Mutya ning Angeles alumna to represent PH in Miss Freedom of the World

ANGELES CITY – Mutya ning Angeles 2017 Youth Ambassadress Ma. Francesca Taruc will represent the country in this year’s edition of the Miss Freedom of the World to be held in Kosovo.

Miss Freedom of the World (MFW) is a post-war beauty pageant that started in Kosovo, a former war-torn European country. The pageant’s core advocacy is to raise a message of love and struggle for freedom, the empowerment of women, and the importance of promoting their rights.

Taruc will be competing against participating candidates from different countries all across the globe during the pageant culmination day on August 17.

During her courtesy call with Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, the 20-year old Communication Arts student from Holy Angel University expressed her excitement to finally represent not only the Angeleñas and the Kapampangans, but the Filipinas as a whole in an international beauty pageant.

When asked about her motivation in joining the beauty pageant tilt, Taruc said that the “fight for freedom runs in our blood”.

Francesca is a native of San Luis Town and was raised in Angeles City. She is the granddaughter of the founder of the biggest peasant-based resistance movement of the Philippines during the World War II, the Hukbong Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon (HUKBALAHAP) Supremo Luis Taruc.

“I would want to dedicate this pageant to Angeles City, my native town of San Luis, and to my grandfather Luis Taruc who is a patriot and has dedicated his life in pursuit for true freedom,” said Taruc.

of the historical and cultural heritage of the City of San Fernando; second, that City of San Fernando was neither consulted nor allowed to exercise its right of first refusal; and that certain requirements in the disposal of assets were not met by the respondents.

The Solicitor General and the City of San Fernando are asking the court to nullify and/or rescind the said sale.