Like a true gentleman, Bb. Pilipinas host, Paolo Bediones, was quick to defend Janina San Miguel from all the criticism she’s been getting for her debacle at the Q&A portion of the recently concluded beauty pageant. Here are some excerpts from his interview on Inquirer:
“Was she deserving of the crown? Based on the criteria for judging and the process the SGV implemented, the answer to that question is an emphatic yes. Beauty of face and figure comprised a total of 80 percent and remember she won both the long gown and swimsuit competition which leaves us with 20 percent to be divided evenly between personality and intelligence. Yes for this pageant, 10 percent for intelligence was all that was allotted.”
“So no matter how badly she may have performed in the Q&A, she couldn’t have lost much considering she had a huge headstart in the scores.
“What now for Janina, the candidate who gained notoriety by simply being herself, the candidate who was able to eclipse national issues by uttering a few grammatically incorrect phrases and the candidate who took home one of the coveted crowns? While many ridicule her and brand her undeserving I have but one thing to say: I admire her for not buckling under the pressure and for being as blatantly honest as possible.
“She wasn’t pretending to be anything. Standing beside her, I could feel her sincerity to come up with a satisfactory answer despite the handicap she had in communicating effectively in English.”
“Did I feel sorry for her? Yes, I did. Do I feel sorry for her now? No. I am so excited to see how God will pull her out of this. She is now experiencing so much persecution that adults many years her senior would have difficulty facing. It’s so easy for us to say ‘we would have done better given the chance’ but do we know for sure? Do we know what it feels like to be in front of thousands, watched by millions worldwide probably with the pressure knowing if we do well it could be the answer to lift our family out of its current economic state? Do we know what it feels like to be booed endlessly way after the pageant is over?
“At 17, Janina now knows the truth. Life can be cruel, but here’s the good news: Train hard for the pageant, work on your skills and enhance your talents. Mabuhay ka, Janina San Miguel!”
I just pray that when the international competition finally happens, Janina will just speak in Tagalog.
Ramon Bautista is one of my favorite local comedians in the country. One of his latest works is a parody of David Blaine which I’m sure most, if not all of you, know about. I found this video on Youtube and I wanted to share it with everyone. Brace yourselves. This is not for the faint of heart. XD
Paolo Bediones: Janina, how are you?
Janina San Miguel: I’m fine.
Paolo Bediones: Alright, so you won two of the major awards - Best in Long Gown, Best in Swimsuit, do you feel any pressure right now?
Janina San Miguel: No, I don’t feel any pressure right now.
Paolo Bediones: Confident! Alright! Please choose a name of the judge.
Paolo Bediones: We have Miss Vivienne Tan.
Vivienne Tan: Good Evening.
Janina San Miguel: Good Evening.
Vivienne Tan: The question is, what role did your family play to you as candidate to Binibining Pilinas?
Janina San Miguel: Well, my family’s role for me is so important b’coz there was the wa- they’re, they was the one who’s… very… Hahahaha… Oh I’m so sorry, Ahhmm… My pamily… My family… Oh my god… I’m… Ok, I’m so sorry… I… I told you that I’m so confident… Eto, Ahhmm, Wait… Hahahaha, Ahmmm, Sorry guys because this was really my first pageant ever b’coz I’m only 17 years old and ahahaha I, I did not expect that I came from, I came from one of the top 10. Hmmm, so… but I said that my family is the most important persons in my life. Thank you.
Studies have shown that overpopulation will become one of the most pressing concerns for the entire world. It’s the same scenario here in the Philippines with the rising number of impoversihed families who keep on churning babies like they were a production company.
Here’s one of the most alarming campaign tarpaulins I’ve ever seen related to overpopulation:
SAVE THE YOUTH! NO TO SAFE SEX!
Yari tayo pag ganito mag-isip ang kabataan ngayon, haha!
My cousin, Estelle, is currently working on a job fair project for the BLAS F. OPLE Training and Policy Center. It will be held at the Robinson’s Galleria Activity Center this weekend (March 8-9, 2008). There are a lot of participating companies including Level Up Games! So if you’re a fresh graduate or you’re currently looking for a job, I strongly encourage you guys to visit the job fair and apply. Here’s the list of the participating companies:
Level-Up Games
Robinson’s Land Corporation
Senate Electoral Tribunal
West Contact Services
Sykes
NCO Group
American English
Teledevelopment
Empire International
LBSE E-Recruitment
Northwest Placement
Activeworks
CNEE, Inc.
Worksavers
Cherub Manpower
Worldworks
…and many more!
Be sure to bring several copies of your resume. I’ll be at the event on Sunday so if you guys pass by, feel free to say hi and introduce yourself. Have a good weekend everyone!
By the way, here’s a video to lighten up everyone’s mood! The Cebu Prison Peepz who did several dances already just made another hit! Here’s their latest dance video of Soulja Boy!
MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando has several tarpaulin ads posted all over EDSA. 3/4 of the poster is his picture and there’s some obscure message about morals at the bottom. There’s even a statement there saying that the poster was government property and mere possession of it was punishable by law.
What’s annoying here that the poster is an obvious misuse of taxpayer’s money. It’s not there to remind us to be good citizens! The damn poster is there so that BF can get exposure since he’s courting LAKAS to endorse him as their presidential candidate for 2010. It’s times like this that I really hate losing a huge chunk of my salary. I’ll try to get a picture so I can post it here tomorrow.
The CBCP released their statement yesterday calling for the government to lead the battle against the corruption and for the country to continue it’s search for the truth. They did not ask for GMA to resign, and I agree with the CBCP on this particular issue. Let’s take a step back and analyze where we are now because in reality asking GMA to resign is simply the easy way out. It’s lazy for the opposition and the civil service groups to keep on clamoring for the president to resign. We have the impeachment process and that’s where we should focus on. We have to make the system work for us and not the other way around.
A Numbers Game
Yes - the administration will not allow an impeachment complaint to move forward once it reaches the House of Representatives. Why? Because if something like that hits the Senate, it’s almost safe to say that GMA will get impeached. The problem is that we simply don’t have the numbers in the lower house. That’s actually our fault since we elected congressmen who are easily paid off by Pork Barrel allocations. The question now is - what should we do? The answer? People Power.
New People Power
I’m not saying that people march to EDSA and stage a rally until GMA resigns. That will NOT WORK. GMA is a master of politics and I’m pretty sure that they can come up with a multitude of PR campaigns to make sure that the Filipino people’s fervor for change will eventually die down. They will continue to malign and destroy the reputation of all the witnesses that come out to attack them. That’s the nature of Philippine politics - one big PR battle.
If you want GMA out and you want change then don’t go to EDSA. Go to your local municipalities and keep on shouting until your local officials hear you. Hell, you might even want to stage rallies in the houses of your congressmen, mayors, and governors. Hold them accountable to their DUTY TO REPRESENT YOU. Make the process work for you and don’t just wish that GMA will just give up. Remember that they are YOUR VOICE and if you don’t let them know how you feel then there’s no way they will speak for you when the times come to make that crucial vote.
Make the process work for you. Besides, it will taste much sweeter if she gets impeached rather than her resigning, hehe.
Carlo S. Ople is the grandson of former Senate President and DFA Secretary Blas F. Ople. His passion are Philippine Politics and Online Gaming (Odd Mix, hehe). Enjoy your stay and be sure to leave a comment!
