MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH 2012 WINNERS

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Stephanie Stephanowitz is theMiss Philippines Earth 2012. Stephany will represent the country  in the 2012 Miss Earth pageant to be held this year in Indonesia. Miss Earth 2012 is scheduled on October 28.

The winners of the Miss Philippines Earth 2012 pageant have been announced during the coronation night on Sunday, May 27, at the SM Centerstage in SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

Miss Philippines Earth 2012:

Stephanie Stephanowitz, Quezon City

Miss Philippines Earth – Air:

Glennifer Perido, Tabuc City

Miss Philippines Earth – Water:

Samantha Purvor, San Juan City

Miss Philippines Earth – Fire:

Thoreen Halvorsen, Puerto Princesa

Miss Philippines Earth – Eco Tourism:

Candice Ramos, Vigan City

Miss Philippines Earth – Top 10

Glenna Christina Duch (Negros Oriental)

Roxanne Corluy (Belgium)

Princess Lieza Manzon (San Francisco, Cebu)

Jaydielou Dilidili (Indang, Cavite)

Kathleen Subijano (Muntinlupa City)

Special Awards:

Best in Swimsuit:

Samantha Purvor(Miss San Juan)

Miss Zenea Slimming and Body Sculpting:

Samantha Purvor(Miss San Juan)

Miss Extraderm:

Samantha Purvor(Miss San Juan)

Miss Pontefino Residences:

Samantha Purvor(Miss San Juan)

Miss Gandang Ricky Reyes:

Samantha Purvor(Miss San Juan)

Miss Redfox:

Glennifer Perido (Miss Tabuk)

Best In Resort Wear:

Glennifer Perido (Miss Tabuk)

Miss Golden Sunset:

Glennifer Perido (Miss Tabuk)

Miss Talent:

Aufelyn Zabala (Miss Marilao, Bulacan)

Miss Beverly Hills 6750:

Aufelyn Zabala (Miss Marilao, Bulacan)

Best in Evening Gown:

Stephanie Stefanowitz (Miss Quezon City)

Miss Prime Med:

Thoreen Halvorsen (Miss Puerto Princesa)

Miss Photogenic-Ever Bilena:

Cristelt Gerona (Miss Pagadian City)

Miss Friendship:

Jennifer Edytha Japor(Miss Lucena City)

Miss Pontefino Hotel:

Queenie Uy (Miss Batangas)

Miss New Placenta:

Reveleen Carandang(Miss Kawit, Cavite)

John Lloyd Cruz is Esquire Philippines June 2012 cover.

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John Lloyd Cruz is the cover boy of the month of June 2012 as he graced the cover of  Esquire Magazine June 2012 Issue. 

Esquire Philippines tagged John Lloyd Cruz on their cover as “No More Mr. Nice Guy." Styled by Liz Uy, John Lloyd was described "Mr. Nice Guy No More!"

Aside from Cruz, Esquire's also features topics like "The New Rules for Suits," "The Last Stand of Angelo Castro, Jr.," "Car Sex and Other Bad Ideas," "The SONA that P-Noy Should Deliver," "The Art of Seduction," "Why Women Cheat" and many more.

Esquire Magazine Philippines  is now available at all magazine stands and selected bookstores and supermarkets  nationwide.

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski Covers Metro Magazine June 2012

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Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski graced the covers METRO Magazine June 2012 Issue. Champion equestrienne, public speaker, and advocate Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski tries on fashion for fun and realizes what style means to her in Metro Magazine's June 2012 issue.

Aside from Mikee, this style issue also offers interesting articles like "Secrets of Style Revealed: The Best Stores, Editor's Picks, Manila's Trendsetters, Tried and Tested Make-up," "+ Chic New Looks: Tailored Black Jackets, Rock and Roll Lace, and Languid Suits," and many more.

Shot by Marlon Pecjo, Mikee was wearing a pastel ensemble with gold jewelries on the cover. The now occasional actress and champion equestrienne still looks fabulous at 38. she doesn’t look her age, not to mention having three kids with husband Robert “Dudot” Jaworski, Jr.

Metro Magazine June 2012 issue is now available at all magazine stands and selected bookstores and supermarkets nationwide for only P150.

Preview Magazine June 2012: 17th Anniversary Issue

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Preview is celebrating their 17th anniversary this June.  To celebrate,  they put the Fierce, Fab, and Very Beautiful Clique of Anne Curtis, Georgina Wilson, Solenn Heussaff, Isabelle Daza and Liz Uy on their 17th Anniversary Cover issue.

Solenn, Isabelle, Anne, Georgina and Liz

Georgina Wilson, Isabelle Daza, Solenn Heussaff, Liz Uy and Anne Curtis are otherwise known as the “starting five.” In celebration for the 17th anniversary special of the Preview Magazine, the magazine showcases the said issue as “Team Spirit.” 

Isabelle, Solenn,Anne, Liz Uy and Georgina

Photographed by Mark Nicdao

Styling by Daryl Chang

Art Direction by Vince Uy

Makeup by Juan Sarte Iii (Liz)
Paolo Maranan (Belle And Solenn)
Robbie Piñera (Anne And Georgina)

Hair by John Valle (Belle And Solenn)
Raymond Santiago Of L’oréal Professionnel (Anne, Liz, And Georgina)

Grab a copy of this Preview magazine’s anniversary issue available in magazine stands nationwide for Php 150.00 under Summit Media.

Manila Ocean Park's Back To The Wild Campaign

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I Love My Ocean ! 

Manila Ocean Park, the country’s first world-class and largest aquarium facility and integrated resort destination has recently launched its corporate social responsibility banner program, “I Love My Ocean”. It is a nationwide campaign that encourages volunteerism, public education and community mobilization activities designed to increase public awareness and action on coastal management issues and instill pride in our country’s natural resources.

Manila Ocean Park through “I Love My Ocean” showcases marine biodiversity from within and around the waters of the Philippines, and it seeks to highlight the little-known fact that the Philippine archipelago is located in the global epicenter of marine biodiversity, the Coral Triangle. As such, it takes every occasion to disseminate powerful messages on protecting and conserving this rich marine heritage that our country has been blessed with.

Back to the Wild

This May 2012, MOP highlights its newest conservation program called “Back to the Wild”. Manila Ocean Park seeks to integrate sustainability factors in its initiatives, namely through its information, education and communications campaign, science research projects, resource management programs and day-to-day operations. These are meant to facilitate one of its objectives: to give back to the marine habitats where most of the oceanarium’s specimens originally come from. There will be a series of specimen release, starting with bamboo sharks. The program will release 20-30 juvenile sharks into select marine protected areas or MPAs, with the first release slated to occur on May 26, 2012. Some of the sharks will be released in shallow waters by snorkelers; the rest will be released in deeper waters by divers.

Manila Ocean Park hopes to focus on positive news regarding sharks. These species have been subject to various misconceptions, negative publicity and cruel acts. The sad fact is that humans are the biggest threat to their survival, largely due to shark finning and overfishing.

Bamboo Shark Release

The whitespotted bambooshark lives in the Indo-West Pacific. It has been confirmed in the waters of the following countries: Cambodia, China (mainland, Hong Kong, Macau), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

The whitespotted bamboo shark is a reef dwelling creature that lives near the bottom in shallow in-shore environments. It feeds during the night and rests in reef crevices during the day. Historically, bamboo sharks were known to occur in shallow coastal waters all throughout the Philippines, including Batangas. However, due to increasing fishing pressure to supply the pet trade as well as habitat degradation, sightings of these sharks have become a rare occurrence; in fact, most local SCUBA divers have yet to see a bamboo shark in the wild. As a result, many bamboo shark species have been classified as Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature or IUCN.

To help alleviate this situation, Manila Ocean Park is aiming to conduct a series of bamboo shark releases in various coastal seagrass & reef habitats. It is currently the only oceanarium in the world that has perfected captive breeding of white-spotted & grey bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum & C. griseum) while simultaneously performing conservation enhancement of these species. Before the release, sharks will be tagged for tracking purposes.

Bagong Silang, Calatagan

For this very first bamboo shark release, MOP has chosen the municipality of Calatagan in the province of Batangas, approximately 110 kilometers south of Manila. The beach areas of Calatagan consist of coralline sand, mangrove areas, fish and prawn ponds. The town specifically in Barangay Bagong Silang is a marine protected area. The Calatagan Artificial Reef and Fish Sanctuary (formerly Bagong Silang Fish Sanctuary) was created to ensure protection of marine resources, increase fish catch and community involvement on conservation of marine ecosystem. Proximity to a nearby seagrass site as well as having an established Marine Protected Area were important considerations in choosing the release location.

Partner Organizations & LGUs

Manila Ocean Park has chosen to partner with Conserve and Protect Oceans (CAP-Oceans), a non-stock, non-profit organization aimed at building a strong multi-sectoral advocacy for the conservation and protection of the sea and its rich natural resources. Its program is geared towars the services of encouraging community stakeholders in different environmental management activities and it is established by a group of divers.

Aside from CAP-Oceans, other organizations who are part of Back to the Wild program include Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI and the local government unit of Calatagan together with its youth leaders.

Manila Ocean Park is fully aware of its obligation to reach a broad public and impart necessary information relevant to current environmental issues. It is our aim that the “Back to the Wild” Release program will be a step in the right direction for marine education and conservation. We hope that more people will do their share in ensuring that future generations will be able to enjoy and see these fascinating animals in their natural habitat.