Who is your ‘Filipino of the Year?’ Tweet us

Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle. RYAN LEAGOGO/INQUIRER.net

The Inquirer editors have made their choice. From nine nominees, they have selected the Filipino of the Year 2013.

What about you?

Who do you think should be the Inquirer’s Filipino of the Year?

Here are the nine nominees. Tweet your choice to @Team_Inquirer with the hashtag #FilipinoOfTheYear. You may or may not explain your choice. The selection will close on Saturday, Jan. 18, at noon.

A story on the netizens’ choice will be published with the Filipino of the Year story on Sunday, Jan. 19.

The nominees:

1. Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle

2. Supreme Court

3. “Tres Marias” (Conchita Carpio Morales, Grace Pulido-Tan and Leila de Lima)

4. Benhur Luy and other PDAF whistle-blowers, and their lawyer, Levito Baligod

5. NBI investigators

6. Filipino beauty queens (Miss World Megan Young, Miss International Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Universe 3rd runner-up Ariella Arida, Miss Supranational Mutya Johanna Datul, Miss Tourism International Angeli Dione Gomez et al.)

7. Filipino indie filmmakers

8. Relief and rescue workers (Supertyphoon “Yolanda” and Bohol earthquake)

9. Smart Gilas Team

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 Originally posted at 05:27 pm | Wednesday, January 15, 2014

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