one of them. Thanks for appreciating Filipino music. More blessings to your channel

When I thought MAPA, SLMT, IKAKO, and GO UP by SB19 would be the only songs that would be used during graduation ceremony but they also used CRIMZONE and GENTO and many more. Not sure if someone already made a compilation. 😁

all graduations in the Philippines do that, it's their graduation song and at the same time a tribute to their parents for all the hardships and sacrifices they did just to send them to school.

It's overwhelmingly beautiful to here them pay tribute to their parents on their graduation day... What a beautiful moment... I bet a lot of parents are crying their eyes out... This song is such beautiful beautiful masterpiece.

Yes indeed. Our Highschool batch 1990 graduation song was "Farewell" by Raymund Launchengco back in the Cebu, Philippines. Xin chao! Watching from Vietnam.

This is heartwarming. Yeah, a graduation ceremony, be it in Kindergarten, 6th grade or high school, is incomplete without the graduation song. Nowadays, a little choreography and a sprinkle of voice harmony are added to it. Our HS graduation song was "Through the Years" by Kenny Rogers and we ALWAYS sing it during our annual class reunion. Never fails to put a smile on our faces whenever we hear that song. 😊

It's a song that shows their appreciation to all their mother...

This song MAPA of SB19 truly suits/appropriates the Graduation Rites because it's about their Parents sacrifices to let them go thru schooling. It's an Acronym of MAma & PApa or Ma and PA thus MAPA.

When I graduated HS our graduation song was "throught the years" this mapa song is so touching to sing for your parents. ❤️❤️

I'm a Filipino, living and working in Japan. They also sing a graduation song here in Japan. 5th grade students sing for the graduating students, it is very solemn and emotional. I used to teach in public schools and I've seen it myself, made me cry to be honest. But graduation in the Philippines is more emotional.

I remember when I was graduating back in the Philippines, I currently live in Cali, my high school teacher will go one by one to all her student and listen to their voices then identify if one is alto, Suprano and so on. I was soprano. She group each of us base on our levels. Then we will vote which song to sing on graduation and Christmas event. In Christmas event a lot of parents will come attend the event and listen to us. The music teacher is the conductor in the middle. In our practice, the teacher will literally stay close to you if you sound out of tune and it was so embarrassing as she will literally tell you and a lot of kids are looking at you. She also arrange the song. I thought it was pretty normal back then. I am 100% for sure, we are better sounding than that on the video since we sound like the lesser version of The Madrigal singers. And oh, this was in a private Christian school in Bagiou City.

SB 19s MaPa is a song dedicated to parents who worked so hard to raise the family including their children's education. Telling the parents to take a rest, mum dad your old and tired. it's my turn to work for you, like you've done so much for me. Filipino values this so much as it's a challenge for most Filipinos to finish their education because of different circumstances. Good job graduates! Soar high!

My Teachers in Secondary School Let us choose songs for our Graduation and also for our Parents and we need to change some of the lyrics to say thank you and give praises for the hardwork our parents do for us to finish school. ❤❤❤ the MAPA of SB19 is really good song to sing for our parents no need to change the lyrics🥰🥰🥰

SB19 songs have been like a trend in graduation ceremonies here, from MAPA to GO UP, IKAKO, GENTO, SLMT, even CRIMZONE..

Growing up, I thought singing is a normal thing. Because of you guys, I'm so proud and I feel blessed for our talents. That is why, I always watch your videos😄. Thank you so much for appreciating us. God bless you always. 🙏❤

Our graduation song was You’ll never walk alone. This is how Filipinos get prepared for concerts.😅

In some exclusive schools, they have regular convocations where a specific batch is asked to sponsor a presentation. This is in addition to the annual foundation day presentation where all batches from primary to HS prepares one that opens a week long fair of intramural games, rides and booths. From Kindergarten to 4th year HS, this was how it was. Then the JS proms and finally the graduation itself. Happy days!!!!

I’m a Filipino but I’m based in Japan. Here in Japan they do sing a graduation song too. And the parents here wear formal clothes.

This is one of the reasons you will miss attending school 😊practicing songs and dances together , this song "MAPA" really touch hearts of the parents , also students to be thankful to their parents ❤

even after 25 years i still remember when i was in preschool, when we did our moving up ceremony.we held it in our church and we sang I Can by DoReMi while holding hands with my classmates forming a big circle...that was one of the fondest memory of my childhood🤗

I love watching your channel, because of how you two show to the world things no one else do different from other cultures. Philippines is a happy and fun place to be. Thanks supporting our culture, something to be proud of. God bless

Thank you for appreciating our school graduation culture here in the Philippines, Efra and Waleska. You know, it is usually a School's and/or Teacher's requirement that everyone joins the Presentation weather you like it or not. Hehehehehe. In my Grade School graduation before, we sang "Wind beneath my wings" as a tribute for our Parents' sacrifices and efforts for us. Then in our High School Graduation before, we sang "If we hold on together". Then we were all really emotional and teary eyes for our last days as classmates before moving to our own chosen careers and schools for College. The school really intends such presentations like this for students, parents, and even guests to appreciate and honor the school as well. These were our memorable moments/days in our school life as students.

Our graduation song was "HAWAK KAMAY" by Yeng Constantino. This song is probably sang in almost all graduations during my batch. Hawak kamay~ 🤣

The truth is graduation singing is one of my favorite moment in highschool❤️

I remember our graduation 🎓 songs so well. It's written in the heart. Those moments last us a lifetime and so these kids will do too. ❤ What memories to reminisce one day.

All graduation songs are so memorable for the batch! I remember we have to practice for weeks just to practice that song. Our music teacher will teach us those harmonies, like I remember in elementary/grade school, our voices are assessed if we are soprano, tenor, etc. Then we are in one room each rehearsal. It's fun cuz even those who can't sing SHOULD sing and there is nothing wrong if you can't because we practice, practice, practice. It's a bond among schoolmates even tho you don't meet them personally, you'll laugh with them when voice became out of tune during rehearsals HAHAHAHA

I have traveled the Philippines 30+ times and one of the many great things I have seen there is that teachers are very very much admired by the students parents and community members .The students call the teachers 'sir' or 'maam' and even if they see them outside of school they will run up and say hi to the teacher and the teacher will know them by name (even after they have left school) They also have teachers day were the students parents give them little parties cakes etc etc it is beautiful to see the the bond with students and thier teachers there. Pinoy love to learn they love to play they love to smile they love to dance they love to sing and I love the Philippines ! \ Mahal na mahal Pilipinas ingat/amping to all the Pinoy out there :):)

It's a decade that every graduation we have a special songs dedicated to parents, teachers and classmates. it's common here in every graduation and some special occasions.

Always love your reactions, Wale and Efra! Love from the Philippines ❤️🇵🇭

Graduation song was voted by students at least three weeks before the d-day. Multiple of choices were given to students on which songs to be sung. When a particular song was picked teachers or student leaders gives the copy of the song to all students to memorize the matter. Within two weeks before the d-day practices were held on each room of graduates for the song and marches on school lawn and court.

I was one of the master of ceremonies for the graduation ceremonies in the first clip. It was even more beautiful on the actual day, and seeing it now reach an international platform makes me immensely proud of our faculty members responsible. 💖💖💖

Our graduation song for elementary was The Climb and our parents were beside us while we sing so I saw my mother crying and I cried a little too because I saw her cried, when she teased me about it, I said I cried because the song was too high 🤣 For high school, it was Long Live and for University, it was A Million Dreams 😊

children give me goosebumps, adding to the sentimentality of the song. everytime i hear that song it breaks me so. the song talks about a grown son or daughter telling his/her parent/parents to take it easy now and rest because it's his turn to take care of them now that he's grown and the parents are old and tired taking care of everything for a long time.

you should do a part 2 where they danced and sing to SB19 CRIMZONE, GO UP and IKAKO

I didn't remember our graduation songs that we sang. I didn't know the title. Hahahaha. But I doremember we sang in front of the audience. And that's normal. I realized we are different from others. Cool di ba?!!!! Amazing!!! God bless Philippines! 🥰

Proud of Pablo for writing this song and SB19. Ilysm guys! This is the only song wherein the first line of the song would make me cry. 🥹

Yeah indeed this is a must in every graduation in Philippines. I can still remember our graduation song ”If we hold on together” and all of us are crying while singing 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️ Very remarkable and emotional day… ❤️❤️❤️

They dedicated that song heartily to their parents 💕 💜❤️

You are all required to join. This is also the emotional part of graduation where you guys realise that you won’t be together with friends everyday anymore

THERE WAS ANOTHER SONG OF #SB19 WHICH WAS MADE IT TO A GRADUATION SONG BY ANOTHER SCHOOL, AND IT WAS CRIMZONE, AMAZING! CHECK IT OUT

i vividly remember my HS graduation song FAREWELL by Raymond Lauchengco and i was in front with my 4 co-graduates singing, leading the 200 young adult, a memory to last a lifetime😊

One more thing in high school and college our graduation(different in every school) is celebrated in three events starting on Friday, Saturday then Sunday(the graduation ceremony) All of those events include singing and parents have their own day to honor them for all their sacrifices. My high school song and college songs I still memorize them by heart!

I remember our school ran a contest on who can make lyrics for the graduation song, around 20 were submitted and they couldn't pick a definite winner so we sang 3 original graduation songs in high school. ♥

True enough, graduation ceremonies here in the Philippines always have graduation songs, from kindergarten to college. I can still vividly recall mine, in elementary it was "The Greatest Love of All" and in highschool it was "Handog".

Have also schools use..crimzone,ikako,and go up also GENTO in graduation and that's so insane the energy is so fire...

I went to HS in the 80's and the most popular songs played aside from the Official graduation song are Sharon Cuneta's "High School life" and Raymond Lauchengco's "Farewell to you my Friend". Almost everyone cried because we knew that we might never saw each other after that night. That's true until now ( 36 years ). No FB , no social media. 😢

The song is tribute to school,teachers and parents this tradition here in the phillippines

Philippines graduation is very emotional.. Its like a proud and a big a achievement for a parents to see their kids to graduate.. ❤❤❤❤

Mapa is a nice song to thanks to the parents for their hardworked congrats graduates proud to my youngest daughter for being a high honor ..

Thank you guys.. This is nostalgic. My elementary grad song was IF WE HOLD ON by Diana Ross.. my high school was GOD WILL DO THE REST. composed by a Priest from our catholic school. We even have a Prom Song then. I remembered we sung JOURNEY by Leah Salonga.. In my college grad we sing our school hymn. We like to connect our milestone with a song.. its normal here...

I still get emotional thinking about my elementary graduation (i didnt attend my jhs one). We sang reach for the sky by sarah geronimo, it was high as fuck but we managed lol and in the end most of the people in my area cried. Next year i'll have my senior high graduation i guess i need to prepare my eyes till then hahahahahaha

We didn't do a high school prom because it was during the martial law and had a military ball instead. Our graduation was very simple and we were the very first batch to wear our uniforms during graduation and we had Top of the World by the Carpenters as our graduation song. We never forget to sing this during reunions.

Glowing inside for High School graduation, today my life begins for college, forgot what song we sung for Elementary graduation

Our graduation song in high school in 1984 was from a distance, through the graduation song now we could see if what achievement we have now.

Very emotional, especially for students with OFW parents 😪😪😪

I graduated hs in 1996 and we sang "farewell to you my friend" this is a tradition from forever here I the Phils....I'm sure even our boomers used to do this. Singing is huge here, it's how we bond. I remember when mobile phones weren't even invented yet, there will always be a guitar nearby and everyone would just gather around and sing

Graduation day in the Philippines is very exciting for being a graduate receiving the diploma and emotional at the same time because finally the hardships of the parents for the child to finish school is finally over and a success being the dream realized. Thats why every students want to graduate so they can already stand on thier own to enjoy life with the family who supported them all the way. Congrats Graduates.

Usually graduation songs are done on sixth grade, fourth year of secondary school and senior year... and it's mostly to thank the faculty and tribute to parents. Oh and btw... back in my highschool years musical was pretty common actually... almost every school event there is musical competitions it's as if a must already.

That is Rizal National High School. They have the highest number of high school students. That is a public high school.

FAREWELL and I HAVE A DREAM were our graduation songs in the 1990s. It's a common practice at every commencement ceremony here in the Philippines.

Graduation songs (1 inspirational & a gratitude song ) is a norm here in the Philippines... chosen songs are heartwarming... MAPA is a good choice 🎉❤

Group singing is a part of graduation ceremony in the Philippines. It makes graduation memorable , funny but sad because they are moving to another grade level and some expect that they might get separated or not see some of their classmates anymore. Others transfer to other schools or may be assigned to other sections. This also serves as a tribute to the school and their teachers in bidding goodbye. After the graduation song you can see that graduates are smiling but crying,hugging each other. This day really is very emotional but so special.

For our high school graduation, we had a songwriting contest. We performed the winning piece during the ceremony, written and composed by students.

In 1986 our HIGH SCHOOL the graduation song was FAREWELL TO YOU MY FRIEND. and every 10 or so years during reunions alumni sing that. LOTS OF HAPPY MEMORIES, FOOD AND CHIT CHAT.

My daughter's graduation...the school asked them especially those in glee club to compose their graduation song

In my school year's we sing FAREWELL we say goodbye to our teacher's and classmates but now in SB19 ERA we thanks our parents na... that's why MAPA

Actually they dedicate that song for the parents, as a token of appreciation for doing thier all and sacrifice s just to send you to school, ... And during that special moment the vibe is sooo emotional...for the parents , students and also the teachers. 😅

Our graduation song was “Farewell “ by Raymond Lauchengco ❤

graduation, recognition, moving up day, etc, singing is always part of the program. The songs are not just random, they are always meaningful , dedicated to or to give honor (classmates, teachers, parents, encouragements to oneself and more) MAPA is dedicated to parents

I still remember my high school grad song, Farewell❤️❤️❤️

❤❤love The Philippines, it's normal really...

Maybe this is also a factor why Filipinos are known for being happy people, despite the poverty/being a developing country. I’m depressed right now, I probably don’t belong to that happiest people but you know, we celebrate small wins, milestones... and this reactions + comment section reminds me of those happy and good old days which is very nice!

I'm 55 yrs. Old. Still remember my HS graduation Day song- We've Only Just Begun by the Carpenters...good memories flash back whenever i hear the song.

In our batch 10 years ago, we sang `This is my now` and `Iingatan ka` for tribute of parents. We were crying while singing. It's always emotional moment.

Beautiful..I love to watch this vedio about graduation in the Philippines.❤❤❤❤ I also remember those days.. thank you guys..it's very memorable moments of our life during graduation in the past until now.. bravo ..Love you guys..

This is specially touching for students whose parents are overseas Filipino workers (OFW). Most of those students would see their parent/s once every 2 years if lucky

Our highschool graduation song was composed just for us and for the event and there was harmonization and all the nine yards. At least for all major song performance even when we just celebrate mass, we harmonize. It's really a Filipino thing even back in the day. Graduated highschool in 2000.

I remember our graduation song in high school was A Million Dreams from the greatest showman. the feeling when you sing with your friends and classmates and your parents watching you makes it more amazing and you will never forget it for the rest of your life.

There are lot of songs of SB19 were used now in graduations ceremony of many schools here in the Philippines like ; Go Up, Ikako, Alaba and even Crimzone was used in graduations ceremony ❤❤❤❤❤ thanks for SB19 for having many inspirational songs for our generayion now

What a nostalgic memory I miss my highschool days

In my 8 years of teaching in the 6th grade, my students do this every single year. Singing and dancing are part of our recognition program and singing the graduation song as part of the graduation rites. 😊

This vid made me sing my grad song now. I was batch HS 1992.

Ours was "Next In Line" by After Image in high school 1995. Candelaria Institute Cabadbaran Agusan Del Norte. 😊