Part of the celebration of the 90th Foundation Anniversary of the Leyte Normal University (LNU) this week was the Search for the Mr. & Ms. LNU 2011 held March 02 (Pre-Pageant) and March 07 (Finals) at the LNU Gymnasium, Tacloban City.

Yours truly was among those invited to pick the winners for the Mr. and Ms. Photogenic award.

Got to admit it was a pleasant break from the usual photography sessions I have been doing of late. ;)

Chosen Mr. and Ms. LNU 2011 were Mr. Allain Budlong and Ms. Cyril Valera.

1st Runners-up were Mr. Rick Kristopher Palencia and Ms. Rhea Mae Portula.

2nd Runners-up were Mr. John Michael Jalayajay and Ms. Sheela de la Cruz.

Mr. and Ms. LNU ’11 Photogenic were Mr. Allain Budlong and Ms. Rhea Mae Portula.

Here are some photos I got…

(Left-right) 2nd Runners-up Ms. Sheela de la Cruz and Mr. John Michael Jalayajay; Ms. LNU ’11 Ms. Cyril Valera and Mr. LNU ’11 Mr. Allain Budlong; and 1st Runners-up Ms. Rhea Mae Portula and Mr. Rick Kristopher Palencia.

Above 2 photos taken during Pre-Pageant (Talent Search) night, March 02, 2011.

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(left) Ms. LNU ’11: Candidate No. 1, Ms. Cyril Valera; (right) Mr. LNU & Mr. Photogenic: Candidate No. 1, Mr. Allain Budlong

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Due to the nature of their work (they are both cabin crew attendants of an international airline) Fresa and Mike are oftentimes crisscrossing the oceans and can be anywhere in the globe at any point in time.

But even when they decided to tie the knot in Manila, they took time to come home to Tacloban days later to celebrate a postnuptial party with family and friends.

Naturally, there was going to be some fun time and a funshoot!

View slideshow I presented during their  postnuptial celebration party held October 16, 2010 at the Le Jardin, Tacloban City:

Fresa+Mike Postnuptial Funshoot from Gerry Ruiz on Vimeo.

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I was lucky this time.

Here are fresh takes of the view from above of San Juanico Bridge and Tacloban City.

Photos taken 06 September 2010.

Following the exhilarating and magnificent fluvial procession, the El Capitan is brought back to the Sto. Niño Parish Church via a procession around Tacloban’s major thoroughfares.

Without further ado, the photos…

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