The Philippines is a music-loving country. We have composers and singers who have brought honors to our country by winning in international competitions. It has contributed financially (and still does so) to our presently struggling music industry if properly encouraged and supported by the government with appropriate legislation against anti-piracy.
The music industry in our country used to be a P2 billion thriving industry before music piracy sabotaged it to near collapse beginning in the year 2000. Aside from bringing pride to our country through our numerous talented singers and composers, this industry also has contributed economically by providing thousands of jobs within the record companies (such as promo girls, sales girls, delivery boys, and drivers as well as in allied industries like record bars, radio and TV stations, recording studios, concert venues, production staffs, costume providers, printing companies, disco and video bars, etc.), given financial support to government by way of paying millions of pesos in various taxes., brought joy to the buying public and masses, provided various and numerous opportunities in the field of music through the discovery of our many talented singers, musicians, and composers.