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Northern California's largest Filipino American newspaper in circulation since 1990, the Manila Mail is the Bay Area's most read Fil-Am weekly publication distributed free in major cities of Northern California. Community is a B Section page that contains the weekly column of Bradford Adkins 'SCENES in the city'. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.
Miss Ecuador Olga Alava, a model, was crowned Miss Earth 2011 at the UP Theater in Diliman, Quezon City last Saturday night. MissPhilippines Athena Imperial placed 3rd (Miss Earth Water).
Small but terrible, Miss Philippines Athena Imperial reportedly cried after winning Miss Earth-Water (considered 3rd place) as she did not expect to even finish Top 4 due to her height.
Seen at TV5's MVP Christmas Ball last week (L-R ) were Actress Dina Bonnevie, Movie Producer Vic Del Rosario, Musical Director Louie Ocampo & Concert Director Rowell Santiago. Photo provided by Jeffrey Remigio
Fil-Am Racer Robbie Montinola took the 25 Hours of Thunderhill in Willows, CA last weekend. Montinola and the Road Shagger Racing team is sponsored and supported by Simply Vegas Real Estate, BFGoodrich Tires, Motul USA, Olloclip, and MotoIQ.com.
UPAA of Northern CA (Berkeley Chapter) will hold a Christmas Partyon Dec 18th in Walnut Creek, CA.
Meridian Home Health in Hayward, CA will be having their Christmas Party on December 9th at The Hinton Newark. (Front L-R) Noelle Alcomendras (niece), Bella Landingin (Owner) , Kimberly Landingin (daughter) (Back R-L) Rene Landingin (Bella's husband), model Leo Reyes & model Justin Smaby.
Happy 18th Birthday, Janessa Catipon, who got serenaded by The Perkins Twins (Jesse & Christian Perkins) at her lavish debut party in Hayward, CA last Saturday.
Belated Happy 7th Birthday, Kyle Lim, who co-celebrated with brother Miguel (1 year old) with family & friends at their Blackhawkresidence, with a "Pirates of the Carribean" themed party given by parents, Tracy & Mary Lim.
Miss Ecuador wins Miss Earth 2011
(Miss Philippines Athena Imperial is 3rd place)
SEEN IN THE CITY
Miss Ecuador Olga Alva is a 23-year-old model who shone the brightest in a silvery white gown last Saturday night at the UP Diliman Theater in Quezon City, besting 83 other contestants to win the 2011 Miss Earth crown.
Miss Earth-Air title (equivalent to 1st runner-up) went to Miss Brazil who glided the stage in her silver and white sequined gown. Miss Philippines is short but striking in her red gown, impressed the judges and placed 3rd (Miss Earth-Water). Miss Venezuela razzled & dazzled in her lilac gown – she placed 4th (Miss Earth-Fire).
Miss Philippines Athena Imperial’s win is noteworthy as she is one of, if not the shortest candidate this year. Also, her win further solidifies our country’s reputation in the world of beautiful women, after Shamcey Supsup’s and Gwendoline Ruais’ almost-a-winner 1st runner-up places, respectively, in the Miss Universe & Miss World pageants earlier this year.
Miss Earth 2010 Nicole Faria (from India) turned over her crown to Olga.
Top 8 candidates included Crimea, Ecuador, Mexico, Philippines, Venezuela, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zimbabwe, and Brazil.
Top 16 were the beauties that came from Ukraine, Paraguay, Japan, Portugal, Sweden, Chinese Taipei, Crimea, Zimbabwe, Thailand, Slovenia, Mexico, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Special awards went to Miss Chinese Taipei Cherry Liu who bagged her Miss Earth Photogenic 2011 via online voting. Dominique Mann of South Africa won Miss Talent. Sarka Cojocarova of Czech Republic was adjudged Best in Swimsuit. Miss Mexico Cassandra Becerra was Best in Long Gown. Japan’s Tomoko Maeda is Best in National Costume while Sanober Hussain of Pakistan was Miss Friendship.
Miss Ecuador’s environmental advocacy is preserving the forest and tree planting.
Originally, this year’s pageant was set in Thailand but the flooding forced the organizers to hastily move it back to the Philippines.
Next year, the 12th Miss Earth pageant is set for December at Ninh Thuan in Vietnam.
TO-BE-SEEN IN THE CITY
UP Alumni Association of Northern CA (Berkeley Chapter) Christmas Party
Selenna Franco-Cefre, President of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Northern California (Berkeley) Chapter cordially invites you to its traditional Christmas Party on December 18, 2011from 12 noon to 4:00 pm at the Sunset Park Clubhouse located at 1785 Pomar Way, Walnut Creek,CA 94598.
UPAA-Berkeley is the first foreign-based U.P. alumni chapter in the world. Through its 43 years of existence, UPAA-Berkeley has remained dynamic and attuned not only to the needs of its beloved alma matter but also in promoting the Philippines in the United States. It has been able to help a number of poor deserving youths with scholarship grants that gave them the opportunity to complete their college education at the most reputable educational institution in the Philippines. In 2009, UPAA-Berkeley donated $30,000 to the UP Foundation to support the University's Professorial Chair Endowment Program which help maintain a high quality of teaching staff to keep the high standard of education that the University of the Philippines is known for. This year, UPAA-Berkeley reached its goal to donate another $ 30,000 grant to the UP Foundation.
Special Guest Soprano, Miss Marites Zamboanga Dale together with her protégée, Kyle Andrada will be performing duets.
All graduates of the University of the Philippines residing in Northern California are welcome to join UPAA-Berkeley. For more information, please call Selenna Franco-Cefre, President at 650-238-8062 or HenriettaFajardo, Secretary at 510-504-3480 or visit www.upaaberkeley.org.
Briefs & Shorts
Happy birthday greetings to San Diego’s Zeny Ponseca, Texas’ Crispina Meily, Los Gatos’ Dr. Besosie “Bing” Ganal & Manila’s Shellane Marie.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“It doesn’t matter if it isn’t my body or my choice. I will not be put against the wall again. I should have stood my ground, fought harder, delayed it longer, encouraged more people to talk her out of it. I regret being there. I regret it all.” – By TV5 “Paparazzi” & “Juicy” host, DJ Mo Twister, who hastily flew to New Yorkafter talks of lawsuits from GMA-7 surfaced immediately after his abortion video diary circulated online last week. Reportedly, his girlfriend resorted to abortion not just once, but twice.
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