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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
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Big Cheers for Marlisa
HERS was sweet victory that many Filipino-Australians
relished.

ACCOLADES and greetings
of felicitations from Pinoys
swarmed Marlisa Punzalan after winning the X Factor 2014
last month.
Marlisa, only 15 years old,
has become a star and a hot topic in social media sites.
“Congratulations, you are
the greatest,” said one fan who
posted a comment in an AK
video in Youtube.
“She’s the next international superstar,” posted another.
“The Philippine Community Council of NSW joins our
kababayans in congratulating
you for being the 2014 X Factor
Winner. May this be the start of
your promising career. The Filipino community is proud of you
as you are proud of being Filipino,” came a statement from the
PCC-NSW.
Even MPs from Sydney
West which hosts a big number
of Filipino-Australian residents
took time to congratulate the X
Factor winner. Marlisa resides
in Glendenning in Blacktown
LGA.

Her triumph was a ‘Western Sydney inspiration’, said
Federal MP Ed Husic who is
close to the Fil-Aussie community.
“What she has achieved at
such a young age is inspiring –
and she has made