Marcos invites AGT winner Jessica Sanchez to perform at ASEAN 2026

Manila Bulletin

America's Got Talent Season 20 grand winner Jessica Sanchez was invited by President Marcos to perform at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in 2026.  Marcos made the invitation during the Filipino-American singer's visit to Malacañan on Tuesday, Dec. 30.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/31/marcos-invites-agt-winner-jessica-sanchez-to-perform-at-asean-2026  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel!  https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00I will be there so I'm very excited for

00:27that. I think I need some time to really plan out what I'm going to be singing because

00:31you know I'll be representing the Filipinos so I really want to take some time to figure

00:36out my song choices but I'm so excited and being the president was amazing. I'll be releasing

00:40my album the first quarter of this this upcoming year and I'm planning on doing some Tagalog

00:45songs and also collaborating with some Filipino artists so they're excited to be representing

00:49for the Filipinos and excited for you guys to hear the new music yeah. So there's only

00:55a few words that I'm like you know kind of know but right now I'm learning more Tagalog

01:00because I do want to perform some Tagalog songs and also write a Tagalog song so I'm excited

01:05to be back here for the first time this is my first time performing since I gave birth

01:08and also since winning AGT so it feels great to be back in the Philippines. Yeah you know

01:13I feel like when something is really worth it and when something is meant for you it's

01:17a long journey and I'm so happy that my journey was recorded for the world to see starting

01:24when I was 11 years old trying out for America's Got Talent being rejected and then coming back

01:29to Idol at 16 again not winning and then coming back 20 years later and taking it home you know

01:36winning AGT season 20 so that was amazing and waiting that amount of time of course I had

01:42a lot of struggles but this was really my year because not only did I win but I also was pregnant

01:47and I gave birth to my first baby and it's just been I've been on cloud nine so it's well

01:51worth it just keep pushing keep fighting and I feel like us Filipinos we're naturally talented

01:56with that voice so I say keep pursuing your dreams. Well I just want to say thank you guys

02:01so much for supporting me throughout all of these years you guys are the reason why I'm

02:06in this position so all my love to you and many many blessings this upcoming year 2026.

02:11Love you guys so much Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

02:21Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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