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Miss Philippines Earth 2025 Joy Barcoma

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:723px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1757401189128Screenshot 2025-09-09 at 2.58.18 PM.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Miss Philippines Earth 2025 Joy Barcoma. Barcoma/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner">Miss Philippines Earth 2025 Joy Barcoma. <em>Barcoma/Facebook</em></span></span></span>Newly crowned Miss Philippines Earth Joy Barcoma has been vocal about her thoughts about massive corruption in the country&#x27;s flood control projects as more public officials have been tagged in the probe. </div><p>On Facebook, the beauty queen has been using humor following the allegations of contractors <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/8/disacayas-says-corrupt-officials-used-them-in-anomalous-bidding-1114">Sarah and Curlee Discaya that certain politicians forced them to join anomalous biddings</a> and hand over money in exchange for securing projects. </p><p>Comparing their big reveal to a graduation ceremony, she <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Joymayanneee/posts/pfbid02rNu24qMZjybg38iwympkBhQeD7TukCA5WMYwuVY2gLipSWDXYGVF1VkfyznPJ7y1l">said</a>: &quot;Congratulations po sa lahat ng politicians na may Latin honors today. Happy graduation!&quot;</p><p>In <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Joymayanneee/posts/pfbid0XNRVZMqy833rNwnGpyC17fapfSZArXaA1hLjvz4zNu1dMeJNTDGbRRfEKyaqAkCSl">another</a>, she made reference to the ABS-CBN reality show &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; (PBB): &quot;PBB Senate edition. Congratulations, housemate. Safe ka na.&quot;</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpageanthology101%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0WgLpdkDaZzbdRXexGLzHgGU9U5BWsaMXknshci8MKnZG2vNpFvBBTSabWpdByo31l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="590" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>And while the public generally welcomed Barcoma&#x27;s remarks, a few discouraged her from talking about politics, saying it might cost her the Miss Earth crown. </p><p>One netizen left a comment on a pageant page Pageanthology that caught the beauty queen&#x27;s attention: &quot;Don&#x27;t meddle for now, girl. Just focus on your competition first or you might get bashed.&quot;</p><p>Barcoma clapped back, saying she does not mind ruffling some feathers for speaking up about social injustice. </p><p>&quot;Hello po -- social injustice is environmental injustice. And I don&#x27;t mind being bashed for standing up for what is right,&quot; she said. &quot;Imagine, billions of pesos went to the pockets of corrupt politicians that could&#x27;ve alleviated the lives of our countrymen. Alam niyo po ba kung gaano karami ang namatay sa leptospirosis? How many families were affected because of the flood?&quot;</p><p>&quot;I appreciate that you care about my competition but I care more about my countrymen. I was a Filipino citizen before I became Miss Philippines Earth. I owe it to our people to fight and speak up for Filipinos -- and that includes you,&quot; she added. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpageanthology101%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0AvBZXyuyAwX7ncTzmov1wBFLqQbQPYr4A3T7a3FheahuJsJAsqBbMq7nVmXT5aVDl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="718" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>As shared by Pageanthology, another netizen warned that Barcoma might end up empty-handed on the international stage if she keeps talking about political issues.</p><p>And once again, she responded: &quot;My greatest loss would not be speaking up when I have the privilege to do so. A crown gained at the expense of my people and my purpose would mean nothing. My voice, my stand, and my advocacies will always be for Filipinos, and that weigh more than any title.&quot; </p><p>Barcoma also thanked the Miss Philippines Earth organization for not calling her out for her views. &quot;In fact, they sometimes share my posts and interviews despite me being &#x27;vocal,&#x27;&quot; she said. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpageanthology101%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02Tc14UoUYxDPgV3V6u9Xmi6tt6nbWzXDpGsnynkhBqGNmHbqrb2ATm6Vpj3F4fxDwl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="756" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Barcoma, who hails from Bacoor, Cavite, was <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/8/10/bacoor-citys-joy-mayanne-barcoma-crowned-miss-philippines-earth-2025-2342">crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2025</a> last August.</p><p>Aside from being a beauty queen, she is also a government consultant, public relations manager, and advocate for disaster resilience and poverty alleviation.</p>

<p>Newly crowned Miss Philippines Earth Joy Barcoma has been vocal about her thoughts about massive corruption in the country's flood control projects as more public officials have been tagged in the probe.</p>

Newly crowned Miss Philippines Earth Joy Barcoma has been vocal about her thoughts about massive corruption in the country's flood control projects as more public officials have been tagged in the probe.

'I don't mind being bashed': Miss PH Earth Joy Barcoma speaks up about flood control scandal

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'I don't mind being bashed': Miss PH Earth Joy Barcoma speaks up about flood control scandal

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Published September 09, 2025 03:12 PM PHT

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Updated September 09, 2025 06:28 PM PHT

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