00:00Ngayong umaga, mga kasama natin ang nagrepresenta ng ating bansa sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ng newly crowned Miss Asian International
00:072026 International Bell of the Year, Miss Patricia Angela Mercado, and also with one of the four best national director
00:152026, Mr. Adrian Stephen Cabujat.
00:19Welcome to Rising Chime, Panipinas!
00:21Good morning!
00:22Good morning!
00:23And congratulations!
00:24Thank you so much!
00:24Congratulations! Fresh from the wind, on Friday lang na namin.
00:27Wow! Of course, kwento ka mo naman kami sa naging journey mo doon sa competition sa Malaysia.
00:34Ayan, first of all po, grabe yung experience na narihanasan namin dito. I've been there for a week, so it's
00:41a great experience, it's a huge opportunity, and to be able to represent the country with Asian countries all over
00:50the world po, grabe, as a first-timer, kinabahan po talaga ako.
00:56It's a huge pressure. But I'm thankful that with the help of my national director, with my mom, yung support
01:04na po nila sa akin, I was able to overcome and to focus in winning the crown.
01:09Paano yung naging preparation mo?
01:11Preparation na yan.
01:12Kasi siya, yung preparation is better than confidence.
01:15So, yung preparation po natin, it's been months.
01:18Two, three months, nandun po yung preparation for the outfits, nandun yung preparation for talent competition, national costume, the walk,
01:27the way that I present myself.
01:28And ang ginagawa ko po is, kapag solo lang po ako, and wala si national director ko, I go to
01:37online, I check like interviews, I watch interviews, I watch how the beauty queens talk, I watch how they walk,
01:45I watch how they present themselves, so I can better filter that on how I want to do it on
01:53myself.
01:53Yung, Sir Stephen.
01:54So, we know, Mr. Stephen, as national director, ano ang mga pinagdaanan nyo rin challenges, dahil alam natin din yung
02:01mahirap magpagdala ng mga candidates natin representing the Philippines, so tell us also about that.
02:06Yeah, I'm really very proud of Patricia, because she started as a model for my brand, and also for different
02:14designers, and she was able to conquer her fear, because according to some who actually have watched her during the
02:22fashion shows, it doesn't look like it's her first time.
02:25Oo nga, eh, first time, ano, sabak agad sa Malaysia.
02:28Yeah, tsaka, impresyon din na nabigay niya, they actually thought that she already have, like, won a lot of titles
02:33here in the Philippines, but they got surprised after winning that it's her first time.
02:38Yes.
02:39Galawang bitarangan na.
02:40Oo, ganun na, ganun na natake.
02:43Syempre, ano namang pakiramdam to represent the Philippines and wave our Philippine flag sa International Pages Day?
02:49I'm very humbled and honored. It's a different thing when you get to represent your country, of course.
02:55Syempre, as a proud Filipina, nakaka-kaba, nakaka-proud, and it's amazing to be able to show the Asian countries
03:05how different a Filipina faith is, and how different the beauty and brains that we have here.
03:10Especially, iba po yung datingan po ng mga pageanties po sa Pinase. So, it's a very proud, proud moment for
03:18me to show the Asian countries there that this is how a Filipina is.
03:22And ano naman ang advocacy mo dito sa pageantry nito? Anong dala mong advocacy?
03:27Ang dala po pong advocacy, syempre, pinapangunahan po na with my mom's national, with my mom's NGO, ayan, yung advocacy
03:36namin na tumulong po sa mga last fortunate people.
03:39And to carry myself there as a representative of this country, and to inspire those beauty models like me din
03:52na first-timer, na akay gan to, kung kaya ko, kaya nyo din.
03:56So, I want to show them that it's not about how long you've been here, it's about how well you're
04:02gonna do to represent yourself.
04:04Si Sir Stephen, may hap na corona.
04:05Parang, gusto ko rin magkaroon ng coronation at this moment. Pero dun sa mga gusto rin, nasa mali dito sa
04:11competition na ito.
04:12And I know marami ka pa rin ibang mga platforms for models and beauty queens out there.
04:16Yeah, for my company, Philippines Talent Star, I'm really very thankful of Janice Ang for giving us the opportunity.
04:26For this year, it was actually hosted by Kuala Lumpur.
04:30It was a pressure on our part because two years ago, the Mr. Asian International won by the Philippines, Alfred.
04:38So, we want to thank Oy Ming Sani as well. He's actually the founder.
04:46He's a Singaporean and he is very inspiring because he brought this opportunity to all age levels because there are
04:54kids competing.
04:56There are teens and there are adults and also elite. These are the older men and women.
05:01So, this platform is really huge and not only to represent Asian countries but also those who live in different
05:09countries with Asian blood.
05:10That's it.
05:11That's it.
05:12Lastly, as a title holder, how do you apply it to the next generation, the aspiring people who want to
05:19come to the pageants?
05:20Follow your footsteps.
05:23I want to leave this one with a quote, beauty catches the eye but I believe that character leaves an
05:30impression.
05:31So, like I said nga po, hindi po yan kung veterano ka, hindi yan kung gaano kakagaling, kung gaano kakabihasa.
05:36It's about how you want to leave an impression to those with you all throughout and dun po, dun masusubok
05:45kung gaano kadeterminado kung it will show how authentic you are.
05:50And that's what I want to share din sa mga future na beauty models and beauty queens, title holders like
05:56me, to just believe in yourself and be authentic as you can be.
05:59So, beauty catches the eye but character gives impression.
06:03Yes.
06:03Ang ganda nga.
06:04Ano?
06:05Well, congratulations again Patricia and Sir Stephen.
06:08Thank you so much.
06:09Thank you so much.
06:09Thank you so much.
06:11At, syempre, we wish you all the best sasin yung rain dito.
06:15At, feeling ko marami pa itong mga po pwedeng salihan.
06:18Simula pa lang yan.
06:18Simula pa lang yan para sa'yo.
06:20but next to facel.
06:20Agree.我的死.
