'Ang pinakamalaking problema ng Pilipinas ay commodification that, we're under a colonial mentality, kaya number 42 lang tayo sa industry, eh papano nga, our colonial mentality is so attuned to the US, kung ano 'yung sikat sa US, 'yun ang pino-promote natin,' ('The biggest problem of the Philippines is commodification that, we're under a colonial mentality, that's why we're only number 42 in the industry, our colonial mentality is so attuned to the US, what's popular in the US, that's what we promote,') Professor Felipe de Leon Jr., member of the national committee on music of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), explained one of the reasons why the Philippine music industry ranked only 42, lower than Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia in the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

The status of the Philippine Music industry was among the four researchers presented at the '6th Annual Basic Research Symposium: The Filipino Music and Indigenous Culture Communicating Basic Research Results to the People,' of the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DoST-NRCP) held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on Oct. 20, 2022.