Chelsea Manalo 1st time rarampa sa Santacruzan: I was never a part of it
PHOTO: Courtesy of Sean Jimenez
SA darating na Mayo, masisilayan ng publiko ang isa sa pinaka-engrandeng selebrasyon ng kulturang Pilipino—ang “Grand Santacruzan 2025” na gaganapin sa makasaysayang Intramuros.
Isa sa mga inaabangang personalidad sa event na ito ay si Miss Universe Asia 2024 Chelsea Manalo na buong-pusong ipinahayag ang kanyang kasabikan sa pagiging bahagi ng nasabing event.
“Actually, I just wanna say how honored I am to be here, to be part of the Grand Santacruzan kasi I, myself, I have not been to Santacruzan at all. I watched it, but I was never a part of it,” chika niya sa isang mini presscon kamakailan lang.
Dagdag niya, “So being here and of course to witness that for the month of May, I would be so honored. So to be here and be part of the Grand Santacruzan, I am very excited.”
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Sa isinagawang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing noong March 25, opisyal nang nagsanib-pwersa ang Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) at Intramuros Administration (IA) upang gawing mas engrande ang Grand Santacruzan ngayong taon.
Present sa signing event sina IA Administrator Joan Padilla, PTAA President Evangeline Tankiang-Manotoc, at Department of Tourism Asec. Sharlene Zabala-Batin.
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Isa sa mga pangunahing layunin ng Grand Santacruzan ay hindi lamang ang pagpapakita ng kagandahan at pananampalataya, kundi pati na rin ang pagbibigay-diin sa kahalagahan ng kulturang Pilipino sa mata ng mundo.
Ayon kay Chelsea, naniniwala siya na ang pagsasama ng mga beauty queens sa ganitong mga tradisyunal na pagdiriwang ay isang paraan upang maitaguyod ang heritage ng bansa.
“In Miss Universe Philippines, we have advocacies, we have #LoveForAll. So I just wanna share that kasi during my time [in MUPH], my advocacy which is called ‘Love for Heritage.’ We were able to contribute also in promoting different kinds of tourism, cultures anywhere that we can be and anywhere in the Philippines or in other countries,” sey ni Chelsea nang tanungin ng BANDERA.
Chika pa niya, “So being here as one of the beauty queens who will be participating in the Grand Santacruzan is… I think about reaching out to cultures, it’s about reaching and educating people nowadays.”
“Because to be honest, even if Santacruzan is evident anywhere in the country, there’s still so much that we can share not just here but also internationally. So as the [event] opens… I will be very proud to share our cultures and our country, specifically here in Grand Santacruzan that I will partake,” aniya pa.
Ayon kay IA Administrator Padilla, inaasahang dadagsain hindi lamang ng mga lokal, kundi pati na rin ng mga dayuhang turista ang Grand Santacruzan 2025.
Bukod sa engrandeng prusisyon ng mga sagala, tampok din dito ang iba’t ibang makasaysayang pasyalan sa Intramuros gaya ng San Agustin Church, Fort Santiago, at Palacio del Gobernador.
“We are excited to showcase all the tourism sites here in Intramuros—our UNESCO heritage site San Agustin, our jewel Fort Santiago, even our office Palacio del Gobernador… there are actually 52 sites in Intramuros kaya we’re very much excited to showcase that not just to Filipinos but to the rest of the world with this Intramuros’ Grand Santacruzan 2025,” wika ni Padilla.
Hirit naman ni PTAA President Tankiang-Manotoc, “This coming May, everyone can come, watch, and enjoy! Kasi ang mga Santacruzan natin, ang alam po natin is nangyayari sa mga barangay, which is beautiful, part of our culture, part of our celebration in fiestas, but this time around, we are making it bigger and better.”
Sa patuloy na pagtutulungan ng IA, PTAA, at iba pang stakeholders sa industriya ng turismo, tiyak na magiging isang makulay, makasaysayan, at makahulugang pagdiriwang ang Grand Santacruzan 2025.
Kaya markahan na ang inyong mga kalendaryo sa Mayo 23 at samahan si Chelsea Manalo sa isang hindi malilimutang Grand Santacruzan sa Intramuros!
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