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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773733714252The Philippines' Gabbi Carballo in her Miss Eco International.PNG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="The Philippines' Gabbi Carballo in her Miss Eco International intro video. Miss Eco InternationalFacebook"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">The Philippines&#39; Gabbi Carballo in her Miss Eco International intro video. Miss Eco International/Facebook&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/5/6/gabbi-carballo-honored-to-be-with-icons-as-new-miss-eco-international-ph-1806">Gabbi Carballo</a> strives to use her platform for sustainable tourism as she represents the Philippines in the Miss Eco International 2026 pageant.&nbsp;</p><p>Miss Eco International has released the Filipina beauty queen&#39;s intro video, which began with her sharing similarities between her homeland and Egypt, the pageant&#39;s host country.&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Both are breathtaking and both remind us that nature is our greatest inheritance,&quot; Carballo said.&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;As a proud Filipina, I was raised in a country shaped by water, sun, and resilience. And soon, my journey leads me to Egypt, a land where history rises from the earth and life flows through the Nile,&quot; she added.</p><p>As she wears the Philippine sash on the Miss Eco International stage, Carballo reminded the public that <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/16/ph-tourism-is-struggling-marcos-admits-1736">tourism</a> should go beyond encouraging people to travel.</p><p>&quot;Tourism must do more than just inspire us,&quot; she stressed. &quot;It must protect what it celebrates.&quot;</p><p>&quot;As I prepare to represent the Philippines at Miss Eco International 2026, I carry with me the responsibility to be a voice for sustainable tourism and global unity.&quot;</p><p>Watch her intro video below:&nbsp;</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1233514645658989%2F&show_text=true&width=560&t=0" width="560" height="429" style="border:none;overflow:hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p>The Miss Eco International 2026 competition will kick off in Egypt on May 13, with the finals night set on May 22.&nbsp;</p><p>Carballo is aiming for a back-to-back victory for the Philippines with her predecessor, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/1/13/miss-eco-international-alexie-brooks-honored-to-be-un-youth-goodwill-ambassador-1501">Alexie Brooks</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Tourism must do more than just inspire us. It must protect what it celebrates."</p>

"Tourism must do more than just inspire us. It must protect what it celebrates."

PH's Gabbi Carballo pushes for sustainable tourism in Miss Eco International

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Published March 17, 2026 03:49 PM PHT

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