Former Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach was named “Woman of the Year” by Xpedition. The new recognition Pia received was met with criticism by some netizens -asking what she has done to receive such an award. Some even asked if Pia deserved the award.
On Instagram, Pia thanked the Dubai based magazine for the award and at the same addressed those who are questioning if she deserving or not:
“Thank you so much @xpeditionmagazine @josh_yugen @yugenpr for the invitation and the award. 15 awards were given out tonight and I’m so grateful to receive one of them. Thank you for recognizing my efforts.”
“Ps. I noticed a few bashers questioning why I was given this award, also saying that I dont deserve it.. I usually dont like answering them but I have to admit, nahuhurt ako pag sinasabing “wala ka namang ginawa”. So let me explain.. continuation in the comments section cos it wont fit here.. im sorry kung mahaba”
“Now I dont really like having to explain myself, Im sure nanotice nyo naman ia tuwing mag binabato sakin na issue tahimik lang talaga ako. But this time I feel like I need to say something. Ang saya saya ko everytime I give back in my own little way. And it hurts me when people say na wala naman akong ginawa or ginagawa. Pinopost ko naman pero somehow people only notice the glam pics and my photos with Jeremy. This year has been tough for me too. Ive been trying to keep my head up and balance work and businesses, my personal life and even family issues. I’ve been through some really dark times this year (even Jeremy has seen it) but somehow Ive been able to fight through it and I havent forgotten about the people who believe in me. So to my bashers who work so hard to bring me down, okay lang sakin kung ayaw nyo sakin or iba kasi ang bet nyo. This month marks 5 years since I won Miss Universe but there are people are organizations who still believe and trust in me and thats all that matters. Ok na ok na ko dun.”
“Also, a few weeks ago when I arrived from London, nasa eroplano palang ako kausap ko na si Carla and Mar of Queentuhan about doing another fundraiser for the victims of the recent typhoons. I even personally reached out to beauty queens myself to help us spread the word so we could collect more and help more. Syempre nag donate din kami from our own pockets.I was so happy to see that even though bagong bago palang ang podcast namin, we were able to collect over 400 thousand pesos. All of that went to the beneficiaries. And before I left for Dubai, before I could even pack my stuff for the trip, inuna ko muna yung repacking of relief goods for love yourself. Wala po akong maid sa bahay, kami lang po ng pinsan ko ang nandun and we did everything ourselves. I kept myself busy during this pandemic by helping, donating, keeping myself updated with the news and doing free interviews and talks. People seem to think I have a staff of a big team but really most of the work I do, I do myself. Ive always been that way.”
“Earlier this year when the pandemic started I did my very first fundraiser. Usually I just join other fundraisers but this time I started my own. Literally me handling the monetary donations myself, without an org to work with. And keeping it all transparent para sure na lahat talaga madodonate. I was able to collect over 1 million pesos. I used the money to donate PPEs to hospitals earlier this year when they were harder to get by. I also donated money to the fundraiser myself. When we collected everything, I only had my cousin, a friend and my driver to help me do the deliveries. Kami lang po yung gumagawa. Wala kaming big team or staff. Around the same time I also partnered with a local restaurant to continously deliver lunch and dinner to the ICU unit Makati Med for weeks and that was with my own money.”
“Guys I cant thank you enough for the encouragement and positive comments… maraming maraming salamat po”
(Photo source: Instagram – @piawurtzbach)
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