Ten Things for Filipinas to be Proud About

I am listing 10 things for Filipinas to be Proud about instead of Fifteen Things for Filipinos to be Proud About but it serves the same purpose.

1. Sexy Filipina keyword is not limited anymore to dating sites. Filipina moms like Dine and myself can be found on page 1 of Google Search Engine Results Page (SERPs).

2. Miss Philippines, Precious Lara Quigaman, was crowned as the 2005 Miss International.

3. Mikki Fudolig. a 16 year old youngest student to graduate from the UP in recent years and one of only two admitted to the state university without a high school diploma and without taking the UP College Admission Test.

4. Lea Salonga was only 18 years old when she auditioned for the first-ever “Miss Saigon” role at London’s West End. She is popularly known to have opened the door for more Filipino and Filipina musical artists in the performing arts on the world stage.

5. Monique Wilson is better known as having influenced Philippine legislation regarding AWIR (Abuse of Women in Relationships) when she brought “Vagina Monologues” to Philippine Theater.

6. More and more Filipina moms are blogging.

7. Over the past six years, Monique Lhuillier has taken the fashion industry by storm. Monique Lhuillier and Tom Bugbee, a young, dynamic husband and wife team, founded the upscale bridal company in 1996. Within six short years, Monique Lhuillier has not only established herself as one of the leading bridal designers.

8. HAPPYSLIP (Christine Gambito) is one of the most popular YouTube directors.

9. Filipina Women’s Network for A Filipina Power 2012 Initiative A celebration of 100 years of Filipino presence in the U.S. for recognizing the Filipina women shaping the Filipino presence in the U.S. today and our future.

10. To the breastfeeding Filipina advocates such as Elvira L. Henares-Esguerra and Nona D. Andaya-Castillo , just two (2) Breastfeeding advocates in Philippines for leading 20 other countries in the first-ever global synchronized breastfeeding last August 8, 2007.

There are probably more than 10 things for Filipinas to be proud about.

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