Miss Manaragat 2011 Rediscovering Catbalogans True Beauty August 20, 2012, 7:00 PM, Catbalogan City Plaza

VO: Maupay nga gab-i ha iyo nga tanan. Para matikangan an programa, alayon pagkatukdaw para han Doxology, nga susundan han pagkanta han Philippine National Anthem. DOXOLOGY PNA AVP VO: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another night of beauty and glamour brought to you by the City Government of Catbalogan under the leadership of City Mayor Coefredo T. Uy, and in partnership with the Waray-waray Youth Advocates (WARAYA). This is the 2012 Miss Manaragat: the Search for Miss Catbalogan City and here to welcomes us, is no less than the Chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Tourism and the Committee on Miss Manaragat Beauty Pageant, please welcome, Hon. Stephany Uy-Tan.
MESSAGE AND INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF JUDGES. VO: And now to open the show, let us give a big round of applause to our twelve lovely young candidates. PRODUCTION NUMBER INTRODUCTION OF CANDIDATES

VO: And here are your hosts, Mr. Redentor Palencia and Ms. Elma Sultan. RED: Maupay nga gab-i, Catbalogan. Maupay liwat nga gab-i ha imo, Elma, akon co-host. ELMA: Same with you, Red ngan ha mga magkirita yana nga gabi, labi na gud an aton mga city and barangay officials nga aanhi yana. RED: Una han nga tanan, palakpakan anay naton an aton magbaysay nga mga kandidata para hito nga opening number. That was just a preview of what you should expect tonight as we start the final journey towards choosing the lady who is deserving of the title Miss Catbalogan City. ELMA: Thats correct. For tonight, we raise the bar for beauty, charm, elegance and poise as we come closer to finding out who this special lady will be.

RED: Indeed, the competition is not about to get any easier for our candidates, with three more minor awards at stake. Ini an Best in Eco-Filipiniana Terno, Best in Manaragat Festival Costume ngan Best in Evening Gown. ELMA: Labot la hito, yana liwat naton mahibabaroan kun hira hino an nagdaog hit uupat pa nga minor awards, amo an Best in Swimsuit, Best in Casual Wear, Miss Talent ngan Miss Eloquence, nga ginpili han Pre-Pageant Night nga gindumara dida han ika-12 han Agosto. RED: Mayda liwat kita mga special awards nga ighahatag han aton mga sponsors ha kandidata nga ira napili. Usa hini an Miss Sun Cellular, nga mapipili pinaagi hit kadamuon han text votes nga makukuha hit usa nga kandidata. ELMA: Text voting will officially close at 8:00 tonight so we encourage you to continue voting for your favorite candidates by texting Samar, space, candidate no. and sending it to 2222 RED: Before we announce the winners of the first set of minor and special awards, may we present to you these two AVPs, first, of what transpired during Pre-Pageant Night, to be followed by the prelude to the Swimwear Presentation. Please enjoy watching...
AVP (Pre-Pageant Night) AVP (Swimsuit Competition) VO: Please welcome, our candidates in their swimsuits Swimsuit Presentation

ENTER HOSTS RED: There you have it ladies and gentlemen. Let us give our candidates a big round of applause. ELMA: At this point, we will be announcing the winners of the Best in Swimsuit and Best in Talent awards. But before that, let us find out first who was chosen as Miss Cali Light. RED: The winner of this special award was personally handpicked by one of our major sponsors, which is San Miguel Brewery Corporation, and she is none other than contestant number
VO: to present the award for Miss Cali Light is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

ELMA: It is now time to announce the winner of the first of our predetermined minor awards, the Best in Talent which was chosen based on: Totality of Elements (costume, props, choreography) Uniqueness of Talent Interpretative Ability and Level of Technical Skill (execution, technique, synchronization, control) Stage Presence and On-Stage Personality TOTAL 30% 40% 20% 10% 100%

May we request the three contenders for this award to step forward and the lady who met all of these criteria is none other than Contestant No. ______
VO: to present the award for Best in Talent are ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

RED: We will now announce the winner of the swimsuit competition which has these following criteria: Statement of physical fitness and health Charisma and Expression Sense of Confidence and Composure overall first impression (figure, poise, posture, walk) TOTAL 30% 20% 20% 30% 100%

Once again, we would like to call the three candidates who stood out in this part of the competition and the lady who was adjudged as Best in Swimsuit is Contestant No. _____
VO: to present the award for Best in Talent are ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

ELMA: Tagan naton hin mapaso nga palakpakan an mga winners han mga nasabi nga special and minor awards. Thank you ladies, and congratulations to the winners for a job well done. We now hand you over to our segment host, who is none other than our 2010 Ms. Manaragat, Ms. Cherry Jean Romano and Mr. Ledwin Lobrio.
SEGMENT HOST - Recap - Intermission Number VO: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome, the candidates in their casual wear CASUAL WEAR PRESENTATION

ENTER HOSTS

RED: And you have just seen our candidates for the Casual Wear Presentation. Let us give them a warm round of applause. At this point, we will be proclaiming the winners for two more minor awards, namely the Miss Eloquence and Best in Casual Wear, which have been predetermined during the Pre-Pageant Night. ELMA: But before we do so, we will first be announcing the winner of the Darling of the Press Award, which was chosen by our local media practitioners based on their interactions with the candidates, during the press conference conducted last August 12, at the City Session Hall. RED: Although it has no bearing on the pageants outcome, candidates also have to exert as much effort to impress the media with their skill in expressing their views about different issues. Winning this award therefore, is no small feat. RED: And the lady who won the hearts of the press with her presence, personality and perceptiveness is none other than
VO: to present the award for Darling of the Press is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

ELMA: We are now about to give the name of the winner of the Miss Eloquence Award. The winner of this award is she who passed an arduous two-round interview, the first being the one-on-one interview conducted last August 11, while the second was during the Preliminary Interview portion of the PrePageant Night. RED: The criteria for choosing the winner of this award are as follows: Proficiency 35% Spontaneity 35% Stage Present 30 % 100% Once again, we request the three ladies who showed these qualities to come forward of these three, the one who emerged on top is Candidate No. ____
VO: to present the award for Miss Eloquence is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

ELMA: It is now time to reveal the identity of the lady who won Best in Casual Wear. The winner of this award is the candidate who showed the ability to exude elegance even with the simplest attire and was chosen according to these criteria:

Sense of Style Attractiveness and Stage Presence Poise and Bearing Overall Impact TOTAL

25% -

35% 30% 10% 100

For the final time we would like to call on the top three contenders for this award and the winner of the Best in Casual Wear Award is Candidate No. _____
VO: to present the award for Best in Casual Wear is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts) RED: And that was the last of the predetermined awards. Congratulations to the ladies who distinguished themselves at this early stage of the pageant and good luck to all of you in the coming competitions. We now hand over the stage to our segment hosts for some recap of what had transpired so far. SEGMENT HOST - Recap - Acknowledgment of sponsors/committees - Introduce AVP of candidates for Miss Photogenic AVP MISS PHOTOGENIC VO: Here are the ladies in their Manaragat Festival Costumes MANARAGAT FESTIVAL COSTUME COMPETITION ENTER HOSTS

RED: Tagan naton hin mapaso nga palakpakan an aton mga kandidata. Ha tanan nga paisan-isan hini nga pageant, an Manaragat Festival Costume Competition an nagpapahinumdum ha aton kun kay ano naton gintawag nga Manaragat Festival an binulan nga pagsalin-urog han aton patron. ELMA: Matuod iton. It is here where the wealth of our citys history, culture and natural resources are impressed on us through the colorful and creative costume of the candidates. But before we find out who won this competition, let us first announce the winners of several special awards starting with Miss Photogenic. RED: The video that you saw earlier was a documentation of the candidates photo shoot held last August 13, at Balay-Balay Seafood Grill, which boasts of a scenic view of the Maqueda Bay. This photo shoot served as the basis for choosing the winner of this special award.

ELMA: Choosing the candidate who looked as beautiful on film as they do in person requires a certain kind of expertise that can only be met by our master lensman, Mr. Nelson Petilla, and he chose
VO: to present the award for Miss Photogenic is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

RED: The next special award is Miss Facebook, which is given to the candidate who garnered the most number of votes on, where else, but Facebook. And she is none other than Candidate No. ____
VO: to present the award for Miss Facebook is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

ELMA: This next special award will be given to the candidate chosen by 8Magazine, the first and only glossy tourism magazine in the region, who is doing a comprehensive coverage of the Manaragat Festival Monthlong Fiesta Celebration. And the winner of the Miss 8 Magazine Special Award is candidate no. ____.
VO: to present the award for Miss Facebook is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

RED: Finally, the winner of the award for Best in Manaragat Festival Costume, which shall be given to the candidate who met the following criteria:
Relevance to the Festival Creativity in Using indigenous materials

Poise and Bearing Over-all First Impression

and she is none other than candidate no.____.

VO: to present the award for Best in Manaragat Festival Costume is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

RED: Congratulations ladies for a job well done. More special and minor awards are still in store as we get closer and closer to crowning the 2012 Miss Catbalogan City. But for now, heres an intermission number by _____. INTERMISSION NUMBER

SEGMENT HOST Recap Acknowledgment of sponsors/committees Introduce AVP of candidates for Best in Evening Gown

AVP EVENING GOWN

VO: Ladies and gentlemen, the candidates in their evening gowns. ENTER HOSTS

ELMA: And so we continue with the parade of beauties in this portion. Please, another round of applause for our beautiful ladies.

RED: Being the bearer of the Miss Manaragat Crown entails a lot of responsibility, which is why since day one of the pageant, discipline and punctuality had been ingrained in the candidates. This is what the award for Miss Professionalism is all about and no one is more deserving of this than Contestant No. _______.
VO: to present the special award for Professionalism is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts) ELMA: Establishing good rapport with ones fellow competitors is a challenge in itself, but one lovely lady was able to look beyond the competition and see the potential for friendship in other candidates. And for this she was chosen for the award that is Miss Congeniality. RED: What is special about this award is that the winner was chosen by her cocandidates in a display of true sportsmanship. And that lady is none other than Candidate No. ____. VO: to present the special award for Miss Congeniality is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts) RED: And now is the time to announce the winner of the Evening Gown Competition. As to who should win this award, the criteria says it all, Walk, posture, carriage and grace Appropriateness of attire and sense of style Sense of attractiveness, beauty and charm Sense of confidence, personality and stage presence

and the lady who best fits these descriptions is candidate no. ______.

VO: to present the special award for Best in Evening Gown is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

RED: Congratulations to the ladies for a job well done. And now for some recap from our segment hosts.

SEGMENT HOSTS Recap Acknowledgment of sponsors/committees Introduce candidates socialization/visit to sponsors

VO: And now, here are our candidates for the Eco-Filipiniana Terno Competition PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES ENTER HOSTS RED: Truly a visual feast that everybody wants to partake of, that is what this part of the pageant has always been known for. ELMA: By showcasing Filipiniana gowns, accented or made of raw, indigenous materials, we are urged to be responsible stewards of our environment and utilize its gifts in a sustainable manner. RED: Let us give another round of applause for our candidates and the designers for being able to convey this message through their creations. But before we tell you the winner of the Best in Eco-Filipiniana Terno, let us first find out who won garnered the most number of text and as such, will receive the Miss Sun Cellular Special Award. ELMA: She is no other than Candidate No. _____
VO: to present the special award for Miss Sun Cellular is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

RED: Let us not delay this any further. The winner of the award for Best in EcoFilipiniana Terno was chosen according to these criteria:
Relevance to the Festival Creativity in Using indigenous materials

Poise and Bearing

 Over-all First Impression ELMA: And this award goes to Candidate no. _______.
VO: to present the special award for Best in Eco-Filipiniana Terno is ______. (announcement of winner, awarding, congratulations from hosts)

RED: And those were the last of the special and minor awards for tonight. Congratulations to the all winners. Keep up the good work. KIM: We have been saying that we are getting closer and closer to finding out who will be this years Miss Manaragat. But this time, we can confidently say that we are just a step away from. The final round is now just beyond the horizon but before we make that step, let us get another recap. Back to you Kath. SEGMENT HOST:
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Recap

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