Mr. & Ms. Chinatown PH pageant supports cerebral palsy, epilepsy org

Reigning Miss Chinatown Philippines Jercy So. Image: INQUIRER.net/Armin P. Adina

The Mr. and Ms. Chinatown Philippines pageant has once again partnered with the Cerebral Palsy Epilepsy Family Awareness Support Group PH (CEFASG.PH) for the 2024 staging of the twin competitions.

Cassandra Chan, 2020 Miss Chinatwon Philippines, delivered the news at the presentation of the male and female aspirants held in Parañaque City in September.

Chan, who was also crowned Miss World Philippines-Charity in 2022, waxed emotional as she expressed her gratitude to the Miss Chinatown Foundation Inc. for choosing the organization anew. She has been supporting CEFASG.PH even before bagging her national title.

“This is the second time they actually got us as a beneficiary, and I want to say thank you to ‘Achi’ (big sister) Vanessa [Agbayani-Lo, Mr. and Ms. Chinatown Philippines president] because she asked for the second time,” Chan told INQUIRER.net in an inerview.

“Thank you talaga (really) to the Agbayani family. Because with the support, we were able to get prescription glasses for the children. So many sponsorships have been coming in. So I’m really thankful for that,” the beauty queen continued.

Chan said that even when the pageant had not officially started, CEFASG.PH has aready been receiving a lot of support because of the partnership.

Reigning Miss Chinatown Philippines Jercy So also expressed her gratitude for the partnership. “We’re very glad that our organization has a purpose, which is to help people like them, and to make them still part of our community,” she said.

The 2024 Mr. and Ms. Chinatown Philippines pageant will hold its coronation show at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City on Sunday, Nov. 10.