Showing posts with label Filipina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Filipina. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

...the Busan Asia Content awardee

Maja Salvador lone Filipino winner at Asia Contents Awards in Busan 

Manila Standard

08 October 2019


Actress and Star Magic artist Maja Salavador bagged the first-ever Best Actress award for drama in the 1st Asia Contents Awards held in Busan, South Korea, for her portrayal of the lead character in the hit TV series, Wildflower




Maja, who is also the lone winner from the Philippines, portrayed the role of Lily Cruz who changed her identity to Ivy Aguas, a feisty young woman out to avenge her parents’ death and fight the oppression brought by the cruel and corrupt Adriente clan.

The actress and her show were the only nominees from the Philippines as Wildflower was also nominated in the Best Drama category.  


Wildflower competed with other outstanding Asian TV series from South Korea, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia.


The 1st Asia Contents Awards recognized the region’s finest TV dramas that were produced in the last five years. It is organized by the renowned film festival Busan International Film Festival and Asian Film Market, an annual film market in South Korea.


Wildflower has begun airing in three French-speaking countries, including New Caledonia, Polynesia, and Reunion Islands, with the recent partnership of ABS-CBN with Ampersand fiction, a French content distributor and will soon air in Madagascar this October with ABS-CBN’s deal with Startimes.

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

...the Filipina Charm

The Charm of Filipino Women


RJ Frometa
Vents Magazine
30 September 2019

It comes to be that foreign men of the contemporary age display much interest in wedding Filipino women. 


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Yet what qualities preside in the Filipinas which lacks in other nationalities? The first hint can be the Philippines’ astonishing 8th position in the Global Gender Gap Index (2018) out of a staggering choice of 149 participant countries. 


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This takes into account spheres of health, education, politics and economy. 

This challenges the superpower, America itself holding 18.2% gender pay gap being much higher than the average 13.6%. 

Additionally, this brings attention to the Philippines as unique amongst its Asian neighbors. 

Filipina women are evidently privileged and largely contribute to their country.


Clearly, dating Filipino women and long-term relationships with these women are going to be only beneficial for you.


POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY


Firstly, it is a societal norm for women to strive for an outstanding education as this is a wide held value in the Philippines. 


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They have proven to excel, paving for themselves a brighter and well-constructed future. 

They are fond of the English language being their second language, and exhibit common fluency in it. 

The Filipina continue to expand their presence in the labor force, amounting to higher paid and skilled work positions. 


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Many firms willingly hire women, as their efficiency and professional attitude are irresistible incentives.


FAMILY WOMEN


Aside from being business orientated, Filipino women are family orientated. Their utmost priority is maintaining an ideal family life, from a loving husband to affectionate children. 


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They depend on each other for support and never break ties with their family. Thus they make loyal partners and deserving mothers, this family structure of theirs is a tradition. 

As countries develop these ties dissolve and ignorant systems debase the most important relationships-family and relatives. This traditional mindset also criticizes harsh decisions such as divorce, making it likely for Filipino women to work through difficulties as a better and considerate companion.


Undeniably, the Filipina are headstrong and maintain capable roles in their families. 

This is proven by their financial roles adopted to uplift their family’s standard of living. They display authority in decision making such as managing finance. 

Uniquely, they are willing and beyond joyful to serve those around them. They adopt the household chores including cooking, cleaning, laundry etc. often along with their jobs. 

This mindset of theirs defies modern feminism, in which women majorly have a low tolerance or acceptance for biased roles. 

This sense of responsibility and honor in Filipino women, also sprouts from the poverty-stricken conditions faced by many. Such conditions make the women resilient and hardworking in character.


The women have a frugal and reasonable approach to life as to the lack of wealthy lifestyles they experience. 

This makes them manage in much less money and resources, they choose not to overspend. Along with being resourceful they can be talented in numerous ways.

 Nonetheless, they can be ambitious and concerned for their future which stands out amongst the modern chaos of partying and indulging in frivolities.


LOVING, RELIGIOUS AND LOYAL


What Filipina’s look for in men are loving partners as they are often shy and conservative in nature. 

They also love to socialize and entertain a friendly circle, this outgoing approach being light and attractive. They tend to be sentimental and often over-sensitive and thus expect well from a relationship.


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Religion is a monumental aspect of Filipino women’s lives. 

They are religious and 90% are Catholic. 

This appeals to most European and American men, making them compatible. Beliefs are essential to them and they do not tend to compromise over this. 

This strong faith can be seen as declining in upcoming generations but forms the foundation of many relationships for those to whom it matters.


PHYSICAL BEAUTY


Last but not least, Filipino women are highly regarded throughout the world for their exceptional beauty. 

Filipino women are from a very unique gene pool, they descend from European, Spanish and Asian origin, therefore they comprise of very distinct physical attributes, which includes clear tanned skin, pearly white teeth, and shiny lustrous hair. 


These prominent features account to the reason why Filipino women win an array of reputable beauty competitions. For example the worldwide Miss Universe title, Miss International title and Miss Earth. Filipino women even have the most coveted beauty titles, amassing to 15.




In conclusion, Filipino women are debatably the best due to a number of reasons. 

Most importantly, Filipino women have a strong sense of self-respect building to a number of strong morals and principles. 

This contributes to them being widely appreciated and applauded in today’s society.

 In today’s world, it is honestly hard to find women with all the qualities defined above. If you can actually find a life partner with all those merits, we suggest that you stay with her through thick and thin.


Note: All pics are grabbed from the web.