a few month back rvc and i debated about which president contributed the most to popularize OPM. i agreed w/ rvc when he said that it was then president Marcos because it was he who put in place the law requiring radio stations to play OPM tunes every hour. So when i debated with APO's Jim Paredes he immediately corrected me stating that it was tita cory who promulgated it into law. ako naman, the dimwit, ask him "how sure are you since i got this info from a reliable music industry practitioner?". he told me that he was consulted by tita cory on it before it was passed into law. hehehe. thank you Mr. Horse. here the link sent by my buddy at the supreme court on EO 255;
http://www.gov.ph/1987/07/25/executive- ... y-25-1987/
according to Mr. Paredes we have also Pres. Marcos to thank too because he created the Metro Pop Festival which also helped the industry.
Mr. Paredes also teaches Philippine Music History at the Ateneo. When i ask him if he could give a talk at this years hifi show he said "Sure!" what you think guys?
rvc -1