Capiz Best Filipino Beauty Queen

CAPIZ BEST FILIPINO BEAUTY QUEEN

Maria Margarita Moran Roxas - Floirendo - Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1973, Miss Universe 1973 winner. A granddaughter of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas, she has also been known as Margie Morán Róxas and later as Margie Morán Róxas De Floirendo or simply Margie Morán. She was the last Philippine representative to the Miss Universe Pageant to bring home the crown until Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach 42 years later in 2015.

Maria Margarita Roxas Moran-Floirendo is a Filipino peace advocate for her efforts in Mindanao and currently the President of Ballet Philippines. She is best known for winning the second Miss Universe crown for the Philippines in 1973, 4 years after Gloria Diaz. She won the right to represent the country in the Miss Universe pageant in Athens, Greece after winning the Binibining Pilipinas competition in 1973. Moran said that she entered the contest because of the incessant urgings of friends and family. The 19-year-old, 5 ft 6 in beauty ultimately won the Miss Universe 1973 title and also garnered the Miss Photogenic award.She is one of the only four Miss Universe winners to also win Miss Photogenic, the others being Margareta Arvidsson, Janelle Commissiong, and Denise Quiñones.

Two years after her reign, she married and managed to finish her Business Administration degree at Maryknoll College and Boston University and took her masters at the University of London. She headed several private companies like a resort called "Pearl Farm" in Samal Island, Davao del Norte from 1989 to 1994, hosted "Margie on Mindanao" on TV and produced a multi-awarded movie, Bagong Buwan. Moran is also notable for her social and civic works especially for promoting peace and livelihood as part of the Mindanao Commission on Women Organization and recently as an ambassador-trustee of Habitat for Humanity Philippines.

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Capiz Best Filipino President

CAPIZ BEST FILIPINO PRESIDENT

Manuel Roxas, born Jan. 1, 1892, Capiz, died April 15, 1948, Clark Field,Pampanga, political leader and first president of the independent Republic of the Philippines. After studying law at the University of the Philippines, near Manila, Roxas began his political career in 1917 as a member of the municipal council of Capiz. He was governor of the province of Capiz in 1919–21 and was then elected to the Philippine House of Representatives, subsequently serving as Speaker of the House and a member of the Council of State. He briefly served as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946 to July 4, 1946, subsequently becoming the first President of the independent Third Philippine Republic after the U. S. ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines.

Roxas served as the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in a brief period, from May 28, 1946 to July 4, 1946 during which time Roxas helped prepared the groundwork for an independent Philippines.

On May 8, 1946, prior to his inauguration, President-elect Roxas, accompanied by US High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, left for the United States.

On May 28, 1946, Roxas was inaugurated as the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The inaugural ceremonies were held in the ruins of the Legislative Building and were witnessed by about 200,000 people. In his address, he outlined the main policies of his administration, mainly: closer ties with the United States; adherence to the newly created United Nations; national reconstruction; relief for the masses; social justice for the working class; the maintenance of peace and order; the preservation of individual rights and liberties of the citizenry; and honesty and efficiency of government.

Manuel Roxas' term as the President of the Commonwealth ended on the morning of July 4, 1946, when the Third Republic of the Philippines was inaugurated and independence from the United States proclaimed. 

The occasion, attended by some 300,000 people, was marked by the simultaneous lowering of the Stars and Stripes and raising of the National Flag, a 21-gun salute, and the pealing of church bells. Roxas then swore the Oath of Office as the first President of the new Republic.

The inaugural ceremonies took place at Luneta Park in the City of Manila.

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Capiz Best Filipino National Artist For Theater

CAPIZ BEST FILIPINO ARTIST FOR THEATER

Daisy H. Avellana, is an actor, director and writer. Born in Roxas City, Capiz on January 26, 1917, she elevated legitimate theater and dramatic arts to a new level of excellence by staging and performing in breakthrough productions of classic Filipino and foreign plays and by encouraging the establishment of performing groups and the professionalization of Filipino theater. 

Together with her husband, National Artist Lamberto Avellana and other artists, she co-founded the Barangay Theatre Guild in 1939 which paved the way for the popularization of theatre and dramatic arts in the country, utilizing radio and television.

She starred in plays like Othello (1953), Macbeth in Black (1959), Casa de Bernarda Alba (1967), Tatarin. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Candida Marasigan in the stage and film versions of Nick Joaquin’s Portrait of the Artist as Filipino. Her directorial credits include Diego Silang (1968), and Walang Sugat (1971). Among her screenplays were Sakay (1939) and Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1955).

When she was conferred the National Artist Theater Award, Avellana was cited as a consummate actor, inspiring director, pioneer in stage acting, and for having devoted most of her life for the establishment of professional performing groups and the professionalization of theater, according to the CCP website.

Avellana was best remembered as Candida Marasigan in Nick Joaquin’s Portrait of the Artist as Filipino. Avellana was buried at the Loyola Park in Marikina City.

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Capiz Best Filipino National Artist For Music

CAPIZ BEST FILIPINO ARTIST FOR MUSIC

Jovita Fuentes, the great diva, is the first female National Artist for Music in 1976. Her significant contributions are the publication of the song of Filipino compositions and the organization of the Boys Town Band Concert.

    On February 15, 1895, Jovita Fuentes, dubbed the First Lady of Philippine Music, was born in the capital town of Capiz (now Roxas City) in Capiz province.

    

    Fuentes, who received the distinction in 1976 as the first Filipina National Artist in Music, made a name for herself in European opera at a time when the Philippines was hardly heard of in the region.

     In recognition of these achievements, she was given the unprecedented award of "Embahadora de Filipinas a su Madre Patria" by Spain. Fuentes attended college at the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music (1917) and pursued her training abroad to hone and polish her skills in opera singing and acting as well. She later taught at the University of the Philippines. She was responsible for producing operas in the Philippines with dreams of developing the love of opera in the country.

On the account of Jovita's influence and appeal, Music Production Foundation was established through Republic Act. No. 3630 signed by President Diosdado Macapagal, which appropriated P900,000 a year as part of the government's support to the Music Promotion, specifically maintaining a Filipino symphony orchestra. Hence, she founded various music associations such as "Asociacion Musical de Filipinas," the Bach Society of the Philippines, and the Artists’ Guild of the Philippines.

Fuentes also sang for charitable organizations to raise funds for the maintenance and upkeep of San Lazaro Hospital, Abiertas House of Friendship, La Liga de Damas Catolicas, Convento de Monjas Carmelitas, and the Casa de Buen Pastor.

Fuentes garnered numerous other awards and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Merit in Music in 1958.

She passed away on August 7, 1978 at the age of 83.

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Capiz Best Filipino Blind Singer

CAPIZ BEST FILIPINO BLIND SINGER

Katchry Jewel Golbin, or Jel for short; originally from Tapaz, Capiz. Due to being born prematurely, she was born blind but she didn't stop her from pursuing and chasing her dreams. 

She enrolled in SPED Integrated School for Exceptional Children in Iloilo city and later transferred to Iloilo City National High School. She then strived to finish her English Degree in Central Philippine University. She then took French as an elective language and was so interested in the topic that she took extra lessons to speak the language fluently.

She sang Les Moulins de Mon Coeur which landed her a spot in the finals of the TV show. Meanwhile, her mother, who stays in the Philippines, shared that this is a dream come true for her daughter. "We [are] praying and hoping. We never thought this would be possible. All our friends, relatives and town mates have been asking us how they can vote to help her win, but it’s in France. We hope Filipinos there will help her,” she said.

It’s quite tough to please the French, who are usually snobbish, yet Alienette nailed it. I was moved to tears. Since I’m a Francophile just like her, I could totally relate to her fascination for anything French since she was young. Even if she never lived in France, she speaks French like a native. It blew me away, because I know how hard it is to master. I had to study in Paris to learn the language.

She said that when she heard the song, “La Vie en Rose,” it inspired her to learn French. That chanson could very well be her personal anthem, because she embodies what it means—which is to look at life with rose-colored glasses.

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