By
Joseph B. Zambrano
BAGUIO CITY – No
classes will be held in this summer capital when reigning Miss Universe
Pia Wurtzbach with 32
candidates worldwide arrive here Jan. 18 for overnight
stay as part of itinerary of this year’s Miss Universe
pageant to be held in the country .
The beauties will
touch down at the historic Loakan Airport with a draw sword welcome and silent
drill exhibition by the cadets of the Philippine Military Academy.
A mini-Panagbenga
parade will follow from Upper Session Road going to South Drive and
ends at Baguio Country Club.
The beauties will
experience strawberry picking and tree planting at the BCC and will be treated
with gala dinner.
They will spend
the night at same venue.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan
said the visit by candidates will boost tourism. Meanwhile, security is in
place according Senior Supt. Ramil Saculles, city police director.
“We will see to it
that the candidates will have a safe and enjoyable stay. We have also in place
traffic plans and we appeal for the cooperation of everybody,” Saculles said.
The Miss Universe
pageant is one of the major activities expected to boost attention and tourism
to the country which last hosted said event in 1994.
The coronation
ceremony will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on January 30 at 8 a.m. to
coincide with evening broadcast in New York.
Classes in all levels
in public and private schools here will be suspended during the visit of Miss
Universe contestants on Jan. 18.
“We want our
constituents to have a glimpse of the visiting beauties from various parts of
the world. We want them to enjoy a historical event that will happen in the
city,” Domogan said through Administrative Order 003.
Domogan said the
suspension of classes is expected to prevent traffic gridlocks with the closure
of roads where the parade will pass.
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