A total number of 48 beautiful aspirants of Miss Philippines Earth 2016 who are vying for the prestigious title of the Miss Philippines Earth 2016 have been officially presented to the members of the press at an event held on Monday, May 16’ 2016 at the poolside of Diamond Hotel Manila.

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The 48 gorgeous candidates and environmental ambassadors initially introduced themselves and later indulged in various exciting activities such as singing pageant’s (Miss Philippines Earth) theme songs and other performances.

The exquisite event was attended by so many eminent personalities and reigning Miss Philippines Earth Angelia Ong, who not only sizzled at the event, but also motivated the finalists for their forthcoming environmental advocacies.

Subsequently, the event was led by the announcement of the Darling of the Press award which went to:

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Gold: Anda, Pangasinan – Liza Cacho

Silver: Puerto Princesa City – Imelda Schweighart

Bronze: London – Kiara Giel Gregorio

After announcing the Darling of the Press awards, the organization announced the top 10 ladies for the Hana Shampoo special award. ‘Hana Shampoo’ is one of the pageant's sponsors, and the award holders are:

Puerto Princesa City – Imelda Schweighart

Laoag City – Loren Mar Artajos

London – Kiara Giel Gregorio

Dumaguete City – Maria Fatima Al-sowyed

Laoang, Northern Samar – Ellyz Santos

City of San Fernando – Korina Christiene Reyes

Rosales, Pangasinan – Shannon Rebecca Bridgman

Murcia, Negros Occidental – Jessica Zevenbergen

Piat, Cagayan – Anna Mae Cagurangan

Vienna – Melanie Mader

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The grand coronation night of Miss Philippines Earth 2016 is slated to be held on June 11’ 2016 6pm (Philippines Time) at the historical Aguinaldo Shrine in celebration of the country’s independence day. Delayed telecast of the finals will be showed on ABS-CBN on June 12, 10:30am (before ASAP) and on The Filipino Channel (TFC).