people-from-manila

"For me na lang, it’s never too late to start again or go back to what I wanna do."

"I think everyone needs just some rest and relaxation and that’s what the Dream Spa is all about – beautiful things and a beautiful lymphatic massage."

"Dream Cream instantly hydrates your skin. Its lightweight and gentle formula is packed with skin-plumping hyaluronic acid and ceramides to strengthen the skin barrier and lock in moisture for non-stop hydration."

"Because the way that your skin just feels after is just right. We always say that it’s like a glass of water for your skin."

"You go on a beauty journey because it’s great for your well-being. It makes you happy, and it makes you confident. It makes you ready to take on the world, empowers you, and enables you to make it."

"Your weight doesn’t always reflect your actual progress, especially if you’re doing strength training. You might even gain weight as you build muscle, that’s the tendency. So when you step on the scale and see the numbers go up, you get discouraged and think, "This isn’t working. I might as well stop." It’s better to set a goal like fitting into a dress and saying, "I want to finally wear this.""

"Waking up early helps me get so much done. It’s hard at first, but once you get used to it, it really makes a difference."

"Keep breathing. Keep trying. You’ve got this."

"As a human being, it’s very tempting. But I have integrity. I have a conscience. I don’t see myself in politics.."

"..So early on we were taught how to be responsible, how to take good care of pets, and how to have compassion. So from there, I just fell in love. I had all sorts of pets.."

"Actually, I’ve always been quiet. Hindi po ako ‘yung nakikialam, but if I’m affected or it hits me personally, that’s when I really feel like vocally expressing my emotions. Hindi ko napipigilan na mag-call out."

"My prayer is that those who are responsible (for wicked deeds) be held accountable, na managot po talaga sila."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you can’t avoid it in our industry. Pag tumaba ka: ‘Ay, ang taba mo, bat ganun?’ Laging andun yung pamimintas. These are things we don’t get to share with other people. They just say, ‘Ay, tumaba siya.’ They don’t know that we’re also going through something."

"Whatever I have now, I worked hard for it. Wala pong inabot sa akin, ibinigay. There’s nothing I inherited."

"I feel like it’s about time for me to use my voice."

"There must be accountability, and there must really be punishment."

"I’m open to that. It’s part of the risk that you take that not everyone will agree with you. There will be negative reactions.."

"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."

"Happy Skin is all about natural beauty."

"Paris is special and there’s the saying, ‘They feel like all lost artists find their way to Paris,’ and I found my way to Paris and I love Paris."

"You can have all the richness in the world, but if you have no love in your life, it's not a life worth living.""

"What's important to me right now is my life and how I live it. My freedom, my choices."

"Minsan (Sometimes), masakit (tt hurts) to do the right thing, but at the end, God will reward you."

"Be grateful, never forget your family no matter where life takes you."

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

"I kinda really enjoy playing myself now, with all the flaws, with all my insecurities, with all my fears, because I feel like this is liberation for me."

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

"Authenticity can be your soft power."

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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 can’t keep pleasing you, I can’t keep making everyone happy. I can’t keep buying everybody something just to keep a friendship."

"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."

"Even if you are married or even if you’re committed to someone or a friend or whatever, you really have to go through certain things and deal with them alone and really ponder about what you want in life."

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

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

"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."

"Sometimes with the others, I really have to argue my way to get things."

"If you go through the pain and survive, then it becomes very good. That's something money can't buy."

"It's about the simplest things in life that's very important and really makes a person happy."

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

"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."

"Not everything in life is dandy and beautiful."

"No, you will not lose in ‘Thrilla in Manila.’ You will win."

"Before, it was different. Your mother wasn’t your friend. She always said no. She would tell you something couldn’t be done. She was your protector, your everything. Your mother wasn’t your friend. She always said no. She would tell you something couldn’t be done. She was your protector, your everything."

"I used to say that when you enter a contest, you must keep it in your mind that this is not the beginning or the end. This is just a stepping stone, something different. If you win, good. If you lose, okay. You make friends, you enjoy. But it’s more difficult for me to say that now because now, they are already 26 or 27, it’s a life-changing career."

"That’s the number one thing I always told my daughters.“Who cares?""

"Adjust your appetite. Look at the price from right to left. Adjust your appetite to the price."