On Oct. 30, the World Class Excellence Japan Awards (WCEJA) will honor at the Hakata New Otani Hotel about 60 select beauty queens, showbiz stars and entertainers, politician public servants and indefatigable socio- civic workers, tri-media practitioners and social media influencers, as well as philanthropists and unsung heroes of the Philippines and Japan.
The WCEJA is a Japan-based award-giving body founded and managed by iconic Filipina singer-beauty queen-philanthropist Emma Cordero who has been living productively and happily in Japan for more than three decades now. She is more popularly known as Emcor, Asia's Princess of Songs.
"I am always eager to run this annual event, which due to the onslaught of the pandemic I was not able to stage for two years. Honoring world-class achievers has become a major advocacy for me, and I feel incomplete during the two years I was not able to do it," says Emma before revealing this year's awardees.
The Oct. 30 event will be the ninth in Japan. A similar award ceremony is also held in the Philippines yearly. Its eighth year was held at Heritage Hotel on June 15.
Among the entertainment showbiz celebrities and philanthropists to be honored in Japan are: Imelda Papin (Outstanding Public Servant-Ambassador for OFW); Nora Aunor (Best Actress and Lifetime Achievement Award); Dexter Doria (Best Supporting Actress and Hall of Famer of the Year), Gina Pareno (Best Actress of the Year); Aileen Papin Aureada (Outstanding Performer, Ambassador for Tourism and Civic Leader); Emmanuel Kyoko (Outstanding Philanthropist, Singer of the Year); Jocelyn 'Meg ' Ganzon (Outstanding Business Woman, Jazz Singer and Philanthropist); Seiji Miyajima (World Class Musician, Music Instructor of the Year); Nelson Baya (International Performer and Music Instructor); Sachico Takaki
(International Musician , Music Instructor of the Year).
Also to be given recognition of excellence are: beauty queen and philanthropist Madeleine Wallgren Vickery (World Super Model, Artist and Universal Queen); Imelda Pechera (Outstanding Civic Leader, World Class Universal Queen of the Year); Grace Kuramoto (Outstanding Educator/ Entrepreneur, Ambassador for Charity); Jasemin Antonette Free (Outstanding educator, Artist Ambassador for Charity and Voice of an Angel Queen Universe); Alicia Davac Paelmo (Outstanding Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Beauty Queen); Joey Maeda (Outstanding Entrepreneur/ Ambassador for Charity, and Voice of an Angel Queen International); Jane Otsuka (Outstanding Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, Ambassador for Charity, and Voice of an Angel Queen-Japan); Ami Ariyoshi (Ambassador for Charity and Voice of an Angel Queen International); Angielita Korenaga ( Outstanding Best Mother, Singer, Philanthropist and
Voice of an Angel Queen Universe); Cristina "Cristy' Quijano Tsukuda (Outstanding Performer/Philanthropist and Voice of an Angel Queen International); Hisaichi Shimokata (Outstanding
Entrepreneur-Philanthropist, Ambassador for Charity and Voice of an Angel King Universe): Marilyn Suematsu (Outstanding Philanthropist, Voice of an Angel Queen-Japan); Charles Belinario (Outstanding Prince 2022); Nelson 'Ken' Siarot (Outstanding Performer, Philanthropist);Francisco Neyra (Outstanding International Dance Instructor);Hon. Florentino Macawile, Barangay Chairman (Singer, Philanthropist, Voice of an Angel King Universe and Public Servant); Maria France Papin Carrion (Outstanding Beauty Queen, Ambassador for Charity and Entrepreneur); Roed Vincent de Vera (Outstanding Educator and Voice of an Angel Mr. Universe); Rona de Vera(Outstanding businesswoman, Ambassador for Charity and
Voice of an Angel Queen Universe); Edwin de Guzman (Outstanding Philanthropist/International Dance Instructor and Voice of an Angel Mr. Universe); Miki Douzono (Outstanding Businesswoman, Ambassador for Charity and Voice of an Angel Queen Universe); Maryflor D. Macawile (Outstanding Philanthropist and Voice of an Angel Queen Universe); Toshio Ito (Outstanding Educator/ Philanthropist and Voince of an Angel King International); Ruth Kawashima (Outstanding Performer, Ambassador for Charity and Voice of an Angel Queen Universe); Aska Korenaga (Outstanding Teen Voice of an Angel International); Ai Otsuka (Outstanding Teen & Youth Model and Voice of an Angel Princess Japan); Chichiro Korenaga (Outstanding Voice of an Angel Prince International); and Juliet Pardillo ( Light up International Model and Beauty Queen).
This year’s awardees in the entertainment field and in media include: DZME (Best Teleradyo of the Year); Benny Andaya (Outstanding Director and International Vlogger 2022); Teotimo "Timmy" Basil (International vlogger 2022); Joey Sarmiento (Most Credible Media Personality); Edilberto Serrano (International Director, Philanthropist and Producer of the Year); Art N. Halili Jr. (Most Innovative Teleradyo, TV Host and Star Builder of the Year); Joey Alvarez Capisonda (Outstanding International Political Vlogger of the Year); Dj Josa (Best Dj for Teleradyo AM and Teleradyo of the Year); and Fernan de Guzman (Outstanding Journalist of the year).
There are also awardees from the business sector, beauty and wellness, health advocates, educators and philanthropists such as Hisaichi Shimokata (Outstanding Entrepreneur/Philanthropist, Ambassador for Charity and Voice of an Angel King Universe); Yoshiharu Nakano (Outstanding Philanthropist, International Entrepreneur and Public servant of the Year); Takahide Murakami (Most Outstanding Entrepreneur and Philanthropist); Mohamed Cheffy (World Class Businessman and International Model); Mark Paul T. Sepe (Outstanding Entrepreneur and Philanthropist); Bong Villanueva (World Class
CEO in the Field of Beauty and Wellness); Dr. Allan Landrito (Milagrovino fruit wine- Best Wine of the Year); Edward Perez (Top Executive of the Year in the Gaming Industry); Hironori Koga (Outstanding Director, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist 2022); Jeffrey Geronimo (World Class CEO in the Field of
Beauty and Wellness); Hisayoshi Tenma (Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year); Maria Cecilla Inocencio Eusebio (World Class Floral Designer and Oustanding Philanthropist); Alicia Ingeniero Katano (Outstanding Entrepreneur and Philanthropist of the Year); Jaime Cerrero (World Class Student Leader); Onoue Matarou (Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year); Rogelio ”Ogie” F. Cruz (Oustanding Educator in
Mathematics); Marian R. Isono ( Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year); Miraiyuki Maeda (Light up International Model and Entrepreneur); and SBI Remit (Outstanding Remittance Company of the Year).
This year's awarding event is expected to be more successful due to the special awards to be handed out, crowning of the new Voice of an Angel titleholders, the video presentation of the beneficiaries of the event, and the entertainment numbers that will be showcased on center stage by some special celebrity guests, and for the heart-warming words of wisdom from our distinguished guests.
Likewise, set to receive awards are the public servants: media man and philanthropist Senator Raffy Tulfo (Lifetime Achievement Award in Public Service), Atty. Irene de Torres Alogoc (Leadership award in Public Service); singer, philanthropist, Voice of an Angel King Universe and public servant Florentino Macawile, chairman of Barangay Santa Margarita, Eastern Samar and Imelda Papin (Outstanding Public Servant-Ambassador for OFW).
There are Filipinos who will fly to Fukuoka, Japan for the awards, as well as philanthropists and honorees from Asia and Europe.
Meanwhile, Emcor reveals that what made it possible to hold this year's award ceremonies is the generous support extended by some of the awardees themselves. "I am very grateful to them. They really manifest evidence of their helpfulness to people from all walks of life," Emcor stresses.
The Japan-based singer/beauty queen/philanthropist further reveals that she is also highly grateful that almost every year she gets nominations and awards for her recognizing the excellence of people and for her numerous civic and philanthropic involvements. "I am thoroughly happy that the WCEAJ has been serving as a lamppost that lights up people's lives," she concludes. (Contributed by Obette A. Serrano)