Potenciano Gregorio was born in what was then known as the town of Lib-og (now Santo Domingo) in the province of Albay in the Philippines.

Hilario Balilo, the former town mayor stated that the composer wrote the music and lyrics of the song one night after hearing a bird chirping and the leaves rustling.

[3] Potenciano Gregorio was among those invited to compete with other musicians during the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1938.

He was given full military honors at the Potenciano Gregorio garden Camp General Simeon A Ola upon his remains' arrival.

[6] In 1961, a fire hit Santo Domingo which destroyed Potenciano Gregorio's ancestral home.