Miss Zamboanga aired her side on the viral answer she gave during the pageant.
Miss Zamboanga, Bellatrix Tan, aired her side regarding her jaw dropping answer that went viral, during the Miss Earth competition held at the UP Theater in Diliman.
In an interview with DZMM, Tan has defended herself against the critics by saying, “I know po talaga yung El Niño and La Niña. Kasi alam ko po talaga na yung El Niño, drought po, dry. Sa La Niña naman po, heavy rainfall. Kasi nung na-realize ko na mali pala ‘yung pag-deliver ko, ‘yung pag-answer ko, bigla pong nag-react na ako. Sinabi ko na nga po dun sa host na alam ko kung ano ang La Nina, heavy rainfall. Hindi ko po ma-explain kung bakit ganun po”.
It can be recalled that Tan answered in the Q&A inciting that, we should start planting trees to fight El Niño, a case of extreme drought. She added by saying that, “If we start now, we will achieve La Niña.” This answer has gained criticisms over the weekend.
On the other hand, Tan said that the Q&A portion of a pageant is very hard no matter how simple the question is. That’s why there are many beauty queens who committed mistakes during the Q&A.
Tan added that if given a chance to turn back time and answer the same question, she would have been given this answer, “El Nino and La Nina are both effects of climate change. If we don’t do our part, we will really experience drought and heavy rainfall. Act now so we can have a better future.”
