With all the hype about Ms. San Miguel's Q&A stint at the Bb. Pilipinas event, it got me wondering:

• Is it in the rulebook of the pageant that a candidate is to reply in ENGLISH?  Seriously guys, it's titled "BB. PILIPINAS"... I mean, come on, there are so many dialects spoken in our country and TAGALOG being the national language... Wouldn't you want to hear an ILONGGA speak her native tongue or perhaps a WARAY2X to shower us with their R's?  Or listen to a Cebuana reply in such manner that it sounds like a "balak" to you ears?  Shouldn't candidates be given "free" speech -- to choose what medium, what dialect or vernacular, or whatever they feel best they can communicate with?!  The real deal is whether they can give an appropriate (if not right) answer.  Not the diction or the pronunciation.  "I personally believe" that English shouldn't be the only means of answering the questions in that portion of the competition.  "I thank you."
• What about translators?  Shouldn't we start using those, too?
  
• AND maybe, just maybe, Ms. San Miguel did THAT on purpose... to stand out.  Who knows?  Sure... beauty contestants slip on stage all the time! WAHAHAHAHAHA!
• Wikipedia states that, "Binibining Pilipinas or Miss Philippines is the most prestigious beauty pageant in the Philippines."  So umm, whatever happened to the "prestigious" committee?  No time to screen the beauties so that they can show what this country wants to see or hear?
• Lastly, they should do it USA-style.  You know, winners of each state competing for the title.  Maybe we can have winners of each Region.  Like, candidates from Region 1 to 12, SOCSARGEN, the Cordilleras, and so on... This way we can really showcase Filipina beauty, from all regions of the country.  This way, we can also get the cream of the crop!
• No stereotyping of fair-skinned beauties and size 0-2 bodies being winners.  Why not give the Muslims or the Ifugao and Aetas (are they still around?) a chance to showcase their natural beauty?  We are after all Filipinas -- bisdak, half-bred, and morenas.
  

 
Hmmm. Of course, I'm no beauty expert.

You can completely ignore this blog if you want.  This is just my 2 cents.



*Play video to watch the Q&A portion.