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Fil-Am actress Vanessa Hudgens arrives in PH ahead of travel documentary shoot

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Filipino-American actress Vanessa Hudgens has finally arrived in the Philippines ahead of the filming of her upcoming documentary in the country.</p><p>Photos of the<em> High School Musical </em>star&#x27;s arrival in the country were posted by PublicityAsia on social media.</p><p>It&#x27;s Vanessa&#x27;s first visit to the country. Her Filipino mom Gina and sister Stella joined her on the trip. </p><p>Fans of the actress in the Philippines were quick to express their elation upon her arrival in the country.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNrkMoLLQY/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A9223615.4%2C%22ls%22%3A226930.30000000005%2C%22le%22%3A226934%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="698" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;The start of something newwwwwww ❤️❤️❤️,&quot; one fan said referring to one of the hit songs from the original soundtrack of<em> High School Musical</em>.</p><p>&quot;Welcome home, Vanessa!&quot; another fan wrote.</p><p>Vanessa&#x27;s upcoming Philippine documentary will put the spotlight on the relationship between Vanessa, her mother, and her sister.</p><p>&quot;I feel like ours is such a relatable story to so many women all over the world. The more that we can share, the more we can lift each other up,&quot; the actress said in a statement upon the announcement of her Philippine documentary.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/3/24/vanessa-hudgens-shares-message-for-filipino-fans-ahead-of-ph-trip-006"><strong>Read: Vanessa Hudgens shares message for Filipino fans ahead of PH trip</strong></a></div><p>The actress recorded a message for her Filipino fans, expressing her excitement to see her fans in the country a<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">head of her trip to the country. </span></p><p>&quot;Hello to the Vanessa Hudgens Philippines fan club. I love you guys and I am so excited to come and to meet you all face to face!&quot; she said in the video.</p><p>Vanessa had always looked up to her mother&#x27;s Filipino roots. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/COqT3pVBTy8/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A9224314.700000001%2C%22ls%22%3A226930.30000000005%2C%22le%22%3A226934%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="678" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;My mom is from the Philippines, and growing up, there weren’t really that many women who looked like me and my mom and my family on screen. It’s so important to share all the different stories because America is a massive melting pot, [just like the] world,&quot; she remarked in an interview with Glamour UK in 2021.</p><p>Vanessa added: &quot;There are so many different stories that need to be told so that we are exposed to them and can have more empathy towards different people.&quot;</p><p>The actress will be shooting in Palawan and Manila for her upcoming travel documentary.</p><div><style rel="stylesheet">.scroll-wrapper {-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}.scroll-wrapper iframe {border: none;}</style></div><div class="scroll-wrapper"><iframe id="MegaControllerIframe-1677806795789" style="width:100%;min-height:480px" src="https://controller.megaphonetv.com/?m=tqu4z&amp;iswebpoll=true&amp;poll_id=active"></iframe></div><script type="text/javascript">!function(){class e{constructor(t,s=null){this.type=null,this.fieldName=t,this.fieldValue=s,this.originMessageID=`${(new Date).getTime()}_${Math.random()}`,this.systemID=e.SYSTEM_ID}toPlainObject(){return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this))}}e.GET="GET",e.SET="SET",e.RESPONSE="RESPONSE",e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK="LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK",e.SYSTEM_ID="MP_FIRST_PARTY_DATA_BRIDGE";class t extends e{constructor(t,s,a=null){super(t,s),this.status=a,this.type=e.RESPONSE}}function s(){try{if("undefined"==typeof localStorage)return!1;try{return localStorage.setItem("testkey","testvalue"),localStorage.removeItem("testkey"),!0}catch(e){return!1}}catch(e){return!1}}if(window&&window.addEventListener){const a=document.getElementById("MegaControllerIframe-1677806795789");new class{constructor(){this.targetOrigin="*",this.bubblingMessages=new Map,this.beginListeningForMessages()}beginListeningForMessages(){window.addEventListener("message",this.messageListener.bind(this),!1)}messageListener(a){if(a.data.systemID!==e.SYSTEM_ID)return;let i=a.data.type,n=a.data.fieldName,r=a.data.fieldValue,g=new t;if(g.originMessageID=a.data.originMessageID,i===e.GET)g.fieldName=n,s()?this.handleGet(n,a.source,g):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.SET)s()?this.handleSet(n,r):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK)s()?this.handleLocalStorageCheck(a.source,g):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.RESPONSE){const e=this.bubblingMessages.get(a.data.originMessageID);null!=e&&(this.bubblingMessages.delete(a.data.originMessageID),e.source.postMessage(a.data,this.targetOrigin))}}handleGet(e,t,s){s.fieldValue=localStorage.getItem(e),s.status=200,t.postMessage(s.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)}handleSet(e,t){localStorage.setItem(e,t)}handleLocalStorageCheck(e,t){t.status=200,e.postMessage(t.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)}checkForBubble(e,t,s){!function(){try{return window.self!==window.top}catch(e){return!0}}()?(s.status=403,s.fieldValue=null,t.postMessage(s.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)):this.bubbleMessage(e,t)}bubbleMessage(t,s){this.bubblingMessages.set(t.originMessageID,{message:t,source:s}),t.type!==e.GET&&t.type!==e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK||setTimeout(this.handleBubbledMessageTimeout.bind(this),4e3,t,s),window.parent.postMessage(t,this.targetOrigin)}handleBubbledMessageTimeout(t,s){this.bubblingMessages.has(t.originMessageID)&&(this.bubblingMessages.delete(t.originMessageID),t.status=404,t.type=e.RESPONSE,s.postMessage(t,this.targetOrigin))}};window.addEventListener("message",function(e){e.data.hasOwnProperty("height")&&(a.style.height=(parseInt(e.data.height)+1).toString()+"px")},!1)}}();</script><div><br/></div>

<p>Vanessa Hudgens will be shooting in Palawan and Manila for her Philippine travel documentary. </p>

Vanessa Hudgens will be shooting in Palawan and Manila for her Philippine travel documentary.

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Fil-Am actress Vanessa Hudgens arrives in PH ahead of travel documentary shoot

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Published Mar 26, 2023 09:22 PM PHT

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