Legaspi City to host Miss Earth 2012 search

LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 22 (PIA) - This city will play host for the search for Miss Earth 2012 on November 17 at The Oriental Hotel with thirty foreign beauties to compete for this year's title.

Now on its 12th edition, Miss Earth has become one of the biggest international beauty pageants in the world where beauty queens promote and advocate progressive, sustainable environment and climate change adaptation.

This annual environmental event will be hosted jointly by the city government here, Local Climate Change Adaptation for Development (LCCAD), Inc., Carousel Production, Inc. in partnership with the Office of the President-Climate Change Commission (OP-CCC), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), to coincide with the observance of the National Climate Change Consciousness Week on November 19-25 and Clean Air Month on November 1-30 2012 under Memorandum Circular No. 35 signed on August 14, 2012.

LCCAD, Inc. president and chairman, Manuel “Nong” Rangasa, disclosed that in hosting Miss Earth 2012 in this city, the promoters will also address the urgency of the earth’s restoration and healing in a powerful motion for environmental, climate change adaptation and progressive sustainable development, as they work together with various international environmental and climate change organizations , such as the USAID, UN-FAO Asia Pacific, WWF, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, DENR, DOT, PIASin the world.

Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Barrameda-Rosal is one the major partners of the Miss Earth 2012, Legazpi edition together with The Oriental Legazpi, the Pacific Mall Legazpi, the Davies Paint re-invented, Alvi’s Albay Café and among others.

The 30beauty queens who will come for the Evening Gown and Resort Wear Competitions belong to Group 3 of the international event at The Oriental Hotel Legazpi composed of candidates from: Argentina, Bolivia, Cook Islands, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turks and Caicos, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Wales.

On environmental advocacy, earlier Miss Argentina – Tatiana Maria Bischof, commented that “Defending the environment is my personal commitment and social responsibility. Promoting to reduce the consumption of water, electricity and fuel in the households as well as to recycle and reuse waste to reduce the pollution of soil and air. I believe one should not merely state one’s environmental advocacy and awareness but live out their advocacies as well. “

Miss Bolivia – Dayana Dorado Moreno, contended on the other hand that “I want to preserve Mother Nature, so that it will still be available for future generations and they can have the opportunity to experience it as I did. I believe we must take care of our home which provides us food and shelter and teach our children to protect and care for it as well. ”

The Coronation Night of Miss Earth 2012 will be telecast live on Star World on November 24, 2012; Kapamilya Blockbuster on November 25, 2012 (Sunday, 10:00 am); “TFC” the Filipino Channel . Tickets for the Miss Earth 2012 will be out and sold at the Pacific Mall Lobby by the end of October 2012. (MAL/CBV-LCCAD/FMGM PIA5)