Binibing Pilipinas winners share two cents on language preference in Q&As

The top five winners of Binibining Pilipinas 2012 offer various perspectives on criticisms that some of the pageant contestants have poor command of English.

Social networking sites were filled with such negative comments more than a week ago, during the Binibining Pilipinas Coronation Night, where all the 12 semi-finalists noticeably used English during the Question and Answer portion. One of the judges, Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel, spokesperson of the Akbayan party-list, read her question to a candidate both in English and in Filipino. The contestant, however, opted to respond in the universal language.

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Bb. Pilipinas Now Open To Transgenders

The Bb. Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI), which sends representatives to the Miss Universe beauty pageant every year, said Thursday it will respect the decision of the Miss Universe Organization to allow transgenders to compete starting next year.

“We respect the decision of the Miss Universe Organization to change its policy regarding transgender participation in the pageant. At the moment, however, we are still awaiting the guidelines of this policy decision from the Miss Universe Organization,’’ said Tessa Mangahas, Public Relations and Corporate Communications Manager of Araneta Center, Inc.

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Binibining Pilipinas candidates got talent

Some of the official candidates of the Binibining Pilipinas 2012 pageant strutted their special skills during the talent competition held at the activity area of Ali Mall last Feb 24.

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30 Candidates Vie For 2012 Bb. Pilipinas

 Last year’s runners-up and 28 others will vie for the prestigious 2012 Bb. Pilipinas titles. The girls were presented during a press preview held at the Gateway Suites, Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City recently.

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