Article # 95

REAL AND RAW

By: Trisha Larraine P. Lopez
Winning does not only mean being number one. Winning does not mean being ahead of
others, but winning can be in different forms. In the Miss PUP 2019 beauty pageant
that happened in the foundation week of the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines, each contestant has their own unique and beautiful advocacy, and
getting the crown or not, they have won the hearts of many. One of the candidates
was the Miss College of Communications, crowned as the Miss PUP 2019 first runner
up, Ms. Diane Soriano.
The talk with Ate Diane is mainly about her thoughts, struggles, inspirations,
and her advocacy in the pageant. According to her, she had already experienced
joining pageants before, especially in her past school during her junior high
school days. Even so, joining Miss PUP 2019 is her biggest pageant and was a
milestone for her. Knowing that the Miss PUP 2017 was from her college, she was
pressured but it drove her to do her best in getting the crown back, but
unfortunately, she was not able to. There are struggles that she faced in the
process, and in order to overcome it, she always thinks about her inspirations (her
family, her boyfriend, her classmates, the Communications Society, the COC Student
Council and the whole COC community), and the drive to win - �kasi kung gusto mo
talaga, gagawin mo ang lahat.�
Her advocacy is #Real&Raw, which is all about self love and self empowerment. She
talked about how she was bullied because of her looks, - �Kasi dati mukha akong
bumbay, kalakip �non ay may negative connotation tayo sa mga bumbay.� - her dark
skin, and her thin body. As she was growing older, especially when she enrolled in
PUP, she learned to value her imperfections more, because in the community, there
are no judgements. There are far more things that matter such as intelligence and
�diskarte�. She chose that advocacy because according to her, �I want to tell
everyone na kung ano mang meron kayo - stretch marks, acne, dark skin, dark hair,
dark underarms, kahit ano man �yan. Wala siyang connection sa kung ano ka kasi I
believe na yung mga qualities na �yon, natural lang siya sa isang tao. Kaya �Real
and Raw� kasi those are real qualities, those are real characteristics of a human
being and I believe being real and raw makes you beautiful.�
She ended the talk by saying a message to the students of our Sintang Paaralan
which goes: �Sa mga PUPians, use those imperfections as your tool to empower
yourself. Kasi kunwari, marami akong acne but it doesn�t stop there. Matalino ako.
Madiskarte ako. So gagamitin mo yung mga negative sides sa pagkatao mo into
something positive.�
Being a queen does not necessarily mean having a crown, being tall, being
physically appealing, but it is all in the heart, in values, and in beliefs. It�s
all about the influence - being able to touch the hearts of people, being able to
empower and inspire them are way more important than titles.

Article#97

FAST TALK: BEAUTY QUEEN EDITION

by: Trisha Larraine P. Lopez

Strength. Wisdom. Beauty.

These are the qualities that the women from different colleges had to be
qualified as a beauty queen. They have the looks, they have the wits. But even if
they are beauty queens, they still differ in preferences, beliefs, values, and the
likes. In order to know more about the candidates of the Miss PUP 2019 pageant, I
conducted a fast-talk on some of the candidates. The rules are simple, they have to
answer as many questions as they can for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Also, they are
told that they should think of this as a game wherein they can have fun and no
pressure intended, and it resulted to ending the fast-talks with a smile on each
candidates� faces - and their beautiful smiles were precious.
ARABEA ALTAMIRANO
College of Accountancy and Finance
Crowned Miss PUP 2019

1.What is your definition of beauty?

�Honesty.�
2.Heels or sneakers?
�Sneakers.�
3.If you could be someone for a day, who would it be and why?
�I would be Nadine so I�ll be with James.�
4.Pants or skirt?
�Pants.�
5.Do you play sports?
�Yes. I play basketball, badminton and volleyball.�
6.What is your greatest achievement?
�Be crowned as Miss PUP 2019.�
7.Coffee or tea?
�None. Milk.�
8.Are you usually early or late?
�It depends on my mood.�
9.Eat or sleep?
�Sleep.�
10.Physical beauty or attitude?
�Attitude.�
11.What is the most heartwarming thing you�ve seen?
��Nung nakita ko yung mga co-candidates ko na kino-congratulate ako.�
12.If you have the world�s attention for 30 seconds, what would you say?
�I would tell them to love each other, and respect each other.�
13.If you had to work but didn�t need the money, what would you choose to do?
�I�d work as a teacher.�
14.Who inspires you?
�My family.�
15.How do you relieve your stress?
�Kain. Kain talaga.�

KRYSTAL SHANE DISPO

College of Business Administration

1.What is your definition of beauty?

�To possess a pretty face is timely, but to be beautiful with a good character is
timeless.�
2.Heals or sneakers?
�Heels!�
3.If you could be someone for a day, who would it be and why?
�Sarah Geronimo. Sobrang talented and sobrang bait. Idol ko siya.�
4.Pants or skirt?
�Pants.�
5.Do you play sports?
�Yes. Table tennis and badminton.�
6.What is your greatest achievement?
�Miss PUP.�
7.Coffee or tea?
�Tea.�
8.Are you usually early or late?
�Late.�
9.Eat or sleep?
�Both.�
10.Physical beauty or attitude?
 �Attitude.�
11.What do you wish you knew more about?
�Our government siguro.�
12.What was the most heartwarming thing you�ve seen?
�Support of my family and loved ones.�
13.What do you hope never changes?
�The love of the people around me.�
14.If you have the world�s attention for 30 seconds, what would you say?
�We need change and love should prosper.�
15.If you have to work but didn�t need the money, what would you choose to do?
�Teach the children.�
16.Who inspires you?
�My family.�
17.Life quote?
�Everything will follow.�
18.How do you relieve your stress?
�Eating.�

DIANE SORIANO
College of Communication
Miss PUP 2019 First Runner Up

1.What is your definition of beauty?

�Being natural.�
2.Heels or Sneakers?
�Sneakers.�
3.If you could be someone for a day, who would it be and why?
�My mom. I want to know her struggles and how she overcomes it.�
4.Pants or Skirt?
�Pants.�
5.Do you play sports?
�No.�
6.What is your greatest achievement?
�Being Miss PUP first runner up.�
7.Coffee or Tea?
�None.�
8.Are you usually early or late?
�Late.�
9.Eat or Sleep?
�Both.�
10.Physical Beauty or Attitude?
�Attitude.�
11.What do you wish you knew more about?
�Social issues.�
12.What is the most heartwarming thing you�ve seen?
�Love.�
13.What do you hope never changes?
�Love.�
14.If you have the world�s attention for 30 seconds, what would you say?
�You own your body.�
15.If you have to work but didn�t need the money, what would you choose to do?
�My passion in music.�
16.Who inspires you?
�Everyone around me.�
17.Life quote?
�You own your body.�
18.How do you relieve your stress?
�Natutulog lang ako.�
TRIZZIA LOREN
College of Engineering and Architecture

1.What is your definition of beauty?

�Elegance. My definition of beauty is you love what you are. Self love, self
worth and of course you can clung to whatever you have in physically but beauty is
not just physical but also on how you interact with people, your kindness and all.�
2.Heels or sneakers?
�Sneakers.�
3.If you could be someone for a day, who would it be and why?
�My professors kasi gusto kong malaman kung papasa ba ako sa kanila.�
4.Pants or skirt?
�Pants.�
5.Do you play sports?
�No.�
6.What is your greatest achievement?
�Joining Miss PUP.�
7.Coffee or tea?
�Tea.�
8.Are you usually early or late?
�Late.�
9.Eat or sleep?
�Sleep.�
10.Physica beauty or attitude?
�Attitude.�
11.What do you wish you knew more about?
�Programming since I'm a computer engineering student.�
12.What do you hope never changes?
�My friends.�
13.If you have the world�s attention for 30 seconds, what would you say?
�Just be yourself and continue living life to the fullest!�
14.Who inspires you?
�My family.�
15.How do you relieve your stress?
�Watching movies.�

ADONICA TABAFA
College of Science

1.What is your definition of beauty?

�Beauty for me is not the way you dress or the body you have but the beauty that
can be seen through our eyes which is the door into our heart. Kasi yung beauty
para sa�kin ay sa inner self natin, kung paano tayo makipag socialize sa iba, and
hindi lang puro physical kasi nagrereflect yun sa outside natin.�
2.Heels or sneakers?
�Sneakers.�
3.If you could be someone for a day, who would it be and why?
�Si Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift. Natutuwa ako sa confidence nila and sa
generation natin, sila yung nagbibigay ng empowerment to women through their
music.�
4.Pants or skirt?
�Skirt.�
5.Do you play sports?
�Yes, badminton.�
6.What is your greatest achievement?
�Being Miss College of Science.�
7.Coffee or tea?
�Tea.�
8.Are you usually early or late?
 �Early.�
9.Eat or sleep?
�Eat.�
10.Physical beauty or attitude?
�Attitude.�
11.What do you wish you knew more about?
�Maglaro ng ibang sports.�
12.What is the most heartwarming thing you�ve seen?
�Sa mga streets, kapag nakakakita ako ng mga nagbibigay or nago-offer. Kunwari sa
labas ng McDo kapag may nagbibigay ng food.�
13.What do you hope never changes?
�Mga tao na nakapaligid sakin, sana nandiyan pa rin sila.�
14.If you have the world�s attention for 30 seconds, what would you say?
�Sasabihin ko yung advocacy ko sa pageant na, �having a proper nutrition is not a
privilege�. Ngayon kasi, parang sinasabi na ang hirap maging healthy kasi mahal na
yung mga pagkain. As ako from College of Science, yung advocacy ko ay gagamitin ko
yung science para makapag-develop pa ng mga mas mura pang pagkain, which is hindi
lang yung mura kasi yung mga mahihirap parang ang focus lang nila ay makakain sa
isang araw. Diba nga nagiging techy na yung world, why not use it para sa
kabutihang panlahat.�
15.If you have to work but didn�t need the money, what would you choose to do?
�Maging broadcaster.�
16.Who inspires you?
�My family.�

MICAH STA. TERESA

College of Social Sciences and Development

1.What is your definition of Beauty?

�Beauty is within.�
2.Heels of Sneakers?
�Sneakers!�
3.If you could be someone for a day, who would it be and why?
�Nanay ko. Kasi ang sipag niya.�
4.Pants or Skirt?
�Pants.�
5.Do you play sports?
�No.�
6.What is your greatest achievement?
�Yung sumali sa Miss PUP kasi never ko pang ginawa �yon.�
7.Coffee or Tea?
�Coffee!�
8.Are you usually early or late?
�Early, sobra.�
9.Eat or Sleep?
�Eat!�
10.Physical Beauty or Attitude?
�Attitude.�
11.What is the most heartwarming thing you�ve seen?
�Yung mga taong nakaka-appreciate ng effort.�
12.What do you hope never changes?
�Yung pagbabago. Syempre kailangan natin ng progress.�
13.If you have the world�s attention for 30 seconds, what would you say?
�Kaya niyo �yan!�
14.If you have to work but didn�t need the money, what would you choose to do?
�To do what I love; performing arts.�
15.Who inspires you?
�The people that I inspire.�