Parokya ni Edgar vocalist Chito Miranda rants against new OPM bill

Pinoy rock icon Chito Miranda aired disappointment over the recently proposed OPM (Original Pilipino Music) bill filed by Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat Jr.

The OPM bill enjoys the full support of the Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang-aawit, the professional singers guild led by singer-actor Ogie Alcasid, which also carries the OPM acronym.

Chito Miranda, Parokya ni Edgar vocalist

Photo: MANILA BULLETIN

The OPM Development Act of 2014 or House Bill 4218, when passed, will require foreign acts to pay a so-called Reciprocal Equity Fee before they could hold shows in the Philippines, among other measures. The bill also supposedly intends to”address the displacement of economic opportunity that arises when the foreign artists are here.”

In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Parokya ni Edgar vocalist aired his opposition to The Original Pilipino Music Development Act of 2014 or House Bill 4218.


Here are Chito Miranda’s Tweets:





















And then Ogie Alcasid president of OPM, reach out to him with this tweet:

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