Why Rabiya Mateo wants to start a funeral parlor business

Kiko Escuadro

ABS-CBN News

<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/17224319375122-Composite.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="@rabiyamateo IG"/><span class="fr-inner">@rabiyamateo IG </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Former Miss Universe Philippines and now TV host Rabiya Mateo on Wednesday shared a very out-of-the-box business plan that she intends to pursue in Iloilo.</p><p>According to Mateo, she still dreams of having her own funeral business -- which all started due to her perfectionist taste in cosmetics.</p><p>&quot;Nag start kasi yan dati, hindi ko gusto ang mga make up ng mga patay. Masyado maputi, masyado manipis ang kilay. So sabi ko, &#x27;why not ano (to have my own  business)?&#x27; Siyempre, last few days na lang nila na makikita sila ng pamilya nila so doon nag start ang idea,&quot; she said in an interview with ABS-CBN News. </p><p>When asked if she has encountered real cadavers, Mateo shared that she learned not to be afraid of them after doing laboratory work involving corpses during her college days.</p><p>&quot;Hindi ako takot sa patay naniniwala ako na mayroong Diyos at kung ano man entity meron dito sa mundo. Kasi &#x27;yung background ko kasi during my PT school, part ng pag-aaral namin nag-open kami ng cadaver and bangkay talaga so hindi naman ako natatakot,&quot; she explained.</p><p>Knowing the business flow will not be easy, the former beauty queen is taking it slow but is making sure to find the right people to work with her in this future venture. </p><p>&quot;Wala po ako makuha embalmer and nag-search ako, four years pala siya pag-aaralan. So siyempre, it takes a lot of time, pero malay natin may makilala din ako na pwede,&quot; she added. </p><p>Before she pursues her dream, the former beauty queen has also started collaborating with different businesses. </p><p>Recently, she signed as a brand ambassador of LVNA Jewelry. Part of her contract is a special package that allows the former beauty queen to become the CEO of her very own branch in Cavite.</p><p>And as she starts her new venture, the former beauty queen is once again challenged to learn something very new to her/</p><p>&quot;Ako bilang isang leader naman,  I listen. Kasi for me to make the best decisions in the business you have to listen sa mga tao na nagta trabaho doon. I have so much to learn, parang feeling ko back to school ulit ako but still, I&#x27;m grateful to be here,&quot;  she said.</p><div><strong>RELATED NEWS: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EJiBPqMlBS0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Former Miss Universe Philippines and now TV host Rabiya Mateo on Wednesday shared a very out-of-the-box business plan that she intends to pursue in Iloilo.</p>

Former Miss Universe Philippines and now TV host Rabiya Mateo on Wednesday shared a very out-of-the-box business plan that she intends to pursue in Iloilo.

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Why Rabiya Mateo wants to start a funeral parlor business

Why Rabiya Mateo wants to start a funeral parlor business

Kiko Escuadro,

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Published Jul 31, 2024 09:21 PM PHT

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