The government will not spend a centavo for the holding of the Miss Universe pageant in the country in January next year, Toursim Secretary Wanda Teo said.

Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson will shoulder the expenses, Teo told members of the House of Representatives Wednesday night. Teo attended the budget deliberations of the Committee on Appropriations panel.

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