You asked the questions, the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 candidates answer them. And I have a feeling you will get a more positive impression of (most of) them in the two videos below.
Ericka Evangelista
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Having seen/reviewed all the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 candidates and their Passions that #NeverFade, I took the liberty of choosing my favorites among them. I short-listed these ones for different reasons – either close to my heart (subjective) or close to the heart of many (objective) as proven through the actual related activities that they have already started doing before and during the quarantine period:
Alaiza Malinao – Food Security and Sustainable Farming: she who has done a lot of help for the welfare of our farmers and the actual networking of fresh produce from farm to table.
Riana Pangindian – Holistic Well-Being of Teachers: she who has focused on the welfare of the individuals who lead inside the classroom instead of just the students who have always been cared for my many.
Sigrid Grace Flores – Philanthropic Revolution: she who has done Service for Others way before anyone else in the roster of candidates. Philanthropy is usually easier said than done, but she reversed the thought and made charitable acts easier done all the time.
Ericka Evangelista – Teen Empowerment: she who has actually helped mobilized the youth – especially during the quarantine period – with the #BaryaNiJuan project that benefitted more frontliners than initially imagined.
Pauline Amelinckx – Marine Conservation Through Arts: she who has carefully intertwined her love for the sea and love for the children in an advocacy that brings equal amounts of hope and joy to many.
Michele Gumabao – Empower the Youth Through Sports: she who personifies her cause to the max. As a high-achieving athlete, television personality and social media influencer, she used her unique platforms to the best that she can.
Patricia Mae Santos – Women Empowerment: she who transformed the meaning of her advocacy to greater heights by partnering with the Armed Forces of the Philippines for a wider hands-on reach to remote areas while promoting her personal love for reading as a side activity by giving out books for people to read and appreciate.
Skelly Ivy Florida – Inclusive Education: she who has been appointed by her Island Province to be a beacon of hope in a project that aims to include all children – regardless of skin color and mental restrictions – in the mainstream of primary education.
Ysabella Ysmael – Community and Mental Health: she who cares for Mental Health not just as individuals but as members of a bigger community where the psychological well-being of a unified majority can take strength in numbers.
Carissa Rozil Quiza – Education for Indigenous People: And finally, she whose actual studies as Teacher allowed her to focus on the plight of indigenous Mamanwa children who – inspite of significantly lacking in life’s material pleasures – continue to give the biggest smiles from their hearts.
Miss Surigao del Norte Carissa Quiza was unfortunately in the Province during the filming of this campaign
Here is Batch 2 of the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Candidates and their Passions that never fade for Downy Philippines.
They encapsulate in ten seconds what I have been individually blogging about them for the past two months.
Miss Universe Philippines 2020 candidate Ericka Evangelista of Rizal Province is a woman with a mission. And she is specifically on the path of teens – and in unleashing the great potentials in them. One at a time, or a class at a time if you will.
Growing up, Ericka never had the luxury and self-confidence to pursue her dreams. She wanted to take fashion design back then but had to listen to her parents to secure a more financially stable future. She took up Integrated Marketing Communications at Univeristy of Asia and the Pacific as her first degree. From there, she immersed herself in a corporate job for four years as a Business Development Manager. It was fun while it lasted. But at the end of the day, she realized that she was neither happy nor fulfilled.
Showing the illustration skills of Ericka
Ericka believes that wonderful things happen when you believe in yourself, chase after your dreams, when you are in sync with your community and family, and most importantly, when God is in the center of life. As a result, she became very passionate about uplifting the youth who suppressed their dreams due to lack of self-belief. She wants to go out to the teens who have been told that they’re not good enough to make their dreams happen and the youth who had to take the practical route in life for their family’s sake. She wants to let them know that they can also pursue their dreams, no matter what everybody else says.
Ericka for the #BaryaNiJuan Project
For this charity-driven young entrepreneur, the project started during the first week of ECQ. There were so many things happening left and right but people were starving and the frontliners were getting sick. She was feeling so low and helpless. Initially, she just donated to Caritas, Rock Education and Kaya Natin Movement and shared them on her social media accounts. After a few days, a lot of her friends were sending messages asking for help in producing masks and PPEs for the frontliners. Luckily, she was able to source and delivery of zippers, clothing materials etc. She was also blessed with a good hearted team (Canni, Per, Ashley and Jayson Padua) who volunteered to sew masks and ppes for free. They were able to distribute the first batch to PGH, Lung Center, QC Gen, Rizal Med and Cardinal Santos. She got so many messages for donations.
Frustrated that her group is small and resources limited, she luckily met Lucky Alabado and Walter Siy who are founders of the #BaryaNiJuan initiative. This charity initiative helps frontliners in getting PPE suits. Together with #BaryaNiJuan, she was able to open 2 factories, one in Malabon and one in Angono where she also got to help the livelihood of the “mananahis”. At first, they were only targetting to produce and dispatch 1,000 PPEs. But with everybody’s support and donations, they were able to hit P1,567,660 in donations, producing 5,548 PPEs and sending them to 112 hospitals from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao (with the help of J&T, Cebu Pacific, LBC, Toyota Ph, Angkas as our official logistics partners). They finished distributing all of the PPEs last May 13! Whew!
