Out of the 13 Asian Countries, the Philippines’ representative and Danao City Local Youth Development Officer, Khella Faith Caputolan bagged the “Best Youth Speaker of Asia 2022” in the Extemporaneous Speaking Competition by the International Leadership Exchange Summit last February 20, 2022, held in Manila, Philippines.
The eight finalists in the competition were the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand.
The Philippines won the Gold medal while Singapore and Taiwan bagged Silver and Bronze, respectively.
I flew to Manila all alone but the endless encouragement of my loved ones were present in my heart. The moment I took my step on the plane, I said to myself ‘You have to take home something for your country, for Cebu and for Danao’
Khella Faith Caputolan
Aside from the new accomplishment, the 21-year old Cebuana from Carmen, Cebu is also the 4th Top Performing Female Leader in the 17th Annual Leaders Summit of the Filipina Young Leaders Organization (FYLO) and Top 8 Phenomenal Young Women Leader nationwide.
Congratulations and we are proud of you, Khella!
