The Misters of the Philippines 2014 Festival Costume Competition

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I have never heard of The Misters of the Philippines pageant ever since. It was only this year when there was a viral photo of one of the contestants online that got my attention. Here in the Philippines, the popularity of the female beauty pageants are very overwhelming but for the males, sadly it is not very known for this competition that according to its website it aims to find the most desirable and dynamic Filipino men who can make our country proud.

Last August 31st I had the chance to cover The Misters of the Philippines 2014 Festival Costume Competition at Fisher Mall, Quezon City . Aside from I am really curious of seeing a male pageant for the first time, I really look forward to have a photo with this 24-year old hunk policeman contestant who made my fellow girl friends swoon so hard.

As usual I arrived on time which is 6PM for their Festival Costume Competition but the contestants are just starting to rehearse. I saw them still wearing jeans and shirts so I had to chance as well to see them without make ups and outfits. After almost two hours, the show finally started. The very first question I asked from one of the usherettes is who among them is Neil Perez, the contestant whose photo became viral online. The guy gladly pointed his finger to him.

Wazzup Pilipinas Hits More than 2 Million Page Views In Just a Year and a Half

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In just a year and a half, your friendly neighborhood pambansang (national) bloggers are very proud to announce that your self-declared national blog of the Philippines has already reached more than 2 million page views in just a year and a half of being a dot com blog site.

We are very ecstatic to cherish this moment as we are already overwhelmed with the many recognitions conferred to us, and the several accomplishments we've had. We look forward to more achievements today, tomorrow, and beyond. We believe this is just the beginning of a more rewarding future for all of us.

It seems like just yesterday when we were struggling with just a few page views, and now our readers have gone extremely high in just a few months of being online. We owe everything to our supporters namely our correspondents with their contributions in both content and creativity that are very well appreciated, our sponsors and partners who believed in us, and to our friends and colleagues who collaborated with their own little ways.

The first 2 million would not have been possible if not for every suggestion, every reminder, and every effort that were put into the site. Wazzup Pilipinas would not have been successful if it were not for these people.

Ang Huling Lagda ni Apolinario Mabini

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The troika which is part of the hugely successful musical Ang Nawalang Kapatid-- Floy Quintos, Dexter M. Santos, and Krina Cayabyab collaborate once more in a play celebrating the sublime paralytic’s 150th birth anniversary.  

Ang Huling Lagda ni Apolinario Mabini chronicles the last days of Apolinario Mabini’s exile in Guam and explores the conditions which spurred him to return to his homeland. The play is written by Quintos, direction and choreography by Santos, and original music by Cayabyab.

This musical in one act is, perhaps, the most significant contribution of the local theatre scene to the celebration of the sesquicentennial of Apolinario Mabini. While the musical explores the private pain of a hero forced to swear allegiance to the USA, Ang Huling Lagda ni Apolinario Mabini also instills a new pride and importance in his greatest work- the True Decalogue. The musical also allows audiences to be more familiar with the value of Mabini's greatest opus and strengthens their sense of duty to their country.