Faces of Success Year 6

 Best Magazine successfully rolled out perennial awards

By Nico Erle Ciriaco 

Publisher Richard Ferdinand Hiñola successfully unfolded the sixth edition of the Faces of Success Awards at the Teatrino Greenhills in San Juan City recently. The event also handed out awards to recipients of the 2nd Fashion Pillars Awards, the Young Faces of Success, and Asia's Business Circle Awards.

"This is another milestone; celebrating outstanding Filipinos here and abroad. My congratulations to all the awardees who are honored in this sixth year celebration. I've been going around the Philippines to honor people with their achievements. And I'll continue doing this undertaking as a passion project. This year, members from the Blind Writers Association will start writing stories in Best Magazine. Plus, nephrology patients from Batangas will be our beneficiaries for 2025," shared Hiñola, the magazine publisher and event organizer.

Leading the night's honorees was Ma. Cecillia Bravo who was one of the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards with hubby, Peter Bravo. The amiable philanthropist also received a special citation at the 1st Asia's Business Circle Awards for her entrepreneurial undertakings with Intele Builders. Aside from these accolades, Madame Cecille has also crossed over to tinseltown. As her first venture into films, she did a memorable cameo in the rom-com "Co-Love," a winning entry in the recently-concluded "CinePanalo Film Festival.

The other recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Awards were Cong. Virginia Rodriguez, Sun Smart's Jenny Lim Ngai, Marc Logan, TV host John Nite, neurologist Dr. Joseph Lee, producer Virgie Bermundo, and Miss World '73 Evangeline Pascual. 

Aliw awardee Bo Cerrudo, Teacher Joebel and D' Grind, Tawag ng Kampeon alumni Tala Gatchalian.and Riza Salmo, boy band One Verse, and Star Music's Sofi Fermazi provided the night's fabulous entertainment numbers.

The Fashion luminaries recognized during the event were fashion designers Oskar Peralta and Jhay Layson, maquillage meister Noel Flores, director Ogee Atos, supermodel Kathy Moya, Reina Hispanoamericana 2025 Dia Mate, male models Gerald Lauron and Alvin Degamo, and animal welfare advocate Eton Concepcion.

The Young Faces honorees included sparkle's Sean Lucas, Starkada host Nikki Gilbert, RK Lagman, Iya Gonzales, beauty queen Marian Bermundo, and news anchor Princess Jordan.

The Freeman was hailed as Best Regional Newspaper in the Asia's Business Circle Awards segment.

The Faces of Success roster, on the other hand, included OSAP-IEA assistant secretary Joee Guillas, singer Ronnie Liang, model Myrtle Sarroza, PBB winner Kianna Reeves, public servant Rommel Ignacio, actor Aleck Bovick, PR executive Earl Layona, Model Mom advocate Princess Ryan, GMA Radio's John Fontanilla, drag queens Amazing Chalita and Penelope Penshoppe, and Net 25's Open for Business host Caesar Vallejos.