Actress Angel Locsin said Wednesday that she is happy to represent the country in the 2009 International Emmy Awards which will be held in New York City on November 23.

Locsin, 24, was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress for her role as a she-wolf in the ABSCBN television series “Lobo’’ which also stars actor Piolo Pascual. She is the only Asian nominated in the category.

“I’m so happy to represent not only the Philippines but Asia as well in the best actress category. Manominate lang ako as an actress ay isang malaking karangalan na para sa akin,” Locsin said.

Locsin is the second Filipino actress to be nominated in the best actress category in the international Emmy, the first being Tessie Tomas for her role as Imelda Marcos in 1989’s “A Dangerous Life.”

Other best actress nominees this year are Emma De Caunes ("Night Birds," CHEZ WAM, France); Cecilia Suarez ("Capadocia," HBO Latin America Originals, Mexico); and Julie Walters ("A Short Stay in Switzerland", BBC, United Kingdom).

The Philippines received three nominations all in all.

Two local TV drama series – ABS-CBN’s “Kahit Isang Saglit” and GMA’s “Magdusa Ka” – were nominated under the Best Telenovela category in the 37th Emmy Award of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS).

“Kahit Isang Saglit’’ (with an English title “A Time for Us’’) stars Jericho Rosales and Carmen Soo and is a co-production of ABS-CBN and Double Vision SDN BHD of Malaysia. GMA’s “Magdusa Ka’’ is topbilled by Dennis Trillo, Katrina Halili and Iwa Moto.

Other nominees under the same category are "India — A Love Story," TV Globo, Brazil; and “Second Chance,” TF1 Production/Fontana, France.

This year, British TV productions led the pack with nine nominations.

There are 17 countries participating in the event.

The winners will be announced at a gala, which will be hosted by British television star Graham Norton. Two honorary awards will also be presented.