Why Gina Lopez loves the song 'I Believe I Can Fly'

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1451687" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><p>In hindsight, it was a surprisingly poignant moment. </p><p>After she was rejected as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources back in May, Gina Lopez displayed a touch of resilience when she chose to hide her obvious disappointment by doing an impromptu song number. </p><p>In front of reporters, Lopez wore a steely expression as she belted out &quot;I Believe I Can Fly&quot; and called on her supporters to sing with her, a video clip of which went viral at the time just because of the sheer randomness of it. </p><p>Fast forward to Wednesday night and Lopez again had to dust off her favorite song for an audience. She was on &quot;Tonight with Boy Abunda&quot; and was asked to sing a few lines of the R. Kelly classic. </p><p>She did, but this time also explaining why she&#x27;s so fond of the R&amp;B/soul tune that appears on the Michael Jordan movie &quot;Space Jam.&quot; </p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s a song for the Filipino,&quot; Lopez reasoned. </p><p>&quot;Because we&#x27;re so colonized and we think we&#x27;re small. But if you feel small, you will think small, dream small, and will do small. We&#x27;re not small! We should believe we can fly.&quot; </p><p>Lopez appeared on the late-night talk show to promote &quot;G Diaries,&quot; her new travel show on the environment. </p><p>Directed by Will Harper, a director who once worked with Oprah, it airs on ANC, Lifestyle Network, and ABS-CBN (Saturday mornings). </p><p>In explaining how she came to care so much about preserving the environment, Lopez said: &quot;It&#x27;s actually increased many, many times over and it actually comes from meditation.</p><p>&quot;Because when you meditate, you go inside. And when you make the mind still, you can feel more -- mas mafi-feel mo iyong mga tao, you feel the suffering more. And if you feel people, you can&#x27;t not feel the environment because it goes together.&quot; </p>

<p>Gina Lopez appeared on "Tonight with Boy Abunda" on Wednesday to promote "G Diaries," her new travel show on the environment. <br /> </p>

Gina Lopez appeared on "Tonight with Boy Abunda" on Wednesday to promote "G Diaries," her new travel show on the environment.

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Why Gina Lopez loves the song 'I Believe I Can Fly'

Why Gina Lopez loves the song 'I Believe I Can Fly'

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Published Jul 13, 2017 12:44 AM PHT

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