The Cebu Preliminary Screening of Mutya ng Pilipinas 2010 was concluded just last Sunday, July 18 at the Waterfront Hotel. The organizers are getting ready for the Davao Preliminary Screening this coming Friday, July 23 from 1-5pm. Venue still to be announced. If you’re from or in Davao, you can contact the number above and check with Lizzette Zamora for the specifics.

And on Saturday, July 24, the final screening will be conducted at Resorts World Manila (across NAIA Terminal 3) from 10am-7pm. This will also be the venue of the coronation night on August 28, 2010 at the Grand Theatre of the complex itself.

So, ladies from Davao and other cities in Mindanao, head off to the provincial screening. And for the final screening at Resorts World Manila, it will be the callback date for those who breezed through earlier preliminaries. Deliberations will be held where the official candidates for Mutya ng Pilipinas 2010 will be known.

I am posting here the press release of the pageant courtesy of Philippine Star…

Wanted: A new Mutya
(The Philippine Star) Updated July 18, 2010 12:00 AM

Beauties from the best universities: (clockwise, from top left) Marianne Camille Baconawa, Erika Marie Syhongpan, Carla Lizardo, Suzette Hernandez, and Kim de Guzman.

Screenings in Manila for the Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant were completed last July 7. The committee moves on to Davao and Cebu to complete their early rounds of national screening, and anticipation is running high for what they expect to be the best Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant ever.

The committee has set a higher standard this year for beauty and intelligence. Tati Fortuna, managing director of Scribbleworks, the company that recently bought the rights to manage the Mutya ng Pilipinas franchise, says that she’s looking for girls who have a natural appeal and exceptional eloquence. She must possess a strong beautiful presence.

The best universities in the country are also well represented with two girls coming from Ateneo de Manila University and De la Salle College of St. Benilde. Carla Lizardo is a varsity player on the badminton team at Ateneo. Erika Marie Syhongpan studies Consular and Diplomatic Affairs at De la Salle College and hopes to become an ambassador one day.

Many of the girls that came to the July 7 screening came prepared for judges’ questions about Philippine tourism, which is the main platform of the Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant. This year, several provinces will be featured for their renowned tourist destinations.

Some of the girls who will move on to the Final Screening at Resorts
World Manila on July 24 were invited back for a fun photo shoot treated with a high-fashion style, a strong departure from the usual cosmetic treatment seen in local pageants in years past.

The next round of official screenings will be held today, at the Aegean Room, Waterfront Cebu from 1 to 5 p.m. and on July 23 in Davao. The Coronation Night for this year’s Mutya ng Pilipinas will take place in the new auditorium at Resorts World Manila on August 28. The live show will air on ABS CBN on September 5.

For more information about the pageant and the National Screenings, check out http://www.mutyapilipinas.com or call/text 0917-8578359.

Many thanks to Mr. Sam dela Cruz of Mutya ng Pilipinas for the updates. 😉