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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVTrtrKjbKl/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Sandara Park (@daraxxi)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-06-14T05:03:04+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 13, 2017 at 10:03pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>She hasn&#x27;t been shy in promoting the Philippines. </p><p>And Sandara Park is determined to give the local tourism industry a little more push after being recognized as the country&#x27;s &quot;Friendship Ambassador&quot; to South Korea. </p><p>The former Kapamilya star posted a photo of herself after accepting the recognition from Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul Hernandez.</p><p>&quot;This is an honor for me,&quot; she wrote as the caption to the snap taken during an event celebrating the country&#x27;s Independence Day in Seoul held over the weekend. &quot;I want to thank everyone who have loved and supported me throughout this journey. Mahal ko kayo!&quot;</p><p>Park also shared a clip of the speech she delivered to overseas Filipino workers, in which she described the Philippines as her &quot;second home.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Diyan po ako lumaki,&quot; she said. &quot;At sobrang malaking love po ang natanggap ko mula sa Pinoy.&quot; </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Aba! Speecher na ako!!! 😂🙈🙏🏻 <a href="https://t.co/AtzZY3wLaX">pic.twitter.com/AtzZY3wLaX</a></p>— Sandara Park (@krungy21) <a href="https://twitter.com/krungy21/status/874855546033254402">June 14, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Park, a member of the now disbanded K-pop girl group 2NE1, started her showbiz career as a contestant on the ABS-CBN talent search &quot;Star Circle Quest&quot; in 2004. She finished runner-up to Hero Angeles. </p><p>She defended the Philippines in a Korean TV show last January. In the clip, Park is seen convincing her fellow Koreans that the Philippines is a safe and beautiful place. Also shown was Park&#x27;s visit to Coron, Palawan.</p>

<p>She hasn't been shy in promoting the Philippines. And Sandara Park is determined to give the local tourism industry a little more push after being recognized as the country's ''Friendship Ambassador'' to South Korea.</p>

She hasn't been shy in promoting the Philippines. And Sandara Park is determined to give the local tourism industry a little more push after being recognized as the country's ''Friendship Ambassador'' to South Korea.