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For the first time in national pageant, the 40 candidates of Mutya Pilipinas 2019 immersed themselves in self-defense training as part of their women empowerment program. "It's all about women empowerment. I want them to learn to be vigilant, to be alert, and to know more self-defense moves," said  Mutya Pilipinas President Cory Quirino during an exclusive interview at the press presentation of the candidates held at Citadines Bay City Manila in Pasay City. Quirino said that Mutya Pilipinas coordinated with the Philippine National Police under General Rhodel O. Sermonia for the half-day seminar. "This is really my dream - to empower women in that way. I don't want to happen to them what happened to me in 1995," she said. Quirino was referring to the incident when she, her driver, and an assistant were kidnapped by five armed men while taping for her TV show in Lake Caliraya, Laguna. Her driver died while she and her assistant were re...

A new television series entitled "Saludo" that will celebrate the everyday heroism of the Filipinos was launched at the Camp Crame headquarters in Quezon City recently. Police Chief Superintendent Rhodel Sermonia of the Police Community Relations Group (PCRG) under the Philippine National Police (PNP) and popular film producer Leonora Sy led the launch of the new television series which will be aired on PTV4 every Sunday at 8 p.m. Sy said: "SALUDO is a one-hour weekly hero-serye program of PTV4. It is a compilation of stories of everyday Filipino heroes, the least-told life stories which could be the inspiration of each and every Filipino." "This is dedicated to all the everyday heroism of the Filipino people. They all deserve the praises for whatever heroism they have shown," added Sy, executive producer of the show. For its premier episode on Sunday, Jan. 27, "Saludo" will feature the heroism of former Philippine National Police Chi...

Will hot cop PO2 Don McGyver Cochico give the pageant another try? This after Cochico's fans are encouraging him to join the Mister World Philippines 2018 contest, now under the management of Arnold L. Vegafria. "Actually iniisip ko pa po," says Cochico, who is assigned at the Polygraph Division at the Camp Crame headquarters in Quezon City. If his posts showing his well-built physique should be considered, then the six-footer cop is very qualified for the prestigious male pageant. And given the physical activities for the Mister World contests, Cochico will surely pass them with flying colors. Cochico, 29, represented the Philippines at the Manhunt International contest in 2016. Bessie Besana, general manager of the Mister World Philippines contest, says that they are ready to present the candidates of the male contest three weeks from now. When asked if there were personalities joining the pageant, Besana says: "We will know on Aug. 10....

Newly crowned Police Officer 1 Madonna Gay Cajoco has said that she might consider joining national pageants if she will get support from the police organization and her family. "If I will get the support of the Philippine National Police, then I will join other pageants. I have to take a leave from the police force if I will do it," said Cajoco moments after she was crowned at the 2nd annual Miss PNP Ganda Pulis beauty pageant held at the Camp Crame headquarters in Quezon City. Cajoco, 24, has been an early favorite in the pageant after she won several special awards such as Best in Ethnic Costume, Ms. Mac Cosmetics, Ms. MX3, Best in Resorts Wear, Best in Long Gown, at Ms. Above Aesthetics. The new queen also received P50,000 cash and products from this year's sponsors. She bested 25 other policewomen nationwide in the pageant that aims to promote the image of the PNP by showing its human and soft side. Assigned at the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 9 in ...

Pageant cop Police Officer 2 Neil Perez has revealed that he is seeking signs from heaven to guide him in his decision involving his career. "Pinagdarasal ko rin na gabayan ako sa taas sa tamang decision ko pagdating sa career," said Perez, when asked if he could be a policeman and an actor-model at the same time, during the awarding ceremonies for the Philippine Empowered Men and Women of 2017 held at the Teatrino in Greenhills last December 2. Perez was one of the awardees at the event organized by Richard Hinola of RDH Entertainment Network. Just recently, Perez just signed a six-month exclusive contact with the new talent agency of Jonas Gaffud called Empire. Talents of the agency include Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, Daniel Matsunaga, Manhunt Philippines 2017 Daniel Azurin, Miss Philippines USA 2017 Nicole Guerrero, Mister Southeast Asia International 2016 Andrea Biondo, Josh Barfuss and Eduardo Castillo. But the former Mister International admitt...

One of the memorable candidates to hit the male pageant scene in recent years is PO2 Don McGyver Cochico. He was crowned 2015 Manhunt Philippines during the Misters of Filipinas pageant organized by the Prime Events Production Philippines, Inc. headed by its president Carlo Morris Galang. This charming six-footer was discovered by Eton Concepcion, a talent scout who also works for the Philippine National Police at the Camp Crame headquarters in Quezon City. Cliche as it may sound, Cochico said that he joined the male pageant so that he could reach out to people. But this macho man would not have a hard time in doing that since he has been serving the public when he joined the police force six years ago. After his stint in the pageant, Cochico is slowly but surely making it in the fashion world. He has done runway shows, print ads and appeared on television shows. Despite his newly found success, Cochico is not leaving the police organization. So how is he doing these days? Sa...

Police Inspector Christopher "Chris" C. Dulagan is all set to compete in the first Man of the World contest which will be held in the Philippines on July 29. "Sana po tulungan nyo po ako sa laban nating ito. I will represent the whole Igorots, the whole Cordillera and the whole Philippines," said Dulagan in an interview on ABS-CBN News. Dulagan also said that joining an international male pageant would help him uplift the image of the Igorots. "It's an opportunity rin na makalapit sa national pageant bilang isang pulis at na uplift ko yung image ng pagiging Igorot. Ang daming nagtatanong kung Igorot ka ba talaga. And I'm proud to say na isa akong Igorot," he said. Former Mister International Neil Perez said that he is hopeful that Dulagan will win the international title. "Yung disiplina ng pagiging pulis dala naman n'ya yun. 'Yung mga taga Cordillera kilala sila na mga magagandang abs at magagandang pangangatawan. So ...

The Advertising Foundation of the Philippines (Ad Foundation), in partnership with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) and Unilever Philippines, Inc. hosted top executives from event management organizers composed of clients, service providers, media agencies, government and other stakeholders gathered during an exclusive two-day seminar on mitigating natural hazards and disasters at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City last April 24-25. Jun Nicdao, Advertising Foundation Chairman of the Board and Chairman of KBP, emphasized that the seminar provided a “rare opportunity to imbibe the accumulated wisdom from past experiences of experts from both government and private sector on risk management and mitigation.” Dubbed "Eventwise," it was the inaugural run of a long-term vision to develop a set of performance standards for events organizing spearheaded by the Ad Foundation through its Educational Development and Special Projects Program Committ...