"The road won’t always be smooth, and there will be times you’ll stumble, but each challenge is an opportunity for you to grow, learn and become stronger."

"Don’t be afraid. Don’t rush. Take time to learn, listen, and soak in every experience."

"Nothing lasts forever—not your pain, not your loss. Trust in your ability to bounce back because you have the strength. You’ve got the grit for it."

"You’ll face setbacks, rejections and big NOs, Don’t let them stop you. Take a deep breath, dust yourself off and keep moving forward."

"Your genuine curiosity and empathy will be your most significant assets, so never lose sight of them."

"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."

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

"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."

"I am blessed. I am immensely grateful for everything. The good with the bad, the hard with the easy. All for God’s good purpose."

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

"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…"

"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."

"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.)"

"You've become the poster boy of something much bigger: a culture that still thinks it's acceptable to talk about women this way. Worse, one that tolerates it from our leaders."

"'I can see myself,' so I think it was a light-bulb moment and she can be relatable to so many. And maybe I recognize and I acknowledge that with myself also."

"She loves to sing. She loves to do ballet, sobrang bibo talaga (really so bouncy). And she can sing like whenever I practice my songs, she can pick up the songs. Ang cute!"

"I want now to balance both that relaxing normalcy with my family, as a mother, and also as Anne that everyone has probably missed in It’s Showtime and as an actress."

"It’s always a great time for you to take a step back, realize and take notice of the things that truly matter,"

"I think for any human being, it doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, you really have to make that time for yourself, to love yourself and to love your life."

"When you have a solid support system, ang dami mong talagang magagawa (there's so much you can do). I find myself even more motivated to go outside my comfort zone challenge myself, and do more to achieve my biggest dreams."

"Authenticity. Staying true to yourself and being authentic to who you really are."

"Where I am in life is so different. I think I’ve come a long way in terms of maturity, in terms of fashion, in terms of knowing who I am as a person."

"People will always see through you... [You have to stay] true to yourself."

"If you are trusted to take on that role, it comes with excitement. I still have that giddy feeling."

"If you put yourself in a box, you’re closing a door of what could be a fashion moment or an iconic cover."

"There’s no intention. It’s just really who I am."

"But me living here and being in the depths of all the culture—you have to just look at pop culture, which I’ve been part of on Showtime and everything—it’s highly rooted in Filipino values."

"I’ve spent more than half of my life in the Philippines, but just because I’m mixed, I don’t think that makes me any less Filipino."

"It was a definite yes, regardless of what the concept was. But it’s so beautiful in the sense that it looks like artwork. I don’t think I’ve ever done anything like this before."

"It was such a treat for me, and the shoot was so beautiful. I felt like it was timeless."

"Wearing those delicate outfits—it nearly gave me a heart attack! I was so careful with the outfit. We had an event for that. It was such a treat for me, and the shoot was so beautiful. I felt like it was timeless."

"Thank you to everyone [who] remembered my special day. Our home smells like spring."

"I instantly fell in love with the characters and it’s way of educating and raising awareness on different mental health issues."

"If this is something that you’re very passionate about and you feel strongly for, I would have to say that you should continue to dream big, hold on to those dreams but have the patience to work hard for them"

"You might reach that point where you feel defeated, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up on it. You might look for other things to work on but keep hold on to that dream."

"Dream big because I believe it can happen if you work hard,"

"Lacking authenticity."

"I’ve never had a squeaky clean image. I’ve had my fair share of mistakes. Owned up to them publicly and learned from them. Stayed true to my core. Thanks for standing by me everyone."

"Still can’t believe this is real. A dream come true."

"A true patriarch in every sense, he shaped us with strength, resilience, and a wit that will forever echo in our family."

"He was deeply loved, endlessly admired, and will live on in our hearts always. We will miss him dearly."

"Homosexuality is not a sin but it is a lie from the devil."

"Money is a tool. It’s neutral. It’s not alive. Something dead cannot make me happy. There was a time I was surrounded with so much money, living the worldly life, what every woman dreams of: traveling the world, living in a big beautiful house, and driving expensive cars, and being surrounded by luxury, the latest it bags, the best branded clothes. But without God... I was not happy. That’s when I discovered that this is not what makes me happy after all."

"To obey God in giving tithes. Tithes is 10 percent of gross income, gross salary. When I first encountered this, I was like “What???” But when you come to think of it, all our money is God’s and He’s just sharing it with us and we’re to be faithful stewards. If we can prove to Him we can be good managers, He will bless us with more."

"Now that I'm a mother, I would probably say, the priority when you're pregnant is to take care of your body. And the rigorous demands of being a beauty queen, of traveling, and meetings here and there might cause a lot of stress for a pregnant woman. So I believe it would be best and wise for her to step down."