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Magandang gabi! Ito ang #CNNPHNewsroomWeekend kasama si @Mai_Rodrigz.

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@Mai_Rodrigz Ang makata na si Gemino Abad, kinilala bilang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining para sa Panitikan.

Makakapanayam natin siya sa #CNNPHNewsroomWeekend kasama si @Mai_Rodrigz | LIVE bit.ly/3mGs8Jk

@Mai_Rodrigz Abad on being bestowed as one of the country's new National Artists: I was rejoicing the whole day but I tell myself that in my life, I owe everything to my family, teachers, and all my friends.

Abad is a renowned poet, essayist, and author of many books

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Abad on the beauty of literature: Every language is a stored house of the people's memory. What is that memory? It is their sense of what is real, true, right, and just. That is their consciousness.

Abad on the state of Philippine literature amid the growth of social media: No one can stop any language from progressing. There will always be writers, no matter how corrupt the government is, and who will demand the truth.

Abad: The nature of language is truth seeking.

Abad gives advice to aspiring poets: The language is never lost, but it can be improved. We can improve the sense of language. The right words in the right order.

Abad: I want to write another book that is all about language. Without language, we have no memory, no history, no culture, and no civilization.

Opisyal nang ipinakilala ang mga kandidato ng Mister International Philippines 2022!

Makakakwentuhan natin ang ilan sa kanila. Panoorin sina Jomarl Pabalan, Hisam Hit, at Kitt Cortez sa #CNNPHNewsroomWeekend kasama si @Mai_Rodrigz | LIVE bit.ly/3mGs8Jk

@Mai_Rodrigz Mister International PH bet Hisam Hit on joining the competition: My friend joined a pageant, then he introduced me to his manager. He also became my manager. Since 2019, I started to join pageants and do commercials.

@Mai_Rodrigz Mister International PH contestant Kitt Cortez on joining pageants: I've started joining when I was in high school. That really got me interested in platforms like this that involve expression of yourself and talking.

@Mai_Rodrigz Mister International PH candidate Jomar Pabalan on pre-pageant preps: Nagji-gym ako and workout talaga. Ang mga kalaban ko, ang gaganda ng mga katawan at sobrang matitipuno. Ibibigay ko yung best para sa kanila.