Post-pageant thoughts

Aside from the eventual big winner, Catriona Gray, my attention was focused on the four or five candidates who traced their roots to Cebu.

There was one candidate though that immediately caught my attention because of her sweet and fresh countenance. She’s Ma. Ahtisa Manalo, who eventually won the Bb. Pilipinas International crown.

Eva Patalinjug (Bb. Pilipinas Grand International) and Karen Gallman (Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental) made Cebuanos smile proudly that night. On the issue of answers being copied, the one who issued it first should feel proud being the witty source or reference.

Sandra Lemonon was one of my bets that night. Unfortunately, she buckled in the Q&A portion. Come to think of it, had I been given the chance to sit as judge, I would still have given her a high score for her honesty.

I believe the Q&A portion is not mainly to measure a candidate’s intelligence and wit but to test how well she can get out of that difficult situation with her head still held up high.

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Pia Wurtzbach passed with flying colors in her hosting stint together with Richard Gutierrez. I noticed though at least three grammatical errors that Richard committed.

Pia, however, scored much higher in her portrayal in “My Perfect You.” She can act and her beauty was captured by the camera very excellently. Gerald Anderson also scored high as an actor. He’s good in his delineation as a schizophrenic. Nice twist in the storyline too.

*** Congratulations to ABS-CBN Cebu’s “MagTV Na” on its 10th anniversary with the theme “Diyes Is It!”