Philippine history has been far too long defined by the countries that controlled the country.
I am pure Filipino; both my parents are Filipino.
We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions.
It's just so funny that when I was growing up, I was very much of an Australian. I just thought it was funny that there was this war, like, 'No, she's ours, she's practically a Miss Australia.' But I am a Miss Philippines.
Filipinos are naturally creative and artistic.
How often, really, do you get a Filipino story line in a show? Not very often. I can't think of any.
I am proud to be Pinoy and I never forget where I came from.
All I know is that I'm proud to be Filipino.
I feel like I have adopted the Philippines as my second country.
I was born in America, but I consider myself a Filipino.
I'm fascinated by the Philippines because I'm from here. I was born here. I'm a Filipino.
People don't really assume that I'm Filipino. Of course, they're gonna think, 'Oh, are you some sort of Hispanic?' and you say, 'No, I'm actually not.' I get Korean or Chinese a lot.
There was never a time that I thought of renouncing my Filipino citizenship. I never abandoned my country. I've been here through thick and thin. Jojo Binay is a Filipino.
If there's a Filipino flag waving, will.i.am whispers to me, 'Filipinos are over there!' And then I wave towards that direction.
The fact that I am a Filipino actor playing a Filipino role is crazy. Filipinos are the second largest Asian minority in the United States, and we're hardly represented in the media and on television.
I didn't think the real Neal Schon would call a guy like me. I'm just a guy from the Philippines.
You rarely see a Filipino family on TV.
It's in your DNA to be a Filipino; how can you just turn your back on it?
I want to encourage Filipino artists to be original, write your own songs and don't be afraid to go outside the box and try new things.
I'm so Filipino. I'm fluent in Filipino.
Both my parents were born in the Philippines. My dad is full Filipino, but my mom looks a little mixed, and her mom's name is Estelita Coquico.
A fighter's dream is to win a world title and gain financial stability. But what is happening to me now is the most humbling experience of my life. It is a great honor for me to be the face of my people and to let everyone know we are a small but mighty country. I have great pride for all of the Filipinos living throughout the world and it is these people that I fight for each and every time I step into the ring.
The immigrant experience in 'Ilustrado' was only a small part of what I intended to be a broader look at the Filipino experience, even if that broader look was itself merely a specific perspective.
I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.
The Philippines, it might be said, is a country in search of an identity.
