MEGA Women to Watch: Ashtine Olviga

Jayjay, the lead character in VivaOne series “Ang Mutya ng Section E,” is the kind of girl you’d want on your side; she’s smart, quick on her feet, palaban [feisty] when she needs to be, and with enough wit to go toe-to-toe with anyone. She’s dependable, she’s resilient, and she doesn’t back down from a challenge. On screen, she’s a teenage firecracker. Off screen, she’s Ashtine Olviga and the similarities run deeper than you think

By Laurd Salen August 29, 2025

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"Iba talaga ‘yung suporta at pagmamahal after Mutya [The support and love I got after Mutya was really special],” she says, smiling like she still can’t believe it. “Sobrang na-encourage lang ako to give the better version of myself lagi… para sa kanila [I was very encouraged to always give the better version of myself…for them].” That swell of support came almost overnight. Before Mutya, she’d been quietly and patiently putting in the work for years, from Born to be a Star in 2016, to stints in multiple P-pop groups, to a solo single, to countless auditions. She calls the role her “answered prayer,” and she means it. It wasn’t always a straight path for her. “Bata pa lang ako gusto ko na maging artista pero sobrang mahiyain ko talaga… nasa sulok lang ako [I’ve always wanted to be an actress, but I’m very shy…I’m always at the corner],” she […]