LOOK: Pinoy flight attendant gets an autograph from Angeline Jolie

MANILA — A Filipino flight attendant was able to get an autograph from Hollywood star Angelina Jolie. 

Ken Ortega took to Instagram to share a photo of his phone, which featured Jolie’s signature on its case.

In the caption, he expressed his disbelief and excitement over having the Hollywood star as one of his passengers.

In a reel, Ortega explained that he was not able to have a photo with Jolie because they failed to get her consent since the actress was resting most of the time during the flight.

“We don’t want to invade her personal time siyempre privacy pa naman po niya ‘yon. So hindi po namin nagawa or ako hindi ko po nagawa na makapag-selfie  sa kanya. Second, we just wanted to act na professional din po since it’s a work setting. Siyempre iniisip namin baka it’s her first time with our airlines baka sabihin uy dinumog ako ng  mga cabin crew. So iniiwasan po namin ‘yon. Pero kung ako ang tatanungin gusto ko po magpa-picture. Tuturuan ko pa ‘yon mag-budots,” he said.

“The fact na nakita po namin siya, nakausap, sobrang bait, sobrang ganda ,ang liit ng mukha grabe. … Very graceful. …’Yung presence nakakatuwa ‘yung ginreet niya kami pagpasok, tapos kapag kausap ko siya naka-eye contact talaga. So nakakahiya hindi ko na nga rin alam kung ano ang pinagsasabi ko. … Ayun nagpa autograph na rin po tayo. Kasi sabi naman niya she’s willing to sign any item na from the crew. ‘Yun ang nangyari kaya mayroon tayong autograph dito sa aking phone case,” Ortega said.

The Oscar-winning actress and global advocate arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1  on Tuesday for the 2026 ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit. 

According to the website of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Jolie will be one of the speakers at the session titled “From memory to possibility: Cambodia, courage and the power of staying,” alongside filmmaker Rithy Panh.

ABS-CBN is the exclusive media partner of the ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit.