105 quotes found
"Mas may responsibilidad kami na tumulong sa iba. Hindi po ibig sabihin hindi kami apoketado sa nangyayari….nandito po kami kasi responsibilidad namin makaramdam at maging boses ng mga hindi makasalita."
"Ang choice para lang sa may pera."
"Wag na po natin palalain ang inequality. Ang choice hindi lang yan dapat sa may pera. Magtulungan tayo. Nananawagan po ako sa mga kinauukulan na bigyan natin ng atensyon ang mas kailangan at nakabubuti para sa nakararami. Tayong mga Pilipino, sana matuto tayong manindigan sa kung ano ang tama."
"Staying in love is a decision you make every day. You have to appreciate what you have every single day."
"You have to grow together—and sometimes that means growing individually, never growing apart. And no matter how hard life may be, you never give up on each other."
"I forgive you for my peace of mind, for clarity, and for everything. For me, you can forgive people who deserve it. But when I forgive you, it doesn’t mean that I have to keep you in my life."
"The earth is blessed with so many exceptionally beautiful places, and it's our duty to be responsible tourists whenever we travel to these precious destinations."
"Cherish the little things... stop and live in the moment."
"Spoiling yourself once in a while is not a bad thing at all; it's called self-love, and you deserve it."
"Taking photos to capture the moment is important, but nothing beats the actual experience."
"Work hard, play hard(er). It's okay to reward yourself, especially if it fuels you to do better."
"I select what truly deserves my attention. Self-care is not optional, self-care is mandatory."
"Sometimes, before sleeping, I realize, ‘Who am I to complain, e ito lang pinagdadaanan ko? (This is all that I am going through). The world doesn’t revolve around me. This reminds me how blessed and lucky I am. It helps me end my day with gratitude."
"I was able to give myself new confidence and trust in myself. Now, I’m free to navigate my life and make decisions. Now, I know how to say no."
"A miracle is something that happens when you least expect it. But for them to happen, you have to work hard. You need to believe it and work for it."
"I choose what I want to see, what I want to hear, and who I surround myself with."
"E, kapag crush ko, mas lalo ko yun hindi kakausapin. Mas lalong hindi mo talaga mararamdaman, kahit isabit mo ako, hindi ko aaminin na crush kita, yung ganun."
"Ang lalim kasi ng word na forgiveness."
"Forgiveness is the best beauty product in the world. And bitterness is the ultimate pampa-panget. Pero bakit ang hirap magpatawad? I think it’s because we have some misconceptions about forgiveness. So I will give you four things that forgiveness is not."
"Number one, forgiveness is not forgetting."
"Number two, forgiveness does not mean na wala nang consequence."
"Merit and character were enough. No politics, no noise... just a crown that had to be earned. Let's turn our eyes toward pageants and organizations we can truly stand behind — the ones worth supporting and celebrating for their integrity and real empowerment."
"We were very poor but we were happy. My parents made sure that we ate on time and that was enough for me. [My father] had scoliosis and he was working at a construction site; he wasn't earning enough. My mom was good with money. She was able to stretch whatever little money we had."
"Everything that I’ve dreamed of has come true. And more! I’ve been able to travel all over and for me, bonus na ‘yon. I travel for free and get paid for performing at the same time. Ayoko namang ako lang ang nakakapag-travel, so I make it a point to bring along my parents and some of my siblings."
"He has to have a sense of humor. I love to laugh. I’m a funny person myself. I’m a happy person."
"I know that it’s no longer my time, but I’m still here. And I’m still doing what I love most, which is performing, singing, recording [songs], doing ‘ASAP [Natin ‘To], so I’m very blessed that I’m still able to do this."
"Kasi when you love something, diba you fight for it. You work so hard to be able to be successful at it and then one day, you would just decide na, ‘I don’t wanna do this anymore.’ Parang mahirap ‘yun gawin."
"God gave you this wonderful talent and you should share it with everyone. The way I see it now, hindi lang naman tayo basta singer. We entertain people and we inspire people and hopefully, inspire other artists also."
"All the long nights of pep talks but also long nights of self-doubt; the long nights of crying yourself to sleep because you didn't get that audition—it will all pay off."
"At the end of the day, I stayed so true to myself. And the person that I am, intrinsically, I guess, is also interesting pala to other people—I just had to wait it out."
"All of us have that within us. You know, you don't need to become another person to be interesting. The people or the world is just not ready yet. But there will come a time when the world is ready to meet you, and then you realize, everything has paid off."
"“We all know that scent, for instance, is linked to memory and brings us back to a different time.""
"This freedom of fixing my own schedule; of saying, 'No, I'm not going to work today, I'm going to go to the park. I'm not going to write today; I'll spend the day in a museum.' I have that big liberty now and I am relishing every minute of it."
"Now I feel like I'm finally settling, and it's funny because the things I do here are not out of the ordinary."
"It's really just the most mundane things that I enjoy, really: going to the grocery, walking around parks. It's so…it's super simple but I am living, I'm loving and living this slow life, really."
"I wanted to explore grief, and how people who have centered their whole lives on one person, you know, wake up one day with (their) whole plan for the future, completely destroyed."
"The sad part for me is I know so many Filipino actors who go above and beyond; like, we work harder than probably any other race."
"We're literally required to be on set for more than 24 hours—I went through all of that. And yet, we are underrepresented on the global stage, and that is because we don't have a sense of ourselves. We don't have a culture that represents us. We're not proud of the culture that we have. And we don't represent well in our films because every budget, I feel, for now at least, is just something to tide you over until the next one. But it shouldn't be viewed that way.""
"I feel like that is taken so lightly nowadays. Something that people take for granted. They're just happy to attach their name to something or they don't care if the project came out well or if the project actually is nice. So maybe it's time. We've all gone through a global pandemic. Maybe it's time now to really take things seriously again and to really think about what we put out there."
"I would love now to see what I can do— not just in my comfort zone."
"Obviously, everyone has big dreams, but I don't want to think about it, yet. Maybe in 10 years, I would have achieved something already, toward that direction. Or maybe not. Maybe I have a family and I just settled down and I'm done with all of it. We don't know."
"“Simple pero engrande (Simple yet grand). I saw so many things that I wouldn’t see here. I watched plays, full-on productions. I got to experience the efficiency of a first world country.""
"“Love is a verb. It’s not just a feeling. It’s always choosing. It’s a commitment.”"
"“FORGIVENESS IS GRACE GRANTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. THE SPIRIT-FILLED KNOW WHAT IT IS TO FORGIVE FASTER THAN OTHERS CAN APOLOGIZE.”"
"DO THE NEW YOU."
"Let us not become weary in doing good."
"Parang feeling ko (I feel like), there’s always a silver lining, may (there is) rainbow at the end of the storm."
"“It’s not about the religion, I always make it a hashtag [in my posts].""
"“Because it’s really a newfound faith na parang when I found Jesus in the center of my life, He’s a friend.""
"“He’s a friend like us talking, I can pray to him like this and He wouldn’t mind.""
"'Everything I have now, it’s not because I’m a good actress, it’s not because I have these connections or whatever.""
"“It is only because of the grace of God because siya lang talaga nagbigay sa ‘kin nito, e (He was the only one who really gave it to me, huh?).”"
""I just leap my faith up because that’s the only thing I can do.”"
"“Siguro yung may hope (Maybe there is hope), even though things are not going well, even if things are not going right or the way you want it, there’s always hope.""
"If young people don’t learn from what I did, they might commit the same ‘indiscretion’ and they might not be able to handle the consequences the way that I do."
"If they give na kusang-loob, okey lang; if not, okey na rin (If they give voluntarily, that's okay; if not, that's okay too). I don’t force them."
"A 5 percent possibility" of committing the same "indiscretion" for the third time while at the same time conceding that, being too much of an individual, "I don’t see myself getting married maybe in the next 10 years; I can’t see myself as a wife, I can see myself only as a mother."
"Actually, I am easy to love, easy to deal with, but at the same time not so easy to live with because, as I’ve said, I’m too much of an individual and somewhat hard to control."
"..Pero (But) ever since I’ve been inclined to do public service."
"Laging sinasabi sa akin ng mommy ko yung (My mom always tells me the) golden rule–– kung ano ginawa mo sa tao yun din ang gagawin sa'yo (What you do to others will be done to you). Yun yung tinuntungan ko. Yung time na yun, yun yung (That’s what I stepped on. At that time, that was) my driving force."
"“I’m very fortunate that I have the backing of my family. I think yun yung unang-unang step (that's the first step)–– even if I wanted it, kung wala yung suporta nung family ko (without the support of my family), I wouldn’t have gone through it.”"
"Maybe it would have been a different situation if our age are a little bit closer.""
"“Talagang there was really age gap and siguro dati hindi yon pansin ng tao (There really was an age gap and maybe people didn't notice it before). Pero (But) you know, it was a factor.”"
"“I mean, they’re very strong in a sense na (that) to do that kind of thing. It was very personal na parang… ang galing nila (it's like... they're so good). Ang galing nilang dalawa (They are both great) to be able to do that because, to some, magtatago na lang yan (they will just hide). But for them, it was a closure.”"
"“I do not know what I did to deserve you. All I know now is, it is all by God's grace that I have you all in my life.”"
"“To put it in a nut shell, my life, right now, is plain and simple, full of contentment. I cannot begin to imagine that with the so many things I did before, this is the kind of life I will have now.”"
"“By God’s grace, I have a good husband and I have [three] beautiful children. I’m really happy because my children are really flourishing with their studies.”"
"It's a decision that you have to make. You have to help yourself."
"I'm just gonna keep loving music, and the goal is to inspire people, to touch people's lives, and use my platform."
"Courage to accept and embrace one's self, courage to break boundaries and defy standards."
"You don't have to choose between being a homemaker and a career woman."
"I will never be perfect."
"I have to be kind to myself."
"Women are beautiful, women are strong."
"Men are beautiful as well, the way they manage, they cope up with everything that goes on in our minds as women."
"Women, especially mothers, you are the best! all the sacrifices a mother has to do for their child, it's mind-blowing.""
"Pag nag-give up ka sa sarili mo, talo ka talaga. Kasi walang ibang pu-push, tutulong sa 'yo kundi sarili mo."
"As long as wala tayong sinasaktan na tao, wala namang dapat ikatago. (As long as we're not hurting anyone, we have nothing to hide.)"
"Iisipin mo lahat ng mga taong nai-inspire mo. And then, yun, sapat na sapat na yun. (Just think of all the people you inspire--sometimes, that alone is already enough)."
"Kahit naman ang bulaklak (Even a flower), it won't be always in full bloom. It will take time."
"The power to influence people, it also comes with a big responsibility. You have to be mindful about the materials you put out there so you have to create change and positivity towards other people."
"You cannot bring back the past...let go of the past and just move on, move forward."
"You have to be in that moment. You have to feel the scene. Don’t fake your emotions. You have to feel every line, and you have to understand the meaning of the words you’re saying."
"It's hard if you don't open your eyes to the possibilities that are there anyway. But you can't take away the fact that if you have a true friend, you will also go through the bumps in life."
"We are not perfect. There are times when I want to give up but because we don't want to give up on each other, we choose to stay."
"Be nice to everyone. Everybody is on the same level. Kung part ng body, iba iba kaming parts, and one will not function without the other parts."
"Never a dull moment! Each day is different from yesterday."
"People don’t care if you’re the greatest actor if you’re a [pain to be with]. If everyone’s on their toes when you’re present, no one wants to work with you."
"'If you cannot stop them, join them.'"
"Kaya lang (But) there are some people talaga na really will just break your trust.""
"I needed to separate from the person."
"I just want to share my gratitude for what God has done in my life."
"He blessed me with more than just my prayers. He blessed me with a new life that is better than I could imagine."
"“If the past year is the glimpse of what forever looks like with you, it will be a blast!!! I definitely am so blessed that God had it planned for you to be the one I spend the rest of my life with!”"
"Thank you for everything! Thank you for the best life I can ever imagine!.."
"Ang forgiveness is a work in progress you know..."
"I mean lahat naman tayo, we get hurt, we get angry you know but you work on it. Every day to forgive people, to forgive yourself, or whoever. You pray about it."
"Alam niyo naman lahat siguro ang tagal ko sa industriya. Nakasama ko na yata ang lahat ng dapat na makasama. Nagsimula din ako nung bata, nung dalaga, nagkaasawa, nagkaanak. Ang importante siguro sa isang tao kahit na wala sa industriya namin, importante na may kinakausap ka, na meron kang pwedeng lapitan, meron kang kaibigan, may pamilya ka. Huwag kang mapag-isa. Kasi ang demonyo, ang kalaban lagi, ang utak mo ay battleground. Kaya dapat talaga hindi ka nag-iisa na gagamitin ng kalaban niyo. Kasi anu-ano ang iisipin mo talaga pagka nag-iisa ka, wala kang nakakausap. Importante talaga na may mga– yung community. (You all probably know how long I've been in the industry. I've been with everyone I should be with. I started out as a kid, as a young woman, got married, had children. What's important for someone, even if they're not in our industry, is that you talk to someone, that you have someone you can approach, that you have friends, that you have family. Don't be alone. Because the devil, the enemy is always there, your mind is a battleground. So you really shouldn't be alone for your enemy to use. Because what you are really going to think about when you're alone, with no one to talk to. It's really important to have a community.)"
"You shouldn’t be scared or worry too much about pleasing everyone. Sometimes, you wonder about the applause after your performance. As long as you give your best, that’s all that matters."
"As much as possible, let us encourage women to stay in the country. Filipino men should strive to be productive so that their wives would not be forced to work abroad."
"The 13th-month pay is a core labor standard and the Department of Labor and Employment will not compromise on its payment by the employers to their workers."
"And even if some may have already recovered after the floodwaters have receded, they may still find it difficult to return to work if their companies or employers’ businesses have also been hit by floods."
"Well, I always believed that we all come from some kind of influence. I definitely have a lot of influences and my music came from that."
"To this day, I just feel really blessed to even have gotten here. Whether it’s music I create or consume, it has brought me so much healing. So, it will always be an honor and a privilege knowing that the words I wrote down in my notebook during days I needed an outlet have brought comfort to people’s lives."
"I almost changed direction until I realized spring means growth, and growth is often uncomfortable. … What was supposedly a seven-track album is now eighteen [tracks long] and counting. … But it’s almost sprouting. And I can’t wait for you to hear them all."