WATCH: Maxine Medina, bukas mag-Filipino at magkaroon ng translator sa Miss Universe competition
Marami ang bumabatikos kay Miss Philippines Maxine Medina dahil sa kanyang kahinaan sa oral communication at English skills.
Matatandaang naging viral ang kanyang send-off interview kaya marami ang humikayat sa kanya sa social media na huwag nang ipilit ang salitang hindi siya sanay bigkasin at gamitin na lamang ang wikang Filipino para mas lalong maintindihan ang nais niyang sabihin.
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Tugon ni Maxine sa 24 Oras, “Napakaganda ng Tagalog, and there [was] this one time [when] Pia and [I] were talking and all the candidates [were like], ‘Oh, it’s nice to hear you talking in Tagalog.’ For me, wala namang masama kung magta-translate tayo, and I’m here also to win.”
Present sa “We Rise Against Hunger” charity event ang binibini kasama ang ibang candidates ng Miss Universe kung saan nag-impake sila ng 100 boxes of rice meals para sa 43,000 katao na makikinabang nito.
Panoorin ang Miss Universe live sa GMA on January 30 (Monday) at 8:00 am.
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