Miss Universe Philippines, tuloy sa Oktubre

SA Oktubre ng taong kasalukuyan gaganapin ang Miss Universe Philippines beauty pageant!

Ito ang isa sa mga naging announcement sa Facebook page ng Miss Universe Philippines, Martes ng hapon, May 5.

Sinagot din ng mga opisyales ng Miss Universe Philippines (MUPh) ang ilang mga katanungan hinggil sa beauty pageant na idaraos sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ngayong taong ito.

Matatandaang ang mga kandidata ng Pilipinas sa Miss Universe mula noong 1964 ay mula sa Binibining Pilipinas organization ni Stella Marquez-Araneta.

Pero this year, stand alone na ang Miss Universe Philippines sa pamumuno nina Jonas Gaffud (Creative Director); Mario Garcia (Business Development & Marketing); Albert Andrada (Design Council Head); Lia Ramos (Head of Women Empowerment and Charity); Atty. Nad Bronce (Head of Legal Affairs); RS Francisco and Sam Verzosa (Frontrow/Sponsors/Presentors) at Shamcey Supsup-Lee (National Director).

Isa sa mga tanong, na sinagot ni Shamcey, ay kung paano pinaghahandaan ng MUPh ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon ng mundo sa gitna ng Covid-19 pandemic?

Na kung sakaling mawala na ang virus at unti-unti tayong bumalik sa normal na kalagayan, tiyak na ang mas uunahin muna ng mga tao ay “more important human concerns” kaysa mga beauty pageant.

 “The wonderful thing about Miss Universe-Philippines (MUPh) is that it is not just a beauty pageant- it is a platform for women to develop authenticity and purpose, and to act through empowerment and influence.

“Now more than ever, a post-COVID-19, our contenders need to channel the phenomenal woman in them and inspire others to do the same. The best preparation was to build a program that is more than a pageant. We assure everyone that there will be adjustments in the way the pageant program will be delivered and that MUPH will be tweaking it to remain sensitive to the “new normal,” pahayag ni Shamcey.

Si Shamcey ay nanalong Binibining Pilipinas-Universe noong 2011 at naging third runner-up sa 2011 Miss Universe pageant.

Ang reigning Miss Universe-Philippines naman ay Gazini Ganados  na umabot hanggang Top 20 noong December 2019 sa international pageant na ginanap sa Amerika.

May mga nagsasabing hindi na muna dapat idaos ang Miss Universe Philippines ngayong taong ito dahil sa Covid-19, ano ang saloobin ni Shamcey tungkol dito?

“I agree that we should not hold pageants in the same way we held them in the past. Rather than just focusing on what we can’t or shouldn’t do amidst the crisis, MUPh is devoting time and resources to understand its role in responding to this public health crisis.”

 Unang nai-announce na noong May 4 ang coronation ng bagong Miss Universe Philippines winner, pero nalipat ito ng June 14 dahil sa Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) sa bansa. At ngayon nga, gaganapin na ang pageant sa Oktubre.

Ang Amerika ang tinamaan nang husto ng Covid-19;  ano ang magigigng epekto nito sa mga plano ng MUPh lalo pa at nakabase sa US ang Miss Universe Organization (MUO)?

“We can expect that COVID-19 will impact all US corporates including MUO. We are confident in MUO’s operational resilience and in its ability to remain relevant both domestically and internationally.

“We are in touch with them and are regularly updated as and when there are changes in their strategic direction. While MUPh aligns itself closely with MUO, it is developing its own thoughtful response to the pandemic- always having the contenders and causes as the topmost priorities,” sinabi pa ni Shamcey.

Samantala, hindi pa sigurado ang eksaktong petsa ng pagdaraos ng Miss Universe 2020 beauty pageant.

 

 

 

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ni Rommel Gonzales