Crown your Mutya ng Dabaw 2012: Netizen's Choice Award

When I was asked by a friend about the Araw ng Dabaw 2012, I made another question to myself. "What's really new about Araw ng Dabaw? What about it? I then realized that this is not only a celebration of it's birth as a City but it's about freedom.

The City has changed from way back 75 years ago but the people did not and cannot. The Dabawenyo's who were here 75 years ago left a remarkable stories to the people that are here today.  What really inspired me about Davao is not only it's places but also the faces. Just like the Top five beauties of the Araw ng Dabaw 2012.

Let me allow you to pick your own choice. Who do you think will best represent a typical Dabawenya - for sure she's not only intelligent nor beautiful but a fine woman refined by experience, inspired by other Dabawenyo's, shaped by its culture and stands with the pride that in Davao, LIFE IS HERE!.

Coronation night

March 14, 2012 @ 6PM

Mutya ng Dabaw Coronation Night Davao City Recreation Center

   

My personal choice: MATET. She is not only a proof that black is beautiful but she also shows how firm can a woman decide. She inspired me knowing that there is no big problem can stop a her from achieving what she truly desires. A risk taker, calculated risks!

   MARIA THERESA TAN is an AB Communication Arts raduate from University of the Immaculate Conception where she was a scholar. Aside from being a working student, she was also the Vice President of the Student Government Council and managed to graduate with Academic Excellence Award and Most Active Student Award. By joining Mutya ng Dabaw, Matet aims to continue the project that she started in her barangay in Matina during her reign as Mutya ng Matina in 2009. The project taught out of school youth proper waste management by turning garbage into saleable materials.

        

DOROTHY MARUEL IBAÑEZ is a 23-year old self-employed nurse entrepreneur who graduated from Ateneo de Davao University. Growing up along a brother with down syndrome, Dotty developed an attachment to children with special needs and believes that these children share the same right to acceptance, understanding and quality education with any other Dabawenyo children. "Kung ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan, ang mga batang may kapansan ang inspirasyon ng ating lipunan," Dotty says.

            MARIANNE MAE TE is a 21-year old print model and A.B. Hotel & Restaurant Management graduate of Philippine Womens College of Davao. She describes herself as “a systematic and highly oriented person with good analytical and problem solving skills.” Yannie aims to use her culinary experience in teaching culinary entrepreneurship to unemployed women. One of her plans is to organize a livelihood project where she will teach stay-at-home moms to whip up recipes that they can sell. 

            JHOANNA MYLES TE is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Cum Laude graduate from San Pedro College. Her college years were highlighted by a Best in Psychiatric Nursing award. The 22-year recently passed the nursing licensure exam and plans to proceed medicine studies. Twinkle advocates on promoting the rights of poor children and elderly to proper health care. She believes that these people need help and proper intervention because they are more vulnerable and dependent. are more vulnerable and dependent.

 

            JAZZLE THERESE GOMEZ is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Bachelor of Arts Major in English from Far Eastern University. She is currently taking Law studies at the Ateneo de Davao University. This 23-year-old’s long list of achievements also includes bringing home the Grand Prize in the 2010 Anghel C. Palanca Peace Program Essay Writing Contest and receiving a near-perfect 99% in English proficiency test in TOEIC EXAM. She enjoys singing, reading, cooking and playing the piano. Being a strong independent young woman, JAZZ advocates on women empowerment and hopes to use her career as a lawyer someday to defend women's rights.