"Dalagang Puglipina I," an art series by Art by VanPug

Ever wondered what a young Filipina looks like in a parallel universe? Here's a "Dalagang Puglipina" in an alternate universe called 'The Pugverse."

"No.1" is part of an ongoing collection titled "He, She, It, they/Them," which celebrates and questions the true identity of oneself in this day and age.

The painting encourages people to love and respect themselves before others, regardless of the situation they are in right now. One can never truly love and respect anyone else when they do not have the same attitude, feelings, and values towards themselves.