Since 1952, the Miss Universe pageant has become a platform for women to tell their stories and a model to shape a better world, with the Philippines making its mark on its stage.
Gloria Diaz made history as the first Filipino to win the crown in 1969, followed by Margie Moran in 1973. In the following years, the country entered periods of near misses and occasional placements—until a resurgence in 2010 ushered in a golden era that broke the drought for the Philippines in the competition.
After 42 years, Pia Wurtzbach reclaimed the crown in 2015, a victory soon followed by Catriona Gray in 2018.
With the approaching Miss Universe crowning on November 21, Ahtisa Manalo is ready to remind the universe why the Philippines remains a beauty pageant powerhouse.
alam nilang matagumpay ang pagkilos ngayong araw kaya nagpapakalat sila ng fearmongering upang takutin ang kabataan na sumama sa mga susunod pa. wag magpatakot.
dito masusubok yung "wag matakot, makibaka" talaga. sana magtiwala tayo sa pag-aalaga ng isa't isa at ng kolektiba.
We must acknowledge the anger in the streets. This is from decades of poverty while those in power keep getting richer. The anger was always bound to explode. The mass arrests of bystanders, of poor people, will not stop the anger. Dapat lang matakot ang gobyerno sa galit ng tao.
i don't think the first instinct from progressives should be to other the rioters – taumbayan rin yan, hindi yan ibang tao. galit ang lahat, pero hindi lahat ay organisado. doesn't mean we can just say "ah hindi kami yun" and call it a day.
their anger is also ours.
I can’t tell you how proud I am of the students of UP Mindanao for carrying #DutertePanagutin banners & messages at the rally yesterday.
May pag-asa ang Davao.
Mabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan! ✊🏼
#KurakotManagot
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PARA SA BAYAN
#TrillionPesoMarch#BahaSaLuneta
WATCH: Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray joins the crowd of protesters on EDSA. “Ikulong na yan, mga kurakot,” she chants as she waives the Philippine flag. @manilabulletin
the people power revolution in 1986 inspired similar revolutions in so many countries after.. it’s something else to see the ghost of that righteous anger visit our brothers and sisters in southeast asia and finally, finally start to return to us