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After three weeks in the Philippines, Mr. World 2019 Jack Heslewood is officially back with his family in London.

But before he left, GMANetwork.com was able to ask him this question: if there's one thing he'd bring along with him to the UK, what's the one thing he'd share with his fellow Englishmen?

Clue: It's not food or a piece of clothing, and you can't even fit it in a piece of luggage.

Jack answers, “Oh absolutely the Tuloy Foundation.”

The UK-native shares that he was deeply inspired by the story of Father Rocky Evangelista, founder of Tuloy Foundation, who is committed to getting poor, abandoned, and homeless children off the streets and into a safe, nurturing place they can call “home.”

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The children performed a couple of songs for the contestants. It was very powerful to see how far they have come, their strength and unity. Follow is on social media and missworld.con for the latest news. #mrworld #mrworld2019 #philippines

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Look at those faces! Our contestants couldn't believe the children's dancing skills! Probably they were thinking on their final night opening number. Follow is on social media and missworld.con for the latest news. #mrworld #mrworld2019 #philippines

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Next, the contestants were welcomed by the children of the Tuloy foundation. Follow is on social media and missworld.con for the latest news. #mrworld #mrworld2019 #philippines

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He shares, “So in the UK, there are usually charitable causes around cancer and sick children. So that's pretty much what I've been focusing my charity fundraising on.

“But I think since visiting the Tuloy Foundation it's empowered me to actually know I can directly help orphanages from day one.

“You don't have to have a whole foundation or a whole school in order to do that one-by-one.

“So, I really want to go back and actually share that everyone is actually empowered to do what Father Rocky has done from the beginning.”

Jack together with 71 other contestants visited the Tuloy Foundation in Alabang last August 11 to interact with the kids.

Two weeks later, he was hailed as the new Mr. World.

Catch his coronation night on GMA, this September 1st at 10:30 pm.

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