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A Gathering of Toledo Angels at the Tuscany

Posted by Norman on March 19, 2022
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#ToledoMed opens its 7th branch in Tuscany at McKinley Hills

Early last night, the 7th and newest branch of Toledo Medical Companies Inc. had its formal opening at the Ground Floor of The Tuscany at McKinley Hills. Occupying a prime location in this high-end stretch of commercial spaces in Taguig City, the popular Dr Toledo Librado Jr. effectively expanded his reach to clients in the south of Metro Manila, while maintaining the high level of service he has been known for these past number of years.

Adding glitter to the opening are the #ToledoAngels such as Mutya Pilipinas President Cory Quirino, Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados, The Miss Globe 2021 Maureen Montagne, Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco, Miss Philippines Earth 2021 Naelah Alshorbaji, upcoming national pageant returnees Diana Mackey and Karen Laurrie Mendoza with beautiful discovery Anna Valencia. Showbiz personalities Yasmien Kurdi, Royce Cabrera, Radio DJ Chris Tsuper and social media influencer Miss Everything were also in attendance.

It was such a chill event with all guests appreciating the newly-acquired machines of the company that have upped its expertise in beautifully transforming its clients and maintaining a reputation as the leader in less invasive aesthetic medicine, surgical treatments and ancillary services with happy results.

Check out the coverage photos for the branch opening.

The Grand Event of ToledoMed

Posted by Norman on December 21, 2021
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Toledo Medical Companies Inc. celebrated its 13th Anniversary last Dec 18, 2021 via an event billed as “The Grand Event” at the Shangri-la The Fort, Taguig City.

TOLEDO MEDICAL COMPANIES, INC., now popularly known as ToledoMed and what it is today, are the outcome of the hard work and perseverance of its founder, Dr. Librado N. Toledo, Jr. and his vision of transformative and timeless beauty in the Philippines.

Dr. Toledo is a graduate of the Bachelors of Science in Medical Technology in Far Eastern University and finished his Doctor of Medicine at De LaSalle University (DLSU-UMC). Dr. Toledo is PRC-certified physician. He gained extensive training in aesthetic, anti-aging and skin health at Medical Skin Health Training Foundation (PPSHPI), American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine and Dr. Hertoghe Medical School (Belgium).

Aside from these, he gained formal residency training in Seoul and Busan, South Korea for cosmetic surgery where he was given a distinction as Board Diplomate and Fellow in Korean College of Cosmetic Surgery. He is also a pioneer of SCARLESS facelift where he was trained under Dr. Servdev in Sofia, Bulgaria.

ToledoMed started as a sole proprietorship in Koronadal City, South Cotabato which is the founder’s hometown. With an expansion under the founder’s horizon, the sole proprietorship was converted to a corporate entity in 2017, and has established branches in major cities in the Philippines. This expansion is anchored on the vision and mission of the Company which is to provide accessible beauty transformation and enhancement across the country. Its Makati Branch is now the head office.

True to its vision, ToledoMed provides a wide array of dermatological, aesthetic and cosmetic services, including surgical or non-surgical treatments. Its services are always customer-centered and are mixture of providing fitting transformation and enhancement.

With these services, ToledoMed has helped produce beauty queens in the Philippine national pageantry. In the international arena, it has assisted beauty queens to showcase the true Filipina beauty. These queens are known as ToledoMed Angels, namely:

– Karen Ibasco – Miss Earth 2017
– Karen Gallman – Miss Intercontinental 2018 (First Filipina to win)
– Leren Bautista – Miss Globe 2019 2nd Runner-up
– Emma Tiglao – Miss Intercontinental 2019 Semi – Finalist
– Gazini Ganados – Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Top 19
– Roxie Baeyens – Miss Earth Water 2020
– Rowee Lucero – The Miss Globe 2020 4th Runner-up
– Celeste Cortesi – Miss Earth 2018 Top 8
– Janelle Tee – Miss Philippines Earth 2019 and Miss Earth semifinalist
– Rabiya Mateo – Miss Universe 2020 Top 21
– Samantha Bernardo – Miss Grand International 2020 1st Runner-up
– Naelah Alshorbaji – Miss Earth 2021 Top 8
– Maureen Montage- Miss Globe 2021
– Samantha Panlilio – Bb. Pilipinas–Grand International 2021

Mr. Gay World titleholders such as Mr. Gay World 2017 John Raspado, Mr. Gay World 2019 John Jeffrey Carlos and Mr. Gay World 2020 Kodie Macayan are also among the ToledoMed angels.

Timeless beauty and wellness guru Ms. Cory Quirino is a certified ToledoMed Angel.

ToledoMed has been the No.1 Threadlift for 2 consecutive years with Skinmedicine Inc. With Merz Aesthetics, he has been a recipient of several awards, including the 7-Star Award for Radiesse Fillers at the 2020 Merz Aesthetics Tala Awards.

Highlight of the “The Grand Event” was the awarding of the Highest Achievement – Philippines in Merz Portfolio Injectables at the 6th Merz Aesthetics Asia Pacific Golden Record Awards to TOLEDO MEDICAL COMPANIES, INC. (ToledoMed).

Also part of “The Grand Event” was the ceremonial ribbon cutting of the new branches of ToledoMed at Unit 2020 Centuria Medical Makati, Tuscany McKinley Hills, Bonifacio Global City and Koronadal Branch (at its new location) in addition to the existing ToledoMed clinics: Makati Branch – Unit 22 Birchtown Homes Dayap St. corner Hilario, Palanan Makati City; Cebu Branch – Bonifacio District, F. Cabahug Street, Cebu City; Davao City – Delgar Building, Km. 5, JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City; and General Santos City – Sun City Complex Lagao, General Santos City.

For ToledoMed’s services, please visit http://www.toledomed.ph.

#Toledomed #ToledoAngel @drtoledoph @toledomedph @toledoskin #ToledoBeautyJourney #ToledoMed13Years
#Number1AestheticThreadLift
#6thGoldenRecordAward #WinnerMerzAestheticPortfolioHighestAward #MerzGoldenRecordAwards
@merzaesthetics.ph

Pageantry Norms Season 3, Episode 6 Teaser

Posted by Norman on January 10, 2021
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This afternoon on Episode 6 of Pageantry Norms Season 3, catch me and my three guests in a discussion that focuses on “Favorite Pageant Personalities”.

Miss Universe Philippines 2017 Rachel Peters, Miss World Philippines Organization General Manager Arnold Mercado and Mutya Pilipinas President Cory Quirino are three of the several individuals I would personally consider as favorites in this crazy world of pageantry.

Know why later.

The program starts at 4pm on The Philippine Pageantry and its YouTube channel.

PS. Raymond Villanueva of BPCI would have completed the quartet of guests but last-minute (originally unscheduled) technical rehearsals for his online show tonight got in the way.

Mutya Pilipinas cancels its 2020 pageant

Posted by Norman on August 13, 2020
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A hard decision has been made.

Mutya Pilipinas cancels its 2020 pageant to ensure the health and safety of the community. The Board of Directors of Mutya ng Pilipinas Inc (MNPI) headed by Chairman Fred Yuson and President Cory Quirino will instead focus on humanitarian efforts in support of the frontliners and communities in need, particularly the street children.

Please read the entire official statement above.

#MutyaPilipinas #BeautyInGiving #MutyaCares #OnePhilippines

Mutya Pilipinas is still a go for 2020

Posted by Norman on May 22, 2020
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Mutya Chairman Fred Yuson

“Let’s adapt, let’s evolve. This is the digital revolution…” – Fred Yuson, Chairman of Mutya Pilipinas

This was a quotable quote during the FB live held earlier when Mutya President Cory Quirino asked “her boss” about the direction the pageant will be headed this 2020.

Mr. Yuson remains optimistic despite the pandemic crisis. Changes may be implemented because of the “new normal” and some of it may look “anti-social”, but he reasoned that it will all make sense eventually. After all, everything happens for a reason. And in keeping with the digital age, Mutya Pilipinas will still definitely be green-and-go.

“Hindi pa tayo laos (we are not obsolete), we have the right people and we will show them that we are still a cut above the rest…” added Mr Yuson.

#mutyapilipinas

Throwback to Miss World Philippines 2011: Its first stand-alone National Pageant

Posted by Norman on March 30, 2020
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In what was the first breakaway title from Bb. Pilipinas, the franchise of Miss World had a changing of guards after the 2010 edition (which left Bb. Pilipinas World 2010 Czarina Gatbonton with no actual successor to crown during Bb. Pilipinas 2011) where a dedicated national pageant was staged at the PICC for Miss World Philippines. It was a momentous inaugural edition under Cory Quirino which saw the winner getting a cool million pesos, a condominium unit from SMDC, a GMA7 management contract and the right to represent the country in London for Miss World 2011. Gwendoline Ruais was an unstoppable force in that batch. Aside from a statuesque height, she articulated herself well and possessed the X-factor that could be the winning formula in getting the blue crown. And she almost did after placing 1st Runner-Up to Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela. It won’t be for another two years before the country won its first Miss World crown, but that is topic for another entry during this throwback-filled home quarantine period.

Sunday Sentiments: Why I blog more and vlog less

Posted by Norman on March 15, 2020
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I know that there is a lot more to be monetized with vlogging than blogging. But why do I still continue to blog more and vlog less?

There are monthly revenues while blogging here at wordpress. And those are the WordAds you can see – usually centered on the latest three entries and scattered on one or two posts which continue to have engagement/s. Hence, it really helps me a lot if you click on those ads (you should know that by now). The US dollar earnings vary in amount based on ad impressions. While they do not compare to what someone like mimiyuh or Alex Gonzaga would earn on Youtube, I have no false ambitions of achieving their level of popularity. I have a YouTube channel – normannormandotcom – but it’s really more of a depository for videos I’d like to share here. Directly uploading them will mean eating up on my precious allowable space as a premium user. Now some may quip, “but the potential of earning a lot more is already at your beck and call!”. True, but I like working as a one-man band. When I was doing full-time corporate work in the Human Resource industry, I always have a hard time finding a trustworthy and dependable assistant. And I end up doing almost everything if nobody can measure up to my sense of urgency and standards of work output.

So back to the question. Why do I blog more and vlog less? Well, I consider this site as an online diary of sorts. And I love putting all my passion in pageantry here. I may not have the consistency of writing a 200-word article all the time – as one PR practitioner tactfully asked me once in the past – but the speed by which I churn out a post or two on a daily basis is something that even WordPress commended me about. In vlogging, I will need to set up a lot of things in motion before I can finally consider myself as one. I am not camera-shy. But to actually (and frequently) dress up for the part (from the waist up at least) and have someone do my face to look decent on videos is something that will significantly drag my train of thoughts and spoil the spontaneity. Or maybe I’m just too lazy to go through all that. I enjoy moving at my own pace – which is quite speedy compared to most – and blogging allows me the independent leisure.

As for the core value/s I exercise as a pageant media and blogger, I keep matters simple. My two favorite English words are “humility” and “serendipity”.

As Chairman of the Board of Judges for Miss Tacloban 2019

Humility is something which has kept me and continues to keep me grounded all these years. I have never felt the need to rub in any feelings of entitlement because I was never raised counting all my achievements and brandishing them around like bling-blings around my neck. My pride is always full, but it is something that I exercise with caution. Just like when BPCI decided to stop inviting me to all their events after certain unintentional oversights that you should already know by now. I bowed down and accepted the sanction. But I still continue to support their pageant regardless.

I treasure my relationship with all the other national pageant organizations like Miss Universe Philippines, Miss World Philippines, Miss Philippines Earth and Mutya Pilipinas. And it’s not in the sense of doing everything squeaky clean and beneficial in their eyes. There is this sense of belongingness when Jonas Gaffud, the two Arnolds (Vegafria and Mercado), Lorraine Schuck/Peachy Veneracion and Cory Quirino would instinctively send me signals that they value my presence. Or perhaps, I already know how to relate well because of the direct access. And perhaps too, it was something that I did not cultivate hard enough with the Aranetas or their trusted officials (save for Raymond Villanueva who has always been dear to me and vice-versa).


Let’s go to serendipity. It is one word which describes how I feel whenever I get to be invited as a judge or mentor or media in beauty pageants around the country. I have never enjoyed local tourism before 2015. But after that, the trips I made from as far north as Pagudpud to as deep south as General Santos City and Sarangani (with Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Tuguegarao, La Union, Aurora, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon Province, Camarines Sur, Oriental Mindoro, Aklan, Cebu, Iloilo, Bohol, Negros Occidental, Tacloban, Leyte, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Cotabato City in between) were all special. And income-earning as well!

In this period of COVID-19, I suddenly found myself with a lot of time to reflect on what I do. And hopefully, this will just be the first of a few. With my blogging chair getting occupied longer than usual, I should find the inspiration to write more about stuff you don’t usually get to read here. And when I say blogging chair, it literally is an actual comfortable seat I relax on – with a cup of brewed coffee to keep me company. All in the protective confines of a house I share with my mom. But that is subject for another curious side of my life that may or may not interest you. Insulin and all.

Twin Presscons from Mutya Pilipinas

Posted by Norman on January 10, 2020
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Photos from the Victory and Sendoff Presscon for Mutya Pilipinas Queens April May Short – who placed in the Top 12 and won a scholarship from World Top Model to be pursued in Milan, Italy – and Tyra Goldman who is scheduled to depart for Egypt to represent the country in Top Model of the World 2020.

Mutya President Cory Quirino and Mutya Pageant Director Arlene Florentino presided over the twin event.

As for the #big announcement everyone is expecting to hear by now, hold on to your seats first and things will unfold soon! Some important agreements need to be finalized ahead of any public statement.

#mutyapilipinas #topmodeloftheworld #tyragoldman #aprilshort