Concluded
Thursday, September 3, 2026 7:00 PM Calbayog City Sports Center
The crown
Miss Hadang Festival Queen 2026
Micah Sheen Comilan
San Policarpo National High School
Results
Updated 11 September 2026
| 1 | Miss Hadang Festival Queen 2026 San Policarpo National High School |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1st Runner-Up Trinidad |
| 3 | 2nd Runner-Up CCNHS Alumni Association |
| Miss Hadang Heritage 2026 CKC Alumni Association | |
| Miss Hadang Tourism 2026 Christ the King College of Calbayog City, Inc. |
| Best in Casual Attire | |
|---|---|
| Best in Swimsuit Attire | |
| Best in Evening Gown | |
| Best in Festival Costume | Malajog · Bahandi san Kailadman |
| Miss Eloquence |
| Miss Super Metro Calbayog | |
|---|---|
| Miss Eunoia Cafe | |
| Hadang Allure | |
| CHARA Ambassadress | |
| Miss Photogenic | |
| Miss Dentista Ko | |
| Miss Professionalism | Tarabucan Alumni Association |
| Miss McDonald's Calbayog City | |
| Miss Immanuel Suites | |
| Miss Grand Mercy Hotel |
The final round
The candidates were asked what they would first do for Calbayog City if they won.
I believe that leadership is the root of our advocacy. If I will win the crown tonight of Ms. Hadang 2026, my first thing to do is to reach those children in remote communities with great potential because I believe that reaching them, unleashing, leading, and empowering them could rule Calbayog because the children [are] the future of our nation, and I believe that investing in our children could mean that (we) the children [are] the hope of our future. Thank you.
A panel of 7
Tuesday, 1 September · CACO Theater
Best in Festival Costume: Chrisma Paula P. Rojo — Malajog · Bahandi san Kailadman
September 3, 2026 | Calbayog City Sports Center, 7:00 PM
Every hadang is an offering, and on this night the city offered a crown. On September 3, Micah Sheen Comilan of San Policarpo National High School was crowned Miss Hadang Festival Queen 2026, chosen from 20 candidates representing barangays, schools, alumni associations, and youth councils across the city.
The night ran the full pageant course: the casual attire opening, the swimsuit and evening gown competitions, the cut to the Top 10, then the Top 5, and the final question and answer that decided the crown.
The answer that won the crown.
Asked what would be the first thing she would do for Calbayog City if she won the crown, Comilan answered:
"I believe that leadership is the root of our advocacy. If I will win the crown tonight of Ms. Hadang 2026, my first thing to do is to reach those children in remote communities with great potential because I believe that reaching them, unleashing, leading, and empowering them could rule Calbayog because the children [are] the future of our nation, and I believe that investing in our children could mean that (we) the children [are] the hope of our future. Thank you."
The judges
The panel was headed by Ariella "Ara" Arida, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up, joined by Miss Supranational Philippines 2025 and Miss Supranational 2025 3rd Runner-Up Justine Tarah Marie Valencia; Waraynon beauty queen Christina Vanhefflin, Top 5 at the 53rd Miss Intercontinental; Kenneth Marcelino, Mister Pilipinas Worldwide Cosmopolitan 2025 and Mister Cosmopolitan 2025 1st Runner-Up; Samar Board Member Abbie Joy Irigon-Yulo; restaurateur Catherine Bonavitacola; and Regional Trial Court Judge Mario D. Quinit.
The search for Miss Hadang Festival Queen has been organized by the City Arts and Culture Office since 2015.
Coverage by The Calbayog Journal | CJ Catalogue
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Hadang is an ancient Visayan ritual of making offerings to spirits, for protection, healing, good fortune or a bountiful harvest. It is still performed in Calbayog by local tambalans, and it is the foundation of the city's official festival: known until 2025 as the Sarakiki-Hadang Festival, named Hadang Festival by city ordinance on 1 September 2025, and three times champion at Samar's Tandaya Festival of Festivals.
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Credits
Updated September 11, 2026
Covered for CJ Catalogue at the Calbayog City Sports Center, Calbayog City, by Judy Ann Bernaldo, Trixie Señora and Alexandra Bernaldo-Ladag.
