
I have watched Binibining Marulas 2009 last night, this is one local pageant from our community, and young women age from 15 to 21 years old are welcome to participate to this activity to develop their personality.
Congratulation for the ladies who have participated for this event, you hardship and effort is really great.
Why I said it was an incomplete success, as one of the audience I see some errors that you can't simply ignore, I spoke to lady who won the Binibining Marulas 2007 Camille Li Litiatco, who was encourage by the organizers to be one of hostess for the this even, at first she is very hesitant to do this and she is more comfortable to be one of the judge since she already done her part as one beauty queen of the said barangay, people from the organizers mentioned that she need to be one of the MC and it’s not yet her turn to be seated as one of the judge.
She accepted the offer, being a responsible person she divide her time to the best she can, she came to rehearsal and leave her 5 months child with her husband care while she is need to the said event. Five minutes before they start the event people from the organizers talked to her and told her to sit in the panel of judges table and be one of them, she was shocked and suddenly walk out from site, after the 1st segment she came back and as if nothing happen she seated as one of the judge, but she told me that she is really angry for what they have done to her and its really unacceptable that after time and effort that gave, suddenly it will turn into nothing.
Leslie Sacro, who originally was not part of MC for that night and was inform to co-hostess them prior to the event took over and this should not happen, two of them can still go on with the job assigned to them, it’s a matter of coordination, between the two of them on how they will divide that said task. Due to lack of rehearsal Miss Sacro keep buckling every time she delivered her word and keep repeating herself and take note she is reading it from the script, if she is not comfortable delivering the script, she should at least came up with something more creative and it ended that is not fit for the job (sorry I am only giving my opinion to what I have seen since I have watched the entire pageant).
Now as per judges concern, I believe they invited 10 judges and 5 only came, it was not Camille's fault that their invited judges were not able to make it. As long as they have judges to rate the candidate per segment the can still proceed and not change the task given to people who did a lot of effort to make themselves prepared and dedication for the said job.
After the talent portion one of the organizers pulled her own from the judges table and talk to her, she burst into anger and cried because she cannot accept what they have done and she even told them that the even leave for work just to fulfill her duty, and she spent money for this, now what she wanted them to pay her expenses for rented 3 gowns for the night hired a makeup artist who she shoulders all these expenses to show them her dedication and gratitude for she was crown Binibining Marulas 2007. Her last words for them and never bothered me again.
I am really sorry for my words if I have said something harsh, I am only stating facts and I felt sorry for Camille, I myself cannot accept this kind of humiliation. This is not right and to the organizers find way to make it up to her, my suggestion is that think not just once before you decide into something ho matter how urgent it is.
This is just the first part of my observation, I will be posting more, just need to gather some resources....Thanks you for reading and your comment will be greatly appreciated....