Real-life No Other Woman scene and other tidbits

Wake-uppers:

Scene: For the third time, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will battle it out as welterweights when they meet at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 12 (Nov. 13  in the Philippines, live this Sunday morning on GMA 7). Geresonic (along Ma. Clara Street) and Diccion Electronics (along CPG Avenue fronting the Bohol Cultural Center) will have free showings.  If you want to witness the fight on a wide screen, go to Island City Mall Screenville Cinema (for P300) and BQ Mall Cinema (for P300).

Scene:  This eleventh day of the eleventh month of the eleventh year of the third millennium, the “hot number" at Philippine Charity Sweepstakes' numbers game betting stations was the combination 11-11-11.  It was the birthday of UB’s network/systems administrator Art Magno (Nov. 11). Other November birthday celebrators are Tsino Lim (Nov. 10), provincial board member Freda Olavides-Tirol (Nov. 8), Tagbilaran City Vice Mayor Nuevas Tirol-Montes (Nov. 7), Tagbilaran Bishop Leonardo Medroso (Nov. 6) and Tagbilaran Science High School principal John Ariel Lagura (Nov. 6).

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Seen: Fashion icon EJ Relampagos has proven his exemplary talent when he was awarded as Best Dressed of the Night during the Queen of Cebu 2011, a pageant for the alternatives, organized by Clothes for Life Foundation of Cebu headed by Cary Santiago.” EJ was chosen from among Cebu’s elite and who’s who that attended the pageant last Nov. 5 at the Waterfront Hotel,” shared Bohol’s seasoned host Raul Gatal.

Seen: Elizabeth Padillo Olesen, the mother of Miss Denmark Maya Celeste Padillo Olesen, one of the four Filipinas competing in Miss World 2011 (won by Miss Venezuela Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares and Miss Philippines Gwendoline Ruais was 1st runner-up), commented on The Bohol Chronicle website: “Venezuela is Miss World. Miss Philippines is second. Miss Puerto Rico is third. But Maya has won the hearts of many Filipinos and Danes and it is like winning a grand prize.” On her Facebook account, Olesen posted: “Maya was actually born at the Cebu Community Hospital, the UCCP-owned hospital at Jones Avenue and she spent three years in her life commuting from Hingotanan to Cebu where my husband and I had our work, related to church life in the ecumenical Visayas jurisdiction of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines. At the pageant in London yesterday Maya got the 32nd place out of the 122 candidates. Thanks for giving a space on the participation of Maya during this World event. We are very happy, however, that our Philippine candidate was chosen to be the first runner up. IN a way, the Philippine beauty is revealed and admired throughout the world.”

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It's been a month since the movie “No Other Woman” premiered in theaters nationwide and I still can't get over this movie. The movie (starring Anne Curtis as Kara Zalderiaga, Cristine Reyes as Charmaine Escaler and Derek Ramsay as Ram Escaler) which raked in millions at the box office revolves on a man’s journey on becoming a successful working husband whose perfect marriage becomes complicated when he commits into an adulterous affair that changes his life.

Don’t look now but that movie reminds us of a real-life situation just happened recently. The “scandal” is highly-sensitive, so don’t expect any tell-tale clues to the identities of the “who’s who” involved. Just pay close attention to the Freudian slip between the lines, okay?

Suspecting that her hubby was philandering, a housewife-beauty queen herself (who’s a daughter of a prominent family in Bohol) tried everything to uncover the truth. Acting like a detective, the wife learned that her husband brought the girl (who is a beauty queen) in their apartment. The housewife-beauty queen herself slipped unnoticed into the apartment and, true enough, she caught him in bed with the beauty queen. “Caught in the act! The discovery resulted to a karambula, but surprisingly, the husband sided the other woman!” shared Bared’s VRS known as the high-profile AC.  

 “The couple broke up immediately after that. The hubby went to the “empire land” leaving his business. The beauty queen successfully destroyed the couple. What a home wrecker!” lamented AC.

The incident stirred the pageant committee where she came from. Also, the handler of the beauty queen keeps mum about the issue. “They have prevented anyone from talking about the incident anymore and bury the same into the whirlpool of oblivion,” said the lawyer-friend of the beauty queen.

“Hayaan muna natin siguro yung bata mapag-isa, makapag-reflect, makapagmuni-muni, makamove-on. Wala ng nanay, may sakit ang ama. Some of her friends betrayed her, iniwan na  siya ng boyfriend niya. Sobrang daming pinapasan na problema. Siguro, I will advise her to move to other place. Yung lugar na walang nakakilala sa  kanya. Bohol will never be a good place for her to thrive anymore,” added the lawyer-friend of the beauty queen.

The lawyer-friend of the beauty queen gave the scenario: “If cases will be filed, then it will be talked about. If parties will just be silent on it, learn lessons and move on, then the issue will eventually be forgotten. Besides it will remain a rumor until a court of law or a competent tribunal like the fiscal’s office makes factual findings that it really happened. It could be a slight misunderstanding among parties involved.”

Bared asked the handler of the beauty queen to know their side of the story and the handler’s text message read: “Sorry for the late reply. As far as I’m concerned my comment towards those allegations and issues would be “no comment”. She and the rest of my colleagues are happy, blessed and well in the grace and peace of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

A popular beauty-watcher who learned of the “scandal” commented: “When this news explodes, the title of the Miss (name of the beauty pageant) would forever be stained by the scandal and its prestige further diminished.”

Right now, the wife is in healing process. “The incident is very painful for her because never in her wildest dream that her hubby would do such thing. She may plan to file annulment or may forgive and forget and accept him back,” said AC.

It can be noted that in the 90s, a wife made “sulong” with the beauty queen who was “romantically” linked to her lawyer husband. That scandal was selling like pancakes that the issue died after a year.

“If you’re into Freudian slip don’t do “it” inside your home. Find another place. Ayaw jud pasakop, if masakpan ka, deny lang jud. If nakit-an mo nag-ukob na, deny to death nga wala moy gibuhat,” said another beauty watcher.

“Disappear! Plain and simple: If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go near the fire,” added by another wellness and personality guru.

The who si beauty queen?

Clue: She was the first girl to win for her town one of the province’s most prestigious beauty titles.

Clue 2:  She won over the taller and lovelier candidates because of her depth, sincerity and substance of her answers.

Clue 3: She likes to dance under the sun!

The who si hubby?

Clue: Picture! Picture!

(Sssh! Quiet now or else…. )

By the way, another thing that I like about “No Other Woman” is the intense, witty and sometimes sarcastic quotable quotes, dialogues and movie lines like:

“We’re just two consenting adults having fun, there’s no emotional attachment.” - Kara Zalderiaga

“Anong gagawin niyo if the only man that you love is unfortunately married?”- Kara Zalderiaga

“Paano mo naman malalaman na masarap pala pag di mo titikman? Kahit alam mong bawal, labanan mo cos’ eventually your body will just get used to it.”  -Kara Zalderiaga

“There’s no other woman better than I am!”- Kara Zalderiaga

“Mababaliw siguro ako kung malaman kong may babae siya.  Baka mapatay ko yung kabit, silang dalawa actually.”- Charmaine Escaler

“Having fun? Ngayon yes fun!  Pero paano pag iniwan ka na niya? Paano pag pinili na niya ang asawa niya?  Paano pag na skandalao na ang pamilya mo?  Fun pa rin ba!” – Ricci Chan

“Ganyan talaga ang makating Dikya, Nagmamarka!” - Carmi Martin

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STI holds 2nd Voice of the Youth National Oratorical Contest

Do Filipino values still exist especially among the youth today?

With the theme “Rediscovering Filipino Values: I See. I Act. I Advocate.” 10 student orators from the different public and private schools in Bohol made a stand in the STI’s 2nd Voice of the Youth National Oratorical Competition as they took the challenge of reliving Filipino values.

According to Arturo Carballo, STI-Tagbilaran president, this year's contestants were crème dela crème of their schools. No wonder the board of judges (Dr. Fely Lagonoy, John Maraguinot and yours truly) had a hard time picking the winners.

The oratorical contest is a learning opportunity for high school students as it encourages them to write and deliver original orations that will inspire belief or reinforce conviction.  This competition is a joint venture among STI and its network of schools, the STI Foundation, National Youth Commission (NYC), and the Department of Education (DepEd).

Jenny Galanida of Mansasa National High School was declared champion who delivered her piece ‘Rebirth of Filipino Values.”  Galanida was accompanied by her coach Crystal Hyacinth Sumatra. Beverly Ann Villanueva of Valencia National Technical Vocational High School was second placer and Mariz Pague of Baclayon National High School was declared third placer.

Other participants were Dimple Reo M. Cuajao (Saint Teresa Academy, Loon), Gladys Loremia Quiao (St. Anthony’s Academy), Rhea Mae de Leon Antigua (Holy Trinity Academy), Ladie Lyn Fuderanan (Manga National High School), Kimberly Joy Taghap (Sandingan National High School), April Chin Lim (San Roque High School); and Beau Marie Tinio (Tagbilaran City Science High School).

Contestants were made to pass their oratorical pieces prior the event day which were also submitted to the board of judges. The oratorical competition was judged based on these criteria: Content-40%, Delivery-40% and Interview-20%.

Each winner in the divisional competition received a medal, certificate and trophy for the student, coach, and school respectively. Galanida, the champion in the divisional competition, shall move on to the cluster level of the competition this January 2012.

The Voice of the Youth Oratorical competition in the division level was organized by the faculty members of STI College Tagbilaran spearheaded by the dean of academics Alberto Arbasto with Ma. Ligaya Torralba, Maria Cristine Margate, JayRalph Valleser, Mary Jill Baugbog and Jerry Dorupan.

Jenny Galanida has challenged her fellow Filipinos:  “My fellowmen, never say never. We have all the chance to change. To rediscover the different Filipino values which were taken for granted. Try to look at the past, adopt and apply the values. Do not allow influences to ruin our traditions and cultures as a true Filipino. Let us join our hands to rebirth it. With open hand, let’s be united and well-determined to possess it, treasure it and most of all care for it!”

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