"Walang Natira" () is the first single of the Filipino

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...

Gloc-9 Aristotle Condenuevo Pollisco (born October 18, 1977), known professionally as Gloc-9, is a Filipino Rapping, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as one of the best Filipino rappers of all time, his fast-flowing Chopper (rap), chopper v ...

off his 5th studio album, ''

Talumpati Talumpati () is the 5th (overall) studio album and his last album for Sony Music of Filipino rapper, Gloc-9. It has 16 tracks and released under Musiko Records & Sony Music Philippines. It also features guest appearances from Aiza Seguerra, Yen ...

''. The song has been written by Gloc-9 and released under

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. The song also features former

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scholar, Sheng Belmonte. It is an advocacy song dedicated to all

Overseas Filipino workers Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is a term often used to refer to Filipino migrant workers, people with Filipino citizenship who reside in another country for a limited period of employment. The number of these workers was roughly 1.77 million ...

(OFWs) who have opted to work thousands of miles away from their loved ones in an effort to provide a good life for their family. Gloc-9 shared that the song is inspired by his own experience having an OFW Father who worked in Saudi Arabia.

Message and structure

The song tells the situation in the Philippines on why some Filipinos are working abroad. The song also relates the experiences of OFWs while working abroad, like being restless (''pahinga’y iipunin para magamit pag-uwi''), or sometimes being abused, or dying without even a witness (''...gugutumin, sasaktan, malalagay sa peligro. Uuwing nasa kahon ni wala man lang testigo'').

References

External links

Sony Music Philippines
{{Gloc-9 2010 singles Gloc-9 songs 2010 songs Songs written by Gloc-9 Songs in Tagalog