Meet the new breed of Pinay & Proud role models from De La Salle University! An entrepreneur, an athlete, an advocate, a leader, and a partner make the well-rounded roster.

"The Filipina is always the life of the party; we're always the ones singing, we're always the ones getting people to go to the dance floor. I think it's really in our culture to be very affectionate and very happy and very humorous."

"The Filipino is empathetic. When they sing a song, there is something unique about the way Filipino sings a song... The uniqueness is that we're not only technically good, we feel what we are doing and that permeates everything that we do."

"Filipinas have an innate sense of musicality and artistry, and they are very, very emotional. A lot of Filipinos, they perform as if it's the last performance of their life... and that really adds a lot of magic to the performance."

"Gagawin [ng Pilipina] ang lahat ng mga bagay para sa pamilya niya. Kahit na napapagod na siya, hindi pa rin niya iindahin kasi nandiyan pa rin yung inspirasyon niya."

"Filipina women are very caring... it's nice to be able to touch other people's live with that quality, and I've seen Filipino women do that. To me that's very precious and special, and I hold that very close to my heart."

"I believe the Filipina is unique in that we are very strong and resilient... we don't lose our cheerful disposition. I think our strength comes from our deep faith. I believe this allows us to become an inspiration to others."

"When I think of Filipina women, they're strong and very resilient. I'd like to think that I am too. And that's what kept me in the sport as long as I was."

"My dream is to walk anywhere with my head up, without being judged as a terrorist; to show to the world that I am a Muslim-Filipina... I can love any person in the Philippines; they will accept me who I am, being a Muslim-Filipino."

"I'm proud to know that when things get tough - even in the life of our country, in the toughest of times - it was always a woman that needed to come forward and really bring our country forward. I love being Filipina."

"[Filipinas are] so creative and we're so resourceful that we could really create amazing products for enterprises that will eventually help our country."

"I think what's unique to the Filipina is that she's one person who has balls... this woman who can take on everything, even a male's job and still have the love, compassion, care and understanding, that's enigmatic to a Filipina."

"I think it's our exposure here in a country where so much struggle still happens... even if we have so many problems that we face, we just have this really unique way of celebrating life."

"Even if you are not famous or even if you are not an actor, wherever you go, you should be giving a good picture of how a Filipino should look like, be proud of where you came from."

"Resilience is the perfect word to describe a Filipina. We’ve seen this among mothers and women who are rebuilding their communities after Typhoon Sendong or Typhoon Ondoy."

"Long before the word multi-tasking was the operative word for the youth today, the Filipina had already been one. She is mother, she is partner, she is martyr, she is provider, she's also the nurturer of every home they make."