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Back in those days nung nakatira pa kami sa may Timog area, in Quezon City at malapit lang kami sa GMA 7 studios, almost everyday ay nakakakita ako ng mga artista or personalities doon. There was a time papunta ako sa MRT station at nakasalubong ko ang ilang Kapuso stars tulad nila Mark Herras and Glaiza De Castro habang papatawid sa kabilang buiding. Pero ang hindi ko yata malilimutan na sighting ay 'yung tungkol kay Alden Richards. That was several years ago. Wala lang. Naalala ko lang sya ngayon kasi sikat na sikat na sya. One time, late in the afternoon, while waiting for a cab malapit sa kanto ng Timog and Scout Rallos Streets, may mga nakita akong grupo ng fans na nag-aantay sa ilalim ng puno. Siguro mga less than 100 lang sila. I asked myself, "Sino kaya ang inaantay ng mga ito?" Maya-maya lamang, may dumating na black van mula sa GMA studios papuntang Timog. Pumarada ang van sa tapat ng mga nag-aantay na fans at nag-hiyawan ang mga ito. Naki-us...

BEAUTIES GALORE --- Some of the 34 official candidates of the 2015 Bb. Pilipinas who were selected during  final screening at the Balay, Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City last January 10. The 2015 pageant season kicked off with the announcement of the official candidates for the Bb. Pilipinas pageant at the Balay Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City last January 10. Call time for the media was 3 p.m. But the final screening started at 5 p.m. with delicious snacks and dinner served to us. Among those who joined the judges panel include Stella Marquez Araneta, chair of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc., and the reigning Binibinis except for Mary Jean Lastimosa who is competing in the 63rd Miss Universe contest in Miami, Florida. One by one the girls started to arrive. Some came early, some were late. Several media men in the area were giving personal scores to the girls who passed by the tables as they headed for the fitting room. Finally, the final screening st...

Jamie Herrell of Cebu City is crowned 2014 Miss Earth in contest held in Diliman, Quezon City last November 29. She was also named Sun Cellular's ambassador. The 2015 beauty contests are just around the corner. But before we pick our bets for this year, let's do a recap of our beauty queens who made our country proud in international pageants. Miss Heritage 2014 Odessa Mae Tadaya is flanked by runners-up in the pageant  held in Johannesburg, South Africa last December 20. Ferina Carpio, first runner-up, Miss ASEAN beauty contest held  in Thailand on December 30. Cagayan De Oro's Catherine Almirante (2nd from right), second runner-up, Miss Global pageant held in a cruise from Mexico to Los Angeles, California last December 20.                                  Glennifer Perido, second runner-up, Miss Tourism International          ...