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Paranaque beauty named best in evening gown at MUP 2020 prelims
Miss Paranaque Ysabella Roxas Ysmael won best in evening gown at the preliminaries for the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 pageant held at Baguio Country Club Friday night. Her winning gown was designed by Furne Amato. Ysmael, 23, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from De La Salle University Manila. The former Miss…
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Mandaue stunner wins best in national costume at MUP 2020 prelims
Miss Mandaue Lou Dominique Piczon won best in national costume at the preliminaries for Miss Universe Philippines 2020 held at the Baguio Country Club Friday night. Piczon, 20, was also the winner in the MUP runway challenge. At 5’9, Piczon is an account executive for Kenneth Cobonpue. Pageant expert Norman Tinio said in his blog…
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Ilongga wins best in swimsuit at MUP 2020 prelims
Miss Iloilo Rabiya Mateo was adjudged best in swimsuit at the preliminaries of the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 beauty pageant held at the Baguio Country Club Friday night. Mateo, whose name means princess, stands at 5’6″ and hails from Balasan, Iloilo. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from…
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Bohol beauty sizzles at Miss Universe Philippines 2020 preliminary competitions
Miss Bohol Pauline Amelinckx topped the preliminary competitions for the inaugural Miss Universe Philippines 2020 beauty pageant held at the Baguio Country Club Friday night. The candidates participated in swimsuit, evening gown, national costume, and Q&A preliminary competitions. For full details, click: https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/23/bohol-beauty-tops-miss-universe-philippines-2020-preliminaries/
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What Korina Sanchez-Roxas wants to teach young girls about money
Popular broadcaster Korina Sanchez-Roxas is successful, sweet and independent – especially when it comes to money. During a media conference for her show “Rated Korina” held in Quezon City recently, Korina revealed that she never asked money from her husband former Senator Mar Roxas II. “Hindi ako humihingi ng pera sa asawa ko. So ang…
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PRO 1 lists 123 COVID cases, 111 recoveries
By Mar T. Supnad CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union – Police Regional Office 1 reported today, Oct. 22, that there are 123 new COVID-19 infections bringing to 2,319 the total number of personnel who were tested positive for the virus. Police Colonel Jessiemyr N Protacio, Chief, Regional Health Service 1, reported that as…
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Rizal residents told to brace for 8-hour water interruption
By Fernan Angeles OVER 14,000 water consumers in Rizal Province should brace for an eight-hour water interruption starting Thursday night until the next day, says the Manila Water Company Inc. Manila Water hinted at the urgent need to repair leaks in the structures. In an advisory released on Wednesday, Manila Water said it would undertake…
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Villar donates rapid test kits to Dagupan City
TO further avert the spread of the novel coronavirus, Senator Cynthia A. Villar donated rapid test kits to Dagupan City government in line with the local government’s continuing testing program. Through the Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance), the senator gave Rapid antigen test kits to Dagupan Mayor Brian Lim. Earlier, Lim…
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SMC to buy up plastic wastes to power cement facilities
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is ramping up its efforts to help manage the country’s solid wastes and create more livelihood opportunities in the pandemic by buying up bigger volumes of plastic wastes to fuel its cement manufacturing facilities. This latest initiative comes after a string of major sustainability efforts launched recently by the conglomerate that…
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Former Taliptip settlers relocate to new and safer houses outside airport site
Requests for house blessing from former settlers in Brgy. Taliptip, Bulakan, Bulacan, have risen, according to the parish priest serving areas in and around the future site of the country’s largest, most modern international airport–as former settlers move in to newly-built homes provided to them by San Miguel Corporation (SMC). This comes after SMC’s early…