Saturday, January 28, 2017

Repost: Maxine Medina Wrongly Says Imelda Marcos Invented the Terno

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In a video aired on Thursday, Miss Universe Philippines Maxine Medina wrongly said that former First Lady Imelda Marcos invented the terno. 

The Filipina bet made the assertion in a recorded video, aired during the live preliminary round of the 65th Miss Universe competition held Thursday night. Her short clip was taken during the candidates' visit to Vigan, where they modeled ternos. 

"The terno was actually invented by our former first lady, Imelda Marcos. She invented these butterfly sleeves and they use it to cover their face," Medina said in the video. 

However, in "Fashionable Filipinas: An Evolution of the Philippine National Dress in Photographs, 1860-1960," written by Gino Gonzales and Mark Lewis Higgins, women in the country were photographed wearing the modern terno as early as 1910, years before Mrs. Marcos was even born. 

In an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer published in 2015, Gonzales also argued that no one person invented the terno. "It was a collective effort," he said, adding that not even National Artist for Fashion Ramon Valera can be credited for it. 

In the official website of National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Valera is said to have given the Philippines its visual icon to the world via the terno. 

"In the early 40s, Valera produced a single piece of clothing from a four-piece ensemble consisting of a blouse, skirt, overskirt, and long scarf. He unified the components of the baro't saya into a single dress with exaggerated bell sleeves, cinched at the waist, grazing the ankle, and zipped up at the back." 

The description further says that Valera "constructed the terno’s butterfly sleeves, giving them a solid, built-in but hidden support. To the world, the butterfly sleeves became the terno's defining feature."

"We want to correct some misconceptions, including the idea that Ramon Valera invented the terno; he did not,” Gonzales said. "No one person invented it. It was a collective effort. The removal of the pañuelo, which is usually attributed to Valera, happened way, way before he removed it." 

Marcos did have the nickname "The Iron Butterfly" for having the terno, the ones inspired by Valera's rendition of the national dress, as her preferred outfit for public appearances. 

Watch the 65th Miss Universe coronation live on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on January 30, 2017 Monday 8 a.m. (Manila time)

122 comments:

  1. Te wag ka na nga magsalita. Kakaiyak!

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    1. Onga wag na sanang magmarunong kung di naman pala confirmed ang fact nya.

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    2. 2:02 true! sablay talaga ang brain ni ateng

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    3. Nakakahiya sa totoo lang! Sariling kultura na natin di nya pa alam! Tapos galit na galit kayo sa mga ayaw sumuporta!

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    4. The word INVENTED was the only mistake I guess. I get Maxine's point. But it was wrongly constructed. Imelda Marcos became iconic because she made Terno a Filipina statement during the 60s. Yun siguro ang point niya. Konting polish pa.

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  2. Ganda lang talaga ang meron siya. Period.

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    1. Even Miss Sierra Leone and other candidates from Asian countries know how to speak English well to think each has their own language rin.

      Defend pa mga tards sa English issue.

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    2. Hindi naman ako tard ni Maxene kaya lang nakakaawa talaga siya sa mga tulad niyong bashers 8:07, siguro napressure na siya dahil sa inyo, ilagay mo kaya yung sarili mo sa posisyon niya, you would know how hard it is pero hindi ka mapupunta sa posisyon niya simple because you are chakaness with lots of INSECURITIES.

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    3. *simply. Mahirap din sa lugar ni Maxene ah, pray tayo na hindi tayo mapahiya sa susunod pa niyang Q & Q kung makapasok

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    4. Pati nga ganda nya may mali pa rin eh. Di talaga ma-point san mali sa mukha nya, lalo na pag ngumiti. Sorry di sa panlalait.

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    5. 2:03 PM as if naman alam mo din lol

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  3. Ay ano ba yan, history na nga lang ng terno mali pa...

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    1. that's marcos revisionism for ya haha joke lang na mejo hindi

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    2. bakit alam mo ba history ng terno?

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    3. uu nga ikaw alam mo kung anong history ng terno??? mga pinoy talaga kala mo alam lahat, kayo kaya ang sumali...

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    4. 3.23 Talking as a representative of our country si Maxine dapat may alam sya sa history naten hindi made up ones.

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    5. 3:23 hindi ko alam ang pinagmulan ng terno pero at least alam ko na nauso pa yan nung panahon ng mga kastila. Nabuhay na ba si Marcos non?

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    6. What a dumb argument 3:23, representative kaya siya and kundi sya sure kse wag na magsalita. That's the point. Jusmio.

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  4. I think she was instructed to say it. Recorded video ito. I guess may say ang Bb Pilipinas sa mga lalabas sa bibig nya

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    1. tard na tard teh. patently erroneous den susundin niya? sabaw talaga utak teh, proven na yan, bwahaha

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  5. My God! personal knowledge nya ba yan or tinuro sa kanya, need nya mapanuod sinabi ni miriam quiambao sa sarap diva nagbigay sya ng tips sa pag sagot na pag di alam talaga at ito pa - use your heart not brain because pag galing daw sa puso you cant go wrong - memasabilang

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  6. Ayan. Magrereklamo na naman yung tards. "Ang nega niyo", "supotahan na lang kasi", "parang di kayo mga pilipino". Stating a fact is not bashing.

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    1. I agree that stating a fact is not bashing pero pano yun iba na nagsasabi na ganda lang meron si ate ano ibig sabihin nun? Hindi ba slight bashing na den yun?

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  7. Di kasi dapat invented yung term... Baka si imelda nagpauso. Pero stop na guys... Please. Support nalang muna bash her later after ng Miss U. Di makakatulong e. 😞 kelangan nya support natin. Hawak nya bandila ng Pinas...

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    1. Yun nga yung mas nakakainis hawak niya bandila pero super nakakahiya mga lumalabas sa bibig niya!!! We deserve better!! UGH.

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    2. wow talagang isupport mo pa ang kabobohan? juice colored!

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    3. Sumuporta kayo kung gusto nyo pero wag na kayo magrecruit sa mga ayaw!

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    4. 2:32 supporting the Phil representative is not just for beauty but also for brains, paalam naman natin sa buong mundo matatalino din pilipino!!

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    5. Miss U is not just winning, Paano pag nanalo sya lahat ng sasabihin nya kelangan may prompter? Kasi baka waley ang masabi?

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  8. She probably meant to say popularized. Nakakahiya ng medj.

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    1. Baka nga. Hay, her trainors must be wringing their hands at this blunder.

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    2. 2:32 I think so too. Hirap lang talaga sya mag-express. Mag-Tagalog na lang sana sa Q&A. Dapat talaga may interpreter para sigurado. Naawa na rin ako kay Maxene sa bashings na inaabot nya.

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  9. Tsk. Sana wag na mag marunong pag alam na walang maayos na foundation. Ganda lang manamit talaga. Hindi overnight ang makeover pag knowledge na pinag uusapan kasi continuous learning experience siya. Parang stocked up na siya sa ganda niya.

    Gustong gusto ko siya manalo pero pag nanalo siya dun yung totoong laban niya if she becomes one. Sa dami ng interviews at guestings pano niya itatawid yun most esp na the winner will have a big shoes to fill after Pia' reign bec pia is witty and eloquent.

    Peace po pero sorry not sorry MAS MASASADLAK TAYO SA KAHIHIYAN PAG SIYA NANALO.

    sorryyyy po :(

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    1. agree 2:45am, si Pia kahit papano eh articulate and expresses herself really well. Si Maxine, info pa nga lang about her own country eh sumasablay na, pano pa yung sa pangkalawakan? Kayanin kaya nya magbigay ng opinyon sa mga ganap worldwide? Support ko sya pero may pag-alinlangan ng slight. Di lang naman kasi puro rampa ang gagawin nya, shempre madaming interviews din.

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    2. Walang dapat ihingi ng sorry dahil nagsasabi ka lang naman ng katotohanan!

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    3. May tama ka sisteraka. Dapat di puro ganda atrampa. Mukhang mas madami kahhiyan pag nanalo siya. Walang collection of thoughts mali2 grammar wala din sa hulog mga sagot.

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  10. Jusko po! maxine! kinakabahan talaga ko para sayo 😢

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  11. Like ko yung terno na suot ni Maxene!

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    1. tinahi yan ni imelda!
      kung ano ano na lang, lol

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    2. Buyset!tawa ko sayo!

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  12. Not good. Either Miss U org gave the wrong info or na misinterpret niya ano pinasasabi (if not scripted). It won't affect I think her chances but they should be more careful as it is not good to give wrong information. Promotion pa naman to ng Pilipinas.

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  13. Nung napanood ko nga napaisip ako ng maigi. Sure naman na may terno na years before Imelda wore it.

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  14. Hinde kasi talaga nagbabasa yan. Konti lang alam nyang salita. Challenge at Empower lang alam nya na salita sa ngayon. Typical Model. Tama yung sinabi ng isa dito. yung sinabi nya is binigay lang sa kanya. She herself does not know this fact about the Terno. So partly fault ito ng team nya.

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  15. Huwag tayo mawalan ng pag asa! Think positive at patuloy suportahan si Maxine. Fight!!

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  16. Baka ibig ssbihin nya invented "for" Imelda.

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    1. Isa pa to. ( " im rolling my eyeballs upwards")

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    2. juice colored! invented for? ganun? talagang inimbento specifically para kay imeldific? juice colored!

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    3. OmG ? Feckless!

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    4. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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  17. I'm sure marami dito ang di rin alam ang history nito. Wag mag feeling high and might. Now, let's all be thankful that we learn something out from it.

    Let's just be supportive of her. pwede naman cya pagsabihan ng personal di yung hayaan na pahiyain sa buong Pilipinas.

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    1. Common sense lang kasi. Obviously terno has been worn long before imelda

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    2. Hello?! Dala nya pangalan ng bansa Natin! Natural at expected ang reactiin ng tao.

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    3. baks hindi kmi mafeeling. just smart enough to know n andyan n ang terno before imelda. di mo b alam yon?

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    4. Omg di namin alam kung sino nag imbento ng terno oo. Pero based sa history and social studies it has been worn way before Imelda; therefore di sha nag imbento nito diba

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    5. Nope alam ko nang national costume yan elementary pupil pa lang ako. Eh mga classrooms nga nun may pics ng natcos ng pinas. She's ignorant of (probably) everything about the country she's representing. Yun lang yun.

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    6. Accept it guys, hindi nagreview sa exams si maxene! Or poor lang ang brain cells nya talaga!

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    7. Una hindi naman kasi iniimbento ang damit. Created or designed ang term dapat. Pangalawa hindi siya nagresearch enough about the philippine culture and fashion. Dapat alam nya yan kasi isa yan sa highlights ng pageant, na ipresent ang pilipino culture and arts.

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  18. Beauty without brains #truestory pero pwedeng pang runner-up.

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    1. wag ng paabutin s questio. and answer te. mpphiya lng tayo.

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    2. Hindi rin naman sya kagandahan. Height and figure lang talaga ang panlaban.

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  19. Magdasal tayo na ang makuhang tanong ni maxene sa q&a ay alam na nya ang tanong at na practice na nya ang sagot. dahil pag bago ang tanong, based sa mga past interviews nya, masakit mang aminin, walang wala talaga. .

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  20. wag nlng sana sya s q&a pra di nlng mphiya philippines

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  21. Ako ang na-awa sa coach ni maxene.

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  22. She already apologized for it. She corrected herself- the term should have been 'popularized', not 'invented'. Hirap na naman magmove on yung iba dito.

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    1. you think you can apologize s mismong pageant n? just being realistic n hnd nya kkyanin ung q&a. 1 word can ruin your entire answer so she better deliver it well. best apology is not to repeat yung nangyari

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    2. Tama ba yung word na invented? Parang mali yata?

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    3. Maski ano pa apologize or correction, harm has been done! Bye maxene!

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    4. Hindi kasi palabasa, limited ang vocabulary nya. Ayan tuloy, invent ng invent.

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    5. Sweetheart she was given the spiel to read. The problem, is that if you read something and you were able to comprehend and understand what you were reading you would have noticed that it was incorrect. If you were that person you would have corrected the erroneous fact.😂 That is called smart!

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    6. Sweetheart she was given the spiel to read. The problem, is that if you read something and you were able to comprehend and understand what you were reading you would have noticed that it was incorrect. If you were that person you would have corrected the erroneous fact.😂 That is called smart!

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    7. 7.07 Move on agad? Di pa nga tapos yung pageant eh. What a pathetic argument for your mediocrity!

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  23. Ok mag rampa at damitan pero huwag na huwag lang Magsalita. Bakit di na lang sabihin na may laryngitis kaya di makapagsalita?

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    1. Lol! How embarrassing can you get maxene! Kasalanan ng bb pilipinas judges pinanalo nila cringeworthy pala!

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  24. Sa background niya, ieexpect mo talaga na magaling siya sa English dahil napaka middle class ng upbringing niya and she attended good schools. Anyare, Maxine?

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    1. Oo nga. Kaya daming nag rereact. Nag graduate sya sa kolehiyo na magandang paaralan. may expectation ang lahat na maruning siya mag English Lahat tayo may english subjects sa school!

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    2. ganun? college grad pala sya? kala ko hindi kasi nabring up ang pag gamit ng interpreter.

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    3. 9:19 ang gaganda pa ng mga schools niya. May taong di magaling sa public speaking. Understandable kasi bago lang siya. Hindi sanay na interviewhin sa harap ng kamera. Hindi naman siya artista kaya naintindihan ko ang pressure na nafeel nya.

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    4. Sumali pa kasi gusto lang sumikat di naman pala kaya! Hindi naman beauty, peke beauty lang!

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  25. Hindi ginawang priority ang speech at public speaking. nakaka stress tong si maxene.

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  26. Nag research daw siya. Nagkamali lang daw sa word. Wag daw seryosohin. . Naku?! Paano na lang ang q& a.

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    1. Bagsak sa exam! Low iq!

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    2. Natawa ako sa low iq! Hahaha! Pero sadly true.....

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  27. Beauty contest to... and maxene took it literally. Hangang beauty lang talaga

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  28. Hindi naman aabot sa.Q&A ang pambato natin kaya no worries mga ateng hahahah

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  29. Nakakalito tong si maxene. Ganda ng resume. Galing sa magagandang paaralan , decent ang background pero di marunong mag english. Baka may fear siya sa public speaking. May ganon. Dahil sa nerbyos. alam nila weakness niya. Yun dapat ang finocus sa training.

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    1. Even if she has stage fright dapat alam nya na hindi imelda marcos ang nag imbento ng phil. terno! Imbento pa sinabi! Inventor si imelda?! Lol!

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    2. Hindi sya pala-aral. At hindi rin sya pala-isip. Puhunan nya ang mukha nya at kuntento na sya dun.

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  30. My ghaaadd! Bahala ka na sa life mo Maxine sorry no support from me and my frends and countrymen

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  31. She's really trying her best. Dapat positive lang, learn from your mistakes. Yung mga nagsasalita ng hindi maganda, kayo ang nagaattract ng negative vibes. Kayo ang malas. You're not even helping her. Support lang naman ang hinihingi niya.

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    1. support ur feyz no! dapat dyan i pull out na.

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  32. Waley talaga kahit kelan. Maganda lang sya talaga.

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  33. Maganda siya. She walks well. Dapat lang matuto ng presence of mind para di gugulo ang utak at kung ano ano na lang lumalabas sa bibig. May iba na in born magaling magsalita. Iba kahina-an talaga. Huwag kalimutan ilan taon nag train si pia. Si maxene first timer. Kaya ipakita mo na kaya mo. Overcome the challenge at huwag sumunod sa iba na gumagawa pa ng excuses at defensive pa kung bakit di magaling mag english. Be humble umamin sa kahina-an an at gawin ang lahat para maka deliver. Step it up girl.you can do it. Nobody likes excuses. Just deliver. Nobody wants maxene to mess up. I dont think people are bashing her for bashing sake. sa totoo lang tayong lahat din ang mapahiya if she doesnot deliver.

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    1. You cannot do that overnight. She should just have trained for one Year in the states or anywhere na English speaking, with no communication in Tagalog. Pag sinalang mo yan sa isang environment na walang nagtatagalog, mas dyan mapapapolish ang English and her public speaking.

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  34. Enough na sa palusot na grabe pressure nya kaya di makasalita ng English, or di makapagsalita ng may matinong thought. Hindi sya pinilit na sumali sa mga pageant. She should have armed herself with the everything she needs, beauty, brains & brawn. Kung sasali sali lang para sumikat, wag na. Kasi pag manalo, dala dala mo ang pangalan ng ating bansa.

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  35. Hindi naman issue ang hindi magaling mag salita ng Ingles. Ang problema, hindi talaga siya smart sumagot.

    Isang part lang naman yung question and answer. May chance manalo!

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    1. Anong hindi issue! Maybe sa yo lang pero . Kaming mga babeng edukada, pride natin na magaling tayo sa english at kakaiba tayo sa ibang asian countries. Why do you think other people come to our country to study English. Galing kasi siya sa magagandang paaralan kaya mas taas ang expectation natin sa kanya versus doon sa mga babaeng hindi nakapag aral o di nabigyan ng oportunidad gaya nya dahil sa kahirapan.

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    2. EDUKADA daw si 11:39, it shows here, your attitude shows how educated you are tapos naka-anonymous ka pa, saka ka magmalaki kung hindi ka naka ANONYMOUS. Haay naku madali lang magpanggap noh gaya mo!

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  36. Nunh si Melanie Marquez, alam natin talagang mahina lang sa ingles, ito talagang mahina

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    1. True baks, di lang talaga maka-English si Melanie Marquez pero may substance naman ang sinasabi!

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  37. I still like Maxine.

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  38. SHE IS NOT PERFECT BUT SHE IS TRYING HER BEST TO WIN! DO NOT PULL HER DOWN MGA PIPOL! WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING HER INSTEAD!

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    1. People are supporting her kaya nga daming nag a-advise na ayusin nya ang english nya o mag interpreter na lang. Baka ang gusto mo lang kinokunsinti . Sorry no room for that. walang Entitlement! You gotta earn it!

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    2. gusto ko representative ng bansa ko may laman ulo hindi basta "pwede na, good enough, okay na yan - maganda naman"
      Gusto mo tumaas tingin ng ibang bansa sa atin ayusin sino mga pinapadala dito dahil they represent our country. BUT THIS TIME AROUND NOT ME NOT MY COUNTRY, THERE ARE WAY MORE SMART PEOPLE THAN HER

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  39. Not much really in between the ears.

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  40. kahit di ka nag aral ng history. At kahit may nagturo sa kanya ng maling info. Siya mismo dapat nagtanong sa sarili nya. Tama ba na si imelda nag invent ng terno? Sa sentense na yan alam mo na na mali. Di ka kailangan may diploma sa la salle para alam mo na mali to.

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  41. Hahaha imelda invented the terno and ...marcos era was the golden years of philippines. Wow! Im floored at how we allow stupidity to reign supreme in our country!

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  42. Hindi siya artista. hindi sanay sa mga interview na ganyan. Na pressure lang ng todo.kaya mali mali ang english. Marunong yan fo sure. Di yan makapasa sa la salle kung di marunong mag english.

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    1. Weh. Dami kaya may diploma na di matalino. Defensive pa more.

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    2. CSB, not DLSU. just pointing out na milya milya layo ng DLSU sa CSB.

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    3. Lasalle din naman yan, sister school nila CSBL.

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  43. Schools can only do so much. At the end ofthe day, nasa tao talaga kung ano ang importante sa kanila. Daming matatalinong walang degree kasi walang pera. Pero napakagaling . Natuto mag english ng mabuti kasi alam kung gaano mAkatulong ito. Meron din mga tao na blessed ng sobra kaya di na kailangan umeffort pa. Dahil naniwala sila marami naman nag succeed kahit di Magaling. Diskarte lang yan.

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  44. Serious question mga Baks, ano pinagkaiba ng terno sa filipiñana? Sorry last row ako ngayon ✌🏼

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  45. Ang suporta hindi lang sa mga manonood, dapat yung team nya suportahan din sya by not just morally, but also, intellectually. They should teach and educate her. Saka dapat inenroll nila sa speech therapy yang si Maxene. Binusog din nila dapat ang utak nyan sa mga past and current issues. And Miss Universe kc hindi lang naman beauty contest, pautakan and talino din yan lalo na sa pagsagot.

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  46. Sa tingin ko ang natural hair color ni Maxene is blonde

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    1. Hahha omg. That was kinda low.....
      but I kinda agree

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  47. Di ko kinaya ang pagka slow ni Maxene! Juskolord! Kailangan ko ng milagro

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  48. Sana pina wedding gown su-ot nya sa national costume.

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  49. Ang tanong bakit mali ang info na binigay sa kanya. BbP kasabwat sa marcos revision of history. Feeling nila mauto ang pilipino?

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