Are you the next Miss Scuba Philippines?

The search is on for Miss Scuba Philippines 2017!

If you are a determined Filipina who is passionate for the preservation and protection of our marine diversity and resources, empowered to take a stand on ocean justice, then you could be the next Miss Scuba Philippines 2017.

"Miss Scuba Philippines is a pageant which has a deep-rooted advocacy that is devoted to protect, preserve and help save our oceans and its d=biodiversity," said Cindy Madduma, the first Filipina to win the title of Miss Scuba International in 2015, during the press launch of the pageant held at Belmont Hotel, Newport Boulevard, Newport City in Pasay City last July.

"It is distinctive from other beauty pageants because it focuses on the importance of the preservation and protection of the Philippine marine resources," said Madduma.

"Saving Ocean Through Beauty" is the core principle of the organization, she said. "It upholds not only showcasing physical beauty and the superficiality but also provides the necessity for our candidates to have a heart for the  ocean."

Madduma said that she took the challenge with greater responsibility of forging on as instrument of change, a symbol of hope and the voice of the oceans not only in the Philippines but in an international community.

Madduma was appointed as the new national director for Miss Scuba Philippines 20178.

Aspiring candidates must be single, female by birth, a citizen or permanent resident of the Philippines, aged between 18 and 28 years old, during the international competition, of good moral character, at least 5'5 height without heels, in good health both mental and physical, and willing to learn scuba diving.

For inquiries, please visit the official Facebook page www.facebook.com/missscubaphilippines, follow them on Instagram @missscubaphilippines2017 or email at missscubaphilippinesofficial@gmail.com. - ROBERT REQUINTINA