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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Pinay winner of US art contest: 'It takes hard work to be successful at anything'

For Filipino artist Eleinne Basa, winner of a $15,000 (roughly PHP 625,000) grand prize in an art competition in the United States this year, it takes more than just inspiration to create a masterpiece.

In an interview with GMA News Online, Basa said “It takes hard work to be successful at anything,  art included,  No talent can replace that."

Basa said she didn't expect to win the grand prize in the “Plein Air Salon” art contest in April this year.

“I didnt really believe it at first, being chosen from among the top landscape artists in the country,” she said.

She intends to use the prize money to “pay off some of the expenses I have incurred beng a full time artist and plan to travel to find more inspiring scenes to paint.”

For the contest sponsored by Plein Air Magazine, Basa submitted her artwork “Afternoon Light” which depicts an old cottage by the roadside.

“Plein Air Salon” is an online juried show where people's artworks are judged bimonthly.

For the March to April 2012 contest, there were around 150 to 200 submissions every month.

'Plein air'

Basa said her inspiration for "Afternoon Light" came from her "hunger for inspiration."
 
“I paint plein air meaning outdoors,  I am constantly looking for the play of light on the landscape and inspired by how light travels and affect the overall mood of a simple scene,” she said.

While painting “Afternoon Light,” Basa had to rush because of changing environmental conditions.
 
“I paint everyday , except most weekends,  so it was just one of those paintings that I was doing but this was more  hurried due to the quick changing light situation,” she said.
 
“I was not really thinking, I was just painting and just focused on putting down the right shapes and colors as quickly and as accurately as I could given the situation,” she added.
 
When she completed her work, she felt she accomplished something good but did not expect her artwork to be recognized.
 
“When it was finished, I knew I had a successful painting.  I never imagined though it would get such recognition,” she said.
 
Filipino roots
 
Basa was born in the Manila, Philippines in 1967 but grew up in Quezon City.

She graduated with a degree in Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University but her heart had always embraced art.

Basa first started discovering her passion for art “as early as I can remember” and was mentored by multi-awarded painter-teacher Fernando Sena from age seven to 14.
 
“When I graduated, I took several different jobs in sales and realized I really want to be in the art field more than anything else. I decided to quit my job and found work in one of the art galleries in Manila as a gallery consultant,” she added.  
 
She honed her skills through practice and experience.
 
“When I was just starting out I joined a group that goes outdoors every Monday, even thru winter, to paint outside,” she said.
 
“Then I had the courage to enter several outdoor painting competitions and met other artists doing plein air paintings and I sought out their advice,  help and did some of their workshops to learn as much as I can,” she added.

What she misses in the Philippines
 
Basa and her family migrated to the US in 1994 when her husband received an assignment abroad.
 
Basa misses many things in the Philippines.
 
“The camaraderie between artists and the easily accessible galleries.  The food, great beaches with warm tropical waters and great scenic areas that I think I took for granted when I was there,” she said.
 
When asked what differences she has observed between the US and the Philippines with regards to her art style she replied: “There is a big difference.”
 
"When I was there the colors are vivid and it showed in my early works and styles tend to be more contemporary and depict the culture and folk styles of Manila," she said.
 
"Here in the US,  there is a resurgence of traditional classical art , where you actually have to really learn how to draw and turn form  and how light travels across the form,  wether it be a human body or a still life object or across the landscape," she said.

Her art style
 
Basa explained the secret of her art style.
 
“I am attracted to the realist - impressionistic look or natural look of things, the way I learned to draw when I was young, seeing the beauty in things and places and trying to put that in my work,” she said.
 
“Additionally as a visual artist, you are influenced not just by other artist around you but also visually by what you see and absorb everyday in your minds eye,” she added.
 
To aspiring artists, Basa said: "Never stop being a student.”
 
“Most of all I think  artists should strive to bring back poetic beauty in what they do and always try to do the best they can everytime they step up to the easel,” she added. - VVP, GMA News

Night to be as long as day during equinox on Saturday

Expect nights to get longer after the autumnal equinox on Saturday (Saturday night in Manila).

State astronomers said night will be as long as the day during the equinox, after which nights will grow longer in September as the Sun approaches the celestial equator.

"Philippine nights will be longer as the Sun approaches the celestial equator. Autumnal equinox will occur on September 22 when day and night will have equal time length on Earth," PAGASA administrator Nathaniel Servando said.

Science site EarthSky.org said the 2012 September equinox will occur at 2:49 p.m. universal time (10:49 p.m. in Manila).

After Saturday, it said "(t)he shorter days are bringing cooler weather," adding "a chill is in the air."

EarthSky.org noted each equinox and solstice is an astronomical event caused by Earth’s tilt on its axis and orbit around the sun.

Since Earth does not orbit upright but is instead tilted on its axis by 23.5 degrees, its northern and southern hemispheres may not receive the Sun's light and warmth equally - at least for most of the year, it said.

"We have an equinox twice a year – spring and fall – when the tilt of the Earth’s axis and Earth’s orbit around the sun combine in such a way that the axis is inclined neither away from nor toward the sun," it said— LBG, GMA News

Chocolate Hills in Trip Advisor’s World Dramatic Landscapes Top 5


The Philippines’ Chocolate Hills in Bohol has been chosen by Trip Advisor as one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world.
On the global travel website, Chocolate Hills was listed in 5th spot out of 10 alongside other breathtaking landscapes such as Badlands National Park in South Dakota, US, Cano Cristales in Villavicencio, Colombia, The Pinnacles in Cervantes, Australia, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, South America and Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa.
The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation with at least 1,260 hills but there may be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (20 sq miles). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name.
The Chocolate Hills is a famous tourist attraction of Bohol. They are featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attractions in the province. They are in the Philippine Tourism Authority’s list of tourist destinations in the Philippines; they have been declared the country’s third National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Here’s the complete top 10 list:
  1. Badlands National Park, South Dakota, US
  2. Cano Cristales, Villavicencio, Colombia
  3. The Pinnacles, Cervantes, Australia
  4. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, South America
  5. Chocolate Hills, Bohol Island, Philippines
  6. Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US
  7. Mineral Forest, Pamukkale, Turkey
  8. The Wave, Arizona, US
  9. Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa
  10. Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland, UK

Call center industry to create 400,000 more jobs until 2016



Source: goodnewspilipinas.com

The Philippines expects to boost its revenues from call centers to nearly $15 billion by 2016, sustaining its three-year lead over rival India.
Industry leaders said revenues this year are projected at $8.4 billion with 493,000 people employed with turnover expected to rise to $14.7 billion by 2016, employing 862,000 people. The sector passed India in revenue terms in 2009 and in manpower terms in 2010, according to industry figures.
Much smaller in population than India, the Philippines already hosts global giants Accenture, Convergys, IBM, NTT Docomo and Hinduja, and is attracting more and more likeminded companies, Contact Center Association of the Philippines head Benedict Hernandez said.
“The reality is we have established ourselves as the pre-eminent brand in call centers,” he told reporters on the sidelines of an industry conference.
Hernandez said that even the sharp appreciation of the Philippine peso against the Indian rupee in recent months, as well as attractive tax incentives offered by other countries, is not expected to dampen interest.
Philippine call centers were also expanding their market from being predominantly English-speaking to other languages including Spanish, Japanese, German, Mandarin, French, Korean, Bahasa and Thai, he added.
Hernandez said that the entire industry — voice-based (call centers) and non-voice-based — created 638,000 direct jobs in 2011. They intend to double this to 1.3 million direct jobs by 2016 and hit revenues worth $25 billion by 2016.

Friday, September 21, 2012

We asked, you answered: Pinoy pride


MANILA, Philippines – Comments by the manager of singing sensation Charice Pempengco on Twitter have fueled debate on social media. When it comes to Pinoy pride, who can Filipinos claim as their own?
Courtney Blooding posted on Twitter, “I am not trying to judge or anything, I just want to know...why do the Philippines claim Jessica Sanchez? Jessica was born an raised in the US. I don't THINK she speaks tagalog. Which, to me, makes her true American. How many people in the US come from mixed cultural backgrounds? We r a melting pot.”
“Ph can't claim something that is made in USA. And they only wanted to claim Charice after people in the USA put value in her. It's wrong for both singers. Sorry, I'm just feeling a bit indignant about the situation,” Blooding said.
The issue of “Pinoy pride” has long been a point of contention. It is not only the “claiming” by Filipinos of the success of Charice abroad, and that of American Idol runner up, Filipino-Mexican-American Jessica Sanchez, that have been questioned by some, but the success of anyone of Filipino descent who lives abroad.
Some have said that Filipinos should not make too much of the success of those of Filipino descent who do not even know anything about Filipino culture.
As Twitter user @ImTheEmerald said, “#PINOYpride r those true blue blooded Pinoys,no half this half that. Studied,educated in PH. Those who care about heritage.”
However, as Facebook user Jess Bagaforo Mangudadatu said, there is no harm in being proud of these people’s achievements, because Pinoys are “only proud of the talents that Filipino blood can produce.”
Meanwhile, according to ABS-CBN News' Lynda Jumilla, "#PINOYpride are those who love PH, want to serve & do good for country/men, regardless of whether they're purely Pinoy or mixed parentage."
What's your take on the issue? Join the discussion! Tweet us using the hashtag #PINOYpride.
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antipinoy #pinoypride The Myth of "Filipino" Collective Achievement: Embrace Your Inner "Spoiled Brat"...18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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rye_espina04 #PinoyPride r those hu, in der hearts feel, think, nd honor being Pinoy no matter wat race, blood, or culture dey grew up lyk #SandaraPark10 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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cratesico @JDHawaii20 basta lumalaban #SmartGilas #GilasPIlipinas its okay at least pang apat at hindi kulelat! (^_^) still #PinoyPride #PBA na!!! :)49 seconds ago · reply · retweet · favorite
 
 
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antipinoy #pinoypride George Carlin on National Pride and Ethnic Prideantipinoy.com/george-carlin-…18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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youjn That #pinoypride is so overrated.18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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cgg916 La masama kung ipagmalaki ang mga me dugong Pinoy kahit na di sila nakatira sa Pinas #PinoyPride18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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amberjack_01 kaloka yung mga pinoy...why dont you love both charice and jessica <3 stop the hate... appreciate the talent and be a fan #pinoyprideFTW :D18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Zheal11 profile
Zheal11 .. nasagi ni ms. Courtney yung pride ng iba kaya naging bitter na.. hay, naku, Lord bless them with more knowledge about #PINOYpride..18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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PHLNewsOnline [ABS-CBN News] We asked, you answered: #PINOYpridebit.ly/TcilZX19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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ClarenzeNixon RT @lyndajumilla#PINOYpride are those who love PH, want to serve & do good for country/men, regardless of whether they're purely p ...19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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hufflerrific RT @ABSCBNNews: RT @Rainwalker19: We claim everybody who looks like ourselves; Americans claim those who carry US passports. Diff. in mi ...19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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MakatiREBroker Opps.. I'm watching #TVPatrol pala and learned Jessica Sanchez news from it. #PinoyPride19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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TrafficCheckPH [PUBLIC REPORTS] Despite the _traffic_ and the polluted air, I still think that _Manila_ is a very beautiful place. #PinoyPride11 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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cratesico basta lumalaban #SmartGilas #GilasPIlipinas its okay at least pang apat at hindi kulelat! (^_^) still #PinoyPride #PBA na!!! @PBAonAKTVabout 1 minute ago · reply · retweet · favorite
 
 
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teng38 #PINOYpride basically, who can sing "Lupang Hinirang" well...6 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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CharicePhils If Pinoys don't like @durtyfeet's point of view about this so called#pinoypride, at least d world will do, only open-minded people will do.5 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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PhilippineRugby RT @WayminBeers@PhilippineRugby Goodluck to the boys in Shanghai! Go hard cuzzies :D #PinoyPride #Volcanoes4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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veejayfloresca Super proud of my friend Jerome Lorico. His dress was featured on Vogue!!!!!!!! #lorico #vogue #pinoypride # instagr.am/p/P3DUwfnpBC/4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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trishiebee Goodluck @PhilippineRugby team! :) Go for the Gold! :D #pinoypride4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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SportsCheckPH [PH RUGBY] RT WayminBeers: PhilippineRugby Goodluck to the boys in Shanghai! Go hard cuzzies :D #PinoyPride #Volcanoes4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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SportsCheckPH [PH RUGBY] RT trishiebee: Goodluck PhilippineRugby team! :) Go for the Gold! :D #pinoypride3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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BreakingPH RT @cookiemawnsterr: "@ABSCBNNews: 'Dexter's Laboratory' started in Manila bit.ly/P5cpvL" That is waaay cool! #PinoyPride3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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copypastinglife #unitedbenetton #PINOYPRIDE for United Nations International Day :) vimeo.com/427225062 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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rabernales Who do you want us to idolize? Chukkie's bride? No way!#PINOYpride #insecuremanagerabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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heyykris RT @AIDministrator: I agree with @durtyfeet. Filipinos should NOT associate PinoyPride with Jessica Sanchez. IN no way is she Filipino a ...19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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patz01 Welcome home @JSanchezAI11! We are so proud of you! #PinoyPride#blujays19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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KarlJosefCo Allegiance Red Carpet with @marc_delacruz and Jen Hubilla!#pinoypride #nofilter instagr.am/p/P2L3iAuE7j/12 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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fatimurrr I love SkyFlakes, yo! #pinoyprideabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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emilsantosiii Douthit walang kupas kahit injured. #Gilas #PINOYpride43 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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KiparMaster2000 As long as ur Pinoy in spirit and values ur Pinoy. Also helps if u don't look like as if you went through bleaching #PinoyPride13 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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adanramadhan_ RT @PinoyAllStars: True #PinoyPride Arnel Pineda, Lea Salonga and Charice.19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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ClarenzeNixon RT @lyndajumilla#PINOYpride are those who love PH, want to serve & do good for country/men, regardless of whether they're purely p ...19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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PHLNewsOnline [ABS-CBN News] We asked, you answered: #PINOYpridebit.ly/TcilZX19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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Zheal11 .. nasagi ni ms. Courtney yung pride ng iba kaya naging bitter na.. hay, naku, Lord bless them with more knowledge about #PINOYpride..18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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amberjack_01 kaloka yung mga pinoy...why dont you love both charice and jessica <3 stop the hate... appreciate the talent and be a fan #pinoyprideFTW :D18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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cgg916 La masama kung ipagmalaki ang mga me dugong Pinoy kahit na di sila nakatira sa Pinas #PinoyPride18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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youjn That #pinoypride is so overrated.18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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antipinoy #pinoypride George Carlin on National Pride and Ethnic Prideantipinoy.com/george-carlin-…18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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antipinoy #pinoypride The Myth of "Filipino" Collective Achievement: Embrace Your Inner "Spoiled Brat"...18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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stayzXOXO Jessica is amazing!! #pinoypride18 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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antipinoy #pinoypride Noynoy Supporters are Proof that The Philippines is a Wowowee Idiocracy...17 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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marianneantolin Despite the traffic and the polluted air, I still think that Manila is a very beautiful place. #PinoyPride17 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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antipinoy #pinoypride in The RH Bill? A Glaring Example of Filipino Palamunin Culture...16 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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antipinoy #pinoypride in plagiarism? RH Bill: The Issue is Maternal Health Hazards and Legalized Plunder - Not Plagiarism...16 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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JudeAlbert Survivor Philippines on GMA news TV. #pinoypride16 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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femirJKfangirl thanks!!! #bhlove rocks!!! @BH_Philippines: Love it! #PinoyPride15 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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Abbeyisfit Meanwhile, according to ABS-CBN News' Lynda Jumilla, "#PINOYpride are those who love PH, want to serve & do good for country/men, reg...14 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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KiparMaster2000 In a global, borderless world, Pinoy pride doesn't distinguish whether you're half Pinoy or not. #PinoyPride13 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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hufflerrific RT @ABSCBNNews: RT @Rainwalker19: We claim everybody who looks like ourselves; Americans claim those who carry US passports. Diff. in mi ...19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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MakatiREBroker Opps.. I'm watching #TVPatrol pala and learned Jessica Sanchez news from it. #PinoyPride19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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TrafficCheckPH [PUBLIC REPORTS] Despite the _traffic_ and the polluted air, I still think that _Manila_ is a very beautiful place. #PinoyPride11 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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rye_espina04 #PinoyPride r those hu, in der hearts feel, think, nd honor being Pinoy no matter wat race, blood, or culture dey grew up lyk #SandaraPark10 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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DaneToGo Holy cow...there IS San Miguel Beer in this wedding party! Awesome. #itoangbeer #pinoypride9 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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iCwissy I love @JSanchezAI11 becoz shes very talented!Her being half-fil makes me proud but no matter whats her race, shes still my IDOL #PINOYpride8 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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ilovemesomejay RT @iCwissy: No matter what her race is,she's really great in what she does. If she's not a half-fil, I wouldve still love her. @JSanche ...8 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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BreakingPH RT @itsMTZ_Mjzl@ABSCBNNews #PinoyPride @JSanchezAI11maybe american by law, but she's Filipino by heart & blood. http://t.co/tZ5qP...7 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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miguelltabuena @MSzendeerose Just saw your video... I am a fan. #Pinoypridedon't stop pls:)6 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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bigbadbawang Its an honor to be in ur presentation @maria_ressa :-) Congrats on the great article @chechelazaro wrote abt you in Town&Country#pinoypride6 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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teng38 #PINOYpride basically, who can sing "Lupang Hinirang" well...5 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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CharicePhils If Pinoys don't like @durtyfeet's point of view about this so called#pinoypride, at least d world will do, only open-minded people will do.4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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PhilippineRugby RT @WayminBeers@PhilippineRugby Goodluck to the boys in Shanghai! Go hard cuzzies :D #PinoyPride #Volcanoes4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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veejayfloresca Super proud of my friend Jerome Lorico. His dress was featured on Vogue!!!!!!!! #lorico #vogue #pinoypride # instagr.am/p/P3DUwfnpBC/4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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trishiebee Goodluck @PhilippineRugby team! :) Go for the Gold! :D #pinoypride4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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SportsCheckPH [PH RUGBY] RT WayminBeers: PhilippineRugby Goodluck to the boys in Shanghai! Go hard cuzzies :D #PinoyPride #Volcanoes3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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SportsCheckPH [PH RUGBY] RT trishiebee: Goodluck PhilippineRugby team! :) Go for the Gold! :D #pinoypride3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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BreakingPH RT @cookiemawnsterr: "@ABSCBNNews: 'Dexter's Laboratory' started in Manila bit.ly/P5cpvL" That is waaay cool! #PinoyPride2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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copypastinglife #unitedbenetton #PINOYPRIDE for United Nations International Day :) vimeo.com/427225062 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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rabernales Who do you want us to idolize? Chukkie's bride? No way!#PINOYpride #insecuremanagerabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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heyykris RT @AIDministrator: I agree with @durtyfeet. Filipinos should NOT associate PinoyPride with Jessica Sanchez. IN no way is she Filipino a ...19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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patz01 Welcome home @JSanchezAI11! We are so proud of you! #PinoyPride#blujays19 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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KarlJosefCo Allegiance Red Carpet with @marc_delacruz and Jen Hubilla!#pinoypride #nofilter instagr.am/p/P2L3iAuE7j/12 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
 
 
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fatimurrr I love SkyFlakes, yo! #pinoyprideabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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emilsantosiii Douthit walang kupas kahit injured. #Gilas #PINOYpride34 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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KiparMaster2000 As long as ur Pinoy in spirit and values ur Pinoy. Also helps if u don't look like as if you went through bleaching #PinoyPride13 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite