Miss Universe fashion show in Davao a go after 'truce'

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/12/15/20161212-miss-universe.jpg' ></figure></div><p><strong>(UPDATED)</strong> The Miss Universe fashion show in Davao City will push through, tourism officials said, after being cancelled to "prevent controversies that may arise."</p><p>The show was put back on after a meeting on Saturday between tourism officials, Davao designers and representatives of veteran designer Renee Salud, tourism undersecretary Kat de Castro told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>De Castro said that Davao designers will be dressing up 10 candidates for the event, which will take place on January 19 at the SMX Davao Convention Center, more than a week ahead of the pageant's coronation night on January 30.</p><p>Aztec Barba, president of the Davao Fashion and Design Council Foundation Inc. (DFDCFI), praised the decision, but added that her colleagues will be negotiating to dress up more pageant candidates.</p><p>The DFDCFI earlier <a href='http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/13/16/davao-designers-insulted-by-miss-u-organizing-committee'>panned</a> the Miss Universe hosting committee's plan to have industry veteran Renee Salud, whom they labeled as a "non-Mindananoan" designer, to create the outfits for the show.</p><blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:37.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BOGrCumjdeY/' style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'>A photo posted by Kat De Castro (@katdecastro)</a> on <time datetime='2016-12-17T04:07:19+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Dec 16, 2016 at 8:07pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src='http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p>"Call it proper and befitting, the Mindanaoan designers have all the rights and benefits to best represent the distinctive fashion and style of Mindanao, in the first place," a statement from the group read.</p><p>Following the outcry, the Department of Tourism announced the event's <a href='http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/14/16/miss-universe-fashion-show-in-davao-cancelled'>cancellation</a>.</p><p>"We just had to decide that we cancel it, para wala nang gulo (We just had to decide that we cancel it to avoid any conflict)," De Castro <a href='http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/15/16/miss-universe-fashion-show-in-davao-may-still-push-through'>had said</a> in an interview on DZMM.</p><p>It was Salud, she said, who presented a concept of showcasing Mindanao weaves in a fashion show. The focus will be on Mindanao fabric, and not on the designers, she said</p>

<p>Aztec Barba, president of the Davao Fashion and Design Council Foundation Inc. (DFDCFI), praised the decision, but added that her colleagues will be negotiating to dress up more pageant candidates.</p><p>The DFDCFI earlier <a href='http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/13/16/davao-designers-insulted-by-miss-u-organizing-committee'>panned</a> the Miss Universe hosting committee's plan to have industry veteran Renee Salud, whom they labeled as a "non-Mindananoan" designer, to create the outfits for the show.</p><blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:37.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BOGrCumjdeY/' style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'>A photo posted by Kat De Castro (@katdecastro)</a> on <time datetime='2016-12-17T04:07:19+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Dec 16, 2016 at 8:07pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src='http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p>"Call it proper and befitting, the Mindanaoan designers have all the rights and benefits to best represent the distinctive fashion and style of Mindanao, in the first place," a statement from the group read.</p><p>Following the outcry, the Department of Tourism announced the event's <a href='http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/14/16/miss-universe-fashion-show-in-davao-cancelled'>cancellation</a>.</p><p>"We just had to decide that we cancel it, para wala nang gulo (We just had to decide that we cancel it to avoid any conflict)," De Castro <a href='http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/15/16/miss-universe-fashion-show-in-davao-may-still-push-through'>had said</a> in an interview on DZMM.</p><p>It was Salud, she said, who presented a concept of showcasing Mindanao weaves in a fashion show. The focus will be on Mindanao fabric, and not on the designers, she said</p>

<p>The show was put back on after a meeting on Saturday between tourism officials, Davao designers and representatives of veteran designer Renee Salud, tourism undersecretary Kat de Castro told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>De Castro said that Davao designers will be dressing up 10 candidates for the event, which will take place on January 19 at the SMX Davao Convention Center, more than a week ahead of the pageant's coronation night on January 30.</p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/12/15/20161212-miss-universe.jpg' ></figure></div><p><strong>(UPDATED)</strong> The Miss Universe fashion show in Davao City will push through, tourism officials said, after being cancelled to "prevent controversies that may arise."</p>

<p>The Miss Universe fashion show in Davao City will push through, tourism officials said, after being cancelled to "prevent controversies that may arise".</p>

The Miss Universe fashion show in Davao City will push through, tourism officials said, after being cancelled to "prevent controversies that may arise".

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Miss Universe fashion show in Davao a go after 'truce'

Miss Universe fashion show in Davao a go after 'truce'