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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171664970560320240525-halasan-IG.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Jeweler Manny Halasan and newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo. <em>Photo courtesy of Manny Halasan/Facebook</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>Bulacan-based jeweler Manny Halasan is a proud friend and mentor to newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/5/22/bulacan-s-chelsea-manalo-to-represent-ph-at-miss-universe-2024-2113">Bulacan&#x27;s Chelsea Manalo to represent PH at Miss Universe 2024</a></div><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Saturday, Halasan could not help but express his joyful feelings over Manalo&#x27;s success in Miss Universe Philippines.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C7TH-XyN7lA/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A21686063%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Sobrang happy hindi lang for Chelsea also sa parents and whole family niya kasi sobrang dream niya talaga na maging beauty queen. Dream come true ito sa lahat  and alam ko yung pinagdaanan nya sa pageant na ito. Wala talaga kaming financial machinery. Kaya muntikan na talaga siya mag back out,&quot; he said. </p><p>As a team and as a friend, Halasan opened up on challenges they faced during the competition.  </p><p>&quot;Kumakatok kami sa mga designers at mga tao na puwede mahiraman nya ng damit for her daily activities and challenges. During one of the activities nahiya siya, kasi wala talaga. Kaya siya rin talaga ang nag me-makeup siya lang. Pero she stayed positive. Wala siya mga sapatos noong una.Kaya laking pasasalamat namin na may mga nag extend at nagpadala sa kanya. May mga nasolicit na nakatulong ipagpatuloy ang laban, aya nung tawagin siya ang nanalo, you could imagine &#x27;ung relief na naramdaman naming lahat mula doon sa mga pinagdaanan niya,&quot; Halasan said. </p><p>He also told ABS-CBN News that there was one time that Manalo was about to give up on competing for her pageant dream. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/5/24/sans-stylist-chelsea-manalo-relied-on-friends-online-sellers-for-outfits-1831" id="isPasted">Sans stylist, Chelsea Manalo relied on friends, online sellers for outfits</a></div><p>&quot;Nung time na pasuko na sya ang sinabi ko lang sa kaniya &#x27;pagod ka lang and need mo muna mag rest kumain ka, matulog ka kumain ka ng comfort food mo then isipin mo mabuti if lalaban ka pa or hindi na&#x27; Mayroon rin one time na ayaw na niya na parang sinabi niya na parang hindi na siya magiging beauty queen napagod rin talaga siya,&quot; he revealed. &quot;But again, alam ko kasi na kapag gusto natin &#x27;yung isang bagay at mahal talaga natin usually kailangan lang natin ipahinga.&quot; </p><p>Looking back on their journey, Halasan recalled that they started to team up in 2014.  </p><p>&quot;It all started in 2014 school pageants pa iyun, nabihisan ko na sya sobrang bata pa niya non, tapos nasundan nung Miss World 2017 nilapit sya ni Benz Bolante. Then ako ung naging official designer niya during that time, and kapag meron siyang mga event or pageant nagme-message siya if meron siya need also nung nag debut sya ginawan din namin sya ng gowns, kapag may mga show and photo shoot every time sinasabihan ko sya &#x27;gusto mo mag laro?&#x27; Game go saan, anong details andun siya dadating iyan pupunta yan kahit saan pa iyan,&quot; he recalled.</p><p>With Manalo&#x27;s success in the Miss Universe Philippines, Halasan and his team were also aware of the negative comments surrounding them.  </p><p>&quot;Alam naman natin na bawat isa may kanya-kanyang gusto. Siyempre may mga candidate ang bawat isa. Nasabihan din siya ng isang tao dati na &#x27;pamparami lang&#x27;. Pero Si Chelsea ayaw niya ng negative, positive lng dapat, also sa team namin ayaw namin ng hate or bash kasi nakaka-negative. Sinasabi lang namin lagi na hayaan lang natin sila hindi naman natin pwede ipilit sa iba na magustuhan tayo. We cannot please everybody. Kahit sino pa tinawag na winner, walang hindi may masasabi. Pero kasi alam ko pag talaga na pure ung heart and and pure &#x27;yung intentions mo mapi-feel ng tao &#x27;yun and hindi basta mape-fake &#x27;yun. At naniniwala ako na there is a higher being that sees what is truly in our hearts. Yung intention, &#x27;yung pagkatao, iyun hindi talaga mape-fake,&quot; he explained. </p><p>Manalo bested 52 other candidates and will be representing the Philippines at the upcoming Miss Universe in Mexico in November.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/5/24/on-cue-miss-universe-philippines-chelsea-manalo-2129" id="isPasted">ON CUE: Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo</a></div>

<p>Bulacan-based jeweler Manny Halasan is a proud friend and mentor to newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo.</p>

Bulacan-based jeweler Manny Halasan is a proud friend and mentor to newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo.

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Jeweler Manny Halasan defends Miss Universe PH Chelsea Manalo from bashers

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Kiko Escuadro

Published May 25, 2024 11:09 PM PHT

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