07/08/2026
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A night of beauty, culture, creativity, and pride unfolded as Princess Apple Khey Sison of Barangay La Libertad was crowned Binibining Gaani 2026, earning the coveted crown among 19 remarkable candidates.
Joining her in this yearโs court are Ellen Entima of Barangay Salvacion, crowned Binibining Turismo 2026, and Ma. Kara Lourdes Llanza of Barangay Tibal-og, crowned Binibining Kabilin 2026โthree queens who will carry the spirit, beauty, tourism, and heritage of Santo Tomas.
The evening also showcased the artistry and creativity of Disenyo 2026, with the following entries earning the top spots:
1st Placer โ Entry #6: Ame Dela Peรฑa โ โ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ช ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ดโ
2nd Placer โ Entry #17: JC MC Carie Smith โ โ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ (๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ)โ
3rd Placer โ Entry #13: Ame Dela Peรฑa โ โ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ธ๐ข: ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ช ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ขโ
4th Placer โ Entry #3: John Paul Buladaco โ โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ตโ
5th Placer โ Entry #4: Elias S. Didal โ โ๐๐ถ๐ฉ๐ข๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข: ๐๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐จ๐ฆโ
Organized by the Municipal Tourism Office, headed by Senior Tourism Officer and Acting Municipal Tourism Officer Ms. Dorina F. Ararao, in collaboration with PRISM and Mayang Banwa Mindanawon, the celebration highlighted the beauty, creativity, and cultural identity of Santo Tomas.
The event was made possible through the support of Municipal Mayor Roland S. Dejesica and Municipal Vice Mayor Maria Luz โIndayโ Dejesica, whose continued support helps provide meaningful platforms for local talent, culture, tourism, and the Tomasino community.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ! ๐โจ
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