Ivana Alawi went shopping in a variety store
IVANA ALAWI – The Kapamilya star-vlogger went shopping in a sari-sari store or variety store and bought all the goods there.
In her vlog titled “Buying The Whole Store Challenge,” she purchased all the items in the store and gave them away to people in need. Aside from the purchased goods, she also distributed cash and gift packs to them.
For the challenge, one of the staff pretended to owe something from the said store. If she was lent something, that’s the store they would choose. Ivana was accompanied by her sister, Mona, and mother, Fatima.
Since there were too many items to count, Ivana just gave ₱80,000 for the total price of the goods, plus ₱20,000 for the store attendant. The owner of the variety store was in Bicol on vacation.
Her post generated positive reactions from the netizens. One commenter said: “ito ung kagandahan kay ms ivanna lagi syang natulong , sa mga tao nag shared sya lagi ng blessing kaya punagpapala sya lalo.”
Ivana, whose real name is Mariam Sayed Sameer Marbella Al-Alawi, is a Moroccan-born half-Filipina actress, model, and YouTuber. Her acting career began when she was cast in the sixth season of GMA-7’s StarStruck. She moved to ABS-CBN in 2018. “Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Araw Gabi” was her first project on the Kapamilya Network. She then played the role of Amor in FPJ’s “Ang Probinsyano.”
She also appeared in the film “Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa,” for which she received the Best New Female Personality award at the 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television. She is well-known on the video-sharing website YouTube, where she has over 16 million subscribers.
At present, Alawi is a cast member of the popular primetime series “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo,” airing every weeknight at 8 p.m. on various platforms including Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, Cinemo, A2Z, TV5, iWantTFC, and TFC.
