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WATCH: Miss Universe PH candidates speak in their own regional languages

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ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA – True to the vision of its national director Shamcey Supsup, the Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) organization encouraged its candidates to embrace their mother tongue in a video that has since gone viral online.</p><p>“No matter what language she speaks, every Filipina is phenomenal,” MUP said in the four-minute clip, which showed each contestant introducing herself in the language she grew up with.</p><p>Aside from Tagalog and English, other women can be heard proudly speaking in Bisaya, Kapampangan, Ilocano, and Ivatan, to name a few. </p><p>MUP’s move was well-received by the public, with the video getting 2 million views as of writing.</p><p>Check it out below:</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/TheMissUniversePH/videos/1122590078089978/?v=1122590078089978" data-width="auto"> </div><p>In a previous interview, Supsup advised the candidates to “<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/15/20/shamcey-tells-miss-universe-ph-bets-be-proud-of-where-you-came-from">be proud of where they came from</a>” and speak in the language they are most comfortable with.</p><p>“If you speak Bisaya, don’t be afraid to speak in Bisaya… Para you know, the youth or the little girls looking up to us will also be proud of where they came from,” she said. </p>