APOPONG BRAINIACs - Erick Xerxes Maquilang

Apopong is not only home of beauty queens. We are proud that we have a lot of bright minds residing in this side of the city. One of them is the young ERICK XERXES MAQUILANG. 


Erick Xerxes Maquilang completed his elementary and high school learning at the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University – IBED Espina Campus. He graduated valedictorian in high school. He pursued his college education at same university taking up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. He is now in his fifth year in college. Also a topnotch official in student organizations in his department, to date he had won twelve awards in various scholastic events, quiz bowls and searches, be they city-wide or region-wide. The latest and most prestigious of these awards was the Search for the Outstanding Accountancy Students of the Philippines wherein Erick emerged as the Champion in the Individual Category. He was able to best more than two hundred students who were vying also for the award.

Erick at the Awarding of the 

Outstanding Accountancy Students of the Philippines

Erick is now preparing for the harder test of his mettle, that is to hurdle the CPA Board Examination later this year.







The body of this post was originally made by the Head of Youth Affairs and Development Office of General Santos City - ELMER CEQUIÑA. Visit his page GENSANLAND by clicking this.

APOPONG BEAUTIES making WAVES at SARANGANI BAY FESTIVAL for 2 YEARS

With the recently concluded Sarangani Bay Festival 2010, a proud APOPONG Beauty made huge waves for bagging the title of Miss Bay Body 2010 held at Coco Beach Resort last May 28, 2010. 

The Generals especially those from Barangay Apopong should be applauding for Miss GENSAN MAY CABATINGAN who also uses the pseudonym Shanyr Perez, for winning this years Bay Bodies Bikini Open Competition held annually during Sarangani Bay Festival.

 

a celestial-like GENSAN hypnotizing the audience

(photo courtesy of Big Joe)

Born on May 9, 1993 in Toril, Davao City she is currently residing at Yu Village, Apopong with her parents Adriano Cabatingan and Conchita Cabatingan .Youngest of the six siblings, she is a sophomore at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University taking up Bachelor of Science Major in Financial and Banking Management.

Beauty Pageants is not new to this 17 year-old dame. Her older sisters, Jubie and Estrella Marie are Beauty Queens themselves. It is really her dream to become a beauty queen and it seems the dream is starting to unveil. By the age of 16, she was already crowned as "MUTYA NG APOPONG". With the help of her brother Conrad (who serves as her handler), she started joining more beauty contests and sashaying a winner. She was also 3rd Runner-Up for the Bikini Hunks & Babes at Tropicana Resort early this summer. 

oozing with confidence GENSAN

(photo courtesy of Big Joe)

small but terrible... proud to be a General -GENSAN-
(photo courtesy of Big Joe)

Same month last year, an Apopong Beauty also bagged the same title in the name of Miss Gaydra Rama, who, early this summer become one of the Top 10 finalist for Slimmers World - Miss Bikini Philippines. 

Ms. Rama with the rest of the winners

(photo courtesy of Mindanao Magazine)

Born last November 20, 1987 in Cebu City, Gaydra is also a Registered Nurse working for the General Santos City District Hospital.

She started joining school pageants at the age of 14 at Mindanao State University-CETD.

Gaydra strutting her stuff at the Bay Bodies 2009

(photo courtesy of Mindanao Magazine)

Leveled-UP!

These two sexy ladies are only two of the reasons why you should be proud to be an Apopong Resident. For two straight years, our beautiful neighbors bagged the title of Miss Bay Body. 

Lets find ways and help our APOPONG! 

YOU can also make us PROUD!

special thanks to Alexander Bao for lending us some of his photos and to Conrad Cabatingan for giving us juicy information about Gensan May.