KALILANGAN: Queen of Mindanao Festivals

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Febraury 26, 2010 the first Queen of Mindanao Festivals Pageant was done at Robinsons Place Gensan. This is a pageant not only of beauty queens but also the festival she represents.

I was one of the judges for this unique and colorful pageant together with Chattee Lara, Ria Jose, Dulce Lada, Romarie Cunanan, Johnny Abad and Avel Manansala.

Like i said this was no ordinary pageant. Beauty queen title holders from different festivals all over southern Mindanao are buying for this very first "Queen of Mindanao."

This was participated by Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Saranggani, South Cotabato and General Santos. The pageant started with the festival attires. Each queen wore customs that best described the festivals they represent. A very colorful, rich in culture and lively attires. This caught the attention not only of the renowned designer Johnny Abad but also us, the judges and crowed who witnessed the event. Even though we live in Mindanao not all of us have the luxury of time and money to visit these festivals.

The festival director, Orman Manansala is the genius behind this unique event. A really great way to present a festival with in a festival. It is an eye opening event for me. It was like i went to (7) seven different festivals but only in one venue. It was perfectly coordinated and directed by Dino Veloso.

The atrium of Robinsons Place Gensan roared with the drum rolls of different kinds of drums and gongs when it was time to present different dance numbers for each festivals. Each queens performed a dance number.

Then it was time for the formal gown my most awaited portion. A back and white gown designed by Johnny Abad brought out the beauties of the queens.

They were serenaded by Gensan's Pop idol, Jun Jimenez.

A simple yet very informative question and answer was done. Each queens described and explained the respective festivals they represent.

And before i forget Noynoy Aquino dropped by together with Ruffy Biazon and Guingona.

This event also was televised through live streaming a genius work of Lyle Santos and Avel Manansala. Generals all over the world witnessed the event.

This was the first Queen of Mindanao Pageant and I hope this will be the beginning of a new era of festival and beauty pageant.

Crowned 2nd runner-up is Christina Bona Juanico of Sarmiento’s Buklod Festival.

Bagging the 1st runner-up is Petal Cagape of Tampakan representing Tamfaken Lum-a-lay Festival.

In the end the beauty of Gensan's Tuna Festival Queen, Madonna Galang stand out. And she was declared the first Queen of Mindanao Festivals.

(beauty queen judges hahahaha)

(Me, sir DINO and Romarie)

(Davao and Gensan Bloggers, Lakan at Lakambini finalist with MADONNA GALANG 1st Queen of Mindanao)

(wacky shoot!!!)

ALL PHOTOS courtesy of BRIAN DAN CONGSON

Hair & Make-up Trends 2010

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Last February 15, after celebrating valentines and chinese new year my yearly event took place at Robinsons Place Gensan atrium. It is entitled Hair & Make-up Trends 2010. A Kalilangan event.

Filipino Hairdressers Cooperative (Fil-hair) is chaired by no other that Ricky Reyes, aims to uplifted the hairdressing industry by providing yearly seminars and updating to salon owners, hairdressers and students. As the Regional chairman of Fil-hair I do this yearly event in partnership with the local government. Aside from the updating and seminar we also want to present the creativity of hairdressers and make-up artist thus, the Hair & Make-up Competition.

It is a whole day event, seminar and updating for salon owners, students and hairdressers in the morning and a hair and make-up competition in the afternoon. A fashion show featuring the finalist for Lakan at Lakambini for the finale.

Indeed it was a successful event and base from other years turn out this year was our highest so far reaching to 180 seminar participants and 38 competitors. These records are only the ones who registered we have a lot of mall goers who watched and witnessed our event.

The competition has four categories Men Cut, Color & Style, Ladies Cut, Color & Style, Evening Make-up and Bridal Make-up.

For the men and ladies cut, color and style models hair are pre colored already. The cutting, styling and make-up are done on stage and competitors are only given 30 minutes to do that.

Judging is done right after. Our set of judges are national officers of Fil-hair base in Manila. They are Ivy Malagena (Ricky Reyes right hand), Peping Deguzman and Ruby.

(Men Cut, Color & Style CHAMPION)

(Ladies Cut, Color & Style CHAMPION)

(Evening Make-up CHAMPION)

(Bridal Make-up CHAMPION & OVER-ALL CHAMPION)

For the finale, we had the finalist for Lakan at Lakambini model the collections from Robinsons Department store and cute adorable kids modeled the collection from Aven & Claire. With live reggae music from the KUERDAS BAND. (i will make a different post for this)

(give aways from salon suppliers)

(Romarie, Me and Rob they were my MC's for the event)

The event was brought to us by 71st Kalilangan Festival 2010, GSC Chamber of Commerce, Robinsons Place Gensan, Envy Me Salon & CSP Digital Studio.

A big THANK YOU to Orman Manansala, Kalilangan Festival Director for the unending support.

We were graced by the presence of our honorable Vice Mayor Florentina Congson for the awarding of winners.