Image: Facebook/Vice Ganda
Vice Ganda earned praises after he hopped on the Asoka makeup challenge with a socially relevant take, vowing to always choose the country, however hard it is.
Using Angeline Quinto’s song “Piliin Mo ang Pilipinas,” the comedian’s video begins with clips from some of the treasured tourist destinations in the Philippines, as seen on his Facebook page on Friday, May 10.
It is then followed by Vice Ganda’s makeup transitions from being barefaced to his glammed-up looks in casual wear and in a Filipiniana.
The TV host then features the traffic congestion and exhausting commuter experience in the country, protests concerning the PUV modernization program, the infamous Torre de Manila that photobombs the Rizal Monument in Luneta Park, the resort that was built in the Chocolate Hills in Bohol, and the water cannon assault by China Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea.
At the latter part, a struggling Vice Ganda crawls as he reaches for the Philippine flag and then waves it.
“Kahit mahirap kang ipaglaban, pinipili pa rin kita, Pilipinas,” his caption reads.
He also added in the post: “Lagi kitang pipiliin, Pilipinas.”
A similar video was shared on Vice Ganda’s TikTok page but was muted by the platform. Nonetheless, the video earned 5.3 million views and over 660,000 likes as of this writing.
@unkabogableviceganda Lagi kitang pipiliin, Pilipinas 🇵🇭 #fyp #PiliinMoAngPilipinas #ViceGanda ♬ Piliin Mo Ang Pilipinas – Angeline Quinto
“Ok lang na walang music, ang mahalaga marinig ang mensahe. Zenkyoooooow Madlang People!” he said via his X (formerly Twitter) page.
1Million views agad agad on tiktok kahit namute ang sound. Ok lang na walang music ang mahalaga marinig ang mensahe. Zenkyoooooow Madlang People!!!! #VGPiliinAngPilipinasChallenge
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) May 10, 2024
Other celebrities who also made their entries to the Philippine version of the Asoka challenge were Ivana Alawi, Riva Quenery and Quinto herself.
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