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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/12/18/20191218-moria.jpg"/><figcaption>A scene from the video &#x27;Sunshine,&#x27; which featured Moira dela Torre&#x27;s cover of &#x27;You Are My Sunshine.&#x27; <em>Elks National Drug Awareness Program</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- A heartbreaking drug ad featuring Moira dela Torre&#x27;s cover of &quot;You Are My Sunshine,&quot; created by a high school student, won a contest in the US. </p><p>Titled &quot;Sunshine,&quot; the video documented the devastating effects illegal drugs can have on a young person through a tear-jerking story of a mother who lost her daughter to overdose. It ends with the message: &quot;Drugs take away your sunshine.&quot; </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5kjm_vR5PDo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The video, credited to a student from California&#x27;s El Modena High School, won the contest organized by <a href="https://www.elks.org/dap/">Elks</a>, the largest volunteer drug awareness program in the US. </p><p>It was named last August the &quot;Best High School Video Public Service Announcement.&quot; </p><p>It was then used by the US government in a collaboration video with popular YouTube channel, FBE, which featured recovering addicts opening up about their inspiring stories. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6WNjlc_P6O4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Dela Torre&#x27;s cover of &quot;You Are My Sunshine,&quot; originally by Johnny Cash, was released in 2018 as part of the soundtrack for &quot;Meet Me in St. Gallen,&quot; starring Carlo Aquino and Bela Padilla.</p><p>According to Elks, their yearly contest aims to tap and recognize the US&#x27;s most creative young students to help in their effort in striving for a illegal drug-free country.</p>

<p>A heartbreaking drug ad featuring Moira dela Torre's 'You Are My Sunshine' cover, created by a high school student, won a contest in the US. </p>

A heartbreaking drug ad featuring Moira dela Torre's 'You Are My Sunshine' cover, created by a high school student, won a contest in the US.