"If you feel like you should promote adoption, adopt yourself. (And) if you feel like no one's listening, it doesn't matter as long as you're living in it and eventually they will come. They will see and they will listen."

"I have to love myself first in order for me to give more love to others."

"Not everything in life is dandy and beautiful."

"The nice thing about being in a marriage with Chiz is that he has always respected the many seasons of my life that I'm going through."

"The real beauty is just being yourself—the good and the bad."

"I feel like there’s no game. I don’t dress for any reason at all other than because I truly love it for myself and how it makes me feel. I feel like I can express myself and be myself."

"Happy Skin is all about natural beauty."

"No to SEXUAL HARASSMENT. NO to any form of VICTIM SHAMING. Without prejudice to any of my colleagues, these values are eternal to my person."

"Progressive, out-of-the-box, revolutionary thinkers. Women who are bold and courageous. Those are the kind of women we would want."

"Just be exactly the way you are, may mararating kaartehan mo. I'm telling you, put those clips, overdo it if you want. Just be the girl that you are. You will make mistakes, you will rise above it, and they will make you a better person. I'm already proud of who you are and what you will be."

"You can't have a perfect life. And nobody's perfect. So everything's made for a reason to make us better people and stronger."

"It's about the way we actually look at women. We don't look at women in admiration first. We always look at women to blame. It goes with everything."

"Women always wear different hats."

"The first step in crisis reporting is to report on what is happening on-ground. You need to give context to what is happening without any analysis or judgment because the analysis comes in later. When you already have enough evidence, that’s when you can report with a particular point of view."

"Get the facts right."

"With Covid as a health emergency, the same thing applies. There's a lot of information coming out. The reporting must be scientific, clinical, and factual. After that, you move on to possible causes and how you can prevent its spread or infection. During this pandemic, I feel that this has been widely practiced in global reportage."

"What I feel though, is that some people come into the industry bearing just beauty, and I resent that. News anchors must have major news track records."

"I think it’s universal that women leaders have handled Covid better because women are more organized, more decisive. Women don’t just talk. Women have clearer plans."

"I want to see women in power because they can contribute so much that men cannot. [I want] progressive women who are open, don't just relish the fact that they are women but already have progressive points of view."

"No shortcuts. Do the hard and dirty work. Learn the ropes and be 200 per cent in because that’s when it makes a difference."

"I don’t want to taint my profession."

"And just work hard, be kind even if it’s so hard to be kind at times. It will pay off. One day you’re going to get to where you want to be. So don’t pressure yourself and live life a day at a time."

"I want them to see me as a free lady, just spread her wings and fly."

"Perfection is not of this world.' So try not to give into the demands of this world on how a woman should be"

"Don't 'fake it till you make it.' That's garbage advice. Face it till you make it. Get up. Work hard. Fail. Stand back up. Face it again. Do a little better. Fail again. Get back up."

"As a journalist in Headstart, I follow essentially the elements of news and interviews. I get the information, challenge the interviewee, call power into account, call policymakers into account, ask them to explain. You make sure that they’re answerable for what they’ve done. You ask them what they’re about to do because they are answerable to a bigger constituency."

"Let us be slow in casting judgment over a person’s decision to leave."

"Exposure and experience are great teachers."

"Once integrity is surrendered, trust in journalism collapses."

"For this birthday, I didn’t want it to be about me and Lyca. But we wanted it to be about other people."

"I always say the best investment one can make to lift a family out of poverty is educating a girl and empowering a mother"

"The debate now in my industry has transcended beyond gender. Women before us have paved the way, especially for evening newscasts. We are paid equally, and we are seen as [equally] valuable as male anchors."

"It’s so important to always be authentic and really stay true to yourself whether people agree with you or not."

"I refuse to be typecasted into just one kind of woman."

"There's nothing more sexier than seeing a woman full of wisdom, not too sweet, not too strong, but just the right amount of spice."

"My life and how I live it. My freedom, my choices. I don’t wanna live in a box."

"I will be working with many UN Women champions and advocates back home to help bring about change in mindsets, behaviour and hopefully, in the everyday lives of women & girls thru projects we will be involved in."

"This is the first step of the journey. The final meet is this October at the UN HQ in New York. And siyempre, PROUDLY FILIPINA po tayo. (And of course, I am PROUDLY FILIPINA.)"

"Yes. So in my case at work, it would be not compromising my integrity, it’s being professional, it’s being fair, it’s being compassionate, understanding, hardworking."

"First, you should do your homework in all honesty. You have to prepare well before the show. It’s important that you know the issues for the day; a news person should be ready to adlib whenever hassles occur during the live telecast. The glamour part is the fact that you come out on TV and people recognize you"

"I think the best example when you’re a Christian is the way you behave. It’s not what you say…"

"To God be the glory. Hug your kids today! Tell your family & friends how special they are! Appreciate LIFE."

"Imagine, for the price of a pre-paid cellular phone card, you can send a child to school? I found that very powerful."

"I woke up today more grateful than ever for my life. The very air I breathe. My family. My children. The purpose & opportunities God has opened before me. Over & over again I live in God’s graciousness & endless mercies."

"My training has taught me to be there in the moment but not to get carried away"

"You can do it. You will get there. It’s not going to be easy, but life never is. Nothing will be served to you on a silver platter. You’re tougher than you think and have something truly special."

"I’m not motherly per se but I’m a mother. I want to be the best mother I can be. But, as a mother, I feel I’m more of a builder and a nurturer."