Confidence and care are up and center for actress and Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition alum Bianca de Vera.
She is officially introduced as the newest face of Silka Green Papaya Soap on November 5, 2025, at Novotel Manila Araneta City.
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Bianca's fresh chapter with Silka
For Bianca, the partnership marks a meaningful first in her career.
“It’s my first big commercial and print shoot,” she says.
“Every moment was memorable because it was a two-day shoot and I learned so much—with the guidance of Direk and my whole Silka family.
“I'm really, really proud to represent something I personally use.”
The campaign celebrates confidence that comes from self-care, a message Bianca naturally embodies.
“Well of course, natural is always best,” she begin.
“But for me, talagang naniniwala ako na do whatever makes you feel confident.
“For me, there's no judgment naman kung ano man ang gusto mong gawin because it's your choice, it's your body, so ayun.
“So if it's between balancing the both of them, I guess just do whatever makes you confident.”
Beauty as self-expression
When asked whether she’s magastos with skinncare, Bianca laughed before admitting it’s one of her happy indulgences.
“Guilty pleasure ko talaga siya,” she reveals.
“I like feeling confident. Hindi lang dahil GGSS [Gandang-ganda Sa Sarili] ako or because of...parang hindi naman siguro mali sa isang babaeng na gusto nila maging maganda all the time.
“Kasi ano yun, e, parte yun ng pagiging isang babae and we don't do it for other people. We do it for ourselves. So yeah, I would say yes and I'm proud of it.”
That balance between natural beauty and experimentation, she adds, is all about intention.
“Siyempre, ang goal naman natin is maging, uh, paganda nang paganda like, di ba? To age like fine wine.
“As for beauty goals, siguro gusto ko lang talagang mag-age gracefully, and of course I do that by using Silka Green Papaya so yeah.
“Do whatever makes you feel beautiful. Confidence looks different for everyone.”
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Inside the PBB house
Before, her perspective on beauty and confidence wasn’t always this polished.
Before entering Pinoy Big Brother, Bianca admits she was at one of the lowest points of her life.
“I could not find myself. I found myself really broken,” she tells PEP during the Q&A session.
“And, I found a lot of people really took my time and took me for granted.
“I gave a lot of myself to other people who maybe didn't deserve, or maybe I was just at the wrong place, at the wrong time.
“I would say nasira yung confidence ko.
“How did I overcome it? Honestly, it was hard. Sometimes, you would just wish na gigising ka nalang and you gusto mo nalang na bumalik talaga yung confidence mo.
“How did I do it? I took care of myself.”
Inside the house, she had no choice but to confront herself without distractions.
“I made sure na I made time with myself, and a big part of it was really my PBB journey because in PBB, we really didn't have any outlets.
“We only had to face ourselves.
“So, I always say naman na malaki din talaga yung utang na loob ko sa PBB and kay Kuya for bringing back my confiddence, too.”
When it comes to self-care, limited resources inside Bahay ni Kuya also meant simplifying her beauty routine to the basics.
“I used to wash my face a lot and, other than that, SPF.
“SPF is your hero forever really kasi, not a lot of people know this, but mainit kasi sa loob lalo doon sa, sa garden area.”
Building confidence from care
Those early experiences shaped her current mindset toward skin care—especially when it comes to parts of the body that don’t always get attention.
When asked which body part tends to be the most neglected, Bianca pauses before confessing with a laugh.
“The back! It’s so hard to reach, but it’s still important,” she says with a giggle.
“It’s hygiene, and you never know when someone might see it, so take care of every part of your body.”
She reveals that she used to struggle with back-ne during her PBB days.
“Inside the house, we didn’t have much. So when I got out, one of the first things I reached for was Silka. Now my back is smooth again!”