Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo

"Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo" ("Holy Dog, Saintly Horse") is a song by the Filipino punk rock band Yano.

In an interview with guitarist Eric Gancio, he claimed that the song was based on a true story where frontman Dong Abay encountered an old woman praying the Rosary on board a jeepney.

The song garnered controversy for its perceived criticism of religion especially in light of the country's predominantly Christian population,[1] and was also the subject of backwards masking claims by religious groups in an episode of the Noli de Castro news magazine programme Magandang Gabi, Bayan.

[6][7] The first verse tells that of an old lady fervently praying the Rosary while on board a jeepney, only for her to launch a profane tirade when the driver apologetically refused to stop at a no-parking zone.

The second and final verse recounts a preacher who meets a destitute child desperately begging for alms.

The Philippines is known throughout Asia as one of the few predominantly Christian countries in the region. [ 4 ] The song generated controversy from religious groups for perceived blasphemy, [ 5 ] though the band maintained that it was not intended to be an attack on anyone's faith.