Winner of The Clash season 4 Mariane Osabel admitted on Wednesday, December 22, that some of her winnings would be used to help survivors of Typhoon Odette.
“Alam niyo po, nahirapan ako sumagot diyan eh. Pero ngayon, napag-isipan ko kasi dumaan ang bagyong Odette so magdo-donate po ako for sure,” she said during her virtual media conference.
Osabel also revealed that she plans to conduct a virtual concert for a cause with fellow clashers, and all the proceeds will be donated to the affected communities.
“Gusto ko pong mag-virtual concert po for a cause at ido-donate ko po yung nalikom namin sa mga nasalanta ng bagyong Odette. Nakaplano na siya so [on] process na siya kung paano namin siya i-handle. Pero personal lang po iyon sa akin. Kasi gusto ko po talagang makatulong,” explained Osabel.
Apart from donating some of her 1 million peso cash prize to the Odette victims, Osabel would also help her older brother and her family.
“Yung kuya ko, sa gamot niya kasi si Kuya Arne meron po siyang maintenance so magbibigay din po ako tsaka sa parents ko po.”
The rest of her winnings would be kept as she plans to invest in a business in the future.
“Then yung the rest naman po, ise-save ko po muna siya kasi pag-iisipan ko pa po kung ano ang gagawin ko doon. Siguro mag-iinvest po ako for business, negosyo in the future. And emergency money lang din po kung merong emergency, in case lang po.”
For herself, however, Osabel admitted that she’d buy a brand new phone given that her current one is already broken.
“Bibilhin ko po ay cellphone, hahaha! Alam po nila ‘yon, lahat ng mga kasama ko na sira-sira na po ang phone ko. Basag na po siya actually yung screen,” she admitted.
Osabel also took the opportunity to thank all of her supporters who encouraged her throughout the competition.
“Sobrang grateful po ako and kahit dati na hindi ako masyadong kumakanta, ganoon pa rin po yung binibigay nila na support sa’kin. Talagang pinu-push po talaga nila ako na, ‘Mariane, kaya mo ‘yan!’ Kasi alam po nila daw na malaki ang potential ko.
“Tapos nabu-boost po ang confidence ko sa kanila. Tsaka sobrang grabe po talaga. Unli yung support nila [at] nagpapasalamat po ako talaga doon,” thanked Osabel.
Osabel now joins Golden Cañedo, Jeremiah Tiangco, and Jessica Villarubin as The Clash champions.
