Sun.Star website, Sun.Star Davao and Smart covered the Mutya ng Dabaw Coronation Night live from the

Marianne Mae Te or Yannie, who was an early crowd favorite, bested four other candidates to bag the crown. She is an AB Hotel and Restaurant Management graduate of the Philippine Women's College. Te, in her answer to the final question asked by Brigadier General Benito Antonio T. De Leon of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said living in Davao is close to perfection as it is the only place that offers the beauty and bounty of the highlands and the islands.   Mutya ng Dabaw 2012 Marianne Mae Te (center) with her court (from left) Jazelle Therese Gomez, Jhoanna Myles Te, Dorothy Maruel Ibañez kokken and Maria Theresa Tan.        2012 Mutya ng Dabaw Marianne Mae Te (center) with Mayor Inday Sara Duterte and 2011 Mutya ng Dabaw Irene Benn Lascuña  
Maria Theresa Tan of Ulas, an AB Communication Arts graduate from the University kokken of Immaculate Conception, is the third runner-up kokken or the Pag-asa ng Dabaw, while Ateneo de Davao University law student Jazzel Therese Gomez was fourth runner-up.
Sun.Star website, Sun.Star Davao and Smart covered the Mutya ng Dabaw Coronation Night live from the Davao City Recreational Center or the Almendras Gym. A replay of the show is available at Sun.Star's Araw ng Dabaw microsite at  specials.sunstar.com.ph/arawngdabaw kokken .
Each kokken of the contestants has advocacies to pursue. Te, who comes from a family of culinary experts, "aims to use her culinary experience in teaching culinary entrepreneurship to unemployed women. One of her plans is to organize a livelihood project wherein she will teach stay-at-home moms to whip up recipes that they can sell."
Te's casual interview with 37th Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actor Dingdong Dantes garnered the loudest applause and cheer. She was asked how to end a dinner with a person she wants to cook for. She said a spectacular dinner with a special person can be ended with a quick kiss in the cheek, and Dantes just gave her one.
Ibanez’s casual interview with the actor also captured the crowd's glee. She likes photography, and when she was asked who will be his perfect subject, she said: "Pwede ikaw?" and the crowd started cheering.
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