Midsayap-born Miss Tourism World inspires NorCot youth

MIDSAYAP, Cotabato – Newly crowned Miss Tourism World Philippines 2014 Mary Grace Jedaver Opingo visited more than 100 young student leaders in North Cotabato during the Cotabato Young Leaders Congress (CYLC) in Camp Anatolia, Barangay Kimagango, Midsayap, officials said.Opingo, who herself hails from the village of Lower Glad, Midayap was warmly welcomed by the participants of CYLC who were so excited upon seeing her.She is the second native of North Cotabato who brought prestige to the province by winning country's beauty contest after Mary Jean Lastimosa, 2014 Binibining Pilipinas Universe.The young leaders, composed ofpresidents and other officers of central student governments, supreme student councils and other school-based organizations in the province.Opingo was elated to learn that these students underwent a training program which aims to give them the opportunityto know each other, gain more skills and develop their potentials as leaders in the future. I was once like them”, Opingo said. I was a student who also dreamedof finishing my studies and be of good influence and service to my community”, she added.She said that the youth must make the most out of their time in studies and things that develop personality and skills. She also lauded Gov. Emmylou Mendoza and the other officials for giving the young leaders the opportunity to grow with good values.The beauty queen immersed with the students and took time talking to them and later have her pictures taken with the group.Before she visited the CYLC, Opingo made a courtesy call at the Provincial Governor’s Office and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cotabato where she was cordially welcomed and formally introduced during the regular session of SP.Opingo, 27 years old, born on Dec. 25, 1987 is currently working as a technical support personnel in a company in Manila. sand//www.facebook.com/cotabatoprovinceph/photos/pcb.184592158378169/184591981... rel= theater