"My whole life, all I know is work, and now it's nice to have this kind of journey and really have a sense of family. And I'm so excited to experience this with my husband. I'm nervous, to be honest, but I know this is going to be an amazing chapter."

"“I’m very excited, and I feel very blessed,”"

"“2 years of joy, playful banter, and heartfelt truths. Happy anniversary, my love. You’re my favorite person to do nothing—and everything—with,”"

"“The moment I met you, instinct took over. Welcome to the world, my love,”"

"Because my circle of friends is just a few. And they were there at that time. They didn't leave me. I wasn't very friendly before, either. Not really."

"If you have a clear goal, focus on that goal. Everything else is just noise. Surround yourself with the right people. There will be days when you don't believe in yourself and you are going to need your best friends, your sister, your mom—the ones who actually believe in you more than you do. Eyes on the target, and make sure that you are enjoying the process too. Also, make sure you don't step on anyone. When you achieve your goal, it really is the best feeling."

"Even rest was not in her vocabulary. "I have learned that resting is a good thing."

""Being married teaches me to have a more balanced life. All my life all I knew was work. I have been working since I was 15. I wake up in the morning with only one purpose, go to the shoot and hopefully nail it, and make my directors happy, then I go back home. It is a cycle I have been doing for so long. Now I am being taught how to balance and slow down."

"“For as long as God allows, we will choose to serve God through restoring marriages and pointing them to Jesus.”"

"As young as they are, I want to teach them the value of money and the importance of sharing to others."

"“When you get older, your recovery from a heartbreak, it’s not the same [as] when you were younger.”"

""...I never believed in that until I met him. It’s really true.”"

"“Through him, I learned a lot of things. I’ve learned that God is the reason for everything in my life that’s happening in my life. Because of him, I learned how to become closer again to God.”"

"“Well, being a beauty queen is all about the first impression. So, it’s all about appearances that even if you don’t feel confident, even if you don’t feel or know what you’re doing, you have to just project the confidence. You’ll get there but you have to show confidence because people expect a certain kind of person as a Binibining Pilipina. There’s a persona involved and if you want to be a beauty queen, you have to project that persona. Fake it till you make it, that’s what they say (laughs)."

"“Being a beauty queen also means you are a role model.”"

"“I would tell them to follow their hearts but they have to love someone who loves you back and God has to be in the picture or else it won’t work, it will never last.”"

"“That I have more worth than I think I do. If I could only see myself the way God sees me, well, for the longest time, I didn’t realize that worth."

"“If you’re not appreciated in one place, don’t stay there. Move to a place where they will see your talents and appreciate you for who you are and your value.”"

"“I pray any time of the day and it’s not that I have to be on my knees. I’ve learned that God listens all the time. He’s with me, you know the Holy Spirit dwells in us, so he is always with me. So, all I have to do is talk to Him.""

"“My prayers are conversations like, ‘Lord, am I doing this right? If not, please let me know.’ That’s how it is. If you sit still long enough, you will hear Him. If you sit still long enough to allow yourself to hear Him, you’ll have the answer. The answer is there either through a phone call or something you hear or just something that happens, that’s an answer. You have to be still...""

"Hindi ako pinalaking manira ng pamilya. I respect family kasi kami nga broken family."

"If there's one thing in the world that I want people to know about me, that's I'm a miracle baby. And I'm just so proud of that story kasi there's nothing in the world that's more beautiful than being born out of eight pregnancies. And my mom is so proud of me, and I have a family that really believes in me, and I think that I'm the most blessed person in the world."

"If there were no rules and I could be outrageous for one day, I would go to every politician that robbed our nation and I will take that away and give it to the right hands. And I thank you."

"In this lifetime, I would rather be kind than right. Because anyone in the world can be right, but not everybody can be kind. And I believe that if there's one thing in the world that's so beautiful, it's that even though the world can be so harsh to you, even if the world can grip you and break you into pieces, you can still be kind and I think that's power."

"I would rather have any other title than be the girlfriend of Donny because I believe that in love, there should be no contest. You should win as the girlfriend of somebody because that somebody chose you to be his girlfriend, and not because you won a contest."

"If I were to change something, gusto ko talaga magkapatid(I'd like to have a sibling)."

"When life gives you a second chance to live, you'll really feel the gratefulness."

"If I have to endure all these kinds of things for the end result that I want to achieve, then definitely I am for it."

"God is good. Super. Three years ago, I felt I was successful. I have the same feeling now. It’s just mas marami (blessings) in terms of volume. But I’m still grateful. I still have the same heart."

"You'll always go to a place where you feel most loved."

"“I still believe that everything happens for a reason. Kung ano man ang reason niya, iniisip ko na lang everything can be replaced" (Whatever his reason is, I just believe that everything can be replaced)."

"“Mas tahimik. Walang issue. Walang nangingialam,” (Quieter. No issues. No one interferes with your life.)"

"“Lagi kong sinasabi na gusto kong maging role maging pipi. That’s very challenging because kailangan mong ma-express ang gusto niyang sabihin without saying the lines. Mata lang and facial expression.” (I always say that I want to play the role of a mute character. That’s very challenging because you have to express everything the character wants to say without speaking any lines—only through the eyes and facial expressions.)"

"“I will use my profession [as an] actress, and my platform to influence our children to know their rights even at an early age. And of course, improve their education so that they can become good leaders in the future,”"

"“signed and sealed with blood, sweat and a whole lotta tears.”"

"Best Actress" instead of "Best Girlfriend."

"“I am proud & honored to be part of this league of actors who share the same passion & dedication to the craft,”"

"“An organization that pushes for protection in the workplace and better opportunities for its members,”"

"Thank you, 2025. You were definitely a crazy ride but..."

"Thank you, 2025. You were definitely a crazy ride but you taught me to enjoy every moment,"

"“Fresh start,”"

"“Having you in my life was the happiest I had ever been,”"

"“Your love was exceptional.”"

"“But sometimes, good things fall apart so better things can come together. Beautiful goodbye, Jak,”"

""Having you in my life was the happiest I had ever been. Seven wonderful years. A lot of laughs, a lot of ramen and so much love."

""But sometimes, good things fall apart so better things can come together."

"I hope for everyone’s understanding and I wish you can help us put this matter to rest,"

"But of course it should still have an impact, so we chose a bold color,"

"I'm always alone. Always. Me time,"

"Everything is new, so this is the kind of outfit na nobody expected from me this year, especially coming from a white ballgown last year,"