Pinoy pride! House to honor 'He's into her' star Belle Mariano for SDA win
A House resolution (HR) seeking to honor Belle Mariano for winning the Outstanding Asian Star Prize in last year's Seoul International Drama Awards (SDA) has been endorsed to the plenary for adoption.
The measure, HR No.884, has already been approved by the House Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts chaired by Pangasinan 4th district Rep. Christopher de Venecia.
The SDA is an annual awards ceremony recognizing television and film drama excellence worldwide since 2006.
The resolution said that, on Sept. 5, 2022, Ms. Belinda "Belle" Angelito Mariano was awarded the Outstanding Asian Star Prize in the 2022 iteration of the SDA, for her work in the television series, "He's into her" outshining 175 other nominees from all around Asia.
"Mariano in the first Filipina, and only the third Filipino to win the same award, following previous winners Alden Richards in 2019, and Dingdong Dantes in 2020," HR No.884 noted.
It statee that Mariano won the award alongside Kang Daniel of South Korea, Wallace Chung of China, Yusei Yagi of Japan, Alice Ko of Taiwan, and Krit Amnuaydechkorn of Thailand.
"Mariano's feat on the international stage recognizes the high-caliber talent of the Filipino in the field of acting," measure read.
"She has brought great pride to the Philippines as a promising cinematic and on-screen talent," it added.