Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray has urged the government to strengthen governance and promote transparency in the wake of the recent typhoons, earthquakes, and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines.

In a heartfelt Instagram post, Gray expressed concern over the widespread destruction brought by the disasters.

“So many homes and lives devastated by the recent typhoons, earthquakes, and floods sa ating bansa. The storms will always come but we can be better prepared, systems put into place to mediate or reduce the [effects],” she wrote.

Gray emphasized that Filipinos deserve better leadership and called on the government to put citizens’ welfare first.

“How I pray that our public funds will be used with transparency and intention to protect the livelihood, safety, and essential human needs of the Filipino people. How I pray that we would hold our government accountable to how they exploit the environment to the consequence of increased risk for communities. How I pray we won’t just be glorified for being resilient when our nation is merely surviving. We deserve so much better,” she said.

She encouraged her fellow Filipinos to keep holding the leaders of the country accountability. “I pray we’ll never settle in a place of ‘ganun talaga eh,’ wag tayo masanay. Who we put in leadership need to be held accountable to the responsibility of protecting and uplifting the lives of the nation,” she said.

Catriona asked followers to keep helping the areas impacted by the recent calamities as she concluded her tweet. “For now, let’s continue to spotlight the communities who are still in need of aid. Many communities are still cut off from fresh drinking water, submerged under water or are in need of basic needs. Kindly help me share them below sa comments so we can get awareness and relief out to them. @philredcross and @angatbuhay are doing incredible work on ground, however much we can give goes a long long way,” she said.

In an attempt to combat corruption, Catriona participated in the September Trillion Peso March at the People Power Monument.