Proud to be Pinoy!=)

I was so proud to be a pinoy no matter how our not so good politics pull down our image as talented individual. I think you forgot to mention the RICHEST FILIPINA IN NEW YORK which is LOIDA NICOLAS LEWIS which is a lawyer and the very first filipina to pass US law exam and now a multi billionaire in the US and one of the chairperson of many charity in US for less fortunate family here in our country. I think aside from many artistic talents filipino have we are also professionally great and we really excel in the choosen field that we are into great example are the seafarers both officers and rating who exemplenary have great contribution to our economy as well as the patient and caring nurse and even doctors and how about teachers that are widely spread in US and Japan and the innovative mind of IT proffesional in Japan and also the sweet and talented voice of CALL CENTER PINAY agents in Malaysia not to forget the Skilled workers we have like welders, sewers, carpenters who are highly demand in new zealand. I think they are not that well knowed but they deserve the credit for they contributed more in our country and they are reflection of every one of us unique, skilled, intellectual and most of all maparaan lol!! Nice topic my friend.

Ahm.. You forgot, Lea Salonga, a certified Filipino talent, born, bred, and raised here in the Philippines. The ones you mentioned though Filipino's grew up outside of the Philippines and thus given much more opportunities than the ones here in Pinas, while Lea, who lived here in the Philippines, did tagalog movies, and plays. Although I am not in any way belittling the stars you mentioned and their love for the Phillipines and their talents, the ones you mentioned are stars and very much talented, I love Rob Schneider and Tia Carere, and I'm proud that they are proud to be pinoys, but I truly believe that the Filipino who broke the international barrier is Lea Salonga. correct me if I'm wrong please =)

wow! i have known all those pinoy people and i am proud to hear that they have filipino blood. makes me smile and say! hey! i am a filipino, too! add the lady on knight's tale.. i forgot her name. but she has filipino blood, too and camille velasco,a finalist on american idol, too. and we'll keep looking! there are lots more i know!

How abount including lanie misalucha, martin nievera, and lea salonga they are world class singers too. Josephine Enriquez, another singer, do you still remember her. Actually they are not all pure pinoy but atleast they admit that they are proud to be a Filipino and they consider the Philippines as their roots.

That's pretty cool, I would never have thought of that. Thanks for sharing this interesting information, I'll certainly check back to see if any others have been added. Cheers.

Haha. I noticed you like watching that show on qtv. I got to watch it yesterday, I never knew Julio Iglesias was half-pinoy. And Cassie! Apl really takes the cake, he brought Filipinos into the international hip scene. I wonder why they didn't include Billy Crawford. Love the guy.

hhmmm.. MUTYA - SUGABABES FORGOT HER - HI5 girl host - out of the box (narinig ko lng) think of others pa... :)

Id like to add some people to your list: Lea Salonga-Braodway elite and currentle playing Fantine in Broadway's Les Miserables Alec Mapa-actor/comedian Paolo Montalban-actor RAMON FELIX “RAFE” TOTENGCO-bag designer with a famous clientelle like Cameron Diaz and Kate Moss

I had to go look up the meaning of Pinoy which I had never heard before. That's cool to know; thanks.

im glad that there are still lots of Pilipino who are proud to be pinoy inspite of all the troubles we have done and all the shameless politicians do. i didnt see that particular show but i have seen lots of documentaries about how talented pinoys are.

Uep! I saw that too in Qtv. And pinaka sikat na Pinoy!:) I never knew that there were alot of popular Pinoys abroad already. COuldnt even believe that Enrique is Pinoy. Oh well, like my ninong said one time, Pinoys will rule the world because there will be Pinoys in every country. Lol :P

I am likewise proud to be a Pinoy! And of course i am proud of the talents you have enumerated in your discussion. (I didnt know Enrique Iglesias is half filipino, hehe) May i also add thaT FILIPINOS are excelling even in the workplace. I have known of foreign employers who prefer to hire filipino workers for their companies abroad! Go, Pinoys!

I agree. Filipinos are very talented but the problem is that many are not proud of it due to the things some have created as a part of their mind set. But in every way, we should be proud at all of the Filipinos

I don't remember in what show i've heard this but Vanessa Anne Hudges is also a FIlipina. Felix in One tree Hill also have Filipino blood..

Congratulations to all of them and thanks a lot to you. Filipinos are really talented. I hope that someday the books that I publish will also get international attention LOL! - not me PLS. I have some books published at lulu.com found at http://www.lulu.com/donedwinjoaquin There are other books at http://christianitybooks.bravehost.com

Yeah I'm very proud to be a Filipino of course! We have a world class talent. However, I recognize that these successful people are mixed and are not 100% filipino. what happened to the pure ones? Maybe having a mixed blood made them excel more in their chosen fields. Overall, mixed or pure pinoy...be proud of your own!

oh yeah.. i am a filipino and i am proud of being one of theme, filipino are very talented..

My friend, you're only hitting the tip of the iceberg regarding the mammoth talent of Pinoys in the Performing Arts. Lea Salonga, for one, is world-class. And so is Nora Aunor, acknowledged as the Philippines' Superstar. It's long overdue, in fact, for the world to get awed with her outsized gifts as a multi-media performer: recording, television, film, and theater.

hey, what show is that?!

Filipinos possess great talents but some of us, dont know how to develop them.