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(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been placed under red alert status for the holiday season. The National Capital Region Police Office was also put on full alert for the Miss Universe pageant. NCRPO director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde said that the full alert status was enforced as some Miss Universe candidates started arriving on Friday, December 9. The Philippines is set to host […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 11) – In 2017, the Miss Universe pageant, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will definitely be held in the Philippines, as confirmed by the Department of Tourism. This confirmation belies rumors that the 2017 Miss Universe may not push through, at least not here in the Philippines. The rumor started when Tourism Undersecretary for Advocacy Kat de Castro made a cryptic post on Twitter last September 29, stating that she and reigning Miss Universe […]
(REUTERS) The Philippines military said on Friday it was taking seriously what it believed was a call by Islamic State (IS) militants for an attack on the Miss Universe contest being held in the country next year. The military said a recent bomb-making video posted on social media, apparently by Islamic State militants in the Middle East, carried a message in Arabic script reading: “create bomb for Miss Universe”. The pageant is due to […]
(Eagle News) — Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach met President Aquino at 10 a.m. today (Jan. 26) in a scheduled courtesy call in Malacanang Palace. Wurtsbach wore an elegant pink terno when she visited the President. She then shook hands with well-wishers who trooped to the Palace grounds to see and personally congratulate her. Wurtzbach is the third Miss Universe from the Philippines after Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Margie Moran in 1973. Pia’s courtesy […]
