1. People think we have a natural tan, making us extra special in the eyes of the most powerful people on earth (a.k.a white people)

2. We work hard, like really hard, regardless of the odds because we don't know how to do it any other way (translation: Sanay tayo sa hirap ng buhay)

3. We are able to communicate without using much words (tactic: nguso, labi, dila, mata at pisngi)

4. Most of us, if not all of us, have in one way or the other have a friend, relative, family member, neighbor, enemy, ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend, acquaintance, former maid, former nanny, previous officemate, crush, high-school sweetheart, running partner, bus mate, "kasabay sa MRT o bus", peer, best friend, etc. who is, has been, planning to, on their way, about to settle or just-got-their-visa on the world's most powerful country.

5. Because Ninoy and his wife, Cory, thought so and we affirmed it by voting for their only son.