The new chief of the Department of Tourism was eyeing the next Miss Universe pageant to be held in the country, according to a report by CNN Philippines.
Saying that there is a “huge possibility” that the Miss Universe 2016 pageant will be held in the Philippines, reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach is now crowdsourcing for places where she would take the candidates once they set foot in the country.
Blame it on the weather. Fainting spells have affected some Miss Universe candidates because they weren’t accustomed to the hot weather in the Philippines, Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said on Thursday. Teo disputed that a tight schedule has caused the candidates to get sick.
Despite not scoring a back-to-back victory in the Miss Universe pageant, the Philippines was the “runaway winner” at this year’s edition of the international beauty tilt, the country’s Tourism chief said.
Palawan remains “a guaranteed safe tourist destination” despite adverse travel advisories by other countries warning against trips to the island...
Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo on Thursday confirmed that a floating Nickelodeon theme park in Coron, Palawan would push through.
It’s an early Christmas treat for pageant fans in the country as Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters kicks off her reign with a four-day visit to the Philippines starting on Wednesday.
“You’re lucky!” exclaimed newly-crowned Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, whose first overseas trip to the Philippines as the reigning queen took place even before her homecoming in South Africa. “I haven’t even come home yet. I came straight from New York after the competition in Las Vegas,” the queen told the Inquirer in an interview after a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon at Dusit Thani in Makati.
After their visit to the islands on Friday, the Miss Universe beauties will conclude their “holiday tour” of the Philippines in a gala night hosted by the Department of Tourism on Saturday, Dec. 9.
