The spectacular
Bellevue Resort in Panglao Island, Bohol graciously hosted the 2014 Miss Bohol
Press Presentation & Swimsuit Competition
Under the canopy of the
azure skies and amidst the backdrop of the resort’s turquoise waters , the 18
lovely candidates sashayed in their Hanz Coquilla swimwear in front of the
media, the sponsors & pageant organizing committee.
Truly living up to its
reputation as the best there is, everyone including Your Blogger were truly
amazed with the resort’s superb handling of the event
The Miss Bohol
Organizing Committee headed by Bohol First Lady Madame Pureza V. Chatto thanks
Bellevue Resort , its owner Mr. Johnny Chan and Resident Manager Rommel
Gonzales for graciously hosting the pageant’s first official engagement
Bellevue Resort's Rommel Gonzales receives appreciation plaque from Bohol First Lady Pureza Chatto
Your Blogger with Madame Pureza Chatto
Special thanks to Elvie
Sarmiento and the Bellevue staff for making our event at the resort a wonderful
experience.
The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of
Panglao, in cooperation with the Panglao Youth Organization, the Rotaract Club
of Tagbilaran and MyMadamme Productions, presented the 2011 Miss Panglao
Pageant last Monday, August 29, at the San Agustin Plaza Open Field as one of
the highlights of the town’s annual fiesta celebration.
The Annual Quest for Miss Panglao, which
is considered as one of Bohol’s most prestigious beauty competitions, aims not
only to select the municipality’s ambassadress of the youth and the
spokesperson of the town’s tourism industry but also to encourage the different
barangays and schools of the municipality to have a platform for their
sustainable projects which will be focused during the pageant
PAGEANT HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Miss Panglao Pageant Prelude Video
2011 Miss Panglao Pageant Behind the Scenes Video
2011 Miss Panglao Pageant Swimwear Video
2011 Miss Panglao Pageant Gown Video
2011 Miss Panglao Pageant Rationale Video
LOURDES HIGH SCHOOL BET WINS MISS PANGLAO 2011
Judith Cruz, a 15 year old junior of
Lourdes High School and whose list of impressive credentials includes
Editor-in-Chief of her school paper, president of the Science Club, 3rd Year
Level Representative to the Supreme Student Govt. and graduating as Grade
School Class Valedictorian, was crowned the 2011 Miss Panglao in a glittering
and star- studded pageant held at the San Agustin Plaza during the town’s
fiesta
Miss Cruz won over the judges and the
overflowing crowd during the final question round.
Named 1st Runner Up was
crowd favorite Amanda Arbitrario, Miss SK Poblacion, who was also declared the
Best in Evening Gown, Swimsuit & Interviews and voted Miss Photogenic and
Darling of the Crowd.
2nd Runner Up was Miss SK Lourdes, Mary Grace Butalid,
who also won the Miss Pantene Beautiful Hair special title.
This year’s pageant has attracted 15
candidates composed of representatives from all of the municipality’s ten SK
barangays, all three secondary level schools and two Panglao- based socio-
civic organizations because the sponsoring entities of the top three winning
candidates will also receive a cash incentive as seed money to jumpstart their
chosen projects or advocacies for the youth & the community.
Panglao is an island in the Philippines
located in the Central Visayas, with an area of 80.5 sq. kilometers.
Politically, it is divided into two municipalities: Dauis and Panglao, part of
Bohol Province. Panglao is located southwest of the island of Bohol and east of
Cebu.
Currently, Panglao is one of the top
tourist destinations in the Philippines, famous for its beautiful dive spots
and its coral reef, as well as many several islet ideal for beach bathing like
the islets of Gak-ang and Pontod
I have been in a state of catatonia since I received the devastating news yesterday morning that a good friend of mine has just passed away
I am grieving and I am so saddened by his untimely demise. Mind you, it's not pro forma grief but real pain and anguish
Early last year, just before the 10th year bash of his swinging Oops! Bar which is ideally located right smack in the middle of the entire Alona Beach stretch, we had a falling out. It was a simple, petty misunderstanding that soon blew out of proportion. Add some intrigues here and bloated egos there and it was a point of no return. Some well- meaning friends tried to step in and intervene but these were simply exercises in futility
Crossing paths in a very small community where everybody knows everybody became an acid test for civility. Exchanging dagger looks and giving each other the cold shoulder treatment became a common occurrence that it soon bordered on the comical. But what's funny about losing a friend? The wedges between us became so deep that it became clear to those in the know that it was impossible for us to become friends again.
I thought I had moved on. I thought I had everything covered. I was coasting along with my second lease on life when the call came yesterday morning
Right now, I am so distraught and my heart bleeds for dear Uly with whom I shared a lot of personal and private triumphs, the small intoxicating doses of hedonism and his constant advice on how to live a worry- free life. He is gone now and I really regret that I wasn't able to say sorry and for not telling him how wonderful he was as a friend
DURING HAPPIER TIMES. Hosting the special events in Uly's place was something that I always looked forward to like his Puey Quinones Fashion Show in 2009
Alona Beach in Panglao Island, Bohol would never be the same again. Long before event planning was in vogue in Bohol, Uly was already the master planner. He was a wiz when it came to events and especially when it has something to do with creating noise and making waves.
The signature pose, his boisterous laughter and his witty punchlines ...all these would be memories from now on.
I'm sure right now as I am blogging this very minute that Uly is up there and peering down from where he is ensconced, he is asking "My oh my, what's the big fuss dahleeng?"
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