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In the song Ang Bayang kong Sinilangan, the point of view comes from a person who is said to be born in Cotabato. The lyrics of the song narrate how disordered the world is Kasing gulo ng tao, kasing gulo ng mundo. He merely describes it as troubled as humanity, and as chaotic as a dystopian society. He straightforwardly pinpoints to the reasons as to why his birthplace is like that, which according to him are disagreements in religion and principles. The song also speaks of a battle between fellowmen, who in fact are brothers, but they fight among themselves. The person seems confused and disoriented why it happens; the spill of blood and deaths of innocence has to occur which according to him are pointless and illogical. However, at the latter part, the mood starts to change when the person who is narrating seems to suggest reconciliation through mutual understanding and respect for one another Akoy nananawagan, humihingi ng tulong nyo. Everyone who is in conflict should throw away their prejudice and discrimination and must create harmony among them. As a result, one must learn to forgive and forget religious and political differences. Hence, at the last part of the verse Ituring mong isang kaibigan, isipin mong siyay may puso rin katulad mo.The song I presume is a fine example of music that purely speaks about the social reality that is happening today. There is an underlying issue that needed to be addressed and resolved especially which concerns the struggle of Moro brothers on the Southern Philippines. It has been a three decade conflict that emerges only as a never ending cycle; it was by no means resolved. The song delivers a very provocative call for peace and unity amongst two opposing forces, and it delivers a very strong message to reconcile differences and to create harmony with one another since at the end of the day, we are still one as countrymen of the nation. A nation that is estranged largely because of geo-political and religious differences is apparent; the practice of prejudice and discrimination is of utmost concern since it can result into disparities and biases towards some race and ethnicities. The song clearly relates to us that the process of deterring from contempt in order to view the world as positively as possible should always be mindful of the causes and must identify different factors as to why this particular treatment occurs, for example, the culture and beliefs of the group involved. The concept of cultural identity speaks basically of what should be the approach on dealing with this particular problem that is greatly rooted from culture.