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Winter
Escapade
A beach wedding for Aiza Seguerra
and
Liza
Dino
Miss Universe
kicks
off
Canadian
swimwear round
There’s something about nature that brings out the romantic in Aiza Seguerra
and Liza Dino. First, they got married in a forest-themed ceremony in San Fran-
cisco, California on December 8. 2014 (US time).
The couple is tying the knot again, this time in the Philippines on Thursday,
January 8, with a beach miles away from Manila as backdrop.
Guests are advised to come in comfortable pastel-colored beach attire (black
is a no-no). The do-it-yourself wedding ceremony will be followed by “dinner, booze,
singing, dancing and lots of kissing.”
Aiza and Liza’s invitation, which included a map going to the wedding venue,
said guests can bring their pets because “they’re family.” She maintained, “It’s just a matter of
Ms. Philippines-Universe MJ Lasti-
mosa showcased her winning figure during who prayed really hard and worked really
the recent Swimsuit Runway Show of Miss hard for it.”
Universe held at Trump National Doral hotel
It’s been 42 years since the Philippines
in Florida, USA.
last won the Miss Universe crown in 1973
MJ is seemingly having the time of her courtesy of Margie Moran.
life, telling “TV Patrol” - “I can’t even put
Meanwhile, boxing champ Manny
it into words. It has been an amazing expe-
Pacquiao, who is to sit as judge in the pag-
rience for me.”
eant, is already in the United States.
She added, “I wish that I’d be able to
What are the qualities he is looking for
share this (experience) to all the Filipinos.”
in a contestant?
Considered by some as among early
“Kailangan makita (ang) beauty and
favorites to win the title, MJ was featured
in the recently-released second trailer for the talent,” Manny told “24 Oras.”
63rd annual Miss Universe pageant.
He beamed with pride saying how the
The one-minute and eleven seconds country’s bet has a good chance of winning,
clip shows MJ with the representatives of relating, “May ibubuga eh.”
Brazil, Finland and Guam, among others,
The coronation night will will be held
flaunting their bikini bodies.
on Sunday, Jan. 25 (Monday morning - RP
The 27-year-old computer engineering time) in Doral, Florida.
graduate believes that winning the crown is
- Manila Bulletin
“just a matter of destiny.”
by Marjorie S. Duran
inter Escapade is the annual tourism promo-
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tion program of Team Philippines-Canada,
which offers an extraordinary visitor experience of
Philippine destinations and exceptional hospitality.
This year, the Department of Tourism (DOT)’s an-
nual Winter Escapade – one of the agency’s most
successful promotional programs in collaboration
with the Department of Foreign Affairs – has again
brought hundreds of tourists, mostly balikbayans
from the U.S. and Canada, to the Philippines.
Philippine Ambassador to Canada Petronila Gar-
cia said this year a total of 250 tourists, including
Canadians and those from the U.S., have joined the
10-day tour with stops in the cities of Bacolod and
Davao.
Now on its fifth year, Winter Escapade has brought
in over a thousand tourists, resulting in increased
tourism revenues and investments, Garcia said in a
report by the Philippine Star.
Winter Escapade runs from February 3 to February
11.
A total of 35 participants came from Vancouver,
including ReyFort Media Group founder Rey Fortale-
za.
According to a breakdown provided by Fortaleza
from the Philippines, Toronto has 48 participants in
the tour; Ottawa, 18; Quebec, seven; Calgary, two; Ha-
lifax, two; and the U.S., 16.