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Sunday, June 07, 2009 |
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Sandra Inez Seifert Miss Philippines-Earth 2009 |
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The beauty queen as an advocate |
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By Angelo Cantera, Reporter
The world of beauty pageant through the decades had defined the
image of a quintessential beauty queen. She is a beauty cool under
pressure, complete with a saccharine smile, flawless skin and a
confident bearing that commands attention.
But for one Visayan girl who won in one of the
most prestigious pageants in the Philippines, being a beauty queen
means beauty beyond skin deep. She said that you can be serious in
your attempt to win, but that doesn’t mean that you have to lose
yourself in the process and more importantly, you should have more
on your mind than the title, the sash and the prestige that goes
with it.
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O T H E R F E A T U R E S
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THE FILIPINO CHAMPION
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FEU Saves the Tamaraws
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The tamaraw is one of the world’s critically endangered species.
It is an intelligent, pugnacious and aggressive animal found only in
Mindoro. From a population count of over 10,000 in the 1900s, only a
remaining 154 were...
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LLDA chairman advocates environmental livelihood
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Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) Chairperson Uliran Joaquin
may very well have another title attached to her name—the
Environmental Livelihood Advocate of the Philippines.
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PFFI announces winners of the Filipino Footwear Design Competition
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The Philippine Footwear Federation Inc. (PFFI), which represents the
footwear industry in the country, and aims to encourage fresh
concepts and discover new talents, is proud to announce the winners
of PFFI’s The Filipino Footwear...
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25 musical kids top ‘MUSMUSIKWELA 2009’ auditions
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Twenty-five youngsters aged 8 to 12 topped the singing auditions of
“MUSMUSIKWELA 2009,” the ultimate kiddie talent search for boys
and girls that could hone them into the country’s next big musical
talents.
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THE LITERARY LIFE
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INVENTORIES
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(Conclusion)
computer shop now, doing pretty well according
to him, and he’s engaged—or was, I don’t know if they’re
still together as of this moment—to a 19-year-old...
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THE
SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor
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To be read and
watched by (almost) all
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Ideally, writers would really want their books to be read by a lot
of people, their screenplays or stage plays to be made into films or
plays that will be watched by many.
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THE GREEN REVOLUTION
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To govern with one vision
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We are told many times that our country is beautiful, rich in ways
that are priceless and blessed with nature’s gifts that would be
the envy of even the richest countries in the world. But we are also
told many times that these gifts are now being destroyed, violated
and slowly vanishing. But many of us cared?
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PROFILE
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Her own simple way
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Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction—W.
Somerset Maugham
In saving the environment, simple things could mean a lot.
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GAME
TIME
By Ed Richelle Uy
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New PSP revealed and
other E3 news
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One of the industry’s top rumors and worst kept secrets has been
finally confirmed at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3)—the PSP GO. As one of the most talked about topics in gaming
forums, Sony had been having a...
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