“Mutya ng Dabaw’ coronation tonight
MUTYA ng Dabaw finalists pose to the media after the press
forum at City Hall conference room Thursday, a day before the grand coronation
tonight at CAP auditorium.From left to right are Vida Maya Ko, Aliah Heitz, Mary Jean
Lastimosa, Kristabelle Go and Bridgette Lanzanas. EDGAR
ARRO
The search for the new Dabawenya comes to end tonight, March 14, 2008, 7:00 PM at the CAP Auditorium as the Davao City will crown this year’s Mutya ng Dabaw.
This year’s finalists and their respective advocacies are Vida Maya Ayala Ko (special assistant to the chairman of Eden Nature Park and Resort, with an advocacy on environmental awareness and education for the youth and their participation in community building), Aliah Heitz (a human resource assistant in a call center company, with an advocacy on provision of housing and quality education for orphans), Mary Jean Lastimosa (a B.S. Computer Engineering student of the University of Mindanao, with an advocacy on opportunity for education to the less fortunate children and the environment), Kristabelle Go (a nursing graduate from Ateneo de Davao University, with an advocacy on information dissemination on health, environment and other social issues), and Bridgette Ann Lanzanas (a B.S. Biology student of the Ateneo de Davao University, with an advocacy on empowerment of abused women, out of school youth and children needing special protection).
The Mutya ng Dabaw will be chosen based on the following criteria: Intelligence (25%), Communication Skills (25%), Personality (25%), Talent (15%) and Quality of Proposed Project Design (10%). The winners receive the following prizes (plus matching grant from sponsoring foundation/organization): Mutya ng Dabaw - P50,000, Diwa ng Dabaw - P35,000, Sinag ng Dabaw – P25,000, Pag-asa ng Dabaw – P15,000, and Patnubay ng Dabaw – P10,000.
As the Mutya ng Dabaw, she will lead the reception team to welcome guests of the city, attend official social and cultural functions of the city, represent the city, when assigned to special events within and outside the city, and perform her proposed community development project within her reign in partnership with an assigned organization of foundation.
The coronation night’s program will feature performances from the the Davao City Boys Choir, Kaliwat Theater Collective, Magallanes Elementary School, Housemates and Crossover dancers, and Star of Davao winner Juliet Bahala.
