Since Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson loves to entertain, practically his entire home—the gold-clad nine-story Torre del Baluarte—is devoted to public space.
With nary a crease on his face, 71-year-old Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson doesn’t believe in slowing down. He’s not the type to get winded after walking up several flights of stairs.
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The Philippines has been abuzz about the upcoming hosting of the Miss Universe pageant, after the Department of Tourism announced earlier that the global competition will once again be staged in the country, but the New York-based Miss Universe Organization is still mum about this.
After much speculation from pageant followers, and multiple declarations from interest groups in the Philippines, the New York-based Miss Universe Organization (MUO) has finally confirmed the staging of its 2016 competition in the country.
Notwithstanding cancellations from the Miss Universe Organization, the beauty pageant is, after all, still on—with preliminaries in early January and the final pageant on Jan. 30 at SM Mall of Asia Arena. The event is organized by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and financed by the LCS Group of Companies.
With Chavit’s luck and his being on his 5th cycle of success, he will not only recover his $12 million but will make another $12 million instead.
The 65th Miss Universe competition, which the Philippines is hosting after much hemming and hawing on the part of organizers,...
If the sun doesn't shine in Cebu on Tuesday, the swimwear presentation for candidates of Miss Universe will have to be moved indoor. Arthur Lo, the corporate liaison officer of the Jpark Island Resort and Waterfront Cebu, said the original plan was to hold the show at the resort's Abalone Garden where two stages have been put up.
The midmorning temperature on Wednesday was the right chill for reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and 28 beauty queens who were paraded on four flower-decked floats along Upper Session Road here on the Baguio-leg of their Philippine tour.
