MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Weeks after Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo announced her proposal to host the forthcoming Miss Universe pageant in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has given her the go signal to carry it out.
Teo said Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach is due to return to the country and call on Duterte even as she assured that commercial sponsors have offered to put up part of the franchise money.
Teo earlier said that the hosting of miss universe would have a greater impact to the country’s tourism promotion efforts.
She said segments of the month-long beauty pageant will be in various tourist sites in Palawan, Boracay and Cebu, which topped the world’s best islands 2016 awards by the Travel & Leisure magazine.