Tagbilaran's Bet is Miss Bohol 2018

The almost two- month quest for Miss Bohol 2018 concluded a little past midnight with the crowning of Tagbilaran City’s bet, Raclaire Stephan Dinsay Cesar Trigo as the new titleholder. The 18 year old BS Psychology major student was also named Miss Talent. She emerged as the top favorite after winning both the Best in Swimsuit & Best in Evening Gown special awards. 

Class & elegance during the gown competition

During the final round, all five finalists were asked one same question “Do you believe that Bohol has built back better after the 7.2 quake that hit the province in 2013?” 

Raclaire’s musicality & showmanship  won for her the Miss Talent award

Ms. Trigo started with a tentative answer after being disrupted by some unruly audience members but she quickly recovered and answered on the affirmative. She reinforced her answer by stressing on our warm, friendly hospitable ways that would surely make visitors feel welcome and make them come back and bring with them more tourists and visitors. 

L-R: 3^rd RU Bilar, 1^st RU Maribojoc, Miss Bohol 2018 Tagbilaran City, 2^nd RU Dauis, 4^th RU Ubay

Photo Credits:  Miss Bohol Sandugo FB Page

FINAL FIVE Rounding out the final five were 1st RU Miss Maribojoc Trixie Escabarte a registered nurse & former int’l flight attendant, 2nd RU Miss Dauis Hannah Cemine, a licensed midwife, 3rd RU Miss Bilar Jesseth Nez Pasagad, a petroleum engineer and 4th RU Miss Ubay Anasela Gaviola, a BS Architecture graduate.

SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS Other special award winners were Miss Maribojoc who was named Best in Production Number and Darling of the Crowd, Miss Dauis was voted by fellow candidates as Miss Congeniality, Miss Sagbayan was named Miss Photogenic, Miss Loboc was voted SMART Texters’ Choice and Miss Bilar was Best in Interview and Darling of the Press.

All 21 candidates competed in the swimsuit, evening gown & onstage interviews. Their scores combined with their talent night scores determined the final five.

PANEL OF JUDGES The panel of judges included Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 Teresita Ssen Marquez, Bb. Pilipinas International 2018 Ma Ahtisa Manalo, Miss Earth Philippines 2017 Celeste Cortesi, Manhunt Philippines 2015 Don Mcgyver Cochico, footwear designer Jojo Bragais, Atty Regal Oliva, Atty Nad Bronce and pageant bogger Norman Tinio.

Governor Edgar Chatto & First Lady Pureza Chatto, City Mayor Baba Yap & First Lady Jane Yap along with Pauline Amelincx, Miss Bohol 2017, crowned this year’s Miss Bohol

IMPRESSIVE BATCH Your Roving Eye is impressed with this year’s batch of candidates. There were two Magna Cum laude bachelor’s degree holders, a licensed teacher, an architecture graduate, a petroleum engineer, a licensed midwife, a licensed nurse & international flight attendant and among the undergrads were editors in chief of their school publications, honor students, SSG officers. The girls definitely have raised the bar for the succeeding batches of girls for Miss Bohol.

Although the glamorous highlight to the Sandugo Festival was a spectacular fusion of technology and artistry, it was marred by the collective booing of some disgruntled members of the audience who were displeased with the results. A twist was added to the program proceedings. Instead of announcing the names of the five finalists, the hosts announced first the names of the also- rans until only the last five remain on stage. The twist was met with mixed reactions. While adding more suspense to the pageant, it was also a disconcerting moment especially for the favorites who didn’t make it.  They had to put on a brave front while doing their final walk on centerstage.

As newly- crowned Miss Bohol 2018 Raclaire Stephan Trigo takes on her year of reign, let us set aside our differences in opinions and instead, offer her our congratulations and support. In doing so, we heal the wounds of divisiveness, show how gracious we can be even with or without the crown and prove to one and all that the annual Miss Bohol Pageant is indeed a celebration of beauty and friendship.

2018 Miss Bohol Girls Series # 19: Mutya sa Tagbilaran

For the second straight year, the Miss Bohol girls get to be photographed right at their hometowns or city of origin. This is not only to get to know the girls better but also to showcase and promote  their places’ landmarks and tourism potential.  

 Raclaire Stephan Trigo 

The capital city of Tagbilaran is represented by Raclaire Stephan Trigo, an 18 year old BS Psychology major student who dreams of making a difference in young people’s lives.

Sweety, as she’s called by family & friends, earned the right to represent the city of Tagbilaran after winning the Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018 crown last summer. 

The vivacious and bubbly morena beauty who swept all the major awards during the Mutya finals is also a very talented singer and performer.

Her foray into the world of pageantry began when she competed and placed as 3^rd RU in the Miss UB High School Personality Search in 2013. 

The results didn’t deter her instead it motivated her to do better and on her second attempt two years later, she bagged the crown and as representative of the High School Department, she won the most prestigious campus beauty & personality title in Bohol, Miss University of Bohol Personality, that same year. 

Raclaire at two of Tagbilaran's landmarks; The refurbished City Hall & the posh Bohol Tropics Resort 

The road to Miss Bohol 2018 wasn’t easy. She had to win the preliminary Mutya sa San Isidro pageant first before heading on to the very competitive Mutya saTagbilaran Pageant where she had to square off with the winners of the different preliminary searches all over the city. I correctly predicted then that her wide, expressive eyes, winsome smile, undeniable stage presence & great personality projection would make her a frontrunner for the Mutya crown. 

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018 connects with her music

Elegance & self- assuredness are just two of her qualities 

ADVOCACY. Compassion and Respect are the two basic idealisms that power the Mutya CARES foundation. Her advocacy is on inclusive care for women in the community most especially those women who are inside the correctional facilities and her aim is to help them in their holistic development. She hopes to achieve this by strengthening the City's existing program initiating free medical services, Education and livelihood opportunities. 

One of the frontrunners in the race for the final five spots 

Will Sweety make it as Miss Bohol 2018? Already a shoo in for one of the final five spots, it’s just a matter of luck, timing & destiny for this sweet and very approachable beauty queen.

Good luck Sweety!

IMPORTANT DATES:

Press Presentation          : Friday, June 29, Le Eng Restaurant, Bohol Tropics Resort

Talent Night                       : Friday, July 13, 8 pm, Bohol Cultural Center

Coronation Night             : Saturday, July 21, 8 pm, Bohol Wisdom School Gym

For the complete list of Miss Bohol winners, here's the link:

Miss Bohol Titleholders

Photo Credits:  Gerald James Cabal Photography

Elan & Elegance in Evening Gowns During Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018

After watching the girls parade in the evening gown competition, I realized that it’s not really the pasarela nor the gown that would make a candidate stand out and get the all- important votes from the judging panel.

It’s the charisma, the freshness & ease of movement and the oodles of charm that makes the winning candidate connect with the judges and the audience.

Of course, the choice of gown would either make or break the chances of the candidate but ultimately it’s how the candidate parlay her arsenal & strategy into votes from the judges that would catapult her to the top of the heap and ultimately have the crown placed on her dainty head after the pageant’s conclusion.

Here now are the 15 candidates of Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018 in their Roy Tizon evening gowns as captured by the lenses of TJ Medrana Photography. 

Bool, Cabawan & Tiptip

Pob III, Manga & Mansasa

Pob. II, Cogon & San Isidro

  Dao, Dampas & Pob. I

Booy, Taloto & Ubujan

The 15 finalists exude grace & elegance in the gowns

Photo Credits: TJ Medrana Photography

Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018 Swimsuit Competition

Last April 27 was the culmination of a job opening but 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.

THE JOB TITLE: Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018

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 2018, the winner will also lend her voice to espouse her advocacy, grace all the important social affairs of the city and raise more awareness on the Human Breast Bank project of the city

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

Bool, Cabawan & Tiptip

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. 

Pob. III, Manga & Mansasa

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. 

 Pob.II, Cogon & San Isidro

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. 

Dao, Dampas & Pob. I

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. 

Booy, Taloto & Ubujan

Congratulations to Raclaire Stephan Trigo of San Isidro 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!

Photo Credits: TJ Medrana Photography

San Isidro’s Raclaire Stephan Trigo Is Mutya Sa Tagbilaran 2018

It looks like the University of Bohol Senior High is the new breeding ground of the city’s fairest beauty queens.  Both the outgoing and the newly- crowned Mutya sa Tagbilaran winners are proud products of UB High School Department. 

 Raclaire Stephan Trigo is the city's bet for Miss Bohol 2018

Fifteen ladies who won their respective barangays’ preliminary searches vied for the Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018 crown. After competing in swimsuits, onstage interviews and gowns, the field was trimmed down to the final five. After one final Q & A, the judges made their final decision. 

Newly- crowned Mutya 2018 with Your Roving Eye

Eighteen year old Mutya ng San Isidro Raclaire Stephan Trigo, a perky & vivacious beauty blessed with the most tantalizing eyes, svelte figure, a mellifluous voice and a graceful & elegant stance onstage got the collective nod of the judges and the adoring crowd that roared in approval after she was proclaimed as the Mutya who will now represent the city in the Miss Bohol 2018 Pageant.

Ms. Trigo scooped most of the special titles & awards including Miss Photogenic, Miss Talent, Miss CIGNAL TV and Miss Bohol Tropics. She confirmed her frontrunner status when she topped both the swimsuit & evening gown competitions and led four other finalists into the final round. 

CROWNING GLORY: Gov Edgar Chatto & FL Pureza Chatto, Mutya 2018 Raclaire Trigo, 

Baste Duterte,FL Jane Yap, Mayor Baba Yap, Janah Yap & Mutya 2017 Bianca Gaviola

Right after her crowning, Raclaire Stephan Trigo shared her thoughts that summed up her Mutya journey “Being a Mutya sa Tagbilaran is more than just having the crown but embracing the responsibility itself. And it is not about on how beautiful you are but it is about having a heart to serve and to be a good example to everyone.” 

3rd RU MANGA, 1st RU BOOY MUTYA WINNER SAN ISIDRO 2nd RU UBUJAN & 4^th RU POB II

THE RUNNERS UP:

Rounding out the winners’ circle were 1^st RU #13 BOOY Dann Audrey Cadenas, 2^nd RU #15 UBUJAN Rueggy Mae Namoc, 3^rd RU # 5 MANGA Lady Aira Lumantas & 4^th RU # 7 POB. II Margarett Requillo

SPECIAL AWARDS 

NAME OF AWARD	WINNER	AREA REPRESENTED
Darling of Social Media	# 13 Dann Audrey Cadenas	Booy
Miss BabaYap Fan Page	# 2 Cayle Tentativa	Cabawan
Miss Photogenic	# 9 Raclaire Trigo	San Isidro
Miss Congeniality	# 8 Kate Alemania	Cogon
Miss Talent	# 9 Raclaire Trigo	San Isidro
Best in Production Number	# 1 Qeen Maglahus	Bool
Best in Swimsuit	# 9 Raclaire Trigo	San Isidro
Best in Casual Interview	# 7 Margaret Requillo	Pob. II
Best in Evening Gown	# 9 Raclaire Trigo	San Isidro

 CORPORATE TITLES 

NAME OF AWARD	WINNER	AREA REPRESENTED
Miss Globe	# 2 Cayle Tentativa	Cabawan
Miss SMART	# 13 Dann Audrey Cadenas	Booy
Miss Renaissance Spa	# 2 Cayle Tentativa	Cabawan
Miss Bohol Tropics	# 9 Raclaire Trigo	San Isidro
Miss CIGNAL TV	# 9 Raclaire Trigo	San Isidro

The bets from Ubujan, Dampas Booy & San Isidro in the Opening Salvo

Cabawan’s bet Cayle Tentativa with Presidential Son Baste Duterte 

Although it was a near- perfect top five, some members of the audience including Your Roving Eye were surprised with the exclusion of #2 Cabawan’s Cayle Tentativa who aside from a flawless presentation, gave one of the most engaging repartees with the emcees during the Q & A where she talked about being a CVRAA Meet athlete.

Another favorite who didn’t make it was Dampas’ Marian Grace Malubay, the licensed criminologist who was very elegant in her evening gown. Other noteworthy candidates were the girls from Dao, Pob. I and Cogon. 

In a contest where judging is subjective and the contestant line-up is competitive, the mixed reactions are to be expected. What’s a pageant after all if everyone agrees on the results.

PANEL OF JUDGES:

 Your Roving Eye with Mayor Baba Yap, Chair of Judges Jonas Borces

and official gown designer Roi Tizon

Adding star wattage, prestige and credibility to the much- talked glamorous highlight of Saulog sa Tagbilaran 2018 was the interesting mix of high- profile personalities and newsmakers that compose this year’s panel of judges chaired by KF Cebu pillar & beauty queen mentor Jonas Borces. 

Bb Pilipinas Universe: Rachel Peters 2017, Nina Ricci Alagao 2000 & Catriona Gray 2018

Given the daunting task of selecting the city’s ambassadress of goodwill & were  Presidential Son & Lakbai TV5 host Baste Duterte,, Miss Earth-Air 2016 Michelle Alejandra Gomez Bustos of Colombia,   Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray, Bb Pilipinas Universe 2000 Nina Ricci Alagao, Event Host & TV personality Raymond Gutierrez, Miss Universe Philippines 2017 Rachelle Peters, 2012 Philippine Male Supermodel Winner Gerard Ong, Bohol First Lady & Balilihan Mayor Pureza Chatto,  actor Philip Salvador and Event Director Javi Martinez Pardo. 

PAGEANT HOSTS: Tim Yap & Izza Calzado

Hosting this year's Mutya sa Tagbilaran were eventologist Tim Yap and TV/ movie actress Izza Calzado.

TAGBILARAN’S FIRST FAMILY: Mayor Baba Yap, First Lady Jane & Janah Yap

The 2018 edition of Mutya sa Tagbilaran marks the fifth year since the glamorous highlight of Tagbilaran City underwent a major facelift. Under the visionary guidance of the city’s First Lady Jane C. Yap and the support of Mayor Baba Yap, the pageant has enjoyed a renewed popularity and has been a certified crowd drawer during the Saulog sa Tagbilaran celebration.

More than a parade of beauty & charm, the Mutya sa Tagbilaran Pageant has been repackaged as an avenue where young Tagbilaranon beauties can be empowered to become partners in community- building and lend their popularity to raise awareness for advocacy projects that would benefit Tagbilaran. As Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018, Ms. Trigo gets to represent the city in the Miss Bohol 2018 Pageant and will be the spokesperson for the soon- to- be established Tagbilaran City Human Breast Bank.

According to Ms. Jane Yap, Tagbilaran City First Lady & Mutya sa Tagbilaran Project Chair, the Human Breast Bank is a service which collects, screens, processes, and dispenses by prescription human milk donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the recipient infant. The project has the full support of City Mayor Baba Yap.

Photo Credits:

TJ Medrana Photography

Christian Lungay

Meet the Judges for Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018

What’s a town or city fiesta without a beauty pageant to highlight the affair? There really is something about a pageant where the fairest maiden is selected to reign for a year as ambassadress of goodwill and as inspirational model. 

 Panel of Judges for Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018

In the case of Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018, the winner gets to represent the city in the Miss Bohol 2018 Pageant and will be the spokesperson for the soon- to- be established Tagbilaran City Human Breast Bank.

According to Ms. Jane Yap, Tagbilaran City First Lady & Mutya sa Tagbilaran Project Chair, the Human Breast Bank is a service which collects, screens, processes, and dispenses by prescription human milk donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the recipient infant. The project has the full support of City Mayor Baba Yap.

Adding star wattage, prestige and credibility to the much- talked glamorous highlight of Saulog sa Tagbilaran 2018 is the interesting mix of high- profile personalities and newsmakers that compose this year’s panel of judges. 

 Catriona Gray 

CATRIONA GRAY, her recent victory as Miss Universe Philippines 2018 makes her the first Filipina to compete in both Miss World and Miss Universe. She was a Top Five Finalist in the 2016 Miss World Pageant held in the U.S. 

Nina Ricci Alagao

NINA RICCI ALAGAO,  visual & graphic artist graduate from UP College of Fine Arts, a TV/ movie actress, model, make-up artist, events host, wife to actor Michael Flores & mom to three boys and Binibining Pilipinas 2000 who represented the country in the Miss Universe 2000 Pageant held in Cyprus. 

Rachel Peters

RACHEL PETERS, Filipino-British model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2017 and Miss Universe 2017 Top Ten finalist. 

Michelle Alejandra Gomez

MICHELLE ALEJANDRA GOMEZ, Colombian beauty queen and model who was crowned Miss Earth- Air 2016

BASTE DUTERTE host of Lakbai, TV5’s newest reality adventure show  

RAYMUND GUTIERREZ, the entrepreneur, TV/ events host and reality TV star  of the acclaimed Gutierrez clan who has become the poster child for fitness & healthier lifestyle 

PUREZA VELOSO- CHATTO, Bohol First Lady, Balilihan Municipal Mayor, GSP-Bohol council president,  Bohol’s patroness of culture & the arts  

JONAS BORCES, one of Cebu’s top hair & make up artists, respected beauty queen & model discoverer/  mentor

PHILLIP SALVADOR, award- winning TV/movie actor 

GERARD ONG, Male Winner of Supermodel Philippines 2012, PMAP member

JAVI MARTINEZ PARDO, creative director of top events production company & the partner of Tim Yap 

Hosting this year's Mutya sa Tagbilaran are eventologist Tim Yap and TV/ movie actress Izza Calzado

Who will get the attention & the nod of the panel of judges for the title of Mutya sa Tagbilaran 2018?

Find out this Friday, April 27, Bohol Wisdom School Gym, 8 pm