Ready, Set: Mr. and Ms. University 2023 returns

by Ma. Angel Nicole Rondez and Paola Rigor

After years of hiatus from returning to the physical setup, the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA - Las Piñas Campus has crowned the new Mr. and Ms. University 2023, held last February 15, 2023, at the Ernesto Palanca Crisostomo Hall. Despite the challenges brought by the pandemic, this event has successfully returned.

Chaired by Ms.

Rowena G. Morta, Chairperson of the Department of Communication and selected AB Communication students, this year’s pageant was cinema-themed aimed to bring theatrical experience to the audience.

As one of the most awaited events every University Week, students and faculty from different colleges and departments filled the auditorium to support their representatives.

A total of 27 students from different departments partici- pated in the following parts of the competition: casual wear, sports wear, evening wear, and production wear, in which participants dressed themselves with costumes portraying their chosen actors and actresses from films. The participants have already showcased their talents prior to the event.

To determine the winners, the panel of judges was composed of five remarkable people in different industries: Mr. Anton Eder, Chairman of the board of judges and Founder of Pageant Talk; Ms. Melcha Cabasaan, Support Service Officer of ALTA Integrative Medicine and Wellness Center; Mr. Robert Jaworski Salonga, alumnus of UPHSD-Las Piñas Batch 2013, Ambassador of Evo Helmet Philippines, and owner of Jawo Motorshop; Mr. Tyrone Hashimoto, Japanese singer-songwriter; and Ms. Jennifer De Leon, alumna and Ms. Tourism 2007.

In the end, Karl Jan Bonacua from the College of Education and Mika Ella Franchesca Kasi-

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