Sizzling Swimsuits in Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016

It was no ordinary job opening. It was in fact the most publicized and attracted more than a hundred job applicants composed of accomplished young ladies from all over Tagbilaran and who had been whittled down to 15 finalists.

 FINAL FIVE: In their official resume photos
Photos: Chris Ramasola

THE JOB TITLE: Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016. 

THE JOB DESCRIPTION: 

To represent Tagbilaran – its vision and ideals – to the entire world by advocating beauty with a purpose that transcends physical beauty. Aside from representing the city in Miss Bohol 2016, the winner will also lend her voice to espouse her advocacy and will grace all the important social affairs of the city. 

- Tagb City First Lady Jane Cajes- Yap & Project Chair

The job opening culminated in the selection and hiring of the successful job applicant after a fast- paced two hour LIVE job interview held at the Bohol Wisdom School Gymnasium.  It was a unique selection process as the girls were also required to compete in two important competitions aside from the job interview. 

 Mutya from Tiptip, Pob II & Dampas

The swimsuit competition which highlighted the girls’ physique gave the judges and the audience the chance to determine who among the girls was the most fit and most disciplined to perform her job responsibilities. 

Charmers from Manga, San Isidro & Cabawan

  

The gown competition was an opportunity for the applicants to present their elegance and charm to Tagbilaranons who were in the venue that night. After all, the winner will represent them for one whole year.

Here come the girls from Bool, Mansasa & Dao

Legs, legs & more legs from Cogon, Pob III & Booy

It was not an easy task for the panel of judges as the finalists were all prepped up months before just as anyone would for an important job interview. Regardless of the outcome, all the girls ended up as winners because of the invaluable training, exposure & intensive personality enhancement sessions that they were able to avail of.

Taloto, Pob I & Ubujan

Congratulations to Queenebeth Barcelona of Manga for being hired as the city’s ambassadress of goodwill. A deserving applicant I must say. Here’s to a memorable and wonderful year of a fulfilling & rewarding career opportunity! Cheers!

Swimsuit Photos by Ric Obedencio

Queenebeth Barcelona is Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016

It was her destiny to be crowned the queen who will reign over Tagbilaran for the next 12 months. In fact, she was even named after Queen Elizabeth and that is what she is right now. 

Candidate # 10 Miss Manga Queenebeth Barcelona was royalty personified & the epitome of an elegant & regal queen when she was crowned the Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 at the conclusion of a fast- paced two hour pageant held at the Bohol Wisdom School Gymnasium, April 24. 

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 is Queenebeth Barcelona 

The winning form of Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 

Named 1st RU  was  #13Taloto Jasmine  S. Jaeckel, 2^nd RU #5 Bool Maygan Joyce A. Besa, 3rd RU #7 Cogon Natalie Belle O. McGaw, 4^th RU   #15 Ubujan Erika Sofia N. Karcher.

 L-R: 3^rd RU Cogon, 1^st RU Taloto, Winner Ms Manga, 2^nd RU Bool 4^th RU Ubujan

The five ladies were named as finalists after topping the swimsuits, evening gowns, interviews & talent competitions. 

 Mutya 2016 with Mayor Baba Yap, First Lady Jane Yap & Mutya 2015 winner

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 Complete Results:

FINAL RESULTS	WINNERS
Mutya 2016	#10 Manga Queenbeth I. Barcelona
1st RU	#13 Taloto Jasmine  S. Jaeckel
2nd RU	#5   Bool Maygan Joyce A. Besa
3rd RU	#7   Cogon Natalie Belle O. McGaw
4th RU	#15  Ubujan Erika Sofia N. Karcher

1^ST Set of Awards:

AWARD	WINNER
Best in Prodn Number	# 15 Ubujan
Miss Congeniality	# 3 Dampas
Miss Photogenic	# 7 Cogon
Miss Smart	# 15 Ubujan
Miss Globe	# 15 Ubujan
Miss SAVE n EARN	# 7 Cogon
Miss Cloud Phone	#10 Manga
Miss Renaissance Spa	#15 Ubujan
Miss Bohol Tropics	#4 Dao
Miss Talent	#5 Bool

2^ND Set of Awards:

AWARD	WINNER
Best in Swimsuit	# 15 Ubujan
Best in Interview	# 15 Ubujan
Darling of the Crowd	# 15 Ubujan
Darling of the Press	# 13 Taloto
Best in Gown	# 7 Cogon

PANEL OF JUDGES 

Members of the panel of judges chaired by designer Cary Santiago were  Bb Pilipinas Intl 2015 Janicel Lubina, Bb Pilipinas- Supranational 2015 Rogelie Catacutan, Bb Pilipinas Universe 2009 Bianca Manalo, celebrity stylist Liz Uy, stars Sarah Lahbati, Diana Meneses, Mr. Philippines Intl 2015 Reniel Villareal, Aces & Queens founder & beauty queen mentor Jonas Gaffud, Bohol First Lady Pureza Chatto, top mane & make up maven Jonas Borces, basketball great Asi Taulava,  

Providing entertainment were ABS CBN PBB 2nd Placer Tommy Esguerra & the Shirley Cruz- Halili School of Ballet.

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 was hosted by eventologist Tim Yap & Miss Earth 2008 Karla Ginteroy Henry.

 PAGEANT EMCEES: Tim Yap & Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry

Congratulations to City Mayor Bab Yap for the successful staging of the glamorous highlight of the Saulog sa Tagbilaran 2016. The lion's share of course goes to First Lady Jane Yap, Mutya sa Tagbilaran Project Chair who showed how meticulous atention to details, hands- on chairmasnship & genuine desire to give Tagbilaranons a most memorable event result in a dazzling & entertaining show that is proudly Tagbilaran- made.

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 has in fact just set the bar for beauty competitions in Bohol. Aside from the topnotch production values, artistic merit, fast- pacing & the star- studded cast, the entertainment value was superb including the suspense and excitement that were building up as the pageant got nearer and nearer its conclusion. 

A more detailed report is coming up! 

Photo Credits: Gerald James Cabal, Ric Obedencio

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 Talent Night

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 staged its Talent Competition last Friday at the Bohol Cultural Center. The fast- paced two hour show was not only a showcase of the girls’ talents in the creative & performing arts but  also a preview on how the girls would register onstage on pageant finals.

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 Talent Night

The girls’ chit chat with the event hosts Christine Ann T. Juguan and Darlene B. Galao right before their individual talent presentations also gave the audience a hint of the girls’ communication skills and personality projection.

 Panel of Judges

Eleven of the girls presented a variety of stylized dance numbers that ranged from folk & traditional to dance sports and the interpretative kind. Their dance presentations were spiced up with a little acting, monologue and most had partners or back up dancers. Three of the girls opted to showcase their vocal stylings and one candidate showed off her dramatic flair.

 # 1 Mutya ng TIPTIP

 # 2 Mutya ng POB II

#3  Mutya ng DAMPAS                                           #4  Mutya ng DAO

# 5 Mutya ng  DAO                                             #6  Mutya ng MANSASA

# 7 Mutya ng COGON                                               # 8 Mutya ng POB III

# 9 Mutya ng BOOY                                                 # 10 Mutya ng MANGA

#  11 Mutya ng SAN ISIDRO # 12  Mutya ng CABAWAN

 # 13 Mutya ng TALOTO

 # 14 Mutya ng POB 1

 # 15 Mutya ng UBUJAN

Overall, it was an electrifying night that was punctuated with the supporters’ deafening cheers & thunderous applause. For the 15 candidates, the admiration from adoring fans and the chance to share with the audience their art were all worth the endless rehearsals, the sleepless nights and the pressure to deliver.

 Your Roving Eye with City Mayor Baba Yap, First Lady Jane Yap & Grace Torres

The Pageant Chair, Tagbilaran City First Lady Jane Cajes- Yap delivered the welcome remarks & City Mayor Baba Yap was all praises & admiration for the way the city’s barangays gave their all- out support to the girls.  Fr Val Pinlac chaired the panel of judges that included Ms Jeycelle Inting, Mr. Kevin Lao Minoza &  Mrs. Rosemarie Palma.

 With Fr. Val Pinlac, Grace Torres, Jeycelle Inting & GSO John Toralba

WHO ACED THE TALENT SHOWCASE?

Based on the criteria that focused on performance & showmanship with the degree of difficulty factored in, Your Roving Eye believes that the top scorers during the Talent Performance would have to be # 1 Tiptip who gave a dazzling song number, # 5 Bool who performed a couple of folk dances & played the kulintang, # 6 Mansasa with her very fluid dance moves, #10 Manga with her interpretative dance # 15 with her show- stopping number. 

For entertainment value, # 2 Pob II, # 7 Cogon, # 12 Cabawan  were tops and for relevance, # 3 Dampas,  # 8 Pob III & # 13 Taloto. The rest did quite well also like # 4 Dao, # 9 Booy, # 11 San Isidro & # 14 Pob I

With Kag. Betty Torralba & three of her grandkids: Bullecer siblings Megan, Norton and Nyle


 

with LP City Council bets: L-R: Hon. Dodong Gonzaga, Ondoy Borja, Jonas Cacho, 
Your Roving Eye  & his cousin Greggy  Gatal

VIDEO INTERVIEW BEHIND THE SCENES:

Minutes before the show started, Your Blogger had a quick & snappy interview with all the ladies at the backstage.

  Mutya beauties: Pob II, Coogon & Booy

 last- minute preening & rehearsing

Find out if your candidate is Miss Talent during the Mutya sa Tagbilaran Grand Coronation Night this Sunday, April 24, 8 pm, Bohol Wisdom School Gym 

Mother & Daughter Tandem in Mutya sa Tagbilaran

Going back to Mutya sa Tagbilaran memory lane, we have Zosita Caliao Clarin – Manigque and daughter Margo Adelaiz Clarin Manigque who hold the distinction of being the first & only mother & daughter tandem to have won the Mutya sa Tagbilaran crown. 

Zusette won her crown in 1986 and her daughter Margo achieved the same feat 20 years later thus setting a record in the Mutya sa Tagbilaran history books.

 

  LIKE MOM, LIKE DAUGHTER: Both are Mutya queens


 

Both mother and daughter will be joining past titleholders of Mutya sa Tagbilaran  in a very special segment during the pageant’s 30^th year anniversary on April 24, Bohol Wisdom Gym.

See you there!

Mutya sa Tagbilaran Celebrates Its Pearl Anniversary

MUTYA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF BEAUTY & FRIENDSHIP Mutya sa Tagbilaran marks a milestone when it celebrates its Pearl Anniversary this year, The annual  search for the city’s fairest is one of the most anticipated highlights of Tagbilaran’s fiesta celebration not only for the sleek and stylized staging of the pageant where all 15 of the city’s barangays are represented by a bumper crop of beauties but also for the celebrities and newsmakers who fly in from Manila as members of the judging panel.

 2015 Mutya winners: L-R: 1^st RU Dampas, Winner Pob 1, 2^nd RU Pob II
Photo Credits: Ghen Lumayag Photography

STERLING SET OF WINNERS THROUGH THE YEARS. Mutya sa Tagbilaran has produced quite a number of accomplished ladies who parlayed their pageant victories & participation into successful and thriving careers, businesses and professions. Pageant diehards remember how everyone became excited when academically accomplished girls who were Class Valedictorians or Salutatorians, Dean’s Listers and campus leaders signed up as candidates.

Among the Mutya sa Tagbilaran alumnae are scores of nurses, physical therapists and medical doctors, a Supreme Court lawyer and a court judge, flight attendants who have been crisscrossing the domestic route & the international skies, teachers, professors, sales & marketing executives and even a law enforcer.

Six of these ladies eventually became Miss Bohol titleholders Winnie Lim 1989, Bambi Evardone 1994, Talie Inting 1997, Josely Ferniz 1998, Daisy Jean Quilicot 2009 and Eda Cimafranca , the reigning Miss Bohol 2015.

Sadly this year, we would never have that opportunity to know the girls a little better since access to detailed info about them has been quite difficult. It’s been three weeks since the Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2016 candidates were officially presented to the media and except for those in the know, the rest of us mortals would never have the chance to know who and what are behind those glamorous & perfectly coiffed faces.  I myself, as a pageant enthusiast and chronicler want to showcase the girls as accomplished ladies to prove to critics and detractors that the girls are not just beautiful faces. I also want to defend the pageant from being labeled as an annual sleazefest and meat parade.

L-R: Tiptip, Pob II, Dampas, Dao & Bool

We simply can’t size up someone with limited information such as vital statistics, birthday and names of parents. We need to have access to the girls’ educational background, co- curricular & extra- curricular activities, campus & community involvement, scholastic awards and leadership experience.

 L-R: Mansasa, Cogon, Pob III, Booy & Manga

You might ask why we do we need to present this information? Very simple actually. Because we don’t want to perpetuate the mistaken belief that only the ditzy & supercilious ones join beauty pageants.

 L-R:  San Isidro, Cabawan, Taloto, Pob 1 & Ubujan

This blog is hopeful that such request be made accessible to the media before the pageant reaches its grand finale less than two weeks from now

For the meantime, I will indulge requests for photos of the girls that zero in on their pulchritude and poise.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR MUTYA SA TAGBILARAN 2016:

Talent Night: April 15, Bohol Cultural Center, 8:00 pm

Pageant Night: April 24, Bohol Wisdom Gym, 8:00 pm