(UPDATED) The Miss Universe Philippines Organization announced on Sunday, September 19 that they have moved the airing of the interview and preliminary competitions to September 24 and 26. The National Costume will be held on September 23.

The finals night originally scheduled on September 25 has yet to be announced.

“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. Given this, please be advised of the new dates for the preliminaries and for the voting period

• September 23 – National Costume
• September 24 – Preliminary Interviews
• September 26 – Preliminary Swimsuit and Evening Gown
• September 29 – Last day of the voting

“For our valued KTX subscribers, your subscriptions will be valid for these new release dates. We will announce the final date of the pageant as soon as we get the final approval from IATF for our enhanced plans for the finals. Rest assured that once we receive the final go signal, you will be the first to know. Thank you very much and we hope for your continued support.”

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Since last week, the candidates have been in a bubble in Pampanga where they have done a series of photoshoots and sponsorship videos. The activities were originally scheduled to be held in Pangasinan but were moved to Pampanga after local government officials denied their request due to COVID-19 protocols.