Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Monday, May 16, 2016

Miss Philippines Earth 2016 Media Presentation Special Awards

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The season for beauty pageants is still as hot as the summer heat especially when Miss Philippines Earth 2016 just had its media presentation at the Diamond Hotel on May 16, 2016.

The noble theme is Addressing Climate Change thru 5R'S: Re-Think, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle and Respect - We Will Because We can. The candidates were asked to pose with several signage that when put together will complete the thought of the theme.

The gorgeous Miss Earth Air 2012, Stephany Dianne Damondamon Stefanowitz, was the host of the day and delivered her lines very well as she presents all candidates for this year's Miss Philippines Earth 2016 and the reigning beauty queens from 2015.

You can check out the interview with them on the video that we uploaded on our Facebook channel at http://www.Facebook.com/wazzuppilipinas

The same video and more will also be uploaded on our YouTube channel at http://www.YouTube.com/user/wazzuppilipinas

We would like to congratulate the three winners of ‪#‎MPE2016‬ Darling of the Press:

GOLD: Liza Cacho of Anda, Pangasinan
SILVER: Imelda Bautista Schweighart of Puerto Princesa City
BRONZE: Kiara Giel Gregorio of London

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Known for its modern Asian cuisine, Buddha-Bar Manila has been known to bring a wide variety of food dishes to Manila’s food-loving crowd. It has served Western cuisine and even mouth-watering Pacific Rim dishes that has included those from several Asian countries.

Starting May 19 to June 17, Buddha-Bar Manila will be offering the unique flavors of Nikkei cuisine to Manila. Renowned chef Chef Shigeki Iimura will be at Buddha-Bar Manila to serve his signature dishes and host a meet-and-greet on May 20 and 21.

Nikkei is a fusion of Japanese food made with Peruvian ingredients and cooking technique. This particular type of cooking is especially popular in South America, where there is a huge confluence of Japanese and Latin American culture. Considered by many as a gastronomical artform, this unique fusion of flavors has become one of the most sought after cuisine in many top cities and top restaurants all over the world. The past two decades saw the rise of global celebrity chefs specializing in creative and exceptional Nikkei cuisine.

Chef Shigeki is one of the most notable culinary masters when it comes to Nikkei cuisine. Having been exposed to the culinary world since he was a child, Chef Shigeki grew up in Tokyo where his family owned a restaurant and taught him how to select the freshest produce from the world-famous Tsukiji fish market. Having developed a love for Japanese cuisine, he honed different styles of authentic Japanese cuisine from Kyoto-style, Kaga-style & Robata for 35 years. After a career in a top Tokyo restaurant, he established himself in the Japanese culinary scene and traveled abroad to share his skills and knowledge. After also learning the Western style of cuisine and serving fusion dishes, Chef Shigeki is currently the executive chef of Buddha-Bar International.

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Eane Jay Sobretodo did it big on race 1 of Suzuki Asian Challenge round 2 at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand last May 6-8, 2016. After the glorious victory of April King Mascardo as 2nd placer during race 2 of round 1 in Malaysia, Manileño rider, EJ got the limelight this time with his victory. As a newbie and the latest addition to Team Suzuki Pilipinas, Sobretodo’s performance was surprising and fulfilling.

EJ continuously showed his improvement from the practice, qualifying and actual race. After crashing on practice 1 sending him at the lowest ranks, EJ recovered with a clean comeback sending him to the podium. Placing 8th on the grid, Sobretodo leaped to 3rd place when co-Team Suzuki Pilipinas frontrunner April King Mascardo (who finished at 3rd) got a penalty for crossing the blue line. The warm up on Round 2 continuously showed EJ’s dominance as he finished at 1st place.

Team Suzuki Pilipinas maintains their good performance in the overall standing of the Suzuki Asian Challenge. Visayas’ bet Borbon also showcased a promising performance as he leaped from 11th Place to the 8th Place. Sobretodo is now ranked 5th from his position at 6th overall on round 1. Despite being penalized for an overshoot at race 1, Mindanao’ pride April King Mascardo was able to regain himself in the next races and finished strong at 4th place at the end of round 2.

With the consecutive success and podium positions that Team Suzuki Pilipinas was able to achieve in rounds 1 and 2, the team is more confident on the succeeding rounds. The 3rd leg of the Suzuki Asian Challenge will happen on June 3 to 5 at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan.

Follow the story of Team Suzuki Pilipinas at www.suzuki.com.ph and Suzuki racing at www.suzuki-racing.com or Suzuki community by following facebook.com/suzukibikersfed.