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In about a day, the 65th Miss Universe Pageant will be telecast live from Manila, Philippines. The last time the Philippines hosted the event was in 1994 when Sushmita Sen of India won the crown. Miss Universe 1974 winners This year's event will both be bittersweet and exciting since whoever wins will be crowned by the reigning Miss Universe, Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines. The last time a Filipina won was in 1973. Margarita Moran was the second Filipina winner of the Miss Universe pageant. The following year, the Philippines hosted the Miss Universe pageant and Amparo Muñoz of Spain was declared the most beautiful woman of the pageant. That year also marked the first time the event was hosted in Asia. Cebu was a designated destination in the 1994 pageant. The contestants had their photo and video shoots in Shangrila Mactan. For this year's event, all of the 87 Miss U contestants visited Cebu on January 17 to have the Swimsuit Presentation and selected contestants also modele...

What happens when you walk around hungry in Cebu IT Park at Midnight? --- you discover wonderful eating places. Meet the wrestler, Red Lizard Introducing Red Lizard Taqueria by the Abaca Group. It's a Mexican-inspired taqueria serving quick and fast taquitos, nachos, burritos, tacos and margaritas. The place is great for casual diners. Think of this place as a more laid-back and affordable Maya restaurant. It's another successful restaurant for the Abaca Group which also owns Beqaa, Luncheonette, Tavolata, Phat Pho and Abaca Baking Company. I love their whole theme which centers around the popular Lucha Libre or Mexican Wrestling. Their wall art depicts the varied wins of the Red Lizard inside the wing. Their ceiling lights, distressed wooden tables, and decorated table tops, just exude that Cantina atmosphere. The tale of Red Lizard The Maestro: table artwork I tried their Chipotle Chicken Taquitos or flautas. These are overloaded with shredded lettuce, creamy queso and sour c...

One of the things that I love the most is Philippine History. I've always been attentive in school whenever this subject was being talked about especially the Spanish Colonization years.  I've been fascinated with the architecture, artifacts, designs, food, and customs that the Spaniards imparted in our National Psyche. And living in Cebu for the past few years have been an eye-opener.  And I admire people or institutions who promote the preservation of this heritage of ours. Casa Gorordo Museum holds art contest As a way of getting more young Cebuanos to appreciate local culture and heritage, the Casa Gorordo Museum is holding its art contest called “A House in the Parian: The Casa Gorordo Museum Art Contest”. This contest is open to youths aged 12-16 years old and residents of Cebu or enrolled in Cebu schools. The competition is in two categories – “House” and “Object”. Contestants can choose to send an entry for either or both categories. If a contestant chooses to join the...

T he nominees for the Oscars 2017 are here.  The announcement was made earlier today by first time host, Jimmy Kimmel. Photo courtesy of Oscars.org The 89th Academy Awards will be aired on ABC on February 26.  Looking at the nominated actors and actresses, it's a mix bag of winners, previous nominees and first-timers.  The Academy Awards is the Granddaddy of all awards.  There are also no clear frontrunners compared to previous years. Most of the films featured weren't even blockbuster hits.  Some say that Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are strong contenders but the Academy voters are known to digress from the popular choices. Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Leading Role Performance of an Actress in a Supporting Role Performance of an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Picture Best Original Song Adapted Screenplay Original Screenplay Best Directing Animated Feature Film