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2016 is the year Filipinos elected our first trans person in the Philippine House of Representatives.
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2016 is the year Bb. Pilipinas Kylie Verzosa won Miss International.
3.
2016 is the year we almost died of kilig because JaDine became real.
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2016 is the year we learned Atom Araullo can do things with his, uhm, feet.
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Speaking of movies, Lav Diaz's 8-hour film Hele Sa Hiwalang Hapis won the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize at Berlin Film Fest this year.
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Jaclyn Jose bagged the award for Best Actress at Cannes for the movie Ma' Rosa.
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Generally, 2016 has been a good year for quality movies.
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Magic Temple, a.k.a. our favorite childhood movie, even got a digital restoration!
11.
Remember Pokémon Go? That was 2016!
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And Japan's world-famous cheesecake, Pablo, opened its first branch in the Philippines.
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2016 is the year McSpicy came back to the McDonald's menu.
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2016 is the year Smart came up with this heartwarming ad for the LGBT community.
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But really, the best thing that happened in 2016 is that fact the it'll end soon.
