Search is on for Mutya it Kalibo Ati-Atihan candidates

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

The Ati-Atihan festival organizer is searching for 16 candidates who will compete for the title and the coveted crown of Mutya it Kalibo Ati-Atihan 2016.

Albert Menez, who chairs Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan Foundation, Inc. (Kasafi), said a Mutya candidate should be a Filipina, 15-24 years of age, single, never been married or never given birth to a child,  minimum height of 5 feet 4 inches, with pleasing personality and of good moral character. 

Application forms are available at Kasafi office at 2nd Floor Capt. Gil M. Mijares Building, XIX Martyrs Street in Kalibo, Aklan.

Aside from the application forms, the new batch of candidates must submit close up and full body photos and latest certificate of live birth authenticated by National Statistics Office, from Monday to Friday until October 1, 2015 at Kasafi office.

Applicants below 18 years old must also secure their parents’ consent.

Menez said the beauty hopefuls will be screened in time for the Ati-Atihan opening salvo on October 23. Preliminary events and competitions are also scheduled before the winners will be crowned in the grand final of the competition next year.  

Mutya it Kalibo Ati-Atihan pageant and coronation night will be on January 8, 2016 at Gov. Augusto B. Legaspi Sports and Cultural Center in Kalibo, Aklan. 

The pageant has been held annually since 2011 by Kasafi in partnership with municipal government of Kalibo and the provincial government of Aklan as one of major events of Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan festival. 

The beauty search produced a roster of beauties including 2015 Miss Earth Philippines-Ecotourism Jona Sweet, 2014 Mutya ng Pilipinas finalist Rosalie Arcenio and 2011 Mutya ng Pilipinas finalist Caren Braun.