# Magkaisa
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| artist = Virna Lisa
| album = Magkaisa - A Tribute to the Filipino People
| released = 1986
| recorded = March 1, 1986
| studio = Tasha Recording Studio
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| length = 5:27
| label = [Ivory Records](/source/Ivory_Music_and_Video)
| writer = [Tito Sotto](/source/Tito_Sotto)
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"'''Magkaisa'''" ([Tagalog](/source/Tagalog_language) for "unite") is a 1986 [Filipino pop](/source/Pinoy_pop) song by Virna Lisa (real name: Virna Lisa Loberiza) and composed by [Tito Sotto](/source/Vicente_Sotto_III).[{{Cite news|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/580347/edsa-i-song-magkaisa-still-very-relevant-today-says-sotto|title=Edsa I song ‘Magkaisa’ still very relevant today, says Sotto|last=Ager|first=Maila|date=24 February 2014|accessdate=9 July 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307112456/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/580347/edsa-i-song-magkaisa-still-very-relevant-today-says-sotto|archivedate=7 March 2014|url-status=live|language=en}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/123550-martial-law-activists-lingo-edsa/|title=Martial law speak: Words that defined the anti-Marcos movement|last=Geronimo|first=Gee|date=24 February 2016|work=Rappler|access-date=9 July 2018|language=en}}] It is notable for being one of three iconic songs of the 1986 [People Power Revolution](/source/Philippine_Revolution_of_1986), alongside ''[Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo](/source/Handog_ng_Pilipino_sa_Mundo)''[{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2014/02/25/dancing-to-the-tune-of-the-revolution/|title=Dancing to the Tune of the Revolution|date=25 February 2014|website=Official Gazette of the Government of the Philippines|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027060817/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2014/02/25/dancing-to-the-tune-of-the-revolution/|archivedate=27 October 2017|url-status=dead}}] and the patriotic ''[kundiman](/source/kundiman)'' and protest anthem, ''[Bayan Ko](/source/Bayan_Ko)''.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.himig.com.ph/features/76-martial-law-and-music|title=Martial Law and Music|last=Saban|first=Bea|date=2017|website=www.himig.com.ph|language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229073601/http://www.himig.com.ph/features/76-martial-law-and-music|archivedate=29 December 2017|url-status=live|accessdate=12 July 2018}}]
==Writing and recording==
Sotto wrote the song over the course of three days, together with [arranger](/source/arranger) Homer Flores and record producer [Ernie dela Peña](/source/Ernie_Dela_Pe%C3%B1a). The [backup singers](/source/Backing_vocalist) were Babsie Molina, Bambi Bonus, and [Vic Sotto](/source/Vic_Sotto).[{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/190573/magkaisa-its-the-song-not-the-singer|title=‘Magkaisa:’ It’s the song, not the singer|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=21 February 2016|accessdate=21 February 2016|author=San Diego, Bayani}}] Virna Lisa recorded the song at Tasha Recording Studio in Libis, [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City), on the evening of March 1, 1986, less than a week after the revolution.
==Reception==
The song was greatly popular with the masses{{vague|date=July 2018}} following its release, mere days after the revolution ousted [President](/source/President_of_the_Philippines) [Ferdinand Marcos](/source/Ferdinand_Marcos) and drove his family to exile in [Hawaiʻi](/source/Hawaii) on 25 February 1986.[{{cite news|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/214945/the-voice-behind-magkaisa|title=The voice behind ‘Magkaisa’|work=Manila Bulletin|date=8 August 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812060537/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/214945/the-voice-behind-magkaisa|archivedate=12 August 2009}}]
It was a big hit when played on radio stations, and its accompanying [music video](/source/music_video) aired on major [television stations](/source/Television_in_the_Philippines) nationwide a month after the revolution.
==Significant covers==
[Sarah Geronimo](/source/Sarah_Geronimo) sang the song on August 5, 2009 at the [funeral](/source/Death_and_funeral_of_Corazon_Aquino) of [President](/source/President_of_the_Philippines) [Corazon Aquino](/source/Corazon_Aquino), who came to power after the toppling of the Marcos regime.[{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEG7jxNZ2tA|title=Sarah Geronimo-Magkaisa|publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|date=August 23, 2009|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}] Geronimo’s version is on the album ''Paalam, Maraming Salamat Pres. Aquino: A Memorial Tribute Soundtrack'' by [Star Music](/source/Star_Music).
[Regine Velasquez](/source/Regine_Velasquez) sang her version in 2011 during the ''Tatak EDSA 25'' concert along White Plains Avenue, Quezon City, as part of [silver jubilee](/source/silver_jubilee) celebrations for the revolution.[{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtQhJve0HyI|title=MAGKAISA - Regine Velasquez (Tatak EDSA 25 Concert, 02.25.2011)|publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|date=February 26, 2011|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}]
==See also==
*''[Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo](/source/Handog_ng_Pilipino_sa_Mundo)'', another song related to the 1986 EDSA Revolution.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Philippine patriotic songs}}
{{Martial EDSA}}
Category:1986 songs
Category:1986 in the Philippines
Category:Filipino patriotic songs
Category:People Power Revolution
Category:Songs in Tagalog
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