A lot of us Pinoys are guilty of looking at artists in a very biased way, especially at the budding ones who are within our midst. To us, they exist in a strange world all their own; they talk in what seems like alien language, sometimes gibberish; they are very absorbed, or even tortured, with their ideas and concepts. Most of the time, we don’t understand or don’t see the value in what they are doing; we find their ideas weird, unthinkable, highfalutin, unbelievable – in a nutshell, we think of them as crazy.

Love is in the air, markets donned with flowers and mushy greeting cards, chocolates and stuff toys and heart shapes everywhere…

Filipino Models: La Liga Filipina Photographer:  Raen Badua Wardrobe Stylist:  Slava Nemish Make-Up Artist:  Eric Vosburg Hairstylist:  Justin Arellano   Models:  Alexander Dominguez – Red Model Management Danica Magpantay – Ford Models Francis Ariosa – Wilhelmina Models NYC Paul Kiefer – Major Models Stephanie Retuya – Wilhelmina Models NYC   La Liga Filipina By Nicholo …

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