Today, I am starting with a new blog series on the Official Candidates of Mr & Miss Hannah’s World Tourism Philippines 2018 so that you will get to know just a little bit more about the quality of the aspirants that we were able to assemble. They passed the meticulous screening of the esteemed panel of judges during the Grand National Callback held last Saturday at the SMX Aura.
We have our first pair now – Jearu and Rose.
25 year-old Jearu was born and raised in Batangas, and is a Licensed Mechanical Engineer. He currently works as a Property Engineering Manager – a job that allows him to mix engineering and customer service – for one of the upscale malls in the Pasig CBD.
Aside from solving math equations – finding x’s and y’s – he loves being at the front of operations and doing businesses with different company executives. During his free time, he does modeling, hosting and brand ambassodorships as a way to ease out from stress.
“Everyday is a learning experience for me. Like mathematics, I am focused on positives rather than on negatives because negativity drags my value down but positivity lifts my spirit up. And I am excited and extremely humbled to be part of Mr & Miss Hannah’s World Tourism Philippines 2018.”
Rose – with cropped hair, spunky aura and all – is not your usual pretty face in a sea of BPO-employed professionals. Aged 22, she hails from Carmen, Davao del Norte but is now based in Davao City. She speaks her mind with confidence and ease, and this must be why she can swimmingly address the concerns of all her clients and customers – and on different time zones at that.
“I’m an independent woman who can overcome whatever pressing circumstances I get to face while fulfilling my own dreams. I can never skip on extending my arms to those who are in need because I know how difficult it is to live with nothing. And while helping, I always try to encourage them to stand up and find ways to boost the way they look at their day-to-day lives.”
Rose takes it as a blessing to be chosen as one of the Official Candidates of Mr & Miss Hannah’s World Tourism Philippines 2018. And the organizers are more than happy to have her in the family.
The organizers (including your blogger) kept the identity of the Grand National Callback aspirants under wraps before the big reveal yesterday afternoon at the SMX Convention Center in SM Aura. And as hoped for, the judges and members of the media were pleasantly surprised with the quality of the candidates who vied for the spots as Official Candidates. On the panel were Miss Grand International 2016 1st Runner-Up Nicole Cordoves, Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2009 Bianca Manalo, Bb. Pilipinas 2018 Top 15 Finisher Sandra Lemonon, Bb. Pilipinas 2018 Top 25 Finisher Sigrid Grace Flores, Bb. Pilipinas 2018 Official Candidate Sarah Margarette Joson, model Clint Bondad, Michelle Encarnacion of Belmere’, Domz Ramos of DR Swim, Randy Nolasco and Col. Ricardo Nolasco Jr., Proprietornof Hannah’s Beach Resort & Convention Center. At the end of eliminations, the Top 20 Male and Top 20 Female placers were announced as this year’s Official Candidates, as follows, with their official numbers:
