Wake-uppers:
Scene: From Llew Kutamura:
Eduardo Boyles Davalan was promoted to
Brigadier General and appointed as Commander to the First Scout Ranger
Regiment, a Philippine Army Special Operations Command unit, and specializes in
anti-guerrilla warfare.
Scene: From Emerson Pinos:
Love taking Selfies? In time for Sandugo
Festival 2014, join the #BoholSelfie
Contest. #BoholSelfie is a photo contest that showcases how creative we are in
capturing Bohol's magnificent sceneries by taking selfies of our own. The
contest starts on July 1 and ends on July 26, 2014. Winners will receive cash
prizes and freebies from our sponsors. For more info, visit www.facebook.com/boholselfie.
Scene: The Holy Trinity
Foundation School in Upper Mansasa District, Tagbilaran City, placed second in the
National Achievement Test (NAT) in all elementary schools in Tagbilaran. It is
owned and operated by the Little Handmaids of the Most Holy Trinity. School
principal Carmencita Formilleza- Maniwang attributed their noteworthy
achievement to the school’s excellence in education. “Such achievement validates
and rewards the continuing commitment of the Holy Trinity Foundation School to
equip the students with quality Christian education whose dreams and vision
centered on a genuine Christian life, touches every person, every relationship
and every learning experience, ‘that all may have life in its fullness’ in the
Most Holy Trinity,” said Maniwang.
Scene: After the “hellish” journey at BIR, I'm done na! Thanks to my
lawyer-accountant-bookkeeper Atty. Licelle Zamora, CPA (of Marapao Street,
Tagbilaran City) for the assistance and guidance. One thing I've learned from
her: Pay your taxes on time to avoid penalty.
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Who
among them will have the chance to win Miss Bohol crown and (hopefully)
represent the province in the national beauty pageant stage?
Wearing
their swimwear, the 18 (not 17 as earlier reported) candidates of the Miss Bohol 2014: The Quintessential Boholana
introduced themselves during the pageant's press presentation on Friday, June
27.
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The
18 candidates of Miss Bohol 2014 with the pageant chairman Bohol’s first lady
Pureza Veloso-Chatto. Courtesy: Pureza Chatto
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Members
of the press also had the chance to ask and interact with the candidates.
The
Miss Bohol 2014 committee decided to drop the Sandugo so that it would be like the
mother pageant in Bohol and not only a festival pageant.
Through the years, the Miss Bohol pageant has
maintained its reputation as the province’s most prestigious beauty pageant.
The pageant, however, needs to reinvent itself in order to keep up with the
times.
Aside from being the quintessential symbol of
Boholana beauty, brains and breeding, Miss Bohol should also be the epitome of
the modern Boholana. Confident, charming and career-oriented, she is also a
unique and privileged position to use her popularity and personality for a good
cause to promote and support worthy
various projects , causes and advocacies
as well as a positive role model for her peers and for the community.
The
presscon also turned-out to be an instant reunion with VRS and former beauty
queen Anna Maris Igpit. There were also Bohol’s
first lady Pureza Chatto, the lady boss of Miss Bohol, Bohol’s Queen Of All Media
Ardy Araneta-Batoy, Bohol’s seasoned host Raul Gatal, the handlers, make-up
artists and hairstylists.
Anyway,
here are the 18 official candidates of Miss Bohol
2014:
Jassenie
Mangaron (Loon)- 33-24-32; She is a consistent honor student from Cebu Normal
University taking up Bachelor in Secondary Education. She is a dog lover and a
big fan of the movie “Hachiko” which touched her so much. She wants to sustain
the resilience and cooperative spirit of her fellow Loonanons so that they can
all rise from the rubble.
Jaya
Lozano (Tubigon)- 34-24-35; She wants to date Brad Pitt and to know Pitt’s
secret of keeping a strong relationship with Angelina Jolie despite their busy
schedule. Jaya wants to promote Tubigon’s Cabgan, a bat sanctuary which
represents the town’s preservation of its natural beauty.
Allyson
Mycee Escobia (Anda)- 33 ½-26 ½-38 ½; She is graduate of Silliman University
and is currently working as nurse at the
Provincial Office of the Governor. She loves to read books and surf the net
during her spare time. She joins Miss Bohol to prove that she can go beyond her
limits and let people be aware of the beauty of her town Anda.
Liss
Lee Centillas (Buenavista)- 32-26-33; Liss is a nurse by profession and
graduated from Mater Dei College. She believes that heartbreak is God’s way of
leading the path to meeting a better person. For her, the people of Buenavista
are very supportive people despite of being a small town.
Joyce
Trexie Marie Cagabnot (Bohol Island State University)- 31-24-35; She is a huge
fan of Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons
because she loves the development and the twists of the story. She is proud to
represent her school because it produces competent professionals.
Clowie
Lim (Ubay); Kim Kim is third year college student taking up Bachelor in
Elementary Education at the Bohol Northern Star College. She hopes to work with
Miss World 2013 Megan Young someday as she is her inspiration.
Annaleah
Saga (Carmen)- 35-25-36; 5’3”; Yhang Yhang is a graduating student of BS-Hotel
and Restaurants Service Technology from BISU.
Farwah
Nijah Soriano (Pilar)- 32-27-35; 5;5”; Farwah is a student of Holy Name
University. She wishes to date Prince Harry because she has always dreamed of
becoming a princess. She believes that joining Miss Bohol is not about being
there as herself but embodying her town Pilar. This is her way of thanking her
fellowmen for believing in her.
Mary
Rose Butalid (Panglao)- Rose, 16, is the youngest of this year’s Miss Bohol
candidates. If she wins Miss Bohol, she
wants to focus an advocacy that would address kids’ pre-mature indulgence of
technology advancements like computer games and social media and bring back
their interest in reading books through putting up mini-libraries mot
especially in rural communities in Bohol.
Imaculada
Cleofe Leopardas (Barbara Pearls Cosmetics)-33-26-36; 5’7”; Ima was a student
leader and a former editor-in-chief of her school paper in high school. She
loves to compose songs and write poems. She lives her life keeping in mind the
best lesson she got from her parents- to respect everyone regardless of their
status, gender, beliefs and culture.
Liezel
May Turtoga (Getafe)- 31-23-35; 5’7”; Liezel is a part time model. She loves to
sing and dance. As a big fan of “Frozen,” she is proud of her Getafe’s Pandanon
Island and Banaco Mangrove Forest.
Geraldine
Topsnik (Tagbilaran)- This 17-year-old half-German half-Filipino describes
herself as a “full Filipina and a true Boholana” and aspires to become a
successful businesswoman. She loves to cook and bake.
Genina
Abrau (Sierra-Bullones)- 34-25-35; 5’5”; Nina is a scholar of DOST. She is a
graduating student taking up Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at
BISU. She is a student leader and a senator in her school. She is a fan of
anime and wishes to visit Japan someday.
Maria
Tiffany Tabigue (Balilihan)- Tipan is currently the tourism officer of her
town. She was tasked to call the girls in her hometown to join Miss Bohol but
she was chosen instead. She was a former SK chairperson in her barangay.
Natasha
Amethyst Torralba (Duero)- 34-27-37; 5’3”1/2. Nash is an active member of
different youth organizations. She loves to watch movies with her younger
siblings. The best advice she learned from heartbreak is to embrace pain
because that will make her stronger.
Christine
Mae Cuarto (Jagna)- 31-22-33; Mae aspires as a good policewoman. She graduated BS-Criminology
at BIT-International College-Jagna. She is also a DJ of “Radyo Natin” Jagna.
She joins Miss Bohol to improve her personality and confidence.
Queenie
Melody Fullante (Dauis)- 36-25-36; 5’3”; She is a half-Bengali half-Filipina
who works as an NGO worker that provides shelter to disaster hit areas. She grew up under the care of her aunt while
her mother is working in Manila. She finished Bachelor of Science in
Accountancy at UB. She hopes to be a merchant to be able to travel and meet
people from all walks of life.
Diozel
Namoco (Dimiao)- 34-23-36; 5’3”; Zhel is a graduating student from HNU. She dreams
to manage her own 5-star hotel someday. She loves to watch TV and read books.
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