Atty. Socorro D Marie "Talie" Tallo- Inting: From Mutya sa Tagbilaran to the Supreme Court

The annual spectacle of beauty, brains & advocacy and the glamorous highlight of Saulog Tagbilaran has produced countless titleholders and contestants alike who have gone on to pursue their dreams and accomplish their goals in life.

L-R: 2nd RU Michelle Evardone, Mutya 97 Talie Inting 1st RU Josely Ferniz

One of the most successful of the Mutya queens is Atty. Socorro D Marie Tallo Inting who won in 1997 and later that same year, also won the Miss Bohol title. After her reign, she went on to focus on her law studies eventually following the footsteps of her brilliant lawyer- dad Atty. Roland Inting.

 

She worked her way up until she was appointed and took her oath of office as the Chief of the Office of Recruitment, Selection & Nomination of the Judiciary & Bar Council of the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines, a post she has held since 2017.

Her office is in charge with the screening of individuals who aim to lead the Office of the Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman, Special Prosecutor and the offices of the Chairperson and Regular Members of the Legal Education Board.

Her office at the JBC also processes and preliminarily screens / reviews all applications for judges in the lowest level Courts of Justice until and including Justices in the Court of Appeals, Tax Courts, Sandiganbayan and the Supreme Court.

Talk about an unassuming Boholana who holds a key and powerful post in the Supreme Court, the highest representation of the judicial branch of the Philippine government.

Miss Tagbilaran Through the Years

It’s going to be a spectacular Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2015 as it pays tribute to the glamour & sophistication of the past. Your Blogger watched the technical rehearsals

Literally & figuratively speaking, it’s going to be a star- studded Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2015 tonight with stars & celebrities lending their glittering wattage to the search for Tagbilaran’s fairest

Your Blogger can’t help but feel nostalgic about the pageant and so here’s a photo gallery of some of the past Mutya sa Tagbilaran winners:

Miss Tagbilaran 1987: Fiel Angeli Araoarao
1st RU Rose Inting 2ndRU Flor Gulleban

 Miss Tagbilaran 1993: Sophia Lorraine Alvarez

 Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1996: Fragelle Tejano

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1997: Talie Inting
1st RU: Wowie Evardone 2nd RU: Josely Ferniz

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2001: Jaclyn Joy Yam
1st RU: Gina Palen, 2nd RU: Berry Edera

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2002: Twinkle Besas
1st RU: Jean Joan Ibba 2nd RU: Rosanna Montesco

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2003: Rhoda Lee Ligan
1st RU: Jacklyn Tutor 2nd RU: Abigail Gozum

 Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2004: Lorraine Evasco
1st RU: Joan  Sur 2nd RU: Rhoda

Tagbilaran's Five Prettiest 2005

 Miss Tagbilaran 2006: Madel Manigque

Miss Tagbilaran 2007: Lovely Ligones

 Miss Tagbilaran 2008

Miss Tagbilaran 2009: Daisy Jean Quilicot
1st RU: Mesch Cajels 2nd RU: Paulaine Magallanes

 Miss Tagbilaran 2010: Fer Mary Baliquig
1st RU: Mylene Pedroso 2nd RU: Amy Fiel Booc

 Mutya Winners' Reunion in 1999

See you all at the Bohol Wisdom School on Monday, April 28, 2014. Show starts at 8 pm

Unforgettable Miss Bohol Titleholders

Less than a week from now, Miss Bohol 2014 will be selected from a bumper harvest of beauties whose ages range from 16 to 23 years old. Credit to this year's organizers led by Bohol First Lady Madame Pureza Chatto & Co- Chair Tagbilaran City First Lady Jane Yap for a job well done in mounting the pageant.

Aptly described as the quintessential Boholana, she is the embodiment of the endearing qualities of the Boholana; beautiful even in her simplicity, smart, modern yet traditional, family- oriented, caring & nurturing.

Whoever gets to be crowned as the province's most fairest will be catapulted into instant celebrity/ newsmaker status. And no matter how the winner would insist that she would never change, she will and she would. For the better.

Miss Bohol 2014 will then join an exclusive sorority of Boholanas who have won Bohol's most prestigious beauty title during the past sixty years. Most of them were overwhelming favorites when they won. Some have parlayed their Miss Bohol titles into glamorous lives and successful careers. A few simply faded away and have shunned the limelight. 

Their types of beauty, personalities and backgrounds maybe uniquely different and as diverse as the places that they have represented yet they have that common denominator: the distinction and honor of having won the top prize in the annual celebration of pulchritude, poise &personality.

Here now are some of the Miss Bohol titleholders who have left a lasting imprint on many Boholanos

1997 Miss Tagbilaran Top Three: L-R: A Physician. A Lawyer. A Nurse

1997 Miss Bohol Sandugo. Socorro d Marie Tallo Inting. She reluctantly joined and eventually won the 1995 Miss DWCT Search upon the cajoling of her teachers to represent the high school department. 

Two years later, she earned the right to represent the city in the 1997 Miss Bohol Sandugo Pageant when she was crowned Mutya sa Tagbilaran. 

Q & A during 1997 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Known for being a witty and engaging speaker, she shines the brightest in the interviews. Presently, she is a Supreme Court lawyer. 

TO BE CONTINUED

Don''t forget to watch the Grand Coronation Night on July 19, Saturday at the Bohol Wisdom Gymnasium

Miss Tagbilaran Through The Decades

My fascination with Miss Tagbilaran officially started when my sister  Marcel Orimaco Gatal was selected from shortlisted girls to represent the city in the 1983 Miss Young Bohol Pageant.

She competed along with more than 30 girls representing the different Kabataang Barangay chapters around the province of Bohol.

She was crowned Miss Young Bohol and was selected also as Best in Gown

1986 Miss Tagbilaran

But it was back in 1986 just when the heady People Power Revolution was sweeping the entire country that Suzette Clarin was crowned the very first Miss Tagbilaran in contemporary times. Giving her stiff competition was Ma. Theresa "Pinky" Penales who eventually finished as 1st RU and Best in Gown.

1987 Miss Tagbilaran

Fiel Angeli Espejo Araoarao now Mrs. Fiel Angeli Gabin, Tagbilaran City Information Officer  was selected Miss Tagbilaran 1987 in a pageant organized by the Leo Club of Tagbilaran.  Named 1st RU & Best in Swimsuit was Rosario Inting and 2nd RU was Flor Gulleban. Both ladies are now US- based.

All three winners were proclaimed in their official swimsuit. A first & only in Miss Tagbilaran history.

Miss Tagb 87 Fiel Angeli Espejo Araoarao 
1st RU Rose Inting &  2nd RU Flor Gulleban  
DWCT Gym, May 9, 1987

1988 Miss Teen Tagbilaran

Geraldee Vallejo Campbell (now Mrs. Balbona) was crowned Miss Teen Tagbilaran in 1988.

1989 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1989 was the statuesque Winnie Moreno Lim who was crowned 1989 Miss Bohol Fiesta Islands and 1990 Perlas ng Visayas. She is also a Miss Makati titleholder

Winnie Lim has retained the winning form

that won her four major beauty titles

1990 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

In 1990, Ma. Victoria Gaviola Labado, became Mutya sa Tagbilaran. Marivic is considered by many as one of the most beautiful to be crowned Miss Tagbilaran. She eventually finished as Miss Bohol 1st Runner Up later that year and won the 1990 Miss Cebu Doctors College crown.

The following year, she was selected as a Penshoppe Model and graced the covers of many national and regional magazines. Marivic is now a Cebu- based medical doctor. 

1991 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Joanna Cheryl Evardone won the Mutya 1991 crown  

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1991 is Joanna Cheryl Matuod Evardone , the classic beauty & brains who graduated Class Salutatorian and emerged as 17th placer in the Licensure Exams for Nurses. 

Your Blogger w/  Miss Tagbilaran 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997 & 1997 1st RU

1992 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Suzy Agoncillo Tabuno was Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1992 and was 1st RU to Celevel Ranoco of Jagna in the 1992 Miss Bohol Sandugo Pageant.

1993 Miss Tagbilaran

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1993 was Sophia Lorraine Maniwang Alvarez  but she didn’t compete in the Miss Bohol Sandugo Pageant

 1993 Miss Tagbilaran Sophia Lorraine Alvarez & Her Court

 Mutya 92 RU Scarlett Pizarras crowns 1993 Mutya

1994 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Vanessa Joyce Matuod Evardone was crowned Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1994, the second Mutya title for the Evardone Family after older sister Chewee (Joanna Cheryl). She went on to win the 1994 Miss Bohol Sandugo crown.

 The form, figure & finesse that won for Evardone
the 1994 Miss Bohol Sandugo crown

There was no Miss Tagbilaran Search in 1995

1996 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1996 was Mary Fragelle Felisilda Tejano who went on to become 1st RU in the 1996 Miss Bohol Sandugo Pageant

1996 Miss Tagbilaran Fragelle Tejano

1997 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Socorro D' Marie Tallo Inting was crowned Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1997 and Miss Bohol Sandugo 1997. She is a lawyer.

Mutya 97 Socorro d Marie Tallo Inting & Miss Bohol 1997 

1st RU Josely Yap Ferniz and 2nd RU Michelle Janice Matuod Evardone

Evardone is now a Licensed Physician, Inting is now a Lawyer and Ferniz is now a US- based Registered Nurse

1998 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Jesyl Bongosia del Rosario was Mutya sa Tagbilaran 1998 but didn’t compete in Miss Bohol Sandugo that year 

1999 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Mutya 1999 was Marime Caballo Marapao who went on to become a Miss Bohol Sandugo runner up. The beauty queen was named after 1973 Bb Pilipinas- Young Int'l Maria Milagros "Marime" dela Fuente. Marime is happily married and  is an international flight attendant at present

 Maimai makes the Final Five in Miss Bohol 1999

2000 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Mutya Amor Telmo Zamora, Mutya 2000 was also Miss Bohol Sandugo 2000 1st RU

 Mutya 2000 Mutya Zamora was 1st RU 
to Mellanie Wallace Miss Bohol 2000


 

2001 Mutya saTagbilaran

Jacklyn Joy Pilayre Yam, was crowned Mutya 2001

L-R: Mayor Torralba & Gov. Aumentado flank the Top Three
1st RU Gina Palen, Mutya 2001 Joy Yam, 2nd RU Leslie Edera

2002 Mutya sa Tagbilaran 

Mutya 2002 was Costie Jephilin Bojo Besas.

Mutya 2002 Twinkle Besas is flanked by 
1st RU Jean Joan Ibba & 2nd RU Rosanna Montesco

2003 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Rhoda Lee Logroño Ligan was crowned Mutya 2003.

                  Mutya 2003 Rhoda Lee Ligan of Tiptip with 

            1st RU Jacqueline Tutor & 2nd RU Abegail Gozum 

2004 Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Mutya 2004 was Lorraine Marie Mapute Evasco  

 Mutya 2004 Lorraine Evasco, 1st RU Joan Sur, 2nd RU Rodelyn Buena

2005 Tagbilaran's Five Prettiest

In 2005, Miss Young Tagbilaran beauties were Richell "Rich Asuncion" Pacaldo Angalot (who is now a popular actress), Anna Karenina Fuentes Cimagala, April Lynn C. Recio, Katherine Margaret M. Tejano and Barbie Ann B. Vanta.

2006 Miss Tagbilaran

Margo Adelaiz Clarin Manigque followed her mom Suzette Clarin's pageant footsteps when she was crowned Miss Tagbilaran exactly 20 years after her mom won her crown.

 Miss Tagbilaran 2006 Margo Adelaiz Manigque

1st RU Florida Boyore, 2nd RU Desiree Deligero

2007 Miss Tagbilaran

Mary Lovely Ligones was crowned Miss Tagbilaran 2007.

 Miss Tagbilaran 2007 Lovely Ligones

 Miss Tagbilaran 2007 Mary Lovely Ligones 
1st RU Joanna Carla del Corro, 2nd RU Phoebe Kristine Gallego

2008 Miss Tagbilaran

Ruby Crisannie Mijos was Miss Tagbilaran 2008.  

2009 Miss Tagbilaran

Although she was not a Tagbilaranon,  Daisy Jean Quilicot became Miss Tagbilaran 2009 because of a technicality. The City Government invited the then CVSCAFT now BISU to field a representative in the 2009 Miss Tagbilaran Pageant.  Daisy Jean, at the time, was the reigning Miss CVSCAFT and thus became the state university's pageant. 

Looking back, just when a CVSCAFT/ BISU student was crowned Miss Bohol, the girl was carrying the MIss Tagbilaran sash. Perhaps, this is the reason why CVSCAFT/ BISU did not send a candidate to Miss Tagbilaran the following year.

 Miss Tagbilaran 2009 Daisy Jean Quilicot 
1st RU Meshellane Cajels 2nd RU Paulaine Magallanes

2010 Miss Tagbilaran

In 2010,   Fer Mary Baliquig was the last to be crowned Miss Tagbilaran before the pageant went into a three- year hiatus . She later emerged 1st RU in Miss Bohol Sandugo. 

Miss Tagbilaran 2010 Fer Mary Baliquig with
1st RU Mylene Pedroso & 2nd RU Amy Fiel Booc 

According to Fiel Angeli Araoarao Gabin, Miss Tagbilaran 1987 and presently the City Information Officer of Tagbilaran, Miss Tagbilaran has been revived and will have its grand coronation night this April as highlight for the Saulog and City Fiesta celebration of Tagbilaran

The pageant is following the 2010 format of Miss Panglao where all the barangays had their own preliminary searches and culminated with a grand pageant on the eve of the town's pageant

So who will emerge as Miss Tagbilaran this year? Will this be a discovery of another beauty who will do us proud in Bb Pilipinas, Mutya ng Pilipinas or Miss Philippines Earth?

Who knows?