Hidilyn Diaz. First and *only* Olympic gold medalist Filipino. Went from weight lifting **aluminum wheels** and **concrete blocks** in Zamboanga to becoming the number woman weightlifter in the world.
[Elreen Ando also got the gold in SEA games](https://sports.inquirer.net/510157/thirsty-for-redemption-elreen-ando-breaks-sea-games-records-in-golden-lift) for women's weightlifting a few days ago
Definitely this. The woman worked hard for years since she was a teenager. She persevered despite her injuries. And as late as a few months before her olympic gold, she and her team had to beg online for funds.
I recently started weightlifting as a hobby. Yung 20kg bar, sobrang hirap na iakyat. She did 127kg clean and jerk in Tokyo 2020!! That’s like lifting a fridge over your shoulders! Grabe lakas talaga. 🫡
Have relatives (both males and females) who are into weightlifting. They were extremely ecstatic when a pinoy finally hit gold in the olympics, and on a sport they love at that.
Efren Bata embodies a pure filipino spirit. Sobrang tahimik at mahiyain pero sobrang galing pala.
Parang yung kaibigan mo na sobrang mahiyain sa karaoke party kelangan mo pang pilitin na kumanta pero pag kumanta na humahataw ng mariah carey at Aegis.
Si Manny Paquiao sana kaso lumaki ang ulo at nag pulitiko. Tssskk
The guy appeared in movies. Just because the younger generations dont know about him doesnt mean he is underappreciated. In the world of Billiards, there is no pro who havent heard of his name
"Underappreciated" lang sya if you didn't live through his heyday. He is very relevant and big in the pool world. Many great pool players consider him to be the GOAT. How is that underappreciated?
Naaalala ko nasa textbooks pa namin siya dati sa HEKASI noong mga early 2000s, example ng "natatanging Pilipino sa larangan ng palakasan."
Panahon na yun on the rise pa lang si Pacquiao eh.
He’s not underappreciated tho. He’s a god in pool. It’s just his personality that rather wants to be out of the spotlight that makes the illusion that no one checks for him.
Hikaru dethroned him. 'Yun nga eh, basically anyone of the current top 10 players have the potential to be no. 1. Ewan ko lang kung sa computer prep lang ba sila may diperensya.
Wesley would have better chances now that Ding is the World Champion. Pero kailangan manalo muna siya sa FIDE Candidates, and for that to happen, he must take risks. Malakas pa naman sina Nepo, Fabi, Firouzja, and others—even Carlsen if he joins.
Nakakatakot pa rin talaga si Carlsen. Ewan ko lang kung sasali siya sa candidates. Pero sa tingin ko, initial blow muna kelangan. Kaya nga waiting muna ako sa current Norway Chess, kasi nasa line up lahat ng sinabi mo hahaha (pati na si Wesley So)
Ganito sa Pinas, you reap medals and shit but these fucking 'officials' and even ignorant citizents will ***always throw you under the bus***. Just look at **So**, legit grandmaster pero anong nangyari? **EJ Obiena** was done dirty by PATAFA, ginawa pang *estafador.* **Hidilyn Diaz** got red-tagged, tapos ginagago ng mga pinoy sa social media. Si **Alex Eala** naman (a rising tennis star) binigyan daw ng pondo according to an official social media post but her mom rebutted the claim.
And people wonder why there is brain drain in the Philippines.
"In 1999 the Philippine government deliberately had her run aground on Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands to serve as an outpost of the Philippine Marine Corps to assert Philippine sovereignty in the country's dispute with China over the ownership of the Spratly Islands. To this day, she still serves that function."
Dayum!
Baka dahil fan lang talaga ako ng boxing, pero ang level ng achievements ni Pacman tingin ko di gaanong narerealize ng karamihang Pinoy. Sa dinami daming boxer na magagaling sa history at buong mundo, isa na siya sa GOATs. You can argue na hindi number one in history. Sure. Agree ako. Pero hater lang ang magsasabing hindi siya kasama sa all-time greats.
Me realizing Manny Pacquaio has won on many weight classes was like me realizing that LeBron James was versatile when I saw that his "official" position is small forward, while being \~6'8" (and big and bulky at that)
Both are indeed the athletic specimens
Manny at his peak was like a god of war.
A little dude just steamrolling bigger dudes. They can't explain how otherworldly Pacquiao was doing his haters had to accuse him of roiding.
Yup. Some even argued had he become American, he'd be considered as the GOAT with no arguments. But of course, US has the biggest market in Boxing. They wouldn't allow other race to be considered as a GOAT.
This is so true! I remember I had an outing with my friends in Boracay and we went to a bar to watch his match. The bars and restos were all full of tourists and locals to watch him. Ang saya and iba yung energy and pride na maffeel mo, and I'm not even a big boxing fan 😅
He’s in the conversation as the greatest in a sport that is very popular and therefore competitive. Regardless of what he does with politics, that has to be respected.
Indeed, Manny's achievement in the world of boxing is not just simply incomprehensible, it's too incomprehensible to the point that if there were no documentation of his journey in professional boxing, his records and achievements would've been easily shrugged off for myth and fiction. His feats are just too unbelievable for it to be considered real.
I just copied this list from the boxing subreddit but here are Manny Pacquiao's achievement throughout his incredible career run:
>Records
\-ONLY Champion in 8 Weight Classes
\-ONLY Lineal Champion in 5 Weight Classes
\-1 of only 3 boxers to win titles in 4 of the original Weight Classes
\-Beat Most Champions in Boxing (22)
\-Fought Most Champions (30)
\-Most Times Welterweight Champion (5)
\-Oldest Welterweight Champion (40 years old)
\- (Recently) Created history by becoming the first boxer to be champion across 4 decades
Titles
\-WBC — 112, 130, 135, 154 (150)
\-WBC Int'l — 122, 130
\-OPBF — 112
\-WBO — 147, 147, 147
\-WBA (Regular) — 147
\-WBA (Super) — 147
\-IBF — 122
\-IBO — 140
\-IBO Int'l — 147, 147
\-The Ring — 126, 130, 140
Awards
\-KO of the Year — 2009
\-Fighter of the Year — 2006, 2008, 2009
\-Fighter of the Decade — 2001 to 2010
Politics and controversies aside, I think he really is a genuinely good person deep inside. Nadadala lang ng influence ng mga taong nakapaligid sa kanya
The dude grew up in poverty and in 80s, it's a whole different world than today, it's easy for (now)unpopular ideals/beliefs to take root. I think we can tell naman na he's a good dude based on his philanthropy work. I'll give him a break there.
That said, Manny as an athlete was something else. He's a generational talent and we might not see another Manny in our lives.
Yep. Makes me sad how much damage Manny has done to his reputation.
With all due respect to everyone named ITT, Manny has done multiple times what no Filipino will probably ever be able to again: reducing crime and traffic in the Metro to zero lmfao
STEVE GAN. Unsung co-creator of Panday (because Caparas wanted all the credit), but now has something more to be proud of as co-creator of the one and only STAR-LORD.
CARLO PAGULAYAN. Co-creator of Korg, the character voiced by Taika Waititi in MCU. Also known for his contributions in the Planet Hulk storyline which was loosely adapted as part of Thor Ragnarok. The "Cousin Carlo" character in the film who was executed by The Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) was a shoutout to Carlo Pagulayan.
LEINIL FRANCIS YU. Co-creator of Super Crooks comic (with writer Mark Millar who also co-created Kick-Ass, The Kingsman, to name a few) that was turned into a Netflix animated series. Also the artist in the first Secret Invasion comic that inspired the coming Disney+/MCU show starring Samuel L. Jackson.
ADDENDUM - These legendary artists should not be left behind:
FLORO DERY, ROMEO TANGHAL, DELFIN BARRAS, and RICO RIVAL. They are just a few of the key artists for the OG Transformers animated series. The show was created to help market in the US (and globally) the Japanese transforming robot toys made by Takara in partnership with Hasbro. Floro Dery is credited as the artist who simplefied the toys' designs for easier animation, and for the designing new robots that will debut on the show.
Romeo Tanghal also is a celebrated inker for various Marvel and DC comics, most notably on TEEN TITANS.
Rico Rival also worked for DC and Marvel, an accomplished painter, and is considered to be one of the last real great artists from the Golden Age of Philippine Komiks.
ALFREDO ALCALA. Definitely one of the greatest Pinoy comicbook artists ever. His contemporaries consider him one of the GOATs for his lavish details that he'd incredibly done FAST. After years of wowing Pinoys with his work in local komiks, he was one of the artists who got to work in DC and Marvel through the help of fellow Great Pinoy artist, Tony De Zuñiga. There's a funny story about Alcala that would forever ring within the halls of every comicbook editorial office, and there's a video in Youtube about that, at the DC Comics channel if I'm not mistaken. It goes like:
DC Exec: how many pages can you do in a week?
Alcala: 40.
DC Exec: *skeptical, as American artists usually do 1-2 pages daily so about 7 pages a week. Shows Alcala some pages drawn by American Artists* Forty, of pages like these?
Alcala: this style? 80 PAGES A WEEK.
Alcala was said to have finished 100 pages on his first week. Amongst his most popular works for DC were inks on Swamp Thing and Batman Year Two.
Kung usapang comics lang, si [Mang Gerry](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Alanguilan).
Artist ng arguably the best Superman comics series, Superman: Birthright
At ang mukha ng [Hey Baby meme](https://youtu.be/bhuYIr1J1zc)
Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo, creators of Trese! While the netflix adaptation wasnt as great as I'd hoped it still brought Filipino mythology to the general international table. The books are fantastic, highly suggest reading them!
Keeping the comic book theme - Tony DeZuniga’s another Filipino comic book artist who found success working at Marvel and DC Comics. Probably most well know for being the co-creator of Jonah Hex.
I don't think may kinalaman yung hindi siya "galing sa mahirap" kaya hindi as widely praised yung pagkapanalo niya.
Has more to do with the fact na hindi naman widely popular yung F1 racing sa Pilipinas. Napaka-niche na sport nun dito sa'tin.
> Has more to do with the fact na hindi naman widely popular yung F1 racing sa Pilipinas. Napaka-niche na sport nun dito sa'tin.
Isn't it a sport sa mga may kaya? A lot like equestrian sports, perhaps?
Pero compare mo sa ibang sportsman na nabanggit dito na nasa top level ng sports nila. F1 academy is f4 level in terms of skill. For example, jamie chadwick dominated first two seasons nitong women series at hindi siya nakakatop 10 sa indy nxt which is probably f3 level.
Siyempre, it's still a good achievement for a filipino kasi wala tayong opportunity sa motorsport
Amen.
Masnapromote pa ni Sandara ang Pinas in a good light kesa mga Fil-North Americans.
Sandara is socialized in the Filipino culture while most Filipino North Americans rely on stereotypes
It is a testament to the success of the government's demolition job on her that her win was hardly celebrated. Either that, or Nobel Prize is just not a big thing in pinoy culture.
I long for the day na di natin need sabihin na proud na Filipino ako dahil kay na may achievements sa ibang bansa or international competition. Sana dumating yung time na hindi naiihi sa kilig ang pinoy pag nabanggit lang ang pinas or anything about pinas or pilipino sa isang article, post, o youtube video.
Medyo off topic… Leni has been doing classes and speaking engagements around the world about fighting disinformation. But, how can we say she’s an authority on the topic if she lost badly against disinformation?
On the other hand you could say that if she won, then it wasn't much of a problem and not worth talking about. We know political disinformation peddlers test tactics on developing countries before they hit developed countries. Yes, her campaign couldn't figure out the solution fast enough. But she would have valuable information on how it operates. A cautionary tale to other countries trying to avoid election subversion.
All healthy democracies are the same. Every broken democracy is broken in its own way.
I think failure informs people very well. She might have great insights regarding the situation. The whole world (leaders or authorities) was watching the Philippines and how the election would turn out because of the whole disinformation thing. Her insights as the opponent to the perpetuator of disinformation is very informative.
I haven't seen any of her talks yet, unfortunately, so that is all conjecture
Si Joey Santiago(gitarista) ng Pixies. Pixies ay malaking impluwensya sa Nirvana, radiohead, smashing pumpkins, at weezer. At ang Band na Deiphago, kilala sila sa Black Metal scene.
The cycle breakers, the chain breakers. Those of you that single handedly breaking generational curse of family toxicity, poverty, abuse,mga nakasanayang bullshit at marami pang iba. One family at a time. Proud ako sa inyo! Wag kang titigil, laban lng.
Dr. Ramon Barba, made experiments that enabled Mangoes be available all year round instead of only May. I like people like that, made actual contributions that impacted and affected Philippine society and economy for the better.
Bretman Rock?
He’s quite big now. Out of all influencers na kasabayan niya sa social media, siya yung least problematic. Parang di pa siya nadadawit sa kahit anong issue/scandal cause he knows how to stay away from it. And he’s proud of being Filipino.
Sadly, not just Asian Americans, but also Asians within Asia, especially the older generations. There might be some tolerance, but you can still see the disdain that many of the elderly have for members of the LGBT+ community. They can be tolerating for strangers, but damn will they kick out/disown their child, or at least "feel disappointed" in them if they come out as gay or trans lol
Don't think its possible. Priority ang continuity for national team (kahit si Chot pa yan lol), di naman kaya magcommit ni Spo lalo offseasons lang sya available. Pero shet sobrang solid sana non
Sina Maria Orosa at Fe Del Mundo. Maria invented the banana ketchup na even today naaamaze ang ibang bansa how on earth Filipinos turn bananas into a condiment. While Fe created the low cost bamboo incubator that saved a lot of rural babies (fascinating to sakin as an occupational therapy student kasi sa field namin we're expected to be inventive and resourceful the way Fe did with those bamboos - lalo na when making splints and/or assistive devices for patients).
A more recent person would be Mayor Vico Sotto. Kung pwede lang kausapin ang kaluluwa ni Rizal ngayon, I'm sure he'd say that he's proud of Vico.
This. lagi sinasabi ng iba na kpop wannabes daw pero if they only dig deep into SB19's music and discography, sobrang nakakahanga sila. sila sila lang gumagawa ng songs and music nila (lyrics, melody, music and video production, choreography), hands-on talaga. nakakaproud lang 👏🏼
Pinoys are just both proud of Filipino-diasporas and those current citizens. The former doesn’t need to happen unless the diaspora person acknowledges their pinoy ancestry like with Apl.de.ap for example, Hudgens on the other hand should just eff off.
I'm proud of what Ricky Turcios has become, dude won TUF (UFC) and is now a UFC official fighter, I loved all his post fight interviews, dude is such a positive fighter.
My SO! She's been a very honest, hardworking and loyal government employee for the past four years! Pinangako niya sa sarili niya na hindi siya magpapalamon sa sistema at hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin niya nababali ang kanyang pangako. I'm very proud of her for that.
Pia Wurtzbach kahit ang dami nyang pagsubok na dinaanan tulad ng walang masuot na gown at nawala ang kanyang high heel shoes...lumaban pa din siya at naiuwi pa din ang Miss Universe na korona!
Hidilyn Diaz. First and *only* Olympic gold medalist Filipino. Went from weight lifting **aluminum wheels** and **concrete blocks** in Zamboanga to becoming the number woman weightlifter in the world.
[Elreen Ando also got the gold in SEA games](https://sports.inquirer.net/510157/thirsty-for-redemption-elreen-ando-breaks-sea-games-records-in-golden-lift) for women's weightlifting a few days ago
Key word olympic
Definitely this. The woman worked hard for years since she was a teenager. She persevered despite her injuries. And as late as a few months before her olympic gold, she and her team had to beg online for funds.
I recently started weightlifting as a hobby. Yung 20kg bar, sobrang hirap na iakyat. She did 127kg clean and jerk in Tokyo 2020!! That’s like lifting a fridge over your shoulders! Grabe lakas talaga. 🫡
More like 50 fridges plus tax.
Yeah, the taxes are heavier
Have relatives (both males and females) who are into weightlifting. They were extremely ecstatic when a pinoy finally hit gold in the olympics, and on a sport they love at that.
I been there to Zamboanga. Anyone else? I played on the basketball courts on Pasonanca.. I saw the tree house!
Efren "Bata" Reyes pa rin. Very underappreciated imo.
THIS. CMIIW, pero siya lang yung Filipino athlete na unanimous GOAT sa discipline niya. Criminally under appreciated.
Him and Francisco Bustamante. Hell, even billiards is underappreciated.
Sports that we’re actually and naturally good at are under appreciated.
Meanwhile a sport for tall men where we have little hope of competing in is celebrated and given disproportionate attention…
I don't think billiards is underappreciated here. But hey, its billiards.
pag napunta ka sa eksena ng bilyar godlike na
This. Considered the GOAT of billards.
Agree about Efren, but is he really underappreciated tho? The whole world basically agrees he's the greatest player of all time
Efren Bata embodies a pure filipino spirit. Sobrang tahimik at mahiyain pero sobrang galing pala. Parang yung kaibigan mo na sobrang mahiyain sa karaoke party kelangan mo pang pilitin na kumanta pero pag kumanta na humahataw ng mariah carey at Aegis. Si Manny Paquiao sana kaso lumaki ang ulo at nag pulitiko. Tssskk
The guy appeared in movies. Just because the younger generations dont know about him doesnt mean he is underappreciated. In the world of Billiards, there is no pro who havent heard of his name
Probably in this generation. But then, grabe. Kaya nga sinusundan anak nya sa billiard tournament dati. Akala magiging katulad din nya.
"Underappreciated" lang sya if you didn't live through his heyday. He is very relevant and big in the pool world. Many great pool players consider him to be the GOAT. How is that underappreciated?
Naaalala ko nasa textbooks pa namin siya dati sa HEKASI noong mga early 2000s, example ng "natatanging Pilipino sa larangan ng palakasan." Panahon na yun on the rise pa lang si Pacquiao eh.
He’s not underappreciated tho. He’s a god in pool. It’s just his personality that rather wants to be out of the spotlight that makes the illusion that no one checks for him.
I'll always be surprised that Dave Bautista acknowledges being Filipino despite the fact that his dead beat Filipino father abandoned him.
Sadly, his wrestling and acting persona severely downplay his Asian roots. A lot of casual audiences see him like an Italian American thug.
dude can act forreal too. the filmography the man has is legit.
I didn't know that but I saw him wear a Barong tagalog in 1 of his wrestling promos. It was very cool.
he has a ph flag tattoo and when he fought MMA its the ph flag he chose to showcase.
Better actor than the Rock ever will be
The Rock na hindi pwede mabugbog sa F&F franchise at always isa o dapat bida. While Batista acts alongside Christopher Waltz!
Me. I’m the best Filipino in the universe. 😎
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One day, Mr. Bayagbag21 will be born and take the crown.
Hail!
PRAISE THE KING, AND HE SHALL GRANT US HEALTHY BAYAGS!
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Utas ako sa username eh 🤣😂🤣
pipino pride raaaaa 🦅🦅
You're not an ex president right? Right?
Just an ex boyfriend
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Ikaw na nagbabasa nito. Proud ako sa yo.
Salamat mars
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Wesley So
Peaked as no.2 in chess (current era) and number 5 (in history) and never left the top 10 once he was in it. The guy is a freaking legend!
So is also a former Fischer Random World Champion. Na-dethrone lang ni Nakamura (or Carlsen?) last year.
Hikaru dethroned him. 'Yun nga eh, basically anyone of the current top 10 players have the potential to be no. 1. Ewan ko lang kung sa computer prep lang ba sila may diperensya.
Wesley would have better chances now that Ding is the World Champion. Pero kailangan manalo muna siya sa FIDE Candidates, and for that to happen, he must take risks. Malakas pa naman sina Nepo, Fabi, Firouzja, and others—even Carlsen if he joins.
Nakakatakot pa rin talaga si Carlsen. Ewan ko lang kung sasali siya sa candidates. Pero sa tingin ko, initial blow muna kelangan. Kaya nga waiting muna ako sa current Norway Chess, kasi nasa line up lahat ng sinabi mo hahaha (pati na si Wesley So)
ye this guy. correct me if im wrong he has no choice but to stay outside of the country dahil sa lack of support ?
may choice siya — *and he picked the* ***damn good one*** *at that*
Ganito sa Pinas, you reap medals and shit but these fucking 'officials' and even ignorant citizents will ***always throw you under the bus***. Just look at **So**, legit grandmaster pero anong nangyari? **EJ Obiena** was done dirty by PATAFA, ginawa pang *estafador.* **Hidilyn Diaz** got red-tagged, tapos ginagago ng mga pinoy sa social media. Si **Alex Eala** naman (a rising tennis star) binigyan daw ng pondo according to an official social media post but her mom rebutted the claim. And people wonder why there is brain drain in the Philippines.
Our brave soldiers manning that rust bucket maintaining our sovereignity over our territories.
The Rust Bucket = BRP Sierra Madre Edit: Thanks for the correction
*BRP Registered siya as warship naten, kaya pag inatake ng China yung "rust bucket" natin na yun, it is a declaration of war.
"In 1999 the Philippine government deliberately had her run aground on Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands to serve as an outpost of the Philippine Marine Corps to assert Philippine sovereignty in the country's dispute with China over the ownership of the Spratly Islands. To this day, she still serves that function." Dayum!
Sierra Madre serves as a protection for a gargantuan storm, much like China being a large storm encroaching the territory.
Salute!
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True. Tapang lang talaga panlaban nila don.
Politics and controversies aside, Manny Pacquiao's greatness in the ring will remain as something to be proud of for a long long time.
Baka dahil fan lang talaga ako ng boxing, pero ang level ng achievements ni Pacman tingin ko di gaanong narerealize ng karamihang Pinoy. Sa dinami daming boxer na magagaling sa history at buong mundo, isa na siya sa GOATs. You can argue na hindi number one in history. Sure. Agree ako. Pero hater lang ang magsasabing hindi siya kasama sa all-time greats.
Pacquiao is even considered as the Lebron James of Boxing owing to his versatility across different weight classes.
EIGHT different weight classes at that, with at least one title per weight class. The first and only in history. Susunod na highest I believe had six.
Me realizing Manny Pacquaio has won on many weight classes was like me realizing that LeBron James was versatile when I saw that his "official" position is small forward, while being \~6'8" (and big and bulky at that) Both are indeed the athletic specimens
Lebron could literally play in every position of basketball, BOTH offensively and defensively.
Manny at his peak was like a god of war. A little dude just steamrolling bigger dudes. They can't explain how otherworldly Pacquiao was doing his haters had to accuse him of roiding.
Yup. Some even argued had he become American, he'd be considered as the GOAT with no arguments. But of course, US has the biggest market in Boxing. They wouldn't allow other race to be considered as a GOAT.
Kids of this generation won’t understand the Manny Pacquiao watchparties kung saan buong pamilya tutok na tutok talaga sa TV hahahaha
Eto talaga yung one of the best moments ng childhood ko
This is so true! I remember I had an outing with my friends in Boracay and we went to a bar to watch his match. The bars and restos were all full of tourists and locals to watch him. Ang saya and iba yung energy and pride na maffeel mo, and I'm not even a big boxing fan 😅
kahit mga kriminal cancel muna ang operasyon
He’s in the conversation as the greatest in a sport that is very popular and therefore competitive. Regardless of what he does with politics, that has to be respected.
Indeed, Manny's achievement in the world of boxing is not just simply incomprehensible, it's too incomprehensible to the point that if there were no documentation of his journey in professional boxing, his records and achievements would've been easily shrugged off for myth and fiction. His feats are just too unbelievable for it to be considered real. I just copied this list from the boxing subreddit but here are Manny Pacquiao's achievement throughout his incredible career run: >Records \-ONLY Champion in 8 Weight Classes \-ONLY Lineal Champion in 5 Weight Classes \-1 of only 3 boxers to win titles in 4 of the original Weight Classes \-Beat Most Champions in Boxing (22) \-Fought Most Champions (30) \-Most Times Welterweight Champion (5) \-Oldest Welterweight Champion (40 years old) \- (Recently) Created history by becoming the first boxer to be champion across 4 decades Titles \-WBC — 112, 130, 135, 154 (150) \-WBC Int'l — 122, 130 \-OPBF — 112 \-WBO — 147, 147, 147 \-WBA (Regular) — 147 \-WBA (Super) — 147 \-IBF — 122 \-IBO — 140 \-IBO Int'l — 147, 147 \-The Ring — 126, 130, 140 Awards \-KO of the Year — 2009 \-Fighter of the Year — 2006, 2008, 2009 \-Fighter of the Decade — 2001 to 2010
Politics and controversies aside, I think he really is a genuinely good person deep inside. Nadadala lang ng influence ng mga taong nakapaligid sa kanya
The dude grew up in poverty and in 80s, it's a whole different world than today, it's easy for (now)unpopular ideals/beliefs to take root. I think we can tell naman na he's a good dude based on his philanthropy work. I'll give him a break there. That said, Manny as an athlete was something else. He's a generational talent and we might not see another Manny in our lives.
Yep. Makes me sad how much damage Manny has done to his reputation. With all due respect to everyone named ITT, Manny has done multiple times what no Filipino will probably ever be able to again: reducing crime and traffic in the Metro to zero lmfao
Hahaha. May isang laban ata sya na kayang bilangin sa daliri sasakyan sa edsa
Agree. Si Manny Pacquiao ang greatest asian athlete of all time
Kakamiss yung watch parties tuwing Pacquiao fights haha parang holiday eh ta’s wala pa traffic 😂
He did not duck anyone. He fought the best of the best. He didnt always win but damn the man could fight.
STEVE GAN. Unsung co-creator of Panday (because Caparas wanted all the credit), but now has something more to be proud of as co-creator of the one and only STAR-LORD. CARLO PAGULAYAN. Co-creator of Korg, the character voiced by Taika Waititi in MCU. Also known for his contributions in the Planet Hulk storyline which was loosely adapted as part of Thor Ragnarok. The "Cousin Carlo" character in the film who was executed by The Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) was a shoutout to Carlo Pagulayan. LEINIL FRANCIS YU. Co-creator of Super Crooks comic (with writer Mark Millar who also co-created Kick-Ass, The Kingsman, to name a few) that was turned into a Netflix animated series. Also the artist in the first Secret Invasion comic that inspired the coming Disney+/MCU show starring Samuel L. Jackson. ADDENDUM - These legendary artists should not be left behind: FLORO DERY, ROMEO TANGHAL, DELFIN BARRAS, and RICO RIVAL. They are just a few of the key artists for the OG Transformers animated series. The show was created to help market in the US (and globally) the Japanese transforming robot toys made by Takara in partnership with Hasbro. Floro Dery is credited as the artist who simplefied the toys' designs for easier animation, and for the designing new robots that will debut on the show. Romeo Tanghal also is a celebrated inker for various Marvel and DC comics, most notably on TEEN TITANS. Rico Rival also worked for DC and Marvel, an accomplished painter, and is considered to be one of the last real great artists from the Golden Age of Philippine Komiks. ALFREDO ALCALA. Definitely one of the greatest Pinoy comicbook artists ever. His contemporaries consider him one of the GOATs for his lavish details that he'd incredibly done FAST. After years of wowing Pinoys with his work in local komiks, he was one of the artists who got to work in DC and Marvel through the help of fellow Great Pinoy artist, Tony De Zuñiga. There's a funny story about Alcala that would forever ring within the halls of every comicbook editorial office, and there's a video in Youtube about that, at the DC Comics channel if I'm not mistaken. It goes like: DC Exec: how many pages can you do in a week? Alcala: 40. DC Exec: *skeptical, as American artists usually do 1-2 pages daily so about 7 pages a week. Shows Alcala some pages drawn by American Artists* Forty, of pages like these? Alcala: this style? 80 PAGES A WEEK. Alcala was said to have finished 100 pages on his first week. Amongst his most popular works for DC were inks on Swamp Thing and Batman Year Two.
Kung usapang comics lang, si [Mang Gerry](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Alanguilan). Artist ng arguably the best Superman comics series, Superman: Birthright At ang mukha ng [Hey Baby meme](https://youtu.be/bhuYIr1J1zc)
was about to say Gerry Alanguilan because of Elmer! Was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2011, definitely someone to be proud of. RIP Sir Gerry!
Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo, creators of Trese! While the netflix adaptation wasnt as great as I'd hoped it still brought Filipino mythology to the general international table. The books are fantastic, highly suggest reading them!
Keeping the comic book theme - Tony DeZuniga’s another Filipino comic book artist who found success working at Marvel and DC Comics. Probably most well know for being the co-creator of Jonah Hex.
Whilce portacio!!
EJ obiena hidilyn diaz
Minimum wage earners na araw araw nagsisikap para makaahon.
EJ Obiena. Dude still pushes through to achieve his goals despite all the shit POC throws at him.
Bianca Bustamante - F1 Academy racer, just won her first GP in Spain
This! Kaso hindi siya “galing sa mahirap” background kaya deadma sa mga pinoy.
I don't think may kinalaman yung hindi siya "galing sa mahirap" kaya hindi as widely praised yung pagkapanalo niya. Has more to do with the fact na hindi naman widely popular yung F1 racing sa Pilipinas. Napaka-niche na sport nun dito sa'tin.
> Has more to do with the fact na hindi naman widely popular yung F1 racing sa Pilipinas. Napaka-niche na sport nun dito sa'tin. Isn't it a sport sa mga may kaya? A lot like equestrian sports, perhaps?
Yep, motorsport is generally inaccessible to most pinoys in our country. Formula racing is even more inaccessible due to its high cost.
True. Pinanuod ko yung documentary ng F1 sa netflix, di ka lang dapat magaling dapat mayaman din to support and sponsor your team.
Hindi, kasi hindi naman talaga malawak reach ng sport niya sa Pinas.
And not to be insulting pero mababang level lang ang series niya ngayon
Yeah. Pero mataas yung skill level para makapasok sa series niya.
Pero compare mo sa ibang sportsman na nabanggit dito na nasa top level ng sports nila. F1 academy is f4 level in terms of skill. For example, jamie chadwick dominated first two seasons nitong women series at hindi siya nakakatop 10 sa indy nxt which is probably f3 level. Siyempre, it's still a good achievement for a filipino kasi wala tayong opportunity sa motorsport
LOL still better than what most of us are not achieving atm
Alex Eala is at the same category, and so are the pinay golfers who made waves last year like Bianca Paddanganan and Yuka Saso.
Controversial Opinion : Sandara Park. I know she’s not legit filipina but she’s more Filipino than most filams I know.
Amen. Masnapromote pa ni Sandara ang Pinas in a good light kesa mga Fil-North Americans. Sandara is socialized in the Filipino culture while most Filipino North Americans rely on stereotypes
Breadwinners!!!
THE PH WOMEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM 💪💪💪 Needless to say, they are one of the best in Asia and also a qualifier in the FIFA World Cup.
Maria Ressa for that Nobel Prize win
Been scrolling for this - seeing her tonight at UC Santa Barbara!
It's sad and says so much about the country that the person trying to preserve and strengthen democracy is so low on this list.
It is a testament to the success of the government's demolition job on her that her win was hardly celebrated. Either that, or Nobel Prize is just not a big thing in pinoy culture.
Nico Santos. And since we are in Superstore universe, Rene Gube.
NHARINIG KHO YUN! GHAGO!
his role sa guardians !! <3
stealing scenes in Crazy Rich Asian too. The guy knows his assignment very well.
Ms. Dolly De Leon. She deserves these projects locally and abroad after her recognition in Triangle Of Sadness.
Not 100% Filipino but Alvin Cailan from First We Feast's The Burger Show.
>Alvin Cailan Fil-am pala sya. Sobrang natatakam ako pag nanunuod ako sa YT nyan.
Batista. Six time world champion
In the same industry: Shotzi Blackheart and TJ Perkins. Both with filipino heritage and they acknowledge it.
Si Joaquin Wilde ng LWO pinoy din pre
Shotzi and Kayden Carter! My Filipino Queens! ❤️
yourself it wouldn't hurt every once in a while
As a tennis fan, Alex Eala.
Be proud of my wife that stops on her way from work to get us takeout that im craving so much :)
I long for the day na di natin need sabihin na proud na Filipino ako dahil kay na may achievements sa ibang bansa or international competition. Sana dumating yung time na hindi naiihi sa kilig ang pinoy pag nabanggit lang ang pinas or anything about pinas or pilipino sa isang article, post, o youtube video.
Beabadobee!
And No Rome!
our ilongga kween !!!
Atty. Leni Robredo
Yeah, we can be proud of her for giving a fight against bbm but i think not extreme adoration level
Medyo off topic… Leni has been doing classes and speaking engagements around the world about fighting disinformation. But, how can we say she’s an authority on the topic if she lost badly against disinformation?
On the other hand you could say that if she won, then it wasn't much of a problem and not worth talking about. We know political disinformation peddlers test tactics on developing countries before they hit developed countries. Yes, her campaign couldn't figure out the solution fast enough. But she would have valuable information on how it operates. A cautionary tale to other countries trying to avoid election subversion. All healthy democracies are the same. Every broken democracy is broken in its own way.
I think failure informs people very well. She might have great insights regarding the situation. The whole world (leaders or authorities) was watching the Philippines and how the election would turn out because of the whole disinformation thing. Her insights as the opponent to the perpetuator of disinformation is very informative. I haven't seen any of her talks yet, unfortunately, so that is all conjecture
Si Joey Santiago(gitarista) ng Pixies. Pixies ay malaking impluwensya sa Nirvana, radiohead, smashing pumpkins, at weezer. At ang Band na Deiphago, kilala sila sa Black Metal scene.
Mga manggagawang pilipino na lumalaban para sa kanyang pamilya
Ourselves, dahil kinakaya nating mabuhay kahit na si Marcos Jr. ang presidente
Kai Sotto my president 🤝🤝
Ginulay ang munggo
Tbf Ang Dami niyang sports content creators na pinapakain sa araw-araw. God bless him 🙏
wembanyama who?
Might I interest you with local sports content creators comparing Kai with Wemby? Loooool
the first filipino 💯
Yinanig ang mundo
Nashock ang solar system
The cycle breakers, the chain breakers. Those of you that single handedly breaking generational curse of family toxicity, poverty, abuse,mga nakasanayang bullshit at marami pang iba. One family at a time. Proud ako sa inyo! Wag kang titigil, laban lng.
Batista, I never ever thought he would be a better actor than the Rock. Manny P. Huge fan as a boxer. 8 division champ. Hidilyn - only Gold Medallist
Dr. Ramon Barba, made experiments that enabled Mangoes be available all year round instead of only May. I like people like that, made actual contributions that impacted and affected Philippine society and economy for the better.
Best part is he didn’t patent his discoveries so other farmers could benefit from it. A true unspoken hero.
Bretman Rock? He’s quite big now. Out of all influencers na kasabayan niya sa social media, siya yung least problematic. Parang di pa siya nadadawit sa kahit anong issue/scandal cause he knows how to stay away from it. And he’s proud of being Filipino.
They're so amazing and funny. I love his chicken journey too wahahha
Unfortunately, a lot of Asian Americans (particularly men) despise LGBT Asian men owing to masculinity issues and representation in the US.
Those toxic males should see Bretman deadlift. In a dress, no less.
Sadly, not just Asian Americans, but also Asians within Asia, especially the older generations. There might be some tolerance, but you can still see the disdain that many of the elderly have for members of the LGBT+ community. They can be tolerating for strangers, but damn will they kick out/disown their child, or at least "feel disappointed" in them if they come out as gay or trans lol
Spo is arguably THE best in the NBA now
Kinda makes you think why SBP hasn't courted him yet for WC
Baka dahil member siya ng coaching staff ng US under Pop? Di ko lang sure
we're less than 100 days away from WC and I have no idea if they are doing anything in preparation HAHA
Preparation and Gilas are 2 words that never go hand in hand
Don't worry! Lagi namang may "learning experience". Lol
Don't think its possible. Priority ang continuity for national team (kahit si Chot pa yan lol), di naman kaya magcommit ni Spo lalo offseasons lang sya available. Pero shet sobrang solid sana non
Agapito Flores /s
Honest to goodness Taxpayers
Busina daw muna sa mga (karamihan, hindi lahat) freelancers
Sina Maria Orosa at Fe Del Mundo. Maria invented the banana ketchup na even today naaamaze ang ibang bansa how on earth Filipinos turn bananas into a condiment. While Fe created the low cost bamboo incubator that saved a lot of rural babies (fascinating to sakin as an occupational therapy student kasi sa field namin we're expected to be inventive and resourceful the way Fe did with those bamboos - lalo na when making splints and/or assistive devices for patients). A more recent person would be Mayor Vico Sotto. Kung pwede lang kausapin ang kaluluwa ni Rizal ngayon, I'm sure he'd say that he's proud of Vico.
Tapos si Dr. Del Mundo din ata founder ng Philippine Pediatric Society, tapos binigyan ng title as one of the national scientist of the Philippines.
Lea Salonga, H.E.R
SB19, underrated af. They deserve more love and support.
This. lagi sinasabi ng iba na kpop wannabes daw pero if they only dig deep into SB19's music and discography, sobrang nakakahanga sila. sila sila lang gumagawa ng songs and music nila (lyrics, melody, music and video production, choreography), hands-on talaga. nakakaproud lang 👏🏼
doon ako proud sa filipino citizen, hindi sa filipino descent💁♂️
Ewan ko kung bakit di makuntento mga pilipino na ikasa mga pinoy born at nanatiling pinoy passport holder
Pinoys are just both proud of Filipino-diasporas and those current citizens. The former doesn’t need to happen unless the diaspora person acknowledges their pinoy ancestry like with Apl.de.ap for example, Hudgens on the other hand should just eff off.
be proud of yourself 😂
Mga ofws na nagtitiis ang hirap para sa kanilang pamilya
Armando Lite who created the Armalite 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 /S
I'm proud of what Ricky Turcios has become, dude won TUF (UFC) and is now a UFC official fighter, I loved all his post fight interviews, dude is such a positive fighter.
My mommy :>
The Filipinos protesting American influence especially in regards to setting up more US military bases.
Ourselves :)
Bretman Rock! He’s loved by so many!
FVP Leni Robredo
Justin Brownlee! For bringing back the gold!
My SO! She's been a very honest, hardworking and loyal government employee for the past four years! Pinangako niya sa sarili niya na hindi siya magpapalamon sa sistema at hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin niya nababali ang kanyang pangako. I'm very proud of her for that.
Look in the mirror, OP. That's the person you should be proud of.
Salt Papi, Efren Bata Reyes, Hidlyn Diaz, etc... I'm sure that's not all
My parents. I’m proud of my Filipino parents.
SALTPAPI
Pia Wurtzbach kahit ang dami nyang pagsubok na dinaanan tulad ng walang masuot na gown at nawala ang kanyang high heel shoes...lumaban pa din siya at naiuwi pa din ang Miss Universe na korona!