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Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

“Of course it was painful because there are things na you can settle by talking with each other. At the end of the day, this is a competition and being the bigger person in the picture, I need to understand where they are coming from,” she stated.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

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Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. 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Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. 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Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"uninavCookieFooter","source":"NA","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"attributes":{},"options":{},"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"bottomLeaderBoardMobile","source":"NA","canChangeLayout":false,"canChangeSource":true,"attributes":{},"options":{},"sourceType":"ADV","channel":"Mobile","article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}}]}]},{"columns":[{"span":"9","editable":true,"modules":[{"name":"articleHeader","source":"NA","bucket":"lazy","canChangeLayout":false,"canChangeSource":true,"attributes":{},"options":{},"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
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She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}}]},{"span":"3","editable":true,"modules":[{"name":"mrec","source":"NA","canChangeLayout":false,"canChangeSource":true,"attributes":{},"options":{},"sourceType":"ADV","adPosition":"top","channel":"Desktop","article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}}]}]},{"columns":[{"span":"9","modules":[{"name":"articleContentStandardWith169","source":"NA","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"attributes":{},"options":{},"nextComponent":{"name":"rollingMREC","adPosition":"mid"},"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"outBrain","source":"NA","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"attributes":{},"options":{},"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}}]},{"span":"3","modules":[{"name":"releatedStoriesList","source":"Latest News","sourceName":"Latest Stories","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"serverRenderPolicy":"csr","attributes":{},"options":{},"channel":"Desktop","noOfStories":5,"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"videoCarouselSmall","source":"Latest Video Play List","sourceName":"Laetest Videos","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"serverRenderPolicy":"csr","attributes":{},"options":{},"channel":"Desktop","noOfStories":6,"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"photoGridVerticalWithoutCounts","source":"Latest Photo List","sourceName":"StarStudioPH","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"serverRenderPolicy":"csr","attributes":{},"options":{},"channel":"Desktop","noOfStories":3,"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"trendingRightSideWithoutDate","source":"trending","sourceName":"Trending","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"serverRenderPolicy":"csr","attributes":{},"options":{},"sourceType":"api","channel":"Desktop","noOfStories":5,"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"stickyMRECBoard","source":"NA","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"attributes":{},"options":{},"sourceType":"ADV","adPosition":"mid","channel":"Desktop","article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"rollingMREC","source":"NA","canChangeLayout":true,"canChangeSource":true,"attributes":{},"options":{},"sourceType":"ADV","adPosition":"mid","channel":"Mobile","article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}}]}]},{"columns":[{"span":"9","editable":true,"modules":[{"name":"articleConditionalComp","source":"NA","offset":0,"attributes":{},"options":{},"nextComponent":{"name":"articleSeperator","adPosition":"mid","source":"NA"},"article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
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She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
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She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
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She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

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Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

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Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

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Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College. "}},{"name":"articleConditionalComp","source":"NA","offset":0,"attributes":{},"options":{},"sourceType":"ADV","nextComponent":{"name":"rollingLeaderBoardMobile","adPosition":"mid","channel":"Mobile","source":"NA"},"channel":"Mobile","article":{"_created":"2022-10-24T20:56:05Z","_etag":"e438697fc82250e1067fc3826e9ddcd03f970a42","_updated":"2022-11-02T02:15:07Z","associations":{"CoverImage":null,"Thumbnail":{"body_text":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","headline":"Rabiya Mateo emotional as she addresses accusations: 'They’re questioning my capability as a person'","renditions":{"baseImage":{"media":"20221024211056/77c87624d03ad8edae1be6a1f36a7f7a87ce7c0a632f352959b8c2f0685e7f14.png"}}},"photos":[],"relatedContent":[{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/who-is-rabiya-mateo-here-what-we-know-so-far-abou-189236"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/we-deserve-justice-kandidata-ng-miss-universe-p-189234"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/24/fresh-scoops/gazini-ganados-shares-her-thoughts-before-crowning-189214"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/25/fresh-scoops/iloilos-rabiya-matteo-crowned-miss-universe-phili-189229"}},{"extra":{"slugline_url":"2020/10/23/fresh-scoops/model-and-miss-universe-philippines-candidate-chri-189181"}}]},"authors":[{"avatar_url":"","name":"Push Team","pen_name":"","twitter":"@push_alerts"}],"body_html":"

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

View this post on Instagram

Top 5 Q&A - Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

She added that though the accusations were painful, she chose to take the higher road and be understanding.

View this post on Instagram

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 All hail to our queen Rabiya Mateo @rabiyamateo #MissUniversePhilippines2020 #PhenomenalWoman #Villarica
A post shared by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 (@muph2020) on Oct 25, 2020 at 11:27am PDT

READ: Iloilo’s Rabiya Mateo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Rabiya is the representative of Iloilo City. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Iloilo Doctor's College.

Rabiya Mateo spoke up following the accusations thrown at her after she was crowned as this year's Miss Universe Philippines.

In an interview with MJ Marfori of TV5, the beauty queen became emotional as she addressed the issues.

“To be honest po, maybe I wasn’t a frontrunner so people didn’t expect me to win and now that I have the crown... I’m sorry I’m being emotional,\" she said.","body_html_bottom":"

Rabiya continued, \"They’re questioning my capability as a person, as a candidate… but I know that I did everything and anything that I could during that night and ibinigay ko talaga.\"

View this post on Instagram

Sunday night convo w/our new queen!👑 Miss Universe PH @rabiyamateo became emotional & got hurt by the wrongful accusations thrown at her by her co-candidates such as bringing her own hmua & being handed the questions prior. But like a true queen, she chooses to be the bigger person. Check out a snippet fr the interview. Congrats Rabiya!!! Excited for your journey!!💖👏🏻💯✨ #MissUniversePhilippines #RabiyaMateo
A post shared by 𝐌𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 🌏 (@mjmarfori) on Oct 25, 2020 at 5:14am PDT

She also addressed the accusations about her question and answer portion.

“And yung mga nagsasabi na the question was given to me that’s why I answered that way, it wasn’t given po sa akin.

\"I did everything that I could because I want to make Iloilo City proud,” she stated.

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