4 | THE CANBERRA REPORTER March 2017
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PinOz off to Atlanta for Mrs Hemisphere beauty pageant
PINOZ glamour mother Maryrose Salubre ( pictured ) travels to Atlanta , Georgia , USA on May 23-24 , 2017 to represent the Philippines and international beauty contest .
Salubre , 41 , will take part in the Mrs Hemisphere pageant .
This follows her placing runnerup in the 2017 Mrs Universe Classic and named ‘ Mrs Classic Galaxy ’ representing the Philippines in Sofia , Bulgaria , in January .
Before that , Salubre was named ‘ Mrs Universe Courage ’ at the Mrs Universe pageant in Guangzhou , China , representing Australia in September last year .
The Sydney-based beauty is a paralegal with Sydney law firm Lee Johnson Lawyers , chief executive officer of Salubre Models Inc , and a former part-time community radio broadcaster .
A breast cancer survivor , Salubre has turned to philantrophy , donating funds to help a bone cancer victim with a cancer-stricken her daughter , and raising money to build a science laboratory for the Bunga High School in Leyte .
Earlier , Salubre donated $ 20,000 for construction of kindergarten rooms at Bunga Elementary School . •
OVERSEAS
Bids for MAM awards kick off
NOMINATIONS to the Migration Advocacy and Media ( MAM ) Awards 2017 are now formally open .
Migrants Day in the Philippines , MAM Awards recognise the significant role of the media in information dissemination and advocacy of news and concerns related to migration and development .
Eligible for the Awards are works by any individual , government and private media outlet , institution , or practitioner in the fields of print , radio , movie and television , advertising and Internet based in the Philippines and abroad .
Entries must have raised public awareness on issues on Filipino migration . All entries must be media works released or published from January 1 , 2016 to June 30 , 2017 .
Entries to the Awards must be submitted on or before July 15 , 2017 . Contact : Commission on Filipinos Overseas , telephone Number : ( 632 ) 552-4766 ; fax ( 632 ) 561-8327 . Email : mamawards @ cfo . gov . ph . •