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WHO SAID THIS: Melanie Marquez drops iconic line to defend her brother Joey Marquez

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769155794568WST26-AC_04-MelanieMarquez.png" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>“Don&#x27;t judge my brother; he is not a book.”</p><p>This is just one of the famous phrases of former beauty queen and actress Melanie Marquez. This statement was said at the heat of the moment and she recalled how her famous phrase came to be. </p><p>“Sa debate naman yan kasi nagkainitan noon,” she recalled.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/1/5/melanie-marquez-details-being-placed-in-mental-hospital-without-consent-in-abduct-ako-1901" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Melanie Marquez details being placed in mental hospital without consent: ‘In-abduct ako’</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>The celebrity sister shared that she made the statement to defend her brother, fellow actor Joey Marquez. In an interview where she elaborated the statement further, Melanie maintained that what she said was right–– don’t judge her brother. </p><p>“Actually, tama naman yung sinabi ko–– don’t judge my brother, he’s not a book. Eh pa paano naman, masyadong hinusgahan at ininsulto ang kapatid ko,” she expressed.</p><p>Despite this, Melanie admitted that she just forgot the original phrase and went along with what she had uttered already. </p><p>“Hindi ko lang nasabi–– nakalimutan ko talaga yung ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’–– masyadong malalim ang ingles kaya doon nalang ako,” she quipped.</p><p>Since then, the statement has become one of the many that Melanie has become famous for and has been used all over social media. Some of the phrases that she shared include the following: </p><p>“I won&#x27;t change my legs because I&#x27;m contented with my long-legged.”</p><p>“Ang tatay ko ang only living legend na buhay.”</p><p>“Nagpapasalamat lang ako sa Diyos na walang complication kasi pwede ako ma-parasite dahil sa car accident.”</p><p>“I-English-in ko para maintindihan niya. And to you, Mrs. Dee, I have two words for you: Ang labo mo.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/1/7/adam-randy-lawyer-denies-abuse-allegations-by-melanie-marquez-and-calls-her-claims-fabricated-1119" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u></u></strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/1/7/adam-randy-lawyer-denies-abuse-allegations-by-melanie-marquez-and-calls-her-claims-fabricated-1119" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Adam Lawyer denies abuse allegations by Melanie Marquez and calls her claims ‘fabricated’ and ‘baseless’</u></strong></a></div><div><strong></strong><br/></div><p>In a previous interview with Boy Abunda, she revealed that she planned on releasing a book on her &quot;Melanisms&quot; back in the past but due to her busy schedule, she was unable to do so.</p><p>Earlier this year, Melanie shared that she was confined in a mental hospital without her consent. She spent 10 days in a mental hospital in Pasig City before she was transferred to an undisclosed rehab facility where she stayed for eight months. </p>

<p>Melanie Marquez has dropped some iconic lines over the past decades which stand out until today. </p>

Melanie Marquez has dropped some iconic lines over the past decades which stand out until today.