Turismo Filipina 2018, the newest addition to the ever growing beauty pageants, was launched recently introducing 25 official candidates representing the various regions in the country.
Turismo Filipina 2018, a tourism-oriented national pageant, organized by Rex Rubio, aims to help promote the different local festivals held annually throughout the country. The winner of Turismo Filipina 2018 will earn the right to represent the Philippines at the first edition of the Turismo Filipina International 2018, with candidates from various Filipino communities abroad coming over in Manila to compete in December 2018.
Turismo Filipina 2018 will have her court of honor which will include Turismo Filipina Luzon, Turismo Filipina Visayas and Turismo Filipina Mindanao. Turismo Filipina Agri-Eco special award will also be at stake.
“Let us help bring back a vibrant domestic tourism through this pageant,” said Rubio, also the national pageant director, at the launching of the pageant. “We would give equal opportunity to all levels of local festivals, not just the major tourist festivals in the country. We want to help local government expose and promote to the international community other festivals as potential tourism attraction, to boost their products as well,” Rubio said.
Aiming to establish a name in the roster of national beauty pageants, Turismo Filipina 2018 hopes to play an important role in the country’s domestic campaign for rural tourism, tourism sports, environmental conservation, sustainable eco-tourism, religion tourism as well as women empowerment. The grant coronation of Turismo Filipinas 2018 will be held on June 9. Eton Concepcion