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Buwan ng Wika: 10 Filipino quotes that will make you love our language more

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<div><em>[Editor’s note: This story, first published on August 15, 2018 and updated today, is brought to you from our Star Cinema Archives.]</em></div><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>For some of us, the Filipino language is a casual one, used to talk about the most mundane things, but rarely to proclaim one&#x27;s deepest feelings, preferring instead to say them in English. </p><p>But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be done. Countless proclamations of love, hurt, and loss have been made in Star Cinema movies, and there’s no perfect time to list them than this month, the Philippines’ official Buwan ng Wika! </p><p>Here are our picks for some of the most beautiful lines said on film, in no particular order: </p><div> </div><div><strong>1. John Lloyd Cruz as Popoy in &#x27;One More Chance&#x27; (2007) </strong></div><p>Despite being beaten down by heartbreak himself, Popoy offers strength to his friend, Chinno (Janus del Prado). </p><div><em>&quot;Eh, ‘di ba’t ikaw pa ang nagsabi sa ’kin na baka kaya tayo iniiwan ng mga taong mahal natin, kasi baka merong bagong darating na mas OK, na mas mamahalin tayo? ‘Yung taong hindi tayo sasaktan at paaasahin, ‘yung nag-iisang taong na magtatama ng mali sa buhay natin.” </em></div><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859973479401.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/yN82iwKGrC0?si=jLFn4Ni1ZFM5G30P" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div> </div><div><strong>2. Claudine Barretto as Jenny in &#x27;Milan&#x27; (2004) </strong></div><p>Jenny, after crossing paths with Lino (Piolo Pascual) at the Philippine consulate in Milan, shares an introspective conversation with him about their love affair. </p><div><em>“Hindi pala nabibigay ang kaligayahan. Hindi &#x27;to nahahanap sa ibang tao o sa isang lugar. Na sa sa &#x27;yo &#x27;yun. Ikaw mismo ang makakahanap at makakapagbigay no&#x27;n sa sarili mo.&quot;</em></div><div><br/></div><div><em><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859973996402.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/> </em></div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/7oaJrIDUfPo?si=KKVuZ4gTCI6FxHW3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div> </div><div><strong>3. Angel Locsin as Cedes in &#x27;In the Name of Love&#x27; (2011) </strong></div><p>As her former lover Emman (Aga Muhlach) erupts in rage due to how they ended things in the past, Cedes explains the extreme sacrifices she endured to ensure his safety. </p><div><em>“Emman, hindi kita iniwan. Mas pinili ko lang mamatay para mabuhay ka.” </em></div><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859974880393.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/4o9isk0maMY?si=dqfUhWqmS6G--0Jk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div> </div><div><strong>4. Bea Alonzo as Bobbie in &#x27;Four Sisters and a Wedding&#x27; (2013) </strong></div><p>As the Salazar family lets it all out after a disastrous game of charades, Bobbie recalls the isolation she felt upon working abroad. </p><div><em>“Nagpakatatag ako. Nagpakatigas ako kasi kailangan ko. Pero hindi dahil matigas ako, wala na &#x27;kong pakiramdam. Na hindi na ako nasasaktan.&quot;</em></div><div><br/></div><div><em><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859975429004.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/> </em></div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/0he-oZJaM5w?si=S_s7zHiJL9GEGMdG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>5. Kathryn Bernardo as Mia in &#x27;Barcelona: A Love Untold&#x27; (2016) </strong></div><p>Mia, developing feelings for the grieving Ely (Daniel Padilla), challenges him to free his heart of his great love, Celine. </p><div><em>&quot;Kung nandiyan s&#x27;ya, nasaan ako? Anong lugar naming mga gustong magmahal sa &#x27;yo?&quot; </em></div><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859975827185.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div> </div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/n2gvYhq9XCU?si=jyYXUJe75SuxDeF9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>6. Liza Soberano as Cali in &#x27;My Ex and Whys&#x27; (2017)</strong><strong> </strong></div><p>Cali confronts her playboy ex Gio (Enrique Gil) over the cheating incident that ended their relationship years ago. </p><div><em>“Kayong mga lalaki, akala n&#x27;yo &#x27;pag nambababae kayo, nasasaktan n&#x27;yo lang kami. Makikipagchukchakan kayo tapos ine-expect n&#x27;yo, iiyak lang kami? Itutulog ang sakit tapos paggising, OK na? &#x27;Yun ang pangarap namin. Sana nga gano&#x27;n lang kadali &#x27;yun, kaso hindi.” </em></div><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859976219386.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div> </div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/rAFrvCHe5Wk?si=ewvveJHabU6NJ_Z_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>7. Julia Barretto as Mika in &#x27;Love You to the Stars and Back&#x27; (2017) </strong></div><p>Hoping to reunite with her mother by being taken away by aliens, Mika lets it slip out that her plans of being abducted were made out of wanting to be free from her own pain. </p><div><em>“Walang sigurado, pero siguro hindi na katulad dito. Siguro wala ng lungkot, siguro wala ng sakit. Sabi ni Mama, nandu&#x27;n daw s&#x27;ya. Walang sigurado, pero minsan, kailangan mo lang maniwala.” </em></div><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859976811797.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/C5_bTSO_FRc?si=bMLA5LCevR1mS7QP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div> </div><div><strong>8. John Lloyd Cruz as Apollo in &#x27;My Amnesia Girl&#x27; (2010) </strong></div><p>Flaunting his charisma, Apollo delivers an excellently worded sales pitch, using love as a metaphor for seizing the perfect marketing opportunity. </p><div><em>“Sa dinami-dami ng tao, may masusuwerte na nakahanap na, may mga naghahanap pa, may iba, sumuko na. Pero ang pinakamasaklap sa lahat, &#x27;yung na sa &#x27;yo na, pinakawalan mo pa. Pero pa&#x27;no nga kaya, &#x27;no? Kung isang beses lang dumarating ang para sa &#x27;yo? Palalampasin mo pa? Kahit nasa harap mo na?” </em></div><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859977018018.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div> </div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/jqyHbAkSIFI?si=FdUvjK285LvVqEc1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div> </div><div><strong>9. Carmi Martin as Babygirl in &#x27;No Other Woman&#x27; (2011) </strong></div><p>Babygirl fuses wit and urgency as a wake-up call for her daughter Charmaine (Cristine Reyes) to shield her husband from temptation. </p><div><em>“Anak, ito ang tandaan mo: kapag ang lalaki maya&#x27;t maya nagpapalit ng babae, OK lang &#x27;yun, walang problema doon. At least sa &#x27;yo pa umuuwi. Pero &#x27;pag ang lalaki hindi na siya nagpalit at may suki na s&#x27;yang kabit, do&#x27;n lumaban ka na! Dahil nga ang mundo ay isang malaking Quiapo, maraming snatcher!”</em></div><div><br/></div><div><em><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17859977399609.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/> </em></div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/p46Z0Tgczb0?si=7BVIiJQOgyDT_rU6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div> </div><div><strong>10. Vilma Santos as Amanda in &#x27;Dekada 70&#x27; (2002) </strong></div><p>Both hardened by loss and injustice, Amanda reminds her husband Julian (Christopher de Leon) that the greatest display of strength is being in touch with one&#x27;s true emotions. </p><div><em>&quot;Pwede naman tayo umiyak nang magkasabay. Iyakan natin si Jason, lahat ng trahedya sa &#x27;tin. Pwede rin tayong umiyak dahil masaya tayo, dahil proud tayo bilang mga magulang. Pwede nating pag-usapan ang ating mga anak, ang lipunan, ang buhay. Pwede tayo magpakitaan ng puso&#x27;t kaluluwa.&quot;</em></div><div><br/></div><div><em><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178599781935910.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/> </em></div><p>Watch the FULL MOVIE for FREE <a href="https://youtu.be/CtU69gBGXSU?si=AWcHUkmXzWSBvzry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div> </div><p>Watch more exclusive videos and FREE FULL MOVIES of your favorite celebrities from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ABSstarcinema" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Cinema official YouTube channel</a>! </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JksjFa3wlz0?si=odzdze2EqjiqAY1i" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1K6SLaRzUGE?si=7-9SGgzYOxPkVUsz" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED STORIES: </strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2026/7/27/10-kilig-and-tagos-sa-puso-quotes-from-how-to-be-yours-1642" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10 kilig and tagos-sa-puso quotes from &#x27;How to Be Yours&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2026/6/15/how-well-do-you-know-your-pinoy-movie-memes-1728" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How well do you know your Pinoy movie memes?</a></div>

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Buwan ng Wika: 10 Filipino quotes that will make you love our language more

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Published August 06, 2026 05:00 PM PHT

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