Fifteen beautiful homegrown young maidens from different barangays of the town vie for the coveted crown of Miss Calabanga 2011.
The fairest maiden of all will grace the parade around major streets of the municipality in honor of the feast day of Our Lady of La Porteria.
One hopeful contestant, left, is Salve Cierva Garfin, 21 years old, height 5 feet and 4 inches, from San Roque.
Fourteen more (below) show off their form that will make or break their quest for the crown.
(Left) Angelou Adan Sinlao, 17 years old, height 5 feet 3 inches, San Roque. (Right) Ria Mae Pedrasa Adan, 17 years old, height 5 feet 5 inches from Sta. Isabel.(Left) Honey Grace Alberto Mapa, 18 years old, height 5 feet 6 inches, from Sabang (Right) Ma Ivien Mabalot Fernandez, 17 years old, 5 feet 3 inches, from Bonot.(Left) Rosalie Dela Cruz Alejo, 18 yers old, from Sabang. (Right) Jean Rose Canete Villanueva, 19 years old, height 5 feet 4 inches, from San Vicente.(Left) Divina Segundo Ayoro, 18 years old, height 5 feet 4 inches, from Bigaas (Right) Roan Ilo Bernal, 18 years old, height 5 fet 3 inches, from Manguiring.(Left) Suzanne Tarrobago Cantorne, 18 years old, height 5 feet 3 inches, from Quipayo. (Right) Rogielyn Mae Malazarte Diwata, 20 years old, height 5 feet 2 inches, from Bigaas.(Left) Princess Margarette Almuin Matias, 18 years old, height 5 feet 3 inches, from Binanuaanan Grande. (Right) Joanne Cornejo Reantazo, 20 years old, height 5 feet and 2 inches, from San Roque.(Left) Daisy Campo Alto, 17 years old, 5 feet 3 inches, from Sto. Domingo. (Right) Jean Katiene Segundo Magtanong, 17 years old, height 5 feet 1 inch, from Pagatpat.
Photo credit: Thanks to the organizers for the search for Miss Calabanga 2011 for the photos of above hopefuls, including the LGU and SB.
Tell us your thoughts on this article. If logged in with any of your Wordpress.com, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or registered on this site before, then you can simply write your comment below. Thanks and appreciate your feedback.Cancel reply
This is another heads up post for those following our Fernandez and Hernandez genealogy. #FernandezHernandezCalabanga, #GenealogyCalabanga, #FamilyTreeCalabanga I am sharing the last names or family names or surnames only of the brave men and women who found good loving partners out of the men and women from the Fernandez and […]
Ciriaco Hernandez was the eldest son of eight siblings (but there could be more) in his branch of the clan on the 5th generation of the forked branch of the Fernandezes. This is based from available data, with the ‘1st’ generation pegged on the year of 1784. #FernandezHernandezCalabanga, #FamilyTreeCalabanga, #GenealogyCalabanga […]
IZZY AND HER MOM, IN OUR MINDS AND PRAYERS FERNANDEZ / HERNANDEZ GENEALOGY OF CALABANGA. The ninth generation baby in the family will be born on March 16th, 2025 carrying the Hernandez clan bloodline. #FernandezHernandezCalabanga, #FamilyTreeCalabanga, #GenealogyCalabanga A baby girl nicknamed IZZY (for Isabelle Mei) to her new parents, IS […]
FERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ Post 3: On March 14th, 1919, RUFINA (pinang or pining) HERNANDEZ was born to the couple Ciriaco and Demetria Hernandez. She was on the 6th generation (based on our sourced start data of 1784, which could change, as research progress onward) baptized on March 29th of the same […]
FERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ Post 2: On March 11, 1869, Eulogio, one of the scions of the #FernandezHernandezCalabanga clan was born in the vast town of Quipayo, in the village somewhere within the current territory around barangay San Jose (now Pagatpat). In some baptismal records during that era, the place was also […]
FERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ POST 1: For years now, I have been mining on the discovery, research and documentation on the family tree of the biggest clan in Calabanga, the Fernandezes. Today, Feb. 29, exactly 220 years ago, was born ‘PF’ one of the pillar patriarch of the family. His parents were: […]
Watch here the 2024 Fluvial Procession of the venerated images of the Virgin of Peñafrancia and the El Divino Rostro. The nine-day novenas at the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist which began right after the Traslacion Procession of Friday of last week, culminates after two o’clock mass […]
Watch here the 2024 Traslacion Procession of the venerated images of the Virgin of Penafrancia and the El Divino Rostro. But first, below, is the coverage of the first procession of the early morning. The Transfer of Ina to the Old Shrine and celebration of the Feast of the Divino […]
✅ This is a complimentary teaser for the premier of our Road Tour Calabanga, the third video on the return trip covering the section of Barangay Harubay to Barangay Manguiring. The link and video below: This #short video was culled from our visit to the town of Siruma and Barangay […]
This is definitely the third part of our quirky, jittery, jiggly Road Tour Calabanga from Barangay Harubay to Barangay Manguiring via Camuning road, down the slopes of Mt. Isarog, in the province of Camarines Sur. Note that along the way, we sprinkled a few notes on elevation (in meter), including […]
This is the second part of our road tour, visit and experience the bumpy ride by bike up the slopes of dormant volcano Mt. Isarog. This video starts from the barangay center of Binanuaanan Pequeno up the long and bumpy Binanuanan Grande road. The road network is a continuing road […]
A quirky, jittery, jiggly on-board-a-bike Road Tour Calabanga from Town Center (Poblacion) to Barangay Binanuaanan Pequeño, up the knee of dormant volcano Mount Isarog, in the province of Camarines Sur. Along the way, we sprinkled a few notes on elevation (in meter), including coordinates and ID’d landmarks. Another Cbanga360 inMotion […]
We are almost done with Sabang! After the road tour, two #short #shorts feature, one semi-finale long feature, and now we drop this fifth, a long form video, about the ‘Laments of Small Fisherman of San Miguel Bay’ or ‘Ang Hinagpis ng Mangingisda ng San Miguel Bay.’ [ Advanced Note: […]
Watch this fourth post, a #short about Sabang and the ‘Super Kids sa Pagbade.’ Our simple tribute to these bunch of young souls who sit side by side with their parents and relatives in processing fish for eventual drying, because of their love of family. They were happy sharing helping […]
This is the third video post about Sabang and the fisher folks in this shoreline village of Calabanga. It all began first with a short road tour, then a #short #shorts about the women fish workers. Below is the third yet: Watch this Exclusive Reaction Report on ‘Ang Pagawaan ng […]
This road tour takes us to the rich fishing bay area of Calabanga. All roads, it seems, lead to Barangay Sabang from the town’s poblacion. From business district 1 of the town, taking either the route from San Antonio, San Pablo or Del Carmen, towards barangay San Roque, the wheel […]
Here’s a video feature of ‘YUMMY TAKOYAKI HIT IN CALABANGA’ but only in Barangay Sta. Salud and near Hinulid Shrine. This hot copy of the original Japanese takoyaki is a sure hit to tourists, visitors and locals dropping by the shrine. We were assured that the family is earning enough […]
Sharing A special video of a vendor befriended in happenstance while at the Hinulid Shrine/ Santo Entierro of my hometown Calabanga. This a salute to a hardworking dedicated family man for his untiring effort. Many more like him are laboring on the streets of Calabanga and all over the world […]
We focus our camera to our home turf here with the first featured post on Road Tour Calabanga: From Barangay San Pablo (Poblacion) to Bgay Sta. Salud, the home of the famous and many attribute as the miraculous Amang Hinulid or Santo Entierro. The Hinulid church which pious and religious […]
This is the third and final instalment spotlighting Road Tour Camarines Sur. This update covers the short distance starting from Barangay San Jose of capital town Pili ending at the front porch of SM City, at the heart of central business district 3 of Naga city. Can’t help noticing the […]
This is the second part spotlighting Road Tour Camarines Sur. This second update covers the short distance starting from Barangay Sta. Teresita of Baao municipality ending at a portion of Barangay San Jose of capital town Pili. It also covers a short distance of the Pan Philippine Highway passing thru […]
This is the first part of Road Tour spotlighting Camarines Sur. This portion covers the short distance starting from Barangay Agos ending at Bgy. Sta. Teresita of Baao town. Barangay Agos is the first barangay after crossing over the province of Camarines Sur from Albay’s Barangay Agos of Polangui town! […]
Watch this continuing edition of Road Tour Albay. This portion covers the short distance starting from Barangay Tuburan of Ligao City up until Barangay Agos, Polangui town. Agos is the last barangay of Polangui and the Province of Albay before crossing the provincial boundary and entering Barangay Agos of Bato […]
Watch this continuing edition of Road Tour Albay. This portion covers the short distance starting from Barangay Lower Malabog of Daraga town up until Barangay Tuburan, Poblacion, City of Ligao. We take note of road traffic and road condition, too. Another Cbanga360 inMotion project under the Experience Bicol 2.0 Series. […]
In our staycation, my brother showcased a helpful tool in grooming his roosters. My brother Benny is an aficionado at raising chickens. On this special video feature he shares his own DIY at taking care of and grooming roosters. Another Cbanga360 inMotion project for Experience Bicol 2.0 series. Author Recent […]
In one of our sortie around the public market of Calabanga, the fruit vendor gamely showed his skill in peeling pineapples. Due to his brisk start and movements, we could hardly capture when he start the routine. At the time we filmed this short video, he has sold about half […]
We continue the Road Tour Albay series with a short public utlity van ride from the central bus terminal in Legazpi fronting The SM City and passing through small through-streets navigating several private subdivisions and barangay roads way past the bustling town of Daraga Albay. Notable on this road tour […]
In our recent trip to Albay province, we passed by the iconic Mayon volcano. Thanks to the by-pass or diversion road that sliced through a good part of the town of Camalig, affording us a longer and front seat view of the most active volcano of the Philippines. The thoroughfare […]
At the Calabanga public fish market, a vendor gamely demoed for our camera ‘How to Debone a Milkfish’ shared here as a #short #shorts feature. At the back-end of this video (editing), we had a good time tracking and masking this video from start to finish. Much later will post […]
Sharing this quick tour of the thriving street food business in the commercial district in the town of Calabanga. The short strip bordering the main street of Barangay Del Carmen is host to a busy location for small business owners catering street food to aficionados and residents of the town. […]
Really tastes good. Got to watch this ‘Masarap Saging na Saba Pinakro.’ This is a #short #shorts form video from a much longer how-to cooking of Pinakro using ripening or soon to ripe Saba banana. Much earlier posted were #shorts and long form video of my bro Bobby on harvesting […]
Watch this “Bigatin Puso at Saging na Saba’ or ‘Really Heavy Harvest of Heart and Fruit of Saba Banana.’ Literally, the harvest of one bunch of matured and ripening Saba banana was a surprise. This is a long form video after having first posted two quick #shorts harvesting the heart […]
Watch this #short #shorts ‘Ang Bigat na Ani ng Saging na Saba.’ Literally, the harvest of one bunch of matured and ripening Saba banana was a surprise. Watch this #short and find out the real weight of that bundle of manibalang na saba which ripens in a few days after […]
Watch this #short #shorts ‘Harvesting Heart of Saba Banana’ or Pag ani ng puso ng saging na Saba. While staying in my sister’s home in Legazpi City, had a chance of taking a video as my brother Bob reached out to get the heart of Saba banana. Puso ng Saba […]
The thing with a Youtube video, whether long form or timelapse, I had experienced low visibility and views. The case is true with this video below: It only gained a low view count, and as of this posting, is less than a hundred. But shortened video and posted as #short, […]
Legazpi City readies to become the first HUC in Bicol. The city of Legazpi is looking forward to becoming the first highly urbanized city (HUC) in the Bicol region, besting six others which include Naga, Iriga, Sorsogon, Libon, Tabaco and Masbate. According to city Mayor Noel Rosal, more development and […]
Much of the krills harvested in San Miguel bay are destined for human consumption. Depending on the volume, a fisherman would either bring his catch home or sell to a middleman.
The first ever monument for Filipino teachers in the entire Philippines, and perhaps the only one in the country, was erected and dedicated in the municipality of Calabanga in 1954.
Red Monkey Talks presents VP LENI ROBREDO SEEK BICOL SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATES 2022 PROCLAMATION RALLY, at the grand kick off campaign of Gobyernong Tapat Angat Buhay Lahat Team #LeniKiko2022 at Plaza Quezon, Naga City Philippines Feb 8, 2022. Author Recent Posts Bicol Street Journalist Latest posts by Bicol Street Journalist […]
With the looming prospect of the San Miguel bay to exploratory mining for iron ore deposit, we surmised the immediate areas that maybe opened. Here we conceptualized that prospective zone of one kilometer from the shore and three kilometers outward. The same area runs in conflict with municipal ordinance that […]
The regional office of the Bureau of Customs in Bicol disclosed on Monday it was short of P17.4 million in its collection target of P135.2 million during the past three quarters of this year. The agency attributed the shortfall due to the decrease in import duties paid by companies operating […]
Watch The Moment Mocha Uson Locates Mayon is so Hilarious!! Amidst the rumblings and heigthened seismic activity of Mayon, loose tongue Vlogger and Malacanang’s Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux Uson, known in the rounds of Duterte supporters as Mocha Uson showed her ignorance on Philippine geography. In the course of […]
This should be the first walking tour for inmotion channel, I mean, a walking exploration. So here I was at the churchyard of the main Catholic church in my hometown which is the Parish church of Our Lady of La Porteria. Welcome to inMotion. And many thanks and appreciate for […]
Congresswoman Leni Robredo Commemorates Jesse’s Death Anniversary in Stride Under the close scrutiny of people using the media and social tools, widow Leonor “Leni” Robredo took the occasion of the first death anniversary of her husband in style and stride. One year ago, today, her popular and populist husband perished […]
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, June 1, 2014 — For four days now, the entire city of Legazpi including the towns of Sto. Domingo and Manito, are still plunged into total darkness by the Albay Power Energy Corporation. According to reports a 20-MVA power transformer of a sub-station of the electric service […]
Robredo, Escudero, top political advertisers on ABS-CBN. Independent Partido Galing at Puso vice-presidential candidate Francis “Chiz” Escudero and Daang Matuwid Coalition Liberal Party vice-presidential candidate Ma. Leonor Robredo topped the list among candidates for national position who have spent more for television advertising with ABS-CBN alone. According to the Philippine […]
Sharing below several livestream coverage of the Catholic celebration of Easter Sunday ‘salubong’ and mass. Happy Easter to all! The much awaited Easter Sunday Mass Celebration of Pope Francis in Vatican with Urbi et Orbi: Much earlier, also livestreamed masses from Naga City, Legazpi City and Quiapo church in Manila. […]
The province of Albay and the city of Naga has been shortlisted among the top ten best governed provinces and cities of the Philippines according to the Local Governance Performance Management System report for the year 2010.
A convoy of twenty five truckloads of relief goods from Bicol intended for Leyte and Samar leaves Matnog port in Sorsogon Monday and will arrive at their destinations on the same day, a regional official of the Office of Civil Defense said. Rafael Bernardo Alejandro, civi defense regional director, on […]
Antigong Simbahan. Catholic churches constructed in Albay by the Spanish conquestadores and friars. Earlier, we posted the teaser for this award winning film by gifted students of the premier state university in the regional capital of Bicol. A presentation by Cbanga360 Production of the mini-documentary by Bem’s Angel Production in […]
We were at the town’s only public Catholic cemetery yesterday and visited our dear departed. Here in our place, as in the whole country, November 1st is designated by the church and the government as All Saints day.
Yesterday, during the pre-fiesta parade celebration, many of these institutions fielded representatives showcasing the showmanship, talent and faces of their students. Consider how long the parade went on with the long list of participants. They presented exhibition and action fronting the makeshift review grandstand, right into that commercial area, everybody calls the “Parada”.
Today, April 22nd is Earth Day. The international advocacy group Earth Day Network has chosen the theme “A Billion Acts of Green,” a people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy before Rio +20. And the local scene is alive with enthusiasm and effort at protecting the environment.
There is no doubt about it, the Peñafrancia festivities is the acknowledged “Queen” of all in the Bicol region. The religious tableau commences with the Traslacion, the processional transfer of the images of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus and the Divino Rostro from the Basilica Minore in barangay […]
It isn’t funny anymore with the not-once-in-a-blue-moon errors of national dailies on news coverages which detail events outside Manila. This time, have you noticed the news from Manila Standard Today about the “Ship sinks off Bohol, 2 killed, 12 missing” posted on Jun. 15, 2013 at 12:02am and bylined by […]
A convoy of twenty five truckloads of relief goods from Bicol intended for Leyte and Samar leaves Matnog port in Sorsogon Monday and will arrive at their destinations on the same day, a regional official of the Office of Civil Defense said. Rafael Bernardo Alejandro, civi defense regional director, on […]
A proposed 15.2 kilometer road project traversing communities in the municipalities of San Fernando, Minalabac and Pili is being eyed by governor Miguel Luis Villafuerte as a possible priority public-private partnership (PPP) project in the province of Camarines Sur. Envisioned as the Camarines Sur Express Tollway project, the new road […]
PH to send medical resources to Ebola-stricken W. Africa The Philippines is sending medical resources to Ebola-stricken countries in Western African region according to President Benigno S. Aquino III. He said the Philippines will send medical resources in support of the global effort to help nations overwhelmed by the Ebola […]
It is not easy telling the organizers of the just recently concluded Fiesta Tsinoy Chinese Lunar new year celebration last Thursday to stop importing Manila-based so-called entertainers. The locals love to see paid talents sing and gyrate on the stage, and attempt to say a few Bicol words which all […]
Happy fiesta Calabanga!!!
