ON SUNDAY, Sept. 19, the official pages of Miss Universe Philippines announced that the much-awaited coronation night this Sept. 25, will be postponed.
“Mounting a safe pageant for all our stakeholders is our number one priority today. This is why we enhanced, even more, all of our safety protocols given our current situation,” the post started.
It then detailed the new dates for the pre-pageant activities, preliminaries, and the voting period from Sept. 23 to 29, with the date of coronation night labeled as “to be announced soon.”
The post assured pageant fans that the final date of the coronation night will be announced once they get “final approval” from the Inter-Agency Task Force.
As of writing, only 28 contestants will be vying for the Miss Universe Philippines 2021 crown after two contestants, Davao City’s Ybonne Ortega and Zamboanga’s Joanna Maria Rabe, dropped out of the competition for health reasons. The winner will be representing the Philippines in the 70th Miss Universe competition in Eilat, Israel, this December.(Cosmopolitan)
