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Global drag queens back in PH for ‘Drag Revolution: The Revamp’

Ladies, start your engines ‘coz your favorite 'RuPaul's Drag Race' superstars are in Manila for the much-awaited ‘Drag Revolution: The Revamp’ event on Saturday, February 3. 


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MJ FELIPE

ABS-CBN News

<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2miL3ov0pL/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=555&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3444149.2%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="834" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>MANILA -- Ladies, start your engines ‘coz your favorite &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; superstars are in Manila for the much-awaited ‘Drag Revolution: The Revamp’ event Saturday, February 3. </p><p>Alyssa Edwards, from the show&#x27;s fifth season, will be joined by one of the Fil-Am drag queen OG’s Ongina, Season 3 winner Raja and her runner-up Manila Luzon, and Thai drag queen Pangina Heels together with the country’s best local drag queens Precious Paula Nicole, NAIA Black and Marina Summers. Eva Le Queen will be hosting the show. </p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Ongina said she’s happy to be back in Manila after for almost 30years. The OG Ru girl was born here in the Philippines and grew up in Munoz, Quezon City before moving to the US for good. She last visited the Philippines in 1994. That’s why she’s excited to go around and explore Manila. </p><p>Raja, on the other hand, visited Manila back in 2013. During that time, Raja was with the touring team of &quot;American Idol&quot; alum Adam Lambert. </p><p>Alyssa Edwards also had a quick Manila visit in the past but it was too short of trip to explore the city. But now, she is looking forward to going around and hopping to some of the best LGBT clubs in Manila. </p><p>“Drag gave me a voice personally, and it gave me a place. I found my people, my folk, it gave a world to believe in and I never thought I would be sitting here in the Philippines. I never thought that I would imagine this. Drag is here to stay.” said Edwards. </p><p>&quot;Drag Revolution: The Revamp&quot; was originally planned for 2023, but tnis was postponed and rescheduled due to bad weather. Catch this big event at the PICC Forum Tent on February 3. </p>

<p>Ladies, start your engines ‘coz your favorite 'RuPaul's Drag Race' superstars are in Manila for the much-awaited ‘Drag Revolution: The Revamp’ event on Saturday, February 3. </p>

Ladies, start your engines ‘coz your favorite 'RuPaul's Drag Race' superstars are in Manila for the much-awaited ‘Drag Revolution: The Revamp’ event on Saturday, February 3.