{"id":87179,"date":"2017-01-30T04:31:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T09:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=87179"},"modified":"2017-01-30T04:31:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T09:31:21","slug":"phl-hosting-is-best-miss-u-show-ive-ever-done-muo-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/01\/30\/phl-hosting-is-best-miss-u-show-ive-ever-done-muo-head\/","title":{"rendered":"PHL hosting is best Miss U show I\u2019ve ever done\u2014MUO head"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHL hosting is best Miss U show I\u2019ve ever done\u2014MUO head (Photo: Miss Universe\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014Miss Universe Organization (MUO) president Paula Shugart on Monday described the Philippine hosting of the prestigious beauty pageant as the \u2018best show\u2019 she has ever done.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the best show I\u2019ve ever done. I\u2019m honored to have a panel that consists of former winners,\u201d Shugart told media in a press conference after Miss France Iris Mittenaere was proclaimed the new Miss Universe.<\/p>\n

Shugart even gave former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis \u201cChavit\u201d Singson of the pageant host committee, LCS Group of Companies a sash that read \u201cMister Universe\u201d as a token of gratitude for the country\u2019s successful hosting.<\/p>\n

In an interview with reporters, Singson said that even if Miss Philippines Maxine Medina did not bring home the coveted crown, all Filipinos were still winners especially because the event is expected to boost tourism numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe did her best. That\u2019s how it is in beauty pageants. But I don\u2019t consider it a loss because the country\u2019s hosting of the pageant is also an investment,\u201d Singson said.<\/p>\n

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Teo meanwhile said that the effect of the country\u2019s hosting \u201cwill be (that) lots of tourists would come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teo also said that it proved that the Philippines is \u201cstill safe\u201d because the agency was able to bring the 86 candidates to different provinces in the country namely Vigan, Cebu, Davao to name a few.<\/p>\n

She meanwhile expressed hope that the next boxing fight of boxer-senator Emmanuel \u201cManny\u201d Pacquiao with Australian boxer Jeff Horn would take place in the Philippines instead of the two countries he is considering \u2014 Australia or United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n

Pacquiao was only one of the VIPs present during the coronation show. He was seated next to the common-law partner of President Rodrigo Duterte, Honeylet Avance\u00f1a. Presidnet Duterte was not spotted in the event although invited.<\/p>\n

New DOT ad<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new DOT TV commercial also made an international debut during the Miss Universe pageant. It highlighted the Philippines not as just a tourist destination but instead gave another answer to the question why it\u2019s \u201cMore Fun in the Philippines.\u201d<\/p>\n

It opens with a male blonde-haired tourist visiting the prized Enchanted River in Surigao and while admiring the natural wonder before him, is approached by a Filipino woman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fish are eating, so should you, anak,\u201d the woman said offering him kakanin (rice cake) which her children were also eating.<\/p>\n

The tourist thanks her, takes a bite and asks a man what \u201canak\u201d meant to which he replies, \u201cIt means \u2018my child.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He is later introduced as Jack Ellis, a traveler. The commercial then faded to reveal the quote: \u201cWhen you\u2019re with Filipinos, you\u2019re with family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ad was done with the help of global advertising agency, McCann Erickson, which won the bid to develop the slogan during the previous administration under then DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr.<\/p>\n

Asked about the general reception for the ad, Teo said: \u201cThe crowd loved it!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody liked the DOT ad, even the foreigners, it reflects the hospitality of the Filipino people. Everybody loved the new ad because it\u2019s touching,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

She also looks forward to the country\u2019s hosting of several other international events including the biggest gastronomic event, Madrid Fusion Manila,UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) conference and hopefully the next Pacquiao fight.<\/p>\n

Several Miss Universe candidates have also expressed their desire to return to the Philippines sometime soon, she added. The DOT expects to acquire around 7 million tourist arrivals by yearend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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