Miss Earth 2025: Joy Barcoma appeals for prayers as Typhoon Tino causes flash foods in Philippines

Joy Barcoma is appealing for prayers for the victims of Typhoon Tino in Cebu. 

Before delivering her answer to the question and answer portion of the Miss Earth 2025 pageant on Wednesday, Joy encouraged the audience keep the typhoon victims in their thoughts.

"I'm just waiting for this moment to encourage everybody to offer prayers to the victims of the typhoon in Cebu," Joy said.

She also said she hopes that people would also take this time to remember the lives of our countrymen who were lost.

"A lot of people have died, a lot of people have experienced the catastrophe of the typhoon and the flashflood has brought to our countrymen," the Filipina said.

"So I hope you take this time, as we celebrate taking care of Mother Earth, that we also think about and remember the lives of the people we lost because Filipinos deserve better lives, Filipinos deserve to be safe in their country," she added.

Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) left parts of the Visayas region devastated, bringing widespread flooding, toppling trees, causing soil erosion, and killing scores of people.

Meanwhile, Joy had to talk about the word "law" in the Q&A portion.

"No one is above the law. ?And we hope that everyone can hear this message, every decision that our politicians are making, every policy that our government officials are passing for our people, affects the lives of everybody. Social justice, environmental justice is also human justice. And so we must make sure that every law we pass is a right for every person on Earth," she said.

The Miss Earth 2025 coronation night is currently happening in Parañaque City. Joy bowed out of the competition after advancing to the Top 8. —MGP, GMA Integrated News