Megan Young, Miss World Philippines 2013

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Star Magic artist, TV Host Megan Young, is now the Miss World Philippines, bested 25 other contestants and became the Philippine representative to the prestigious Miss World 2013 pageant to be held on September 28, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Megan Young, 23, from Olongapo City was crowned winner of Miss World Philippines 2013 held on Sunday, August 18 at the Grand Ballroom of the Solaire Resort and Casino-Manila in Pasay City. 

The pageant was hosted by Carla Abellana, KC Montero and Victor Basa, with Gwendoline Ruais and Divine Lee as co-anchors.

During the Question & Answer portion, Megan was asked “Why do you want to be Miss World Philippines?”

She said “Miss World PH is selfless and to be selfless, you need to have a heart. If I win Miss World Philippines, I would give myself wholeheartedly to be of service. Beauty with a heart.”

Miss World Philippines 2013: Megan Young

First Princess: Janice Lubina

Second Princess: Zahra Saldua

Third Princess: Bianca Paz

Fourth Princess: Omarie Linn Osuna

Special Awards

Best in Evening Gown: #19 Bianca Paz

Best in Swimwear: #10 Janicel Lubina

Best in Talent: #7 Samantha Mae Bernardo

Best in Fashion Runway: #20 Megan Young

Miss Friendship: #5 Zahra Bianca Saldua

Miss Photojenic: #10 Janicel Lubina

Miss Novu Hair: #22 Patricia Ejercitado

Miss Figlia: #20 Megan Young

Miss World Laguna: #20 Megan Young

Miss World Traveller: #Janicel Lubina

Miss Bench Body: #20 Megan Young

Miss Sports by FILA: #20 Megan Young 

Miss Reducin: #20 Megan Young

Miss Redux Fat: #19 Bianca Paz

Miss Pantene: #5 Zahra Bianca Saldua

Miss Olay: #20 Megan Young

Miss Bold and Glamorous by Revlon: #20 Megan Young

Miss World Philippines: Traveller Janicel Lubina

Heat of Miss World Philippines Award : Patricia Alas 

Bianca Paz, Miss Prudential Life: Patricia Ejercitado

Megan deserve the crown. Not just the beauty and intelligence she have, she is the PH National Peace Ambassador. Last September 2012, Megan Young was chosen by President Benigno Aquino III as a National Peace Ambassador. I AM FOR PEACE is a campaign that seeks to mobilize public support for peace through the involvement of various sectors and known personalities.

Congratulations Megan Young!

MVP Football Festival in Tribeca Private Residences

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A brainchild between Smart and Landco to celebrate MVP’s birthday together with his employees, the MVP Football Festival held at Tribeca Private Residences’ 7-Aside football field was a resounding success. A total of 8 teams and 120 players participated from across various Metro Pacific subsidiaries.

According to Landco’s VP for Sales who played striker for the Landco team, “Football was the avenue we chose since it is a growing and popular sport among the MVP group of companies. We decided to use this event to give employees a chance to mingle with the birthday celebrant in a fun football atmosphere that Tribeca is known for.

The winning team, LANDCO with Alfred Xerez-Burgos III(extreme left) and MVP (extreme right)

It was a festive day of football despite the rain. Despite the heavy rainshowers, MVP stayed to watch the finals match between Landco and PLDT.” MVP also awarded the top 3 winners of the MVP Football Festival: First place went to Landco Pacific Corporation, followed by PLDT and Meralco in second and third place respectively.

Some leisure time with the birthday celebrant and guest of honor, Mr. Manny Pangilinan at Tribeca's Clubhouse 

Landco CEO Alfred Xerez-Burgos III, Manny Pangilinan & Landco VP for Sales Albert Villa-Real

RMAF invites public to The Ramon Magsaysay Award Lecture Series and ceremony

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The Ramon Magsaysay Foundation invites the public to the 2013 Ramon Magsaysay Award Presentation Ceremonies to be held on Saturday, 31 August 2013 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, where the Award will be officially conferred on the five laureates.

The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) recently announced that this year, three individuals and two organizations from Afghanistan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and the Philippines will receive Asia’s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

The five 2013 Magsaysay awardees are Ernesto Domingo from the Philippines, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication Commission) from Indonesia, Lahpai Seng Raw from Myanmar, Habiba Sarabi from Afghanistan, and Shakti Samuha (“Power Group”) from Nepal.

RMAF also invites the public to the Magsaysay Institute for Transformative Leadership’s Awardee Lecture Series featuring the 2013 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees. The schedule is as follows:

Ernesto Domingo

“Medicine as a Social Mission: Ensuring healthcare for the poor”

28 August 2013, Wednesday, 9:00 – 11:00AM

Shakti Samuha

“Transforming Victims to Survivors to Leaders: Shakti Samuha’s Journey”

28 August 2013, Wednesday, 2:00 – 4:00PM

Lahpai Seng Raw

“Advancing Peace Through Inclusive Development”

29 August 2013, Thursday, 9:00 – 11:00AM

Habiba Sarabi

“Rebuilding Lives and the Land in a Socially Divided Nation”

29 August 2013, Thursday, 2:00 – 4:00PM

Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi

“Restoring Public Trust: The Impact of a Smart and Empowered Anti-Corruption Crusade”

2 September 2013, Monday, 9:00 – 11:00AM

The Lecture Series offers a chance for the audience to hear the awardees talk about the issues and social challenges that they are addressing, the solutions they have created, the hurdles that they faced, and the successes that they achieved. All the lectures will be held at the Ramon Magsaysay Hall, Ramon Magsaysay Center, 1680 Roxas Boulevard, Malate, Manila.

All events are open to the public, with no entrance fees. To register, click here. Lucky guests will be able to meet with the awardees after their respective lecture and get a chance to win special prizes from Beauty Avenue, Pinoy Tiangge, Deep Blue Seafari, Outventure, Mistah Travel and Tours, Palamuti, and Dulaang UP.

For more information, log on to www.rmaf.org.ph or call 521-3166.

Facebook : www.facebook.com/rmafoundation

Twitter  : @rmafoundation).

Christian Bautista wins The 2013 Élan Awards Search for Modern Filipino Gentleman

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International singer and matinee idol Christian Bautista has been proclaimed as the winner of The 2013 Elan Awards, the epitome of the Modern Filipino Gentleman.

As the 2013 Élan Man, Christian Bautista will be awarded the prestigious Élan trophy, designed by acclaimed contemporary Filipino artist Igan D’Bayan; 100,000 pesos; and a year’s supply of McJIM Classic Leather products. The Élan Awards will also donate 100,000 pesos to Bautista’s favorite charity, World Vision.This Elan Awards was held at 55 Events Place in Scout Rallos, Quezon City, August 15, 2013.

In the first ever online competition established by McJIM Classic Leather, the 2013 Elan Award's purpose to inspire all Filipino men to become true gentlemen of our modern times.

The award has been established by popular leather brand McJIM to find and honor the best role models for style and elegance among today’s Filipino gentlemen. The finalists were chosen from a lengthy list of entertainment, fashion, sports, music, and public service personalities. The winner was chosen by popular vote; the votes were cast on the Official Facebook Fan Page of McJIM Classic Leather.

Bautista was picked from among twelve stellar finalists. His co-finalists included Senator-elect Sonny Angara; actor and director Dingdong Dantes; celebrity food blogger Erwan Heussaff; actor Xian Lim; acclaimed actor Coco Martin; actor and producer Piolo Pascual; singer and businessman Richard Poon; actor and fitness enthusiast Derek Ramsay; actor and singer Jericho Rosales; professional basketball athlete, businessman, and TV host Chris Tiu; and AZKALS member Phil Younghusband.

The finalists were chosen by a celebrity panel of judges that included society columnist Tim Yap; actor and top male model Victor Basa; and radio and TV personality Sam YG based on three criteria:
    a. Elegance of Style; 
    b. Refinement; and
    c. Accomplishment

In an official statement, McJIM Classic Leather said it was very pleased over Bautista’s victory. It said that Bautista is a perfect choice as winner because the award highlights the fact that Filipino talent is respected in the world and is capable of great accomplishment—qualities that Bautista possesses as an international performer and recording artist.

“We are glad that Mr. Christian Bautista has been judged to represent the best in what is truly Filipino. As a singer, Mr. Bautista has an international fan base, proving that Filipino talent and passion has no bounds. He shows us that the Filipino stands proud and can hold his own with any other race or nationality. Mr. Bautista is an inspiration to us all for his sense of style, his Filipino values and manners, and his drive to succeed,” said 2013 Élan Awards Project Head Chris Cahilig.

The 2013 Élan Awards trophy was designed by Filipino visual artist and writer Igan D’Bayan. D’Bayan has held several sold out exhibitions that gained critical and popular acclaim. He is also an art columnist and illustrator for a major Philippine broadsheet.

Cahilig added that the overriding purpose of the award is to inspire Filipino men “to live the life and apply the values of a true gentleman of the Philippines” and that Christian Bautista exemplifies this gentlemanly lifestyle. He also said that they were overwhelmed by the response of Filipinos to the online search for the 2013 Elan Awards winner. “Filipinos from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and even across the globe, all responded by Liking our page, nominating, and voting for their candidates.”

The criteria for the 2013 Elan Awards, which include elegance in style, refinement, and accomplishment, are also represented in the prizes that the winner receives. The supply of McJIM Classic Leather represents stylish elegance in their manufacture and design while the cash prize represents the success and accomplishment that the winner has achieved.

“We note in particular the trophy that we had especially designed for the awards. The trophy was designed by a person of notable accomplishment, in this case it’s Igan D’Bayan. We wanted Mr. D’Bayan to create a trophy that is, by itself, a work of Art: it represents refinement in manners, values, and etiquette—the true Filipino gentleman.

“Through this competition, even we at McJIM Classic Leather learned a valuable lesson: our Filipino youth’s ideals are alive and well. Their participation in this competition signals that they are at one with, and are ready to uphold, the ideals that make us true Filipino gentlemen.

“The Elan Award is a celebration and a challenge: it reminds us of our calling to be Filipino gentlemen wherever we are—to be proud of being Filipino, to be stylish, refined, and to accomplish great things for ourselves and our nation,” said Cahilig.

The eleven other Élan Awards finalists will receive certificate of recognition and a six-month supply of McJIM products.

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Vault Magazine Celebrates with G-Star Raw

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Vault magazine, dedicated to always bringing its readers the latest essentials for a life well lived, recently threw a party for the launch of its latest Premium Wines and Beverages issue at the first ever branch of the top-class Dutch denim brand G-Star Raw at Bonifacio High Street Central in Taguig City.

Friends and avid supporters of the magazine came to witness the launch in a night that was put together for them to indulge in some of the prime drinks featured in the magazine’s latest issue, all the while getting a chance to experience firsthand the unique aesthetic and function of G-Star Raw.

Present during the event were ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. President Ernie Lopez, Vault Editor-in-Chief David Celdran, and Metro Society Editor-in-Chief Raul Manzano—who all took part in the night’s festivities as Barcino, Don Papa, and Global Beer Exchange served their own specialties to those in attendance. 

Vault also selected Issa Litton as Woman of the Night and Armand del Rosario and Georgia Schulze-del Rosario as Couple of the Night. The party’s awardees received prizes from G-Star Raw.

The latest in the high life’s ever-evolving taste can be found in the latest issue of Vault magazine. Published quarterly by ABS-CBN Publishing, each issue has sections dedicated to automobiles, aviation, new establishments, equipment, travel, timepieces, art, style, grooming, property, and fine dining. Vault is sold at all major bookstores in Metro Manila and is available for download on Zinio. To download ABS-CBN’s magazines, users on Android devices must download the Zinio app from the Android Market. The app is also available through the iPad App Store. PC and Mac users can access Zinio at zinio.com.