Location: Philippines

“Igorot ka ba? Hindi ka naman mukhang Igorot a. Bat ang puti mo?”

Location: Singapore

“Are you Chinese?”

Location: Kish, Iran

“Are you sure you’re Filipino”

Location: Dubai

“Lucasi. That’s not Filipino. Are you Italian?”

Location: Abu Dhabi

“You don’t look Filipino.”

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Ladies and gentlemen, meet my parents…

They were both born and raised in the Balangao tribe of Mountain Province, Philippines.

That makes me a NATIVE – a true-blooded Pinay.

I miei amici, non più.