Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. led the media presentation of the 19 official candidates of Mutya Ning Angeles 2023 at Best Western Plus Metro Clark Hotel.

“It is with a proud heart and honor that we introduce you our official candidates vying for the title of Mutya Ning Angeles 2023,” Lazatin said, adding that the pageant is a “celebration of beauty, camaraderie, and resiliency.” 

The 19 Mutya Ning Angeles official candidates are: 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑎 𝑀. 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑠 (𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑜 𝐷𝑒𝑙 𝑅𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜), 𝐸ℎ𝑗𝑒𝑤𝑜𝑛 𝐴𝑝𝑢𝑦𝑎 (𝐴𝑛𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑠), 𝐺𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑧𝑎 𝑉. 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑠 (𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑔𝑜),𝐾𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝐽𝑜𝑦 𝐴. 𝑅𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎 (𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑎), 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝑀𝑎𝑒 𝐽. 𝐶𝑟𝑢𝑧 (𝐶𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑢𝑡), 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑎 𝐾𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆. 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑙𝑎𝑠 (𝐿𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡), 𝑌𝑣𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 (𝐿𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑆𝑢𝑟), 𝑅𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒 𝐻. 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑗𝑒 (𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑠), 𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑉𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝐺. 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑎 (𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑠), 𝐸𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑖 𝑇. 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑧𝑎 (𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔), 𝐺𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑇𝑢𝑟𝑙𝑎 (𝑁𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑦 𝐴𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑜), 𝑍𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐽𝑜𝑦 𝑍𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎 (𝑃𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑔), 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑒 𝑉. 𝐶𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜 (𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛), 𝐴𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑒 𝐵. 𝐷𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑜 (𝑃𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑑), 𝐺𝑙𝑒𝑧𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒 𝐷. 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑎 (𝑆𝑎𝑛 𝑗𝑜𝑠𝑒), 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑎 𝐴. 𝐻𝑖𝑐𝑏𝑎𝑛 (𝑆𝑡𝑎. 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑎), 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑃. 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑠 (𝑆𝑡𝑎. 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑑), 𝐽𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑦 𝑁𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝐵. 𝐴𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑜 (𝑇𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑛), 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑀. 𝐻𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑢𝑡 (𝑇𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑛).

The prestigious Mutya Ning Angeles pageant, which is a priority project staged by Mayor Lazatin for the 4th year now, is co-presented by Beautéderm Corporation, which is headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Rei Anicoche-Tan.  

The coronation night is set on November 30, 2023 at the Grand Palazzo Royale.  The grand winner will take home a total of ₱1.5 million in prizes, including ₱500,000 worth of Beautéderm products and BeautéHaus services. 

Meanwhile, prizes for the runners up are as follows:

• 1st Runner Up: ₱200,000 
• 2nd Runner-Up: ₱150,000 
• 3rd Runner-Up: ₱100,000 
• 4th Runner-Up: ₱50,000 

Lazatin expressed thanks to Beautéderm CEO Anicoche-Tan for constantly supporting MNA.  He also thanked major sponsors including Best Western Plus Metro Clark, Angeles University Foundation, Prime City Resort Hotel, Giada’s Group of Companies, G Café, SM City Clark, and Grand Palazzo Royale.

Meanwhile, the mayor acknowledged minor sponsors Fil Choice Meat Products, RMM, Doeidep, Rockwell Nepo, Metro Clark Waste Management Corp.,Lalamove, and patrons  Bharz Kitchen and BK Food and Refreshment. 

Further, Lazatin also recognized the dedication and efforts of the MNA committee in ensuring the smooth flow and success of the activities lined up leading the coronation night. 

The committee is headed by Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel and Chief Adviser IC Calaguas. Also part of the committee are Angeles City Tourism Officer-in-Charge Anneleen Antonio-Sugui, Angeles City Economic Development Investment and Promotions Head Irish Bonus-Llego, ACTO Consultant Cecille Flores-Sanchez, Frederick Policarpio, Rosette Ramos-Biag, Marlon Tuazon, Poklong Guina, Marna Dagumboy-Del Rosario, and G.R Esguerra.