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Top International Model of the World 2017 contestant Jay Daniel Verano is pouring his heart out to his passions and advocacies ranging from fitness to environment. Aside from fitness and environment, Verano is also into fashion, arts, culinary and scents. "That's why I came up with VISOCORPO, a one-stop shop that will showcase all my passions via F.A.C.E.S." F.A.C.E.S. stands for F - (fashion), A - (arts and photo gallery), C - (culinary-inspired coffee shop), E - (environment which paves the way for the creation of Warriors of Nature); and S - (scents and soaps). Verano explains that the word "VISO" is an Italian word that means face while "CORPO" refers to the body. Thus, the word  VISOCORPO. "F.A.C.E.S is the amalgamation of my passions ranging from helping others stay fit, exploring entrepreneurial arts, expanding culinary skills, caring for the environment, and taking designer snapshots.," the good-looking entrepreneur say...

Thousands of people turned out and cheered as cellphone cameras clicked when the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City lit up last Friday night as it switched the lights on its iconic giant Christmas tree, a tradition that started in 1981. Thousands of people crowded the venue at the Times Square Food park on the premier lifestyle hub. It is the second year in a row that the 100-foot Christmas tree is housed on the food park on the corner of Times Square and Gen. Roxas Avenue. Judy Araneta Roxas, mother of Senator Mar Roxas; Stella Marquez Araneta, chair of Bb. Pilipinas Charities, Inc., Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, Binibining Pilipinas queens, movie stars, executives, and sponsors led the lighting of the giant holiday tree. Ace comedian Vice Ganda and actress-singer Sarah Geronino joined the celebration. This was Vice Ganda's fifth straight year of leading the celebration, and Geronimo's first. Other guests include Darren Espanto, McCoy de Leon, TNT Boys, Janine Ber...

Sen. Cynthia Villar was keynote speaker and guest of honor during a field day showcasing the latest in seed technology and cultivation techniques, which was attended by 80 foreign delegates from 49 countries. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, commended East-West Seed for its work to help small-hold vegetable farmers grow better crops and higher yield. With the theme “Better Seeds for a Better World,” the field day took place at the Villar SIPAG Farm School in Bacoor, Cavite. It is a post-Congress tour of the 25th Asian Seed Congress held last November 12-16. The activity attracted farmers and agricultural stakeholders as well as delegates from the seed industry in the Asia-Pacific Region. “We are very happy that we have partners in the private sector that also make it their life’s mission to help small farmers increase their incomes. With the legislation we are pushing in the Senate, we are not only training farmers plant quality cr...

Former Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago revealed last Monday, November 12, that she was molested by a priest when she was a child. Santiago, 28, made the confession on Facebook as she points out that "sexual harassment is real not just in pageants but everywhere." Her full revelations: "I was molested when I was a child by a priest. He is still preaching somewhere in Masbate; "I was told 'why are you born too late! or sus sayang ka Bea, kong napanganak ka lang mas maaga' by a pageant guy winner. I was 12 years old and he was 21; "I was once touched inappropriately by a well known businessman. This guy is a well known CEO of a big company (companies pa nga e) he even organized parties for girls who didn't win with his friends (I think hoping' they stopped it); "The next time I met him I was a candidate and the organizers were there to see things thoroughly. He couldn’t interact with us because the chairwoman was pre...

Mrs. Philippines Jenny Guinto won the Best in Talent award at the  Classic Mrs. Asia International 2018 held in Bangkok, Thailand recently. Guinto, 53, a former movie and television actress, won the special award for her heart-stirring fire dance and fire-eating stunts during the talent competition of the beauty contest. The Mrs. Asia International pageant caters to Asian married  women. It is produced by ERM Marketing (ERM) under Alex Liu and Sean Chia who decided to start a pageant for married women in Asia and for Asians after more than 30 years in the pageant world. Mrs. Asia International Pageant is a platform for married and senior ladies to showcase their beauty, talents and success in a more contemporary and glamorous approach. While beauty is the key element, contestants are also urged to voice their opinions about marriage and current events. All married women – young wives, mothers and even grandmothers from Asian countries or Asians from other p...

Twenty beautiful ladies will vie for the inaugural Reyna ng Mangyan Festival 2018 which aims to raise awareness and funds for the construction of makeshift schools for the Mangyan. The official candidates are: Jovelyn Baladiang, Precious Kara Roco, Gelane Ombi-on, Shira Mae Salome, Efryl Go, Leira Joy Galang, Jehn Glyza Carino, Princess Zaira Estrada, Charie Manalo Sergio, Jane  Nicole Manalo, Mewish de Castro, Sharmane Galisanao, Jobelle Lyra Pajanel, Jessa Socito, Christine Alen Rada, Regalyn Laban, Axi Castillo Mercado, Celestial Jambalos, Keizzel Grace Marcelino and Aira Palacio. Mayor Joel Maliwanag of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro says that the inaugural pageant will be the highlight of this year's Mangyan Festival, an annual festival based in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, featuring the enduring beauty of the rich culture of Mangyans, the indigenous peoples who can be found in the three provinces of Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro and Romblon. "It's prim...

One day after Miss Ahtisa Manalo won 1st runner-up at Miss International 2018 contest in Japan last Nov. 9, another Filipina was crowned 1st runner-up at Miss Lumiere International World 2018 beauty pageant held in Johor Bahru in Malaysia last Nov. 10. Donna Marie Jan Balaor, 25, of Trece Martires, Cavite, finished second in the pageant in search of the luminous woman who cultivates a core of peace and self awareness. Last year, Sammie Anne Legaspi, now national director of Miss Lumiere Philippines contest, also finished 1st runner-up in the same pageant. Miss Belgium Olivia Talaronek was crowned Miss Lumiere International World 2018. Other winners were: Sri Lanka, 2nd runner-up; Zambia, 3rd runner-up; and India, 4th runner-up. Other candidates in the Top 10 were from Vietnam, Singapore, France, Russia and Honduras. Days before Balaor left for the pageant, she says: "One funny thing about me is that I don’t eat pork. I honestly can’t tell why but since I was a kid...