ANGELES CITY – Mutya ning Angeles 2017 Youth Ambassadress Ma. Francesca Taruc will represent the country in this year’s edition of the Miss Freedom of the World to be held in Kosovo.
Miss Freedom of the World (MFW) is a post-war beauty pageant that started in Kosovo, a former war-torn European country.
The pageant’s core advocacy is to raise a message of love and struggle for freedom, the empowerment of women, and the importance of promoting their rights.
Taruc will be competing against participating candidates from different countries all across the globe during the pageant culmination day on August 17.
During her courtesy call with Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, the 20-year old Communication Arts student from Holy Angel University expressed her excitement to finally represent not only the Angeleñas and the Kapampangans, but the Filipinas as a whole in an international beauty pageant.
When asked about her motivation in joining the beauty pageant tilt, Taruc said that the “fight for freedom runs in our blood”.
Francesca is a native of San Luis Town and was raised in Angeles City.
She is the granddaughter of the founder of the biggest peasant-based resistance movement of the Philippines during the World War II, the Hukbong Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon (HUKBALAHAP) Supremo Luis Taruc.
“I would want to dedicate this pageant to Angeles City, my native town of San Luis, and to my grandfather Luis Taruc who is a patriot and has dedicated his life in pursuit for true freedom,” said Taruc.
“I think it is my generation’s time to continue this legacy. MFW beauty pageant is an opportunity for me to spread a message of equality and peace, and that war or any form of violence is never acceptable,” the beauty queen added.
Mayor Pamintuan lauded Taruc for her eagerness to win the crown that will introduce Kapampangan courage, beauty, and wit to the rest of the world.
“We are indeed honored that another Kapampangan, an Angeleña by heart, will again raise our country’s name in the international stage. We hope for a fruitful outcome on her journey to the crown. Rest assured that the city government will be extending assistanceto her in ways possible,” said the mayor.
Pamintuan urged the Angeleños to support Taruc through online voting which will be announced and launched any time soon in MFW’s official facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MissFreedomOfTheWorld2014/
For many years, the Philippines chooses and sends an MFW candidate through a manner of selection or appointment. Taruc is the first ever Filipina to be crowned Miss Freedom of the World- Philippines through a competition. T
he Angeleña beauty hopes to contribute to the continued winning streak of Filipinas who have made their respective marks in various international beauty pageants.
