On April 28, 2014, the most
beautiful day ever will unfold in Bohol’s capital city with the highly-
anticipated return of Mutya sa Tagbilaran after a three- year hiatus.
The premier beauty competition is
one of the highlights of Tagbilaran City’s 2014 fiesta celebration which, by
the way, is fast shaping up as one of the most festive ever with various
activities, fairs and even the presence of a carnival complete with exciting
rides.
Six of the 15 Mutya girls with Bohol First Lady Pureza Chatto, Tagbilaran City First Lady Jane Yap & 1987 Miss Tagbilaran Fiel Gabin |
The 2014 Muya candidates during Tabo sa Tagbilaran opening |
Tagbilaran City Mayor Baba Yap & First Lady Jane Censoria C. Yap with their only child |
Tagbilaran City’s First Lady Mrs.
Jane Censoria Cajes is the Pageant Chair. A certified beauty herself, Mrs. Yap
is not a stranger to beauty pageants for she had successfully launched and
organized the province- wide search for Mr & Miss Teen Bohol for two
consecutive years during her term as Bohol SK Provincial Federated Chair
SEARCH STARTS AT GRASSROOTS LEVEL
This is the first- time ever that
the beauty search is truly city- wide in scope and participation. The beauty
competition kicked off last February with a series of weekly barangay level
searches being staged all over the city.
The barangay level preliminary competition is very similar to the format
adopted by the 2010 Miss Panglao Pageant
that was organized by the mother- daughter tandem of Nanay Nila Paredes Montero
now Panglao’s first lady municipal mayor and Ms. Aya Montero, active student
leader & astute entrepreneur in Panglao.
I like the format for the
following reasons:
First, it has given equal
opportunities to deserving ladies for a chance to represent their barangays in
the pageant.
Secondly, it has become a
legitimate affair where the barangay officials & the city government to
work hand in hand to ensure the successful staging of a wholesome community
endeavor.
Finally, it has given the local
city officials led by the city mayor to grace the weekly affairs and thus
become more visible and therefore, more accessible to city residents
With almost all barangays in the
city fielding the winners of their respective preliminary searches, I can
already visualize the pageant being transformed into an arena for one exciting
beauty showdown amidst the cheers and applause not only from the girls’
supporters but also from the barangay and city government officials led by City
Mayor Baba Yap.
Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1997: One of the best batches ever The Top Three produced a doctor, a lawyer & a nurse |
On the other hand, I am quite
disappointed that pageant websites and blogs have not been informed of the
pageant’s various pre- pageant activities, event schedules and venues. As much
as we want to help drumbeat support for the pageant and to promote it
extensively, we can’t for we don’t even know where to get hold of publicity
photos, press releases & the candidates’ profile sheets since requests for such have not been acted on
I am confident though that with
the all- out support from the public & private sectors and the mounting of
a reformatted pageant, the pageant will be able to regain its luster and bring
back the huge crowds that patronized the pageant.
For Your Blogger & for
others who have been keenly following & observing the Miss Tagbilaran
Pageant for years, we agree that the 90’s decade was the Golden Age of
Pageantry of the said beauty search.
Miss Tagbilaran Winners' Reunion Photo From L-R: Your Blogger, 91 Chewee, 92 Suzy, 94 Bambi, 96 Fragelle, 97 Talie |
The
Miss Tagbilaran Pageant was at the peak of its popularity then with the pageant
attracting hordes of spectators every year that it was even telecast over BCCTV
Channel 6
I still remember when the pageant
was held at the Bohol Cultural Center from 2008 to 2010. It was heart- breaking to see so many empty
seats during that three- year period. Perhaps, it was the loss of interest for
the pageant that led to its sudden cancellation from 2011 to 2013. The challenge now is to restore its former
glory and prestige.
WILL MUTYA SA TAGBILARAN ADOPT AN ADVOCACY PROJECT?
Finally, I wish that the pageant
will adopt an advocacy project that concerns women, children, health & the
environment. If Miss World can launch its Beauty with a Purpose, Miss Earth
with its Beauties for a Cause & Miss Universe with its AIDs/ HIV Awareness
& Prevention advocacy projects, then why can’t Miss Tagbilaran? By becoming spokespersons & becoming
fundraisers for a chosen advocacy project, future Miss Tagbilaran winners can
be assured of meaningful & relevant year- long reigns where they would use
their crown to promote & support an advocacy that they believe in.
With the organizing committee's favorite team handling the production aspects of the
pageant, everyone can look forward to a fast- paced and glamorous three- hour
show that would hopefully showcase the best that Tagbilaran City has to offer.
See you all at the Bohol Wisdom
School on Monday, April 28, 2014. Show starts at 8 pm
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