00:00But the fulfillment for me comes from creating something that you hope other people will enjoy and be entertained by
00:10and hoping that it might affect someone else. That's really it. That's where the fulfillment lies.
00:16Any new repertoire?
00:18There's a Christmas album coming out November 1 and that's pretty new.
00:23So it's the first studio album that I'm coming out with in a while
00:28So yeah, it'll be available November 1.
00:32What does receiving an award mean to the Philippine industry?
00:36Ah, there's that sound. We're gonna have to sit down in a minute.
00:40Something about your play. Your musical.
00:44What is receiving an award like this?
00:46For the Philippine arts.
00:48It's like...
00:50I think receiving any kind of award is like, wow, really? There's always that feeling.
00:57It's a nice feeling to get recognized especially by your own countrymen for what you've done and what you've been able to do.
01:08It's a nice feeling and it's something I don't think I'll ever get used to.
01:14There are people who believe that you deserve to be a national artist.
01:18Some say you are too young.
01:20What's your insight about that?
01:25For giving so much pride.
01:27Well, Philippine pride may not always equate to amassing a body of work that would qualify for that.
01:35So it's nice to hear that there are folks who feel that I deserve it.
01:41Thank you. Honestly. Thank you very, very much.
01:44But as for me personally, I feel like, you know what, let me get some more stuff under my belt.
01:49And then maybe I'll wake up one morning and feel deserving of it.
01:52At the moment, I kind of don't.
01:56I don't know.
01:58I honestly don't know yet.
02:02It's not something that...
02:04That's not the reason I do it anyway.
02:08If my countrymen are proud, wherever in the diaspora they happen to be,
02:14if I entertain, if I'm able to do fulfilling work for myself, that's it.
02:21I don't need anything else.
02:23Can you talk to us about your...
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