Miss Universe Philippines queens visit Congress
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The Miss Universe Philippines queens continue to be welcomed at the House of Representatives.
The winning Miss Universe Philippines queens recently got to see the workings of the government as they were invited to the House of Representatives by House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
The Miss Universe Philippines organization posted multiple photos in one of the more recent posts on its official Instagram account, showing current reigning Miss Universe Philippines Ahtisa Manalo together with Miss Eco International Philippines 2026 Gabbi Carballo, Miss Supranational Philippines 2026 Kat Llegado, Miss Philippines Cosmo 2025 Chelsea Fernandez, and Miss Eco Teen Asia 2024 Raven Doctor.
This isn't the first time that the House of Representatives has welcomed beauty queens into its halls. Back in December last year, current reigning Miss Universe Asia Chelsea Manalo was invited by Congresswoman Richelle Singson to go to the House of Representatives.
Kapuso beauty queen Michelle Dee also made a courtesy call to the country's House of Representatives in 2023 last year, where she was lauded for her top 10 finish in the 2023 Miss Universe pageant.
Miss Universe Philippines Ahtisa Manalo will certainly need to work with the House of Representatives if she wants to pursue her stand on HIV and AIDS education.
In one of the more recent posts on her official Facebook account, Ahtisa shared her thoughts on the Department of Health's (DOH) announcement that cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have increased among the Gen Z by 500 percent, calling the situation “a call to action.”
“This dramatic increase reflects a lack of access to accurate, compassionate, and age-appropriate sexual health education. Proper education is not about encouraging recklessness--it's about equipping young people with the truth, the tools, and the confidence to make informed choices about their health and well-being,” she wrote.
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Ahtisa has definitely not slowed down as soon as she won the Miss Universe Philippines crown. During a guesting on Fast Talk with Boy Abunda, Ahtisa shared that she was already formulating a “game plan” for the Miss Universe pageant this November 21, 2025, at the Impact Challenger in Pak Kret, Thailand.
“After my coronation, we had an afterparty with all the other candidates and the organization. Once I got home, I got home around 4 a.m., I couldn't sleep until 7 a.m. because I was already thinking what do I do in Thailand,” she shared. “I was able to come up with a lot of things but more so my focus is being fit. I've been sick for three days before the finals and up until now I haven't gotten my voice back properly. I want to give the Philippines a great fight.”
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