Speaking Chabacano In The Voice Teens Philippines

I decided to feature a teen artist from Zamboanga City who is currently a contestant in The Voice Teens Philippines season 2 because she is obviously very proud of the Chabacano language.


The video is an interview with CZ Baylosis conducted by Jeremy Glinoga and KaladKaren. In the interview, CZ speaks in Chabacano when thanking her supporters.

The video is an extract from an episode of The Voice Teens Philippines DigiTV aired last June 28, 2020.

CZ Baylosis is 16 years old and is part of Apl de AP's team in the show. Considering that she is only 16 years old, I found it rather surprising that she chose to showcase Chabacano in that show. My friend tells me that most teenagers and even adults in Zamboanga city nowadays feel that it is more posh to speak in Tagalog.

Interestingly, her name when spelled backwards is ZC which is the abbreviation for Zamboanga city.

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