Samantha Viktoria Acosta is MPE 2017 Darling of the Press
An 18-year-old entrepreneur from Pulilan, Bulacan was named Darling of the Press during a special presentation held at Diamond Hotel in Manila last July 5. Samantha Viktoria Acosta won a gold medal after members of the press voted as their favorite among the 40 candidates in the 16th edition of the pageant. Kim de Guzman of Olongapo City won silver medal while Anne Krishia Antonio of Porac, Pampanga; and Catherine Tabaniag, of Panglao, Bohol tied for bronze medal for the same special award. At the press presentation, the candidates of the Miss Philippines Earth 2017 beauty pageant vowed to help save Mother Earth during their advocacy. Acosta said that she was promoting "Green Time" for the youth. "Green Time is an environmental awareness campaign aimed at the youth. The program encourages them to allot at least 5 minutes of their time every day to do something meaningful for the environment." "I intend to do this by creating environmental aware...