Rising young actress and singer Ashtine Olviga has joined the red carpet of the first-ever Filipino Music Awards, held on October 21 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

In an interview with Billboard Philippines, the Ang Mutya ng Section E star opened up about seeing Filipino artists being recognized on a grand stage, such as the Filipino Music Awards.

“I’m really happy na may ganitong kalaking (that there is a huge) event para sa mga (for) artists, kasi alam ko rin yung hirap (because I know how hard it is). Ngayon na narerecognize talaga yung mga kapwa artists ko (Now that my fellow artists are being recognized), I’m really happy. Kasi with this big event, mapaparamdam din natin sa mga artists na yung music nila, malaking din yung natutulong at impact sa mga tao.” (we can let the artists feel that their music have a huge impact on people).

The first-ever Filipino Music Awards brings together the OPM industry’s biggest artists and influential figures, honoring their contributions to the wider industry at large, presenting a total 20 honors across five major categories and is organized by Modern Media Group Inc. — home to renowned global titles such as Billboard Philippines, Rolling Stone Philippines, Nylon Manila, and Robb Report Philippines — and produced by AGC Power Holdings Corp.