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Monday, April 8, 2019

Filipino Cinema at 100 Series: Greatest Filipino Film Directors And Their Career Defining Films

These honored selections are made as a fitting tribute to some of the greatest Filipino directors of predominantly Filipino-language films with their career defining films and other suggested or recommended best or must see films. It should be noted that these highly acclaimed film makers were highly innovative who challenged the established system and norms that existed during their time.




Gerardo de Leon



Lino Brocka



Ishmael Bernal



Manuel Conde



Lamberto Avellana


1. Lino Brocka

Tubog Sa Ginto (1970)
Wanted: Perfect Mother (1970)
Santiago! (1970)
Stardoom (1971)
Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974)
Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa (1974)
Maynila Sa Mga Kuko Ng Liwanag (1975)
Insiang (1976)
Mananayaw (1978)
Ang Tatay Kong Nanay (1978)
Rubia Servios (1978)
Ina, Kapatid, Anak (1979)
Init (1979)
Jaguar (1979)
Ina Ka Ng Anak Mo (1979)
Angela Markado (1980)
Bona (1980)
Kontrobersyal (1981)
Burgis (1981)
Cain at Abel (1982)
Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984)
Miguelito: Batang Rebelde (1985)
White Slavery (1985)
Ano Ang Kulay Ng Mukha Ng Diyos? (1985)
Maging Akin Ka Lamang (1987)
Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig (1987)
Macho Dancer (1988)
Orapronobis (1989)
Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita (1989)
Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak (1990)
Hahamakin Lahat (1990)
Biktima (1990)
Ama...Bakit Mo Ako Pinabayaan? (1990)
Kislap Sa Dilim (1991)
Makiusap Ka Sa Diyos (1991)



2. Ishmael Bernal

Vibora (1971)
Pagdating sa Dulo (1971)
Ligaw Na Bulaklak (1976)
Nunal Sa Tubig (1976)
Tisoy! (1977)
Salawahan (1979)
Aliw (1979)
City After Dark (1980)
Pabling (1981)
Relasyon (1982)
Himala (1982)
Broken Marriage (1983)
Sugat sa Ugat (1983)
Working Girls (1984)
Hinugot Sa Langit (1985)
Nagbabagang Luha (1988)
Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga (1989)
Wating (1994)




3. Gerardo de Leon

Makiling (1938)
Ang Maestra (1941)
The Dawn of Freedom (1944)
Tayug: Ang Bayang Api (1947)
Padre Burgos (1949)
48 Oras (1950)
Doble Cara (1950)
Kamay Ni Satanas (1950)
Diego Silang (1951)
10th Batallion Sa 38th Parallel, Korea (1951)
Sisa (1951)
Ang Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo (1952)
Dyesebel (1953)
Banga ni Zimadar (1953)
Ifugao (1954)
Sanda Wong (1955)
Kamay Ni Cain (1957)
Noli Me Tangere (1961)
The Moises Padilla Story (1961)
El Filibusterismo (1962)
Ang Daigdig Ng Mga Api (1965)
Lilet (1971)
Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974)
Banaue: Stairway to the Sky (1975)



4. Mario O'hara

Mortal (1976)
Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (1976)
Bakit Bughaw Ang Langit (1981)
Gaano Kita Kamahal (1981)
Condemned (1984)
Bulaklak Sa City Jail (1984)
Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak (1987)
Fatima Buen Story (1994)
Babae Sa Bubungang Lata (1998)
Sisa (1999)
Sindak (1999)
Pangarap Ng Puso (2000)
Pusang Gala (2001)
Babae Sa Breakwater (2003)
Ang Paglilitis Ni Andres Bonifacio (2010)




5. Eddie Romero

Ang Kamay Ng Diyos (1947)
Selosa (1948)
Ang Prinsesa At Ang Pulubi (1950)
Barbaro (1952)
Buhay Alamang (1952)
El Indio (1953)
Maldita (1953)
May Bakas Ang Lumipas (1954)
Huling Mandirigma (1956)
Pitong Gabi sa Paris (1961)
Cimarron (1964)
Manila, Open City (1964)
Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? (1976)
Aguila (1980)




6. Manuel Conde

Sawing Gantingpala (1940)
Maginoong Takas (1940)
Principeng Hindi Tumatawa (1946)
Si Juan Tamad (1947)
Vende Cristo (1948)
Si Juan Daldal: Anak ni Juan Tamad (1948)
Genghis Khan (1950)
Siete Infantes de Lara (1950)
Sigfredo (1951)
El Robo (1957)
Verganza (1958)
Juan Tamad Goes To Congress (1959)
Juan Tamad Goes To Society (1960)
Molava (1961)
Juan Tamad Goes To Malacanang (1961)



7. Lamberto V. Avellana

Sakay (1939)
Tiya Juana (1943)
Death March (1946)
Tandang Sora (1947)
Ronquillo "Tiagong Akyat" (1949)
Satur (1951)
Korea (1952)
Huk sa Bagong Pamumuhay (1953)
Kandelerong Pilak (1954)
Damong Ligaw (1954)
Lapu Lapu (1955)
Anak Dalita (1956)
Badjao: The Sea Gypsies (1957)
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1965)
Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974)



8. Mike de Leon

The Rites of May (1977)
Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising (1977)
Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (1980)
Kisapmata (1981)
Batch '81 (1982)
Sister Stella L. (1984)
Bilanggo Sa Dilim (1986)
Southern Winds (Aliwan Paradise segment) 1993
Bayaning 3rd World (2000)



9. Celso Ad Castillo

Nympha (1971)
Kung Bakit Dugo Ang Kulay Ng Gabi (1973)
Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara (1974)
Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop Sa Balat Ng Lupa (1974)
Burlesk Queen (1977)
Pagputi ng Uwak... Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978)
Ang Alamat Ni Julian Makabayan (1979)
Virgin People (1984)
Isla (1985)
Paradise Inn (1985)
Kailan Tama Ang Mali (1986)


10. Peque Gallaga

Oro, Plata, Mata (1982)
Virgin Forest (1985)
Scorpio Nights (1985)
Hiwaga sa Balete Drive (1988)
Abandonada (1989)
Shake, Rattle and Roll 2 (1990)
Shake, Rattle and Roll III (1991)
Aswang (1992)
Gangland (1998)


11. Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara

Alkitrang Dugo (1975)
Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (1976)
Hati Tayo Sa Magdamag (1988)



12. Joel Lamangan

Kapantay Ng Langit (1994)
Pangako Ng Kahapon (1994)
Sa Isang Sulok Ng Mga Pangarap (1994)
Kadenang Bulaklak (1994)
The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995)
Muling Umawit Ang Puso (1995)
Silakbo (1995)
Ikaw Naman Ang Iiyak (1996)
The Sarah Balabagan Story (1997)
Pusong Mamon (1998)
Bayad Puri (1999)
Warat (1999)
Bulaklak Ng Maynila (1999)
Abandonada (2000)
Deathrow (2000)
Mila (2001)
Magkapatid (2002)
Ang Huling Birhen Sa Lupa (2003)
Filipinas (2003)
Sabel (2004)
Aishite Imasu (Mahal Kita) 1941 (2004)
Blue Moon (2006)



13. Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Brutal (1980)
Moral (1982)
Karnal (1983)
Baby Tsina (1984)
Ang Ika-labing Isang Utos: Mahalin Mo, Asawa Mo (1994)
May Nagmamahal Sa Iyo (1996)
Sa Pusod Ng Dagat (1998)
Jose Rizal (1998)
Muro-Ami (1999)
Bagong Buwan (2001)


14. Lav Diaz

Serafin Geronimo: Ang kriminal ng Baryo Concepcion (1998)
Batang West Side (2001)
Hesus, Rebolusyonaryo (2002)
Evolution Of A Filipino Family (2004)
Norte, Hangganan Ng Kasaysayan (2013)
Ang Babaeng Humayo (2016)



15. Brillante Mendoza

Masahista (2005)
Kaleldo (2006)
Manoro (2006)
Serbis (2008)
Kinatay (2009)
Thy Womb (2012)
Taklub (2015)
Ma' Rosa (2016)


16. Emmanuel Borlaza

Lipad Darna Lipad! (1973)
Dyesebel (1973)
Bukas Luluhod Ang Mga Tala (1984)
Bituing Walang Ningning (1985)


17. Kidlat Tahimik

Perfumed Nightmare (1977)
Turumba (1981)
Sinong lumikha ng yoyo? Sinong lumikha ng moon buggy? (1982)



18. Gregorio Fernandez

Asahar At Kabaong (1937)
Celia at Balagtas (1938)
Tatlong Pagkabirhen (1939)
Ang Magsasampaguita (1939)
Garrison 13 (1946)
Puting Bantayog (1948)
Kampanang Ginto (1949)
Capas (1949)
Pagtutuus (1950)
Bayan o Pag-ibig (1951)
Dugo sa Dugo (1951)
Bohemyo (1952)
Rodrigo de Villa (1952)
Dagohoy (1953)
Higit sa Lahat (1955)
Luksang Tagumpay (1956)
Malvarosa (1958)


19. Eddie Garcia

Atsay (1978)
Paano Ba Ang Mangarap? (1983)
Kailan Sasabihing Mahal Kita (1985)
Palimos Ng Pag-ibig (1986)
Magdusa Ka! (1986)
Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin (1987)
Saan Nagtatago Ang Pag-ibig (1987)
Kung Kasalanan Man (1989)
Imortal (1989)
Abakada... Ina (2001)



20. Maryo J. de los Reyes

Gabun (1979)
Annie Batungbakal (1983)
Saan Darating Ang Umaga? (1983)
Bagets (1984)
Hindi Mo Ako Kayang Tapakan (1984)
Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit (1984)
Sa Totoo Lang! (1985)
Tagos Ng Dugo (1987)
Kapag Napagod Ang Puso (1988)
Dinampot Ka Lang Sa Putik (1991)
Sinungaling Mong Puso (1992)
Magnifico (2003)
Naglalayag (2004)




21. Gil Portes

Sa Piling ng mga Sugapa (1977)
'Merika (1984)
Bukas... May Pangarap (1984)
Andrea, Paano Ba Ang Maging Isang Ina? (1990)
Mulanay: Sa Pusod ng Paraiso (1996)
Miguel/Michelle (1998)
The Kite (1999)
Markova: Comfort Gay (2000)
Sa Dibdib ng mga Kaaway (2001)
Mga Munting Tinig (2002)
Homecoming (2003)



22. Carlo J. Caparas

Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang (1981)
Pieta (1983)
Kamagong (1986)
Arrest Patrolman Rizal Alih, Zamboanga Massacre (1989)
The Myrna Diones Story (Lord, Have Mercy!) (1993)
The Vizconde Massacre: God, Help Us! (1993)
The Cecilia Masagca Story: Antipolo Massacre (Jesus Save Us!) (1994)
Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa (1995)
Victim No. 1: Delia Maga (Jesus, Pray for Us!) (1995)
Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar (1995)



23. Danny Zialcita

Incognito (1967)
Laging Umaga (1975)
Langis at Tubig (1980)
Karma (1981)
T-bird at Ako (1982)
Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan? (1982)
Palabra de Honor (1983)
Nagalit Ang Buwan Sa Haba Ng Gabi (1983)
May Daga sa Labas ng Lungga (1984)
May Lamok sa Loob ng Kulambo (1984)
Lalakwe (1985)



24. Mel Chionglo

Sinner or Saint (1984)
Teenage Marriage (1984)
Babaeng Hampaslupa (1988)
Disgrasyada (1993)
Midnight Dancers (1994)
Burlesk King (1999)
Lagarista (2000)
Twilight Dancers (2006)
Iadya Mo Kami (2016)


25. Laurice Guillen

Kasal? (1980)
Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo (1980)
Salome (1981)
Init sa Magdamag (1983)
Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap (1984)
Kapag Puso'y Sinugatan (1985)
Kapag Langit Ang Humatol (1990)
Una Kang Naging Akin (1991)
Akin Ang Pangarap Mo (1992)
Tanging Yaman (2000)



26. Chito Rono

Private Show (1985)
Itanong Mo Sa Buwan (1988)
Kasalanan bang sambahin ka? (1990)
Bakit kay tagal ng sandali? (1990)
Kailan ka magiging akin  (1991)
Narito Ang Puso Ko (1992)
Separada (1994)
Eskapo (1995)
Dahas (1995)
Patayin Sa Sindak si Barbara (1995)
Istokwa (19960
Curacha Ang Babaeng Walang Pahinga (1998)
Bata bata paano ka ginawa? (1998)
Ang Babae sa Bintana (1998)
Dekada '70 (2002)
Boy Golden (2013)



27. Tikoy Aguiluz

Boatman (1985)
Balweg, the Rebel Priest (1986)
Segurista (1996)
Rizal sa Dapitan (1997)
Tatsulok (1998)
Tatarin (2001)
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011)



28. Manuel Silos

The Three Tramps (1927)
Mystery of the Convent (1930)
Infierno sa Mundo (1930)
Pag-iimbot (1934)
Lagablab ng Kabataan (1936)
Himagsikan ng Puso (1938)
Ay! Kalisud (1938)
Tarhata (1941)
Victory Joe (1946)
Sa Tokyo Ikinasal (1948)
Gitano (1949)
Cuatro Vidas (1957)
Biyaya Ng Lupa (1959)


29. Jun Lana

Gigil (2006)
Yesterday Today Tomorrow (2011)
Bwakaw (2012)
Die Beautiful (2016)



30. Carlos Siguion-Reyna

Your Wife, My Wife (1988)
Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit (1991)
Kailangan Kita (1992)
Ikaw Pa Lang Ang Minahal (1992)
Inagaw Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin (1995)
Abot Kamay Ang Pangarap (1996)
Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin (1997)
Hari Ng Tondo (2014)



31. Octavio Silos

Teniente Rosario (1937)
Alipin Ng Palad (1938)
Pasang Krus (1939)
Tunay Na Ina (1939)
Ulilang Watawat (1946)
Guerilyera (1946)
Awit Ng Bulag (1948)
Ang Doktora (1949)
Kerubin (1952)
Tulisang Pugot (1952)
Nagkita si Kerubin at si Tulisang Pugot (1954)
Boksingera (1956)
Silveria (1958)




32. Jose Climaco

G.I. Fever (1946)
Parola (1949)
Biglang Yaman (1949)
Ang Kandidato (1949)



33. Jose de Villa

Batas Ng Lipunan (1961)
Tulisan (1962)
Diegong Tabak (1962)
Trudis Liit (1963)
Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story (1965)



34. Eduardo de Castro

Via Crucis (1937)
Fury in Paradise (1937)
Forbidden Women (1948)
Bandilang Basahan (1949)
The 13th Sultan (1949)



35. Susana C. de Guzman

Himala Ng Birhen (1947)
Sarung Banggi (1947)
Sumpaan (1948)
Hiyas Ng Pamilihan (1949)
Milyonarya (1949)
Tiniente del Barrio (1950)
Correcional (1952)
Banal o Makasalanan (1955)



36. Nardo Vercudia

Magkaibang Lahi (1947)
Tanikalang Papel (1948)
Kambal Na Ligaya (1948)
Huling Patak Ng Dugo (1950)
Camp O'donnell (1950)
Hiram Na Mukha (1952)
Siklab sa Batangas (1952)
Diwani (1953)
Milyonarya at hampaslupa (1954)



37. Nemesio Caravana

Kaaway Ng Babae (1948)
Maria Beles (1949)
Kuba sa Quiapo (1949)
Sohrab at Rustum (1950)
David at Goliath (1951)
Dimas: The Sainted Robber (1952)
Ander di Saya (1954)
Abenturera (1954)
Ramadal (1958)
Pilyong Kubrador (1959)
Prinsesa Naranja (1960)



38. F.H. Constantino

Galawgaw (1954)
Waray-waray (1954)
Niña Bonita (1955)
Ang Darling Ko'y Aswang (1975)
Tinimbang Ka, Bakit Husto? (1977)
Asiong Aksaya (1977)
Bakekang (1978)
Mang Kepweng (1979)
Kenkoy (1982)


39. Tony Cayado

Pilya (1954)
Sabungera (1954)
Kurdapya (1954)
Despatsadora (1955)
Kalabog en Bosyo (1959)
Beatnik (1960)
Hani hanimun (1961)
Kandidatong Pulpol (1961)
Ang Senyorito at ang Atsay (1963)
Nardong Putik (1972)
Pepeng Agimat (1973)




40. Carlos Vander Tolosa

Oriental Blood (1930)
Milagro Ng Nazareno sa Quiapo (1937)
Bituing Marikit (1937)
Giliw Ko (1939)
Binibini Ng Palengke (1941)
Siete Dolores (1948)
Apat Na Dalangin (1948)
Krus Ng Digma (1948)
Tatlong Limbas (1950)
Darna At Ang Babaeng Lawin (1952)
Batalyon Ng Pilipino sa Korea (1954)
Prinsesa Gusgusin (1957)
Dalawang Kalbaryo Ni Dr. Mendez (1961)
Tanzan the Mighty (1962)



41. Olive La Torre

Takas Sa Bataan (1950)
Roberta (1951)
Lihim Ng Kumpisalan (1952)
Gorio at Tekla (1953)
Matandang Dalaga (1954)
Dalagang Ilokana (1954)



42. Elwood Perez

Lipad Darna Lipad (1973)
Divorce Pilipino Style (1976)
Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos (1988)
Bilangin Ang Bituin Sa Langit (1989)
Pangako Ng Puso (1990)
Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M. (1991)
Ms. Dolora X (1993)



43. Ramon Estella

Bayan at Pag-ibig (1938)
Kundiman (1941)
Alias Sakim (1947)
Caprichosa (1947)
Dugo Ng Katipunan (1949)
Kenkoy (1950)



44. Armando Garces

Ulila Ng Bataan (1952)
Teksas, Ang Manok Na Nagsasalita (1952)
Ang Biyenang Hindi Tumatawa (1954)
Tarhata (1957)
Pretty Boy (1957)
Condenado (1958)
Kilabot Sa Makiling (1959)
Pitong Makasalanan (1962)
Zigomar (1964)
Kambal Kidlat (1965)
Baril at Rosaryo (1967)
Fefita Fofonggay viuda de Falayfay (1973)
Darna vs. the Planet Women (1975)


Photo Source:

https://viewsfromthepampang.blogspot.com

http://the-martial-law-thingy.tumblr.com/post/150961945016/from-an-article-in-listph-8-prominent

http://sensesofcinema.com/2005/great-directors/de_leon/

https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/927/today-in-philippine-history-february-12-1915-lamberto-vera-avellana-was-born-in-bontoc-mountain-province

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Trivia About Filipino Christmas Traditions













1. Pinoy Parol

- this iconic Filipino Christmas lantern was originally made from bamboo strips carved into a five pointed star lantern and covered with papél de japón (Japanese paper) and illuminated by either a candle or a kalburo (carbide). This was originally crafted in 1908 by an artisan Francisco Estanislao and was originally used by townsfolk to light their paths during the ritual rooster dawn mass called misa de gallo or simbang gabi.


2. Filipino Christmas Carols

In the old Filipino Christmas traditions, some of the earliest Christmas songs were sung in Spanish. In the colonial Philippines, Spanish carols ("villacinco") were initially done during Mass but soon found their way to the streets due to its popularity. Much to the clergy’s disdain, some of the more-naughty carollers would insert less than devout lines and green jokes in the lyrics. Villancinco went out of style when Spanish rule ended, paving the way for carols done in English and the vernacular.
Before Christmas in our Hearts by Jose Mari Chan became a hit sensation, a Tagalog Christmas song is the most popular and almost a symbol of Pinoy Christmas carols. "Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit" is almost a household name during Christmas and is often the most used songs during carolling, parties and other Christmas related events. But did you know that this beautiful Christmas song was originally written and composed in Cebuano language. Entitled "Kasadya Ning Taknaa," it was written by Mariano Vestil and composed by Vicente Rubi in 1933.

The Tagalog version of the song was written by Levi Celerio and composed by Josefino Cenizal (who was also an actor) and was originally a marching song for the 1938 war film, Pugad ng Agila.

Did you know that the classical song "Payapang Daigdig" is actually a Filipino Christmas song equivalent to Father Josef Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber's Silent Night. The song was composed by national artist Felipe Padilla de Leon and was first sung during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II. De Leon was said to have composed it after waking up seeing his most beloved city of Manila in ruins ravaged by the war. While it is not as lively and upbeat as the other Christmas songs, the somber theme of Payapang Daigdig was intended by de Leon to quell the Filipino public anxiety, its lyrics giving them hope in the face of uncertain times.


3. Simbang Gabi

This beautiful religious tradition is uniquely Filipino as the Philippines and the Filipino people are the only ones in the world to practice this nine-day early dawn mass. This Christmas tradition was first started in 1669 as a practical compromise for farmers, who began work before sunrise to avoid the noonday heat out in the fields. Pope Sixtus V ordered that Mass be heard before sunrise since it was the harvest season, and the farmers needed to be in the fields right after the celebration.

Since it started in 1669, did you know that Simbang Gabi was once banned in the Philippines from 1680 to 1689 due to a Vatican decree implemented by Manila Archbishop Felipe Pardo. It was also implemented in Spain, the Azores and Mexico and the reason for this decree roots from the churchgoers and choirs habit of singing Christmas songs in their native language. During those times, singing in vernacular was only allowed during the entrance and recessional songs. The decree deemed this practice as perverse and ordered the suppression of the services. However, following the death of Pardo, the clergymen except the Discalced Franciscans resumed the practice.



4. Unusual Filipino Christmas Celebrations

One Barangay in Iloilo celebrates Christmas in a cemetery. The dead can join Christmas fun as far as the folks in Barangay Tanza in Iloilo City is concerned. The barangay or the community which houses a cemetery decorate the area with lots of Christmas symbols and other decorations like lanterns, Christmas trees, light and nativity scene and the idea was conceptualized in December 2014. The graveyard workers who initiated the event originally only wanted a Christmas party but were later convinced to make it a wider aspect and hold a Christmas decoration contest to make their planned gatherings even livelier. According to the caretakers, the celebration should also include not only the living but also the dead. Visitors to the cemetery welcome the sight with some of them even staying inside the cemetery late at night to enjoy the view.


5. Christmas Cards

The first Christmas cards in the Philippines were made by Manuel Rodriguez Sr., widely regarded as the Father of Contemporary Printmaking in the Philippines. He produced what could be described as the first truly Filipino themed Christmas cards in the 1950s printed a set containing pictures of the simbang gabi, Filipino  churchgoers and carolers.


6. Christmas Tree

The idea of decorating a tree for Christmas first came to the Philippines much earlier than 20th century. Jose Rizal first mentioned it in its 1886 drawing of a Christmas tree, his interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Fir Tree".

In a letter in Berlin for his eldest sister, he said:

“(The Christmas tree) is decorated with tinsel, paper, lights, dolls, candy, fruits, dainties, etc., and at night time, it is shown to the children, and around this tree the family celebrates Christmas.”



Source: 

Filipiknow.net 


Photo Source: 

Rappler 
Philippine Star 
Entrepreneur Philippines

Monday, December 17, 2018

Philippines' Catriona Gray Is Miss Universe 2018!














Bangkok, Thailand - 24 year-old Oas, Albay native was named the 67th Miss Universe held last Monday, December 17 (Bangkok Time) in a glittering ceremony held at the Impact Arena in Muangthong Thani District, Bangkok, Thailand. She bested 93 other lovely contestants from around the globe to give the Philippines it's 4th Miss Universe in just a span of only three years since Pia Wurtzbach won in 2015.

A very memorable history in the making and yet competitive edition of the annual prestigious pageant which saw the first transgender (Spain's Angela Ponce) and first indigenous woman (Panama's Rosa Iveth Montezuma) to compete at Miss Universe stage.

First runner up was South Africa's Tamaryn Green while Sthefany Gutierrez of Venezuela was declared Second runner-up. Here is the complete result of the competition:

Miss Universe 2018: Philippines — Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray
1st Runner-Up: South Africa — Tamaryn Green
2nd Runner-Up: Venezuela — Sthefany Gutiérrez


Top 5
 Puerto Rico — Kiara Ortega
 Vietnam — H'Hen Niê


Top 10
 Canada — Marta Stepien
 Costa Rica — Natalia Carvajal
 Curaçao — Akisha Albert
 Nepal — Manita Devkota
 Thailand — Sophida Kanchanarin


Top 20
 Australia — Francesca Hung
 Belgium — Zoé Brunet
 Brazil — Mayra Dias
 Great Britain — Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers
 Hungary — EnikÅ‘ Kecskès
 Indonesia — Sonia Fergina Citra
 Ireland — Grainne Gallanagh
 Jamaica — Emily Maddison
 Poland — Magdalena Swat
 United States — Sarah Rose Summers


Special Awards:

Best in National Costume - Laos - On-anong Homsombath



Photo Sources:

Eonline.com
Philstar.com
USAToday.com

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Watchful Eyes Of A Silhouette Miss Universe 2018 Score Sheet

                                                Swimsuit                      Evening Gown                                 Average



Albania                                          8.207                          8.769                                       8.488
Angola                                           8.056                          8.437                                       8.246
Argentina                                        8.789                          8.607                                       8.698
Armenia                                          8.074                          8.379                                       8.226
Aruba                                            8.102                          8.415                                       8.258
Australia                                        8.503                          8.589                                       8.546
Bahamas                                          8.023                          8.389                                       8.206
Barbados                                         8.217                          8.266                                       8.241
Belgium                                          8.191                          8.374                                       8.282
Belize                                           8.054                          8.322                                       8.188
Bolivia                                          8.439                          8.518                                       8.478
Brazil                                           8.656                          8.797                                       8.726
British Virgin Islands                           8.091                          8.081                                       8.086
Bulgaria                                         8.118                          8.435                                       8.276
Cambodia                                         8.445                          8.546                                       8.495
Canada                                           8.725                          8.667                                       8.696
Cayman Islands                                   8.207                          8.303                                       8.255
Chile                                            8.327                          8.476                                       8.401
China                                            8.489                          8.182                                       8.335
Colombia                                         8.819                          8.607                                       8.713
Costa Rica                                       8.756                          8.656                                       8.706
Croatia                                          8.043                          8.412                                       8.227
Curacao                                          8.591                          8.603                                       8.597
Czech Republic                                   8.103                          8.537                                       8.32
Denmark                                          8.019                          8.545                                       8.282
Dominican Republic                               8.796                          8.629                                       8.712
Ecuador                                          8.827                          8.597                                       8.712
Egypt                                            8.098                          8.175                                       8.136
El Salvador                                      8.397                          8.545                                       8.471
Finland                                          8.047                          8.432                                       8.239         
France                                           8.413                          8.457                                       8.435
Georgia                                          8.248                          8.378                                       8.313
Germany                                          8.378                          8.417                                       8.397
Ghana                                            8.405                          8.268                                       8.336
Great Britain                                    8.721                          8.636                                       8.678
Greece                                           8.426                          8.479                                       8.452
Guam                                             8.051                          8.588                                       8.319
Guatemala                                        8.434                          7.789                                       8.111
Haiti                                            7.796                          8.007                                       7.901
Honduras                                         8.147                          8.521                                       8.334
Hungary                                          8.198                          8.504                                       8.351
Iceland                                          8.313                          8.647                                       8.48
India                                            8.804                          8.606                                       8.705
Indonesia                                        8.378                          8.605                                       8.491
Ireland                                          8.337                          8.578                                       8.457
Israel                                           8.044                          8.397                                       8.22
Italy                                            8.104                          8.414                                       8.259
Jamaica                                          8.588                          8.591                                       8.589
Japan                                            8.515                          8.635                                       8.575
Kazakhstan                                       8.466                          8.604                                       8.535
Kenya                                            8.423                          8.617                                       8.52
Korea                                            8.198                          8.588                                       8.393
Kosovo                                           8.238                          8.475                                       8.356
Kyrgyzstan                                       8.182                          8.427                                       8.304
Laos                                             8.088                          8.396                                       8.242
Lebanon                                          8.536                          8.715                                       8.625
Malaysia                                         8.075                          8.567                                       8.321
Malta                                            8.167                          8.601                                       8.384
Mauritius                                        7.894                          8.589                                       8.241
Mexico                                           8.792                          8.727                                       8.759
Mongolia                                         8.255                          8.356                                       8.305
Myanmar                                          8.203                          8.318                                       8.26
Namibia                                          8.587                          8.605                                       8.596
Nepal                                            8.289                          8.529                                       8.409
Netherlands                                      8.576                          8.667                                       8.621
New Zealand                                      8.136                          8.479                                       8.307
Nicaragua                                        8.563                          8.571                                       8.567
Nigeria                                          8.537                          8.631                                       8.584
Norway                                           8.063                          8.517                                       8.29
Panama                                           8.503                          8.675                                       8.589
Paraguay                                         8.49                           8.618                                       8.554
Peru                                             8.528                          8.656                                       8.592
Philippines                                      9.107                          9.091                                       9.099
Poland                                           8.487                          8.537                                       8.512
Portugal                                         8.047                          8.244                                       8.145
Puerto Rico                                      8.787                          8.721                                       8.754
Russia                                           8.651                          8.689                                       8.67
Saint Lucia                                      7.881                          8.479                                       8.18
Singapore                                        8.021                          8.324                                       8.172
Slovakia                                         8.379                          8.456                                       8.417
South Africa                                     8.798                          8.871                                       8.834
Spain                                            8.566                          8.891                                       8.728
Sri Lanka                                        8.113                          8.467                                       8.29
Sweden                                           8.367                          8.589                                       8.478
Switzerland                                      8.543                          8.622                                       8.582
Thailand                                         8.667                          8.723                                       8.695
Turkey                                           8.055                          8.639                                       8.347
Ukraine                                          8.168                          8.566                                       8.367
Uruguay                                          8.033                          8.489                                       8.261
United States                                    8.802                          8.605                                       8.703
US Virgin Islands                                8.184                          8.389                                       8.286
Venezuela                                        8.791                          8.745                                       8.768
Vietnam                                          8.634                          8.845                                       8.739
Zambia                                           8.503                          8.559                                       8.531



  
Top Countries                 Preliminary Swimsuit
                                              & Long Gown           Interview                  Average                                                   
     

Philippines                         9.099                  9.089                                 9.094         
South Africa                        8.834                  8.723                                 8.778   
Venezuela                           8.768                  8.735                                 8.751
Mexico                              8.759                  8.593                                 8.676
Puerto Rico                         8.754                  8.487                                 8.62
Vietnam                             8.739                  8.573                                 8.656
Spain                               8.728                  8.694                                 8.711
Brazil                              8.726                  8.556                                 8.641
Colombia                            8.713                  8.625           -.05                  8.619
Dominican Republic                  8.712                  8.489                                 8.6
Ecuador                             8.712                  8.575           -.02                  8.623
Costa Rica                          8.706                  8.505                                 8.605
India                               8.705                  8.735                                 8.72
USA                                 8.703                  8.778           -.05                  8.69      n/a
Argentina                           8.698                  8.598                                 8.648
Canada                              8.696                  8.609                                 8.652
Thailand                            8.695                  8.597                                 8.646
Great Britain                       8.678                  8.756                                 8.717
Russia                              8.67                   8.521                                 8.595
Lebanon                             8.625                  8.718                                 8.671    


Netherlands                         8.621                  8.673                                 8.647     n/a
Curacao                             8.597                  8.563                                 8.58
Namibia                             8.596                  8.615                                 8.605
Peru                                8.592                  8.601                                 8.596     n/a
Jamaica                             8.589                  8.656                                 8.622
Panama                              8.589                  8.615                                 8.602
Nigeria                             8.584                  8.567                                 8.575
Switzerland                         8.582                  8.535                                 8.558
Japan                               8.575                  8.693                                 8.634
Nicaragua                           8.567                  8.583                                 8.575



Australia                           8.546                  8.591             -.05                8.518
Kazakhstan                          8.535                  8.483                                 8.509
Zambia                              8.531                  8.621                                 8.576
Kenya                               8.52                   8.872                                 8.696
Poland                              8.512                  8.502                                 8.507
Cambodia                            8.495                  8.587                                 8.541
Indonesia                           8.491                  8.603                                 8.547
Albania                             8.488                  8.563                                 8.525
Iceland                             8.48                   8.686                                 8.583
Bolivia                             8.478                  8.503                                 8.49





Sweden                              8.478                  8.701                                 8.589
El Salvador                         8.471                  8.667                                 8.569
Ireland                             8.457                  8.626                                 8.541
Greece                              8.452                  8.576                                 8.514              n/a
France                              8.435                  8.584                                 8.509
Slovakia                            8.417                  8.537                                 8.477
Nepal                               8.409                  8.902                                 8.655
Chile                               8.401                  8.597                                 8.499              n/a
Germany                             8.397                  8.569                                 8.483
Korea                               8.393                  8.524                                 8.458   



Malta                               8.384                  8.649                                 8.516



Top Countries Preliminary Competition Over All Scores


Philippines                9.094
South Africa               8.778
Venezuela                  8.751
India                      8.72
Great Britain              8.717
Spain                      8.711
Kenya                      8.696
USA                        8.69
Mexico                     8.676
Lebanon                    8.671
Vietnam                    8.656
Nepal                      8.655
Canada                     8.652
Argentina                  8.648
Thailand                   8.646
Brazil                     8.641
Japan                      8.634
Ecuador                    8.623
Jamaica                    8.622
Puerto Rico                8.62
Colombia                   8.619
Costa Rica                 8.605
Namibia                    8.605
Panama                     8.602
Dominican Republic         8.6
Peru                       8.596
Russia                     8.595
Sweden                     8.589
Curacao                    8.58
Zambia                     8.576
Nicaragua                  8.575
Nigeria                    8.575
El Salvador                8.569
Switzerland                8.558