With the official glamshots of the Miss Bohol 2015 candidates uploaded, it can be safely said that the search is definitely on for the next face of the beautiful island paradise.
This year's competition will have 23 stunning Boholanas --- 21 towns, including the City of Tagbilaran, one private institution, and one HEI --- vying for the glistening crown on the head of Queenie Melody Fullante, last year's winner from the town of Dauis. They were presented to the press last July 2 at the Bellevue Resort in Panglao.
(This interview has been made last April 7, 2015. With excerpts from her LifestyleBohol cover story, A Woman of the Earth, published April 12, 2015)
Statuesque, alluring with her prominent oriental features, smart, confident, and self-assured — Gayle Suzette Yu is, without doubt, a picture of a beautiful Boholana. Aside from those attributes, she also happens to be a writer, a blogger, a registered nurse, and now, a beauty queen. Considering the aforementioned, Gayle is not just a comely lass but a representation of a modern-day Boholana who is capable of becoming anything she aspires to be.
More than a month after her landslide victory in Miss Philippines Earth Bohol 2015 search, Gayle is now set on a journey to shine brighter than forty other contenders from all over the country vying for the MPE crown. While the national tilt will be a much tougher battle ground for Gayle. In fact, she is yet to win a medal or a special award. Her strong Chinese looks is not everyone’s cup of tea and she is among the least hyped candidates among the batch. But Gayle is determined, in fact very determined to make the province proud.
The entire province is continuously backing Gayle in her bid to become the next Miss Philippines Earth. And the numbers do not lie. Gayle currently leads the race to become MPE 2015’s Face of Colour Collection. As of this writing, her official headshot has gained a decent 2,291 likes in Facebook and 566 votes on the MPE website while her Eco-tourism video has already been viewed 3,149 times, with 129 up votes, and 710 likes on the MPE website. Moreover, her eco video has been consistently lauded. In her Facebook account, the MPE delegate shared that reigning Miss Philippines Earth, Miss Earth 2014 Jamie Herrell went to her just to sing praises on her video.
Watch here eco-video.
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| A rare gathering of the brightest minds of Tagbilaran City high schools class of 2015 |
[Published at LifestyleBohol of The Bohol Chronicle, March 29, 2015 issue.
Written together with Mr. Raul Phillip Gatal]
This year's high school graduates will forever be in the books, being the last set of harvest before the full implementation of the K-12 program set this 2016. But among them, there is this batch of young and promising adolescents who rose to the ranks of their school's graduating class and claimed the title batch Valedictorian.
They may be differentiated among their peers by the shining gold medal hanging on their necks. However, at the end of the day, they are still like the rest, still growing into the individuals they aim to become and trying to make the big dreams they have turn into reality. They are the ones who are enjoying the vibrancy of their youth while championing the demands of their academic life.
They are Tagbilaran City high school's golden harvest and let us get to know each one of them.
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| The beautiful and extremely talented Kirby Asunto. From Rebuilding Bohol's Official Facebook Page. |
It is, perhaps, in every singer’s wish list: to sing the Philippine National Anthem in a global event. So, when a rather unknown Filipina named Kirby Asunto was handpicked by the one and only People’s Champ, Manny Pacquiao to sing Lupang Hinirang during the Pacquiao-Bradley fight, microblogging site Twitter was filled with curious tweets. The question: Who is that girl?
Kirby sang and owned her moment, almost outshining the one
singing Star-Spangled Banner was Jessica Sanchez, the half-Filipina American
Idol runner up. Netizens took notice of
the petite girl who showcased her impressive vocals; the internet savvies, and
the entire Philippine was pleased.
