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Bradford Adkins, 'SCENES In The City' is a widely read Filipino-American community column in San Francisco since 2008. Online, it is being globally read by more than 176 countries. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.
(MAKATI CITY, PHILIPPINES) - The 65th Miss Universe Organizing Committee includes Gov. Luis Crisologo 'Chavit' Singson (7th right) and Jonas Antonio Gaffud (leftmost) of Mercator Artist and Model Management, among others. Photo from Facebook
(LAS VEGAS, NV) - The Reigning Miss Universe, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach with the New WBO Welterweight Champion, Senator Manny Pacquiao and LCS Group of Companies' Chairman, Luis 'Chavit' Singson. Photo from Instagram.
(SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA) - Fremont based Socialite Tess Gregorio, originally of Alfonso, Cavite celebrated her 75th birthday with a bang at Edna's Ichiban attended by International Beauty Impressario Ferdie Syquia Viillar, Binibining Pilipinas-Tourism Katrina Dimaranan, Singer/Performer Rome Oller, Zeny Hererra. Alice Montano, Helen Calonge, Marie Enerio, Pam Sarmiento, Jenny Frazier, Leny Sarmiento, among others. Belated Happy Birthday again, Tita Tess! Photo by Maryjo Montano
(CONCORD, CA) - Isaiah Ventura Buenvenida his 5th birthday with family and friends at the Pixieland Amusement Park last Saturday, November 12th. Isaiah is the Unico Hijo of Singer Valerie Ventura and Trevor of San Pablo, CA. Photos by Grandpa George Ventura
(NAPA VALLEY, CA) - Sharlene De Los Santos celebrated her much awaited debut last Saturday, November 12th at the Meritage Resort & Spa In Napa Valley. She's the daughter of Roy De Los Santos, DDS and wife Teresa. Happy 18th birthday, Sharlene! Photo by Richard Lao, CPA, MSMOT
IT’S NOW OFFICIAL:
65TH
MISS UNIVERSE IS
A GO!
by Bradford Adkins, MSCIS
SEEN IN THE CITY:
(MANILA, PHILIPPINES) – SAVE THE DATE: January 30, 2017! After all the rumors (and lies) associated with the planning and staging of the most prestigious beauty pageant in the World, err, the Universe, rather – the Miss Universe is all systems GO, as officially announced by the Pageant Organizing Committee last Wednesday night, November 16that Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City.
Present during the contract signing and the Miss Universe Official Announcement to the select members of local and international media are LCS Group of Companies’ Chairman Luis Chavit Singson, Miss Universe Organization Vice President for Business Development, Shawn McClain along with Mr Kazuo Okada of Okada Manila, Mr Wilson Tieng of Solar Entertainment Television, Mr. Hans Sy of SM Lifestyle Entertainment Inc., Mr Ricky Alegre (for Sec. Wanda Tulfo Teo) of the Department of Tourism and Jonas Antonio Gaffud of Aces and Queens Beauty Training Camp / Mercator Artist and Model Management, among others.
Beamed in over 190 countries and territories, watched by over 500 million viewers around the globe, the pageant is expected to bring the Philippines at the forefront of global tourism, through this momentous event – the 65th Miss Universe Pageant to be held on Saturday, January 30, 2017 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) in Pasay City.
The most beautiful candidates from over eighty (80) competing countries will fly in to the Philippines. Expected to boost tourism revenues to stratospheric levels, people from all over the world are expected to book flights, hotels, cars and restaurants in Manila and neighboring cities to attend the event spanning several days (official pageant events will happen January 12-30, 2016 all over the islands of the Philippines – Cebu, Boracay, Palawan, Davao, among others).
This year’s Philippine delegate is Maxine Medina, after last year’s most controversial win by another Filipina (our country’s 3rd Miss Universe), Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (Host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the winner, initially).
To receive updates about the pageant as you plan your trip to Manila in a little over two (2) months from now, you may ‘LIKE’ their official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MissUniverse65th/
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