Queenierich Rehman, Philippines' Miss World 2012 Contestant

Queneerich Ajero Rehman (often misspelled as Queenierich) is a Pakistani-Filipino beauty queen, and the current Miss World Philippines 2012. Rehman represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2012 pageant, in Ordos, China. as Miss World Philippines 2012. Rehman drew worldwide attention for her beatboxing talent during her participation in the pageant. Rehman is of both Filipino and Pakistani descent.

Bb. Pilipinas 2011

Rehman became popular in the Philippine pageant arena when she first joined Binibining Pilipinas 2011 where she was awarded Best in Swimsuit and placed in the Top 15. She, however, ultimately lost to eventual Miss Universe 2011 third runner-up Shamcey Supsup.

Miss World Philippines

After her attempt in Bb. Pilipinas, Rehman competed the following year in the Miss World Philippines tilt. During the live final on June 25, 2012, Rehman was awarded seven out of the seventeen special awards including Best in Swimsuit, Most Photogenic and Miss Talent and at the conclusion of the event, she was crowned by outgoing Miss World Philippines Gwendoline Ruais and was awarded the honor of representing the Philippines at Miss World 2012.

Miss World 2012

Rehman arrived in Ordos City in China on July 19, 2012 to begin vying for the Miss World crown together with 115 other delegates. Over the duration of the pageant, Rehman was tapped as one of clear frontrunners along with Australia's Jessica Kahawaty, South Sudan's Atong Demach and Mexico's Mariana Berumen. She also gained worldwide attention for her talent she showcased for the pageant which was beatboxing which landed her in the websites of the Huffington Post and Time.

Ultimately, she placed in the Top 15, placing 8th behind Miss World 2012 Yu Wenxia of China.

Benigno Aquino III (Pnoy) (Noynoy)

Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III(/b?'n?gno? ?'ki?no?/; [b?'nigno a'kino]; born February 8, 1960), also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th President of the Philippines since June 2010.

His father was the Philippines’ most famous political martyr, his mother its most beloved President. 

Born in Manila, Aquino finished his Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics from Ateneo de Manila University in 1981 and joined his family in their exile in the United States shortly thereafter. He returned to the Philippines in 1983 shortly after the assassination of his father and held several positions working in the private sector. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province. He was subsequently re-elected to the House in 2001 and 2004. In 2007, having been barred from running for re-election to the House due to term limits, he was elected to the Senate in the 14th Congress of the Philippines.

Following the death of his mother on August 1, 2009, many people began calling on Aquino to run for president. On September 9, 2009, Aquino officially announced he would be a candidate in the 2010 presidential election, held on May 10, 2010. On June 9, 2010, the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino the winner of the 2010 presidential election. On June 30, 2010, at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila,  Aquino was sworn into office as the fifteenth President of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales.

President Aquino quickly began making his own name. The sputtering economy stabilized and became hot. Aquino pushed through a reproductive-rights law that many said was impossible in the fervently Catholic nation. Most important, he became the face of the regional confrontation with Beijing over its claim to virtually all of the South China Sea. It is a brave stance, the long-term consequences still unknown.

In 2013, TIME magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Although the official residence of the President is the Malacañang Palace, Aquino actually resides in the Bahay Pangarap (House of Dreams), located within the Palace grounds.

Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978, in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao. His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his mother discovered that his father was living with another woman. He is the fourth among six siblings: Liza Silvestre-Onding

and Domingo Silvestre (from first husband of his mother) and Isidra Pacquiao-Paglinawan, Alberto "Bobby" Pacquiao and Rogelio Pacquiao.

Pacquiao is married to Maria Geraldine "Jinkee" Jamora, and they have four children: Emmanuel Jr. "Jimuel", Michael, Princess, and Queen Elizabeth "Queenie." He resides in his hometown General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines. However, as a congressman of lone district of Sarangani, he is officially residing in Kiamba, Sarangani, the hometown of his wife.

Pacquiao was a devout Roman Catholic. Within the ring, he frequently makes the sign of the cross and every time he comes back from a successful fight abroad, he attends a thanksgiving Mass in Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila to kneel and pray. Following his defeat by Juan Manuel Márquez, his mother condemned him leaving the Catholic church. Pastor Jeric Sorino, Pacquiao's spiritual adviser, comes from the Alabang New Life Christian Center in Muntinlupa.

Pacquiao is also a military reservist with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army. Prior to being commissioned to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he first entered the Army's reserve force on April 27, 2006 as a Sergeant. Later, he rose to Technical Sergeant on December 1 of the same year. On October 7, 2007, he became a Master Sergeant, the highest rank in the enlisted personnel. On May 4, 2009, he was given the special rank of Senior Master Sergeant and was also designated as the Command Sergeant Major of the 15th Ready Reserve Division.

He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s (decade) by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 2006, 2008 and 2009, and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011.

He was long rated as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world by some sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting Life, Yahoo! Sports, About.com, BoxRec and The Ring. In April 2012, Pacquiao dropped to number two in the rankings, behind Floyd Mayweather, Jr. However on May 7, 2012, The Ring declared the top position vacant and jointly ranked Pacquiao and Mayweather in the number two spot.

Aside from boxing, Pacquiao has participated in acting, music recording and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani.

Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman

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Name :Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman-Alcaraz

B-dat        :   January 3, 1983 (age 30)

Other names  :    Selda

Height      :    5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Weight       :   110 lb (50 kg)

Measurements :   33-25-35 in

Hair colo    :   Black

Eye colo     :  Dark Brown

Title(s)     :Binibining Pilipinas 2005

(Binibining Pilipinas-International 2005)

Miss International 2005

(Winner)

Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman-Alcaraz, OLD, (January 3, 1983, Taguig, Philippines) is a model, host, freelance web page writer, and former beauty queen who won the 2005 Miss International beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan. She is the fourth Filipino to have won the crown, after Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, and Melanie Marquez in 1979. She was also the Binibining Pilipinas International title holder for 2005.

Based in Bristol, United Kingdom, Quigaman is the eldest of four children of Nelson Quigaman of Ligao City in the province of Albay and Princesita San Agustin, a registered nurse. She grew up in Biñan, Laguna, and eventually Bahrain, where her father worked. After five years, she returned to Biñan and finished high school at La Consolacion College. Before moving to Bahrain she studied for two years at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. In England, she attended South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, where she studied Media Production and Communication. She also pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Childhood and Youth Studies at Bristol University.

In 2008, Quigaman became Nestle Philippines' Laki sa Gatas advocate for Bear Brand Milk.[dead link]

Quigaman got engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Marco Alcaraz in 2011 and got married in July 8, 2012, the wedding ceremony was held at the Hacienda Isabela in Tagaytay City.

She gave birth to a seven-pound baby boy on Nov. 10, 12:52 a.m. via cesarean section at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.

Stephany Dianne Damondamon Stefanowitz

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Popular name : Stephany Stefanowitz

Birth name   : Stephany Dianne Damondamon Stefanowitz

Birth year   :    1989

Birth place  :     Quezon city, Philipines

Occupation   :   Model, Fashion designer, host and singer 

Height       :   1,78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Hair color   :      Brown

Eye color    :      Brown  

    Stephany Dianne Damondamon Stefanowitz (born 1989) is a model, fashion designer, host, singer, and beauty queen from Quezon City, Philippines. She competed in the twelfth edition of the national Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant where she emerged as the winner and was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2012. She is Miss Earth Air 2012.

Stefanowitz joined and represented Quezon City in the national Miss Philippines Earth 2012, the largest and most widely participated beauty pageant in the Philippines with 47 official candidates participated in 2012. As a beauty titleholder, she fulfills her duty as one of the spokespersons of the Miss Earth Foundation, an environmental-social-humanitarian outreach arm of Miss Earth beauty pageant.

In the final competition of the Miss Philippines Earth 2012, she competed and achieved one of the five highest scores in the swimsuit, and evening gown competitions for her stage chops and question and answer portion of the pageant. At the conclusion of the pageant, she won and was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2012. She was crowned by the outgoing Miss Philippines Earth 2011 titleholder, Athena Imperial on May 27, 2012. She also won the Best in Evening Gown award and one of the Best in Runway and Best in Styling.

                 

Disney Legend from the Philippines (Lea Salonga)

 Maria Lea Carmen Salonga is a world-class Filipina(pinoy pride) singer-actress well known for originating the lead role of  Kim in the West End musical Miss Saigon. She was a recipient of many awards including a Tony for that role. She has also done many Broadway musicals and was the first Asian to play Eponine in Les Misérables and many years later as Fantine. She was also tapped by Disney to be the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II.                                                                                                                                                             She started her career in entertainment in a very early age and had her professional debut through the musical The King and I when she was seven. She then became the lead star of Annie. She had her first album "Small Voice" at the age of ten and received her first gold record award.

Lea later appeared in various TV shows as well as on films. She also became the face of Avon and Bayo. Moreover,she has sold millions of album copies as well as performed before thousands in her concerts in the Philippines and abroad and before dignitaries including US Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush, Queen Elizabeth II and the late Princess Diana.She received the Presidential Award of Merit from the late Philippine President Corazon Aquino and the Order of Lakandula Award from Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. She recently performed in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella for Broadway Asia Entertainment's international tour. Lea of course played the lead role.

“the city in a forest,” Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa’s pride is easily the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (or Underground River), a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

The 8.2-kilometer river, said to be the longest navigable underground river in the world, winds its way underneath a mountain range, through the St. Paul Underground River Cave, and then goes out into the South China Sea. The journey through the cave system alone is 24 kilometers long.

The entire area where the Underground River is located is actually a national park and a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including almost 300 trees, 195 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles, and eight bat species call this area home.

Looking to swim? Island hopping is one of the biggest draws of Puerto Princesa. At Honda Bay, boats take tourists to nearby islands for lunch picnics, snorkeling and non-stop swimming. The calm water and sandy bottoms beat any hotel pool.

Puerto Princesa is also home to more secluded and less commercial beaches. Try the beaches of Nagtabon, Napsan, and Marufinas if you want to enjoy fine beaches and awesome sunsets away from the crowds.

In the municipality of Narra, Arena Island, a turtle sanctuary, and Rasa Island, a bird sanctuary, both have island-hopping opportunities.

A three-hour ride also takes you to Port Barton in the municipality of San Vicente, which has been described as a backpacker’s dream. The only problem you might have is deciding whether to swim, dive, snorkel or just swing to sleep on a hammock.

Get a glimpse of Puerto Princesa’s heritage in the Batak Cultural Village. It’s a model of the communities where the Batak mountain people — one of Palawan’s oldest and the smallest of three major indigenous groups — live. The village has a gallery and a shop where Batak handicrafts are sold.

The Tabon Cave Complex in the municipality of Quezon is an important archaeological site. Although the more than 100-hectare complex is supposed to have some 200 caves, only seven can be viewed. Of these, the Tabon Cave itself was the site where the remains of the oldest Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia were found, dating to 47,000 years ago.

For the brave, exotic food choices await. The ever popular Kinabuchs Grill and Bar serves tamilok (shipworm) and crocodile meat. The less adventurous can head for Ka Lui for their creative seafood dishes.