Bayang minamahal, ito po ang inyong lingkod na si Francisco Soc Rodrigo. Ang tulang pangkasaysayan na aking bibigkasin ay niyari ko noong Marso 15, 1976. Ito ay alay ko sa aking mga kapwa Pilipino ngayon at sa darating na panahon. Nawa’y makatulong ito upang ating laging mahalin, pagyamanin, at ipaglaban ang katotohanan, kalayaan, katarungan, at karangalan.
Senator Soc Rodrigo
Senator Soc Rodrigo was a proud son of Bulacan province, counting as relatives such heroes as the brothers Gregorio and Marcelo H. del Pilar, and masterfully composing prose and poetry in his native Tagalog language. Widely known as Soc Rodrigo – the nickname, from the Greek philosopher Socrates, came from a teacher impressed by the young man’s keen mind – Rodrigo was a lawyer, an orator and champion debater. He was a senator for 12 years, from 1955 to 1967.
Listen as Senator Soc orates “Tumbalik” which he wrote in March 15, 1976.
