Catherine Cadayona Tabaniag: Bohol's Bet for Miss Philippines Earth 2017

Catherine Cadayona Tabaniag is the third Boholana to have been selected by Island City Mall, Miss Philippines Earth franchise holder in Bohol, as official bet of the province for the national finals set on June 24. 

For complete list of winners, here's the Miss Philippines Earth- Bohol 2017 Results

 Panglao's Catherine Tabaniag triumphs as Miss Philippines earth- Bohol 2017
Photo Credits: Rafael Sanchez

According to Kris Clemena Acero, the newly- crowned Miss Philippines Earth- Bohol 2017 is an 18 year old incoming junior BS Education major in Social Studies in Holy Name University.

 Bohol's bet for the national finals
Photo Credits: Rafael Sanchez & TJ Medrana Photography

 2017 Miss Philippines Earth- Bohol & her Elemental Court
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As Class Valedictorian of San Agustin Academy, she entered university as an academic scholar and has been a consistent Dean’s Lister.

 Panglao sizzles in her swimwear
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Among the beauty titles she has won are Miss Panglao 2013, Miss BACS Academics 2014 (Bohol Association of Catholic Schools), Miss HNU College of Education 2015. She represented her municipality in the 2016 Miss Bohol Pageant but missed the Final Five by the narrowest of margins. 

  Catherine in the summer of her life!
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The 5’ 6’’ charmer sees beauty pageants as empowering for women and hopes to realize not only her environmental awareness campaign but also her literacy advocacy through book reading in communities with the highest dropout rates.

with pageant host Carlo Roy Roslinda 
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She has started her advocacy in Panglao in partnership with the Rotaract Club of Panglao Island where she serves as the Club Secretary. Consistent with her belief that education is power, she admires Efren Penaflorida, CNN Hero of the Year 2009, for his advocacy of reforming the out-of-school youth in poverty- stricken communities through education.

 with her dance drama about Mother Earth's plea to humanity 
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As Bohol’s bet for Miss Philippines Earth 2017, she will spotlight in her ecotourism video how Panglao, Bohol’s crowning jewel in tourism, has initiated the different ecotourism and marine conservation projects through the LGU of Panglao in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Panglao Island and the Rotaract Club of Panglao Island.

during the Talent Competition
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  in a tight hug with debutante Mutya sa Tagbilaran Queenebeth Barcelona with
whom she forged a friendship during Miss Bohol 2016.
With escort  Kier Maguyon
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Photo Credits:

TJ Medrana Photography

Rafael Sanchez